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In the general theory of relativity, what is the term for a boundary in spacetime beyond which events cannot affect the observer? | Event horizon
In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an observer on the opposite side of it. An event horizon is most commonly associated with black holes, where gravitational forces are so strong that light cannot escape.
Any object approaching the horizon from the observer's... | a stratigraphic sequence
- Marker horizon, a distinctive stratigraphic unit, of the same age across several locations
- Soil horizon, a specific and distinctive layer in a land area
Science Physics.
- Horizon (general relativity), that play a role in Einstein's theory of general relativity
- Absolute horizon, a boundar... | 48,200 | triviaqa-train |
Which phrase, also the title of a 2004 Ashton Kutcher movie, encapsulates the notion of 'sensitive dependence on initial conditions' of Chaos theory? | 's "Just Married" and "My Boss's Daughter". In 2003, he created and produced the television series "Punk'd", also serving as host for the first eight of its ten seasons. In 2004, Kutcher starred in the lead role of the psychological film "The Butterfly Effect".
Kutcher subsequently appeared in more romantic comedies, i... | in Vegas." In later years the phrase was used as the title for a 2008 movie 'What Happens in Vegas' starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher. It has also been used in the 2009 blockbuster hit The Hangover.
Career Other Corporate Involvements.
- Medicor Ltd: Brown was also involved in Medicor Ltd. as its director in 200... | 48,201 | triviaqa-train |
How many operational space shuttles were built by NASA? | before, the Soviets had sent an unmanned spacecraft around the Moon. On the next two missions docking maneuvers that were needed for the Moon landing were practiced and then finally the Moon landing was made on the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
The first person to stand on the Moon was Neil Armstrong, who was followe... | Orbiter Vehicle Designation
Each NASA space shuttle designation was composed of a prefix and suffix separated by a dash. The prefix for operational shuttles is OV, for Orbiter Vehicle.
The suffix is composed of two parts: the series and the vehicle number.
Series:
- 0 - Non-flight ready shuttles
- 1 - Flight ready shut... | 48,202 | triviaqa-train |
What scale measures cola at 2.5, orange juice at 3.5, beer at 4.5, coffee at 5.0, tea at 5.5, milk at 6.5 and blood at nearly 7.4? | increase of consumption of milk in China and the rise of the price of milk in the United States above the government subsidized price. In 2010 the Department of Agriculture predicted farmers would receive an average of $1.35 per U.S. gallon of cow's milk (35 cents per liter), which is down 30 cents per gallon from 2007... | at most convenience chain marts such as chips, drinks, and soda. Wawa also sells its own branded iced tea, orange juice, and milk. Wawa used to sell its own branded soda but it has been discontinued. Wawa has Coca-Cola Freestyle soda fountains.
Key products include its variety of coffee, latte, and cappuccino flavors a... | 48,203 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which artificial satellite constellation system was taken from the name of the element with atomic number 77? | the satellite travels at the high angular velocity needed to maintain its orbit. Many LEO satellites are needed to maintain continuous coverage over an area. This contrasts with geostationary satellites, where a single satellite, moving at the same angular velocity as the rotation of the Earth's surface, provides perma... | the atomic number 43. In 1937 they succeeded in isolating the isotopes technetium-95m and technetium-97. University of Palermo officials wanted them to name their discovery ""panormium"", after the Latin name for Palermo, "Panormus". In 1947 element 43 was named after the Greek word "τεχνητός", meaning "artificial", si... | 48,204 | triviaqa-train |
In the human brain, what is the area that is involved in language processing, speech production and comprehension? | system.
Function Language.
While language functions were traditionally thought to be localized to Wernicke's area and Broca's area, it is now mostly accepted that a wider network of cortical regions contributes to language functions.
The study on how language is represented, processed, and acquired by the brain is call... | what happens in the brain during acquisition and use. Neurolinguistics is also closely tied to psycholinguistics, the study of the language processing steps required for speaking and understanding words and sentences, learning first and later languages, and also of language processing in speech disorders.
Researchers a... | 48,205 | triviaqa-train |
What neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning is named after a Japanese city where it was first discovered? | Mercury poisoning
Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearin... | mercury poisoning in recent history was in the Japanese city of Minamata, in the 1950s. Minamata poisoning proves that significant prenatal and postnatal exposure to high levels of methylmercury causes serious neurological problems. Minamata victims also show higher than normal signs of psychiatric diseases, along with... | 48,206 | triviaqa-train |
What is the term for the time that it takes an object to make one full orbit around the Sun, relative to the stars? | has been two dimensional; it turns out that an unperturbed orbit is two-dimensional in a plane fixed in space, and thus the extension to three dimensions requires simply rotating the two-dimensional plane into the required angle relative to the poles of the planetary body involved.
The rotation to do this in three dime... | Lunar day
A lunar day is the period of time for Earth's Moon to complete one rotation on its axis with respect to the Sun. Due to tidal locking, it is also the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit around Earth and return to the same phase. A lunar month is the period between two new moons. A lunar month lasts abou... | 48,207 | triviaqa-train |
True versatility! Which actress achieved her biggest success in Samson and Delilah and co-invented the first form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication? | engineer Leonard Danilewicz in 1929, showed up in a patent in the 1930s by Willem Broertjes (, issued Aug. 2, 1932), and in the top-secret US Army Signal Corps World War II communications system named SIGSALY.
During World War II, Golden Age of Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr and avant-garde composer George Antheil devel... | . Perhaps owing to this lag in development, the patent was little known until 1997, when the Electronic Frontier Foundation gave Lamarr a belated award for her contributions. In 1998, an Ottawa wireless technology developer, Wi-LAN Inc., acquired a 49% claim to the long expired patent from Lamarr for an undisclosed amo... | 48,208 | triviaqa-train |
What appropriately named spacecraft launched in 1972 has become the first artificial object to leave the Solar System? | date, only a handful of interstellar probes, such as "Pioneer 10" and "11", "Voyager 1" and "2", and "New Horizons", are on trajectories that leave the Solar System.
Orbital spacecraft may be recoverable or not. Most are not. Recoverable spacecraft may be subdivided by method of reentry to Earth into non-winged space c... | , in the case of landers, perform tests of the soils and atmospheres of some.
The first artificial object sent into space was the Soviet satellite "Sputnik 1", launched in 1957, which successfully orbited Earth until 4 January the following year. The American probe "Explorer 6", launched in 1959, was the first satellit... | 48,209 | triviaqa-train |
What type of diet is ophiophagy, notably practiced by the king cobra? | Ophiophagy
Ophiophagy (Greek "snake eating") is a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes. There are ophiophagous mammals (such as the skunks and the mongooses), birds (such as snake eagles, the secretarybird, and some hawks), lizards (such as the common collared lizard),... | monitors have been observed eating catfish in a fashion similar to a mammalian carnivore, tearing off chunks of meat with their sharp teeth while holding it with their front legs and then separating different parts of the fish for sequential consumption.
In dominantly aquatic habitats their semiaquatic behavior is cons... | 48,210 | triviaqa-train |
Endemic to New Zealand and currently listed as critically endangered, the kakapo is world's only flightless species of which common bird? | Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New... | as well as populations of widespread species. Evergreens such as the giant kauri and southern beech dominate the forests. It also has a diverse range of birds, several of which are flightless such as the kiwi (a national icon), the kakapo, the takahē and the weka, and several species of penguins. Around 30 bird species... | 48,211 | triviaqa-train |
Think outside Scandinavia. What is the only country that won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics? | associating Finland with all of Scandinavia. However, the creation of a Finnish identity is unique in the region in that it was formed in relation to two different imperial models, the Swedish and the Russian, as described by the University of Jyväskylä based editorial board of the Finnish journal "Yearbook of Politica... | won four individual gold medals, and six gold medals overall in the sport. South Korean short track speed skaters have won a combined 42 medals, including 21 golds, more than any other nation in both measures. South Korea is also the only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Olympics in which short-trac... | 48,212 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the Hungarian-born American professor whose rating system was approved at a meeting of the United States Chess Federation in St. Louis in 1960? | indicating a stronger player. Ratings are often used by tournament organizers to determine eligibility for "class" prizes, and eligibility to enter "class" sections, in tournaments.
USCF first instituted a rating system for over-the-board play in 1950, using a calculation formula devised by Kenneth Harkness. In 1960, t... | a meeting of the United States Chess Federation in St. Louis in 1960.
In 1970, FIDE, the World Chess Federation, agreed to adopt the Elo Rating System. From then on until the mid-1980s, Elo himself made the rating calculations. At the time, the computational task was relatively easy because fewer than 2000 players were... | 48,213 | triviaqa-train |
"Who along with Mel Hausner, Lloyd S. Shapley and Martin Shubik invented a board game called ""So Long Sucker"" in 1950 which involves game theory strategies?" | So Long Sucker
So Long Sucker is a board game invented in 1950 by John Forbes Nash, Mel Hausner, Lloyd S. Shapley and Martin Shubik. It is a four-person bargaining/economic strategy game. Each player begins the game with 7 chips, and in the course of play, attempts to acquire all the other players' chips. This requires... | References.
- Hausner, M., Nash, J. F., Shapley, L. S. & Shubik, M., (1964), "So Long Sucker, A Four-Person Game", "Game Theory and Related Approaches to Social Behavior", John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
- So Long Sucker | 48,214 | triviaqa-train |
Which city in southeast France lies at the confluence of the Rhone and Durance rivers? | had been used for many religious palaces, the most important one being the Palais des Papes in Avignon.
The final victory in the Hundred Years' War marked an important stage in the evolution of French architecture. It was the time of the French Renaissance and several artists from Italy were invited to the French court... | overlooking the port and a temple of the cult of Artemis of Ephesus at the other end of the city. Drachma coins minted in Massalia were found in all parts of Ligurian-Celtic Gaul. Traders from Massalia ventured into France on the rivers Durance and Rhone, established overland trade routes to Switzerland and Burgundy, a... | 48,215 | triviaqa-train |
Which American car make, owned by General Motors, took its name from the Native American chief who led a rebellion against English rule in 1763? | suburbs, the French Canadians of Detroit, also known as Muskrat French, remain a subculture in the region today.
During the French and Indian War (1754–63), the North American front of the Seven Years' War between Britain and France, British troops gained control of the settlement in 1760, shortening its name to "Detro... | . The suburb took its name from the Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre in Wentworth Avenue which opened in 1987. The site was originally government owned land which was used as a bus depot and also leased to General Motors Holden car manufacturing plant.
Population.
In the 2016 Census, there were 860 people in Eastg... | 48,216 | triviaqa-train |
The Bob Dylan songs 'Rainy Day Women', 'I Want You' and 'Just Like A Woman' featured on which album? | Just Like a Woman
"Just Like a Woman" is a song written by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1966 album, "Blonde on Blonde". It was also released as a single in the U.S. during August 1966 and peaked at #33 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Dylan's recording of "Just Like a Woman" was not issued as a single in the United K... | 1965)
- Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966)
- Bob Dylan - I Want You (1966)
- Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman (1966)
- Bob Dylan Cover Songs Montage
- Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower (1967)
- Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (1969)
- Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door (1973)
- Bob Dylan - Concert For Bangla Desh ... | 48,217 | triviaqa-train |
Running from False Divi Point in the north to Cape Comorin on the country's southern tip, what name is given to India's southeastern coastline? | False Divi Point
False Divi Point is a low headland located at the northern terminus of the Coromandel Coast, within the state of Andhra Pradesh of southeastern India.
Geography.
The headlands point is located at the eastern apex of the Krishna River Delta, within the South India Region. The area is low, swampy, and do... | palace got its name from a hill on Cape Comorin at the southern tip of India—a rocky point sacred to the bodhisattva of compassion, who is known as Avalokitesvara, or Chenrezi. The Tibetans themselves rarely speak of the sacred place as the "Potala", but rather as "Peak Potala" ("Tse Potala"), or most commonly as "the ... | 48,218 | triviaqa-train |
Which city on the River Alun in Pembrokeshire is, with a population of under 2,000, the smallest city in the UK? | originally known in the Welsh language as "Mynyw" and to the Romans as "Meneva" or "Menevia". The monastic brotherhood that David founded was very strict — besides praying and celebrating masses, they cultivated the land and carried out many crafts, including beekeeping, in order to feed themselves and the many pilgrim... | and River Ouse. The city skyline is dominated by the medieval Gothic style York Minster, and has a rich heritage and culture developed over 2,000 years. York's top three tourist attractions are the National Railway Museum, York Minster and the Jorvik Viking Centre. Other attractions include Merchant Adventurers' Hall, ... | 48,219 | triviaqa-train |
Running from Goa in the north to Cape Comorin on the country's southern tip, what name is given to India's southwestern coastline? | the Tapi, Narmada, Mandovi and Zuari. Vegetation is mostly deciduous, but the Malabar Coast moist forests constitute a unique ecoregion. The Western Coastal Plain can be divided into two parts, the Konkan and the Malabar Coast.
Islands.
The Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are India's two major island fo... | Goa, India
- Cape Dezhnev, Russia
- Cape Engano, Philippines
- Indira Point, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
- Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India
List of notable headlands Europe.
- Beachy Head, England
- Cabo da Roca, Portugal, the western tip of mainland Europe
- Cabo de São Vicente/Sagres, Portugal, t... | 48,220 | triviaqa-train |
The Bob Dylan songs 'Desolation Row', 'Tombstone Blues' and 'Like A Rolling Stone' featured on which album? | Desolation Row
"Desolation Row" is a 1965 song written and sung by Bob Dylan. It was recorded on August 4, 1965 and released as the closing track of Dylan's sixth studio album, "Highway 61 Revisited". It has been noted for its length (11:21) and surreal lyrics in which Dylan weaves characters from history, fiction, the... | music.
- Einstein is one of the celebrities on the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
- The Moody Blues include his likeness on the cover of "A Question of Balance," released in 1970.
- Bob Dylan pays a tribute to him in a verse in "Desolation Row".
- Mariah Carey's eleventh studio album is ... | 48,221 | triviaqa-train |
The French poet Arthur Rimbaud, the confidence trickster Frank Abagnale and the industrialist and aviator Howard Hughes are three of the the real-life people played in Hollywood films by which actor? | 1995, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland directed "Total Eclipse", which was based on a play by Christopher Hampton who also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Rimbaud and David Thewlis as Paul Verlaine.
Rimbaud is the protagonist of the opera "Rimbaud, ou Le Fils du soleil" (1978) by Italian c... | from excavations in the Cher valley.
Notable people.
- Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, married the future king of France Louis XII in Montrichard, though the marriage was later annulled.
- André Alerme, a French actor who appeared in more than 70 films, died here in 1960.
- Paulette Abagnale, mother of Frank Abagnale... | 48,222 | triviaqa-train |
In Judaism, what name is given to the Jewish New Year? | Rosh Hashanah prayers, with a total of 100 blasts over the day.
Rosh Hashanah eve.
The evening before Rosh Hashanah day is known as "Erev Rosh Hashanah" ("Rosh Hashanah eve"). As with Rosh Hashanah day, it falls on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, since days of the Hebrew calendar begin at sundown. Some co... | incompetently evangelized, that is, to people "who have been reached by the name of Muhammad but who have been given a false account," and for whom it is then said that they "have not rejected true Islam but only a distorted version of it and they will therefore be judged in the same category as those people who never ... | 48,223 | triviaqa-train |
The tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand, the Irish-American boxing champion Jim Braddock, and the celebrated mathematician John Forbes Nash are three of the real-life people played in Hollywood films by which actor? | . He has consulted with governments throughout the world on tobacco control policies (the list includes Canada, the Netherlands, Scotland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Germany, France, Ireland, Iceland and Japan).
Film.
He was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 1999 film "The Insider" directed by Michael Mann, which also stars... | Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor.
Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film "The Insider", for which he received five awards as best actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner ... | 48,224 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the Jewish Day of Atonement? | the verb "to be" (i.e., "[He] was being"). This agrees with the passage in Exodus where God names Himself as "I Will Be What I Will Be" using the first-person singular imperfect tense.
Rabbinical Judaism teaches that the name is forbidden to all except the High Priest, who should only speak it in the Holy of Holies of ... | not for profit campaigning organisation.
- Kosher Nostra is a name given to Jewish-American organized crime.
- Nostra Solusi Teknologi Co is a software development company in Indonesia
Politics.
- Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin "We Dare To Defend Our Rights") is the state motto of Alabama.
- Provincia Nostra was ... | 48,225 | triviaqa-train |
The Vouli is the name of the parliament in which European country? | a referendum. In 1979, the first direct elections to the European Parliament were held.
Greece joined in 1981, Portugal and Spain following in 1986. In 1985, the Schengen Agreement paved the way for the creation of open borders without passport controls between most member states and some non-member states. In 1986, th... | During 1844–1863 and 1927–1935, the parliament was bicameral with an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, which retained the name "Vouli". Several important Greek statesmen have served as Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament.
History.
History Constitutional monarchy, 1843–1862.
The first ... | 48,226 | triviaqa-train |
Which television scriptwriter created the children's programmes 'The Clangers', 'Ivor the Engine' and 'Bagpuss'? | .
The series was made by Smallfilms, the company set up by Oliver Postgate (who was the show's writer, animator and narrator) and Peter Firmin (who was its modelmaker and illustrator). Firmin designed the characters, and his wife knitted and "dressed" them. The music, often part of the story, was provided by Vernon Ell... | village.
Governance.
Blean is part of the electoral ward of Blean Forest. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 6,176.
Economy.
Blean's economy is closely tied to Canterbury and to a lesser extent, Whitstable. In television entertainment Smallfilms operates here the production company that created the anim... | 48,227 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is Flodden Field, the site of the famous battle of the same name? | Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton (Brainston Moor) was a military combat in the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, resulting in an English victory. The battle was fought in Branxton in the county of Northumberland in no... | referenced in the novel "Sunset Song" by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and features in the 2015 film of the same name, including a rendition by Agyness Deyn, who plays the lead character, Chris Guthrie.
The song is quoted at the beginning and end of the historical novel "The Flowers of the Forest" by Elizabeth Byrd, which culmi... | 48,228 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the composer Jean Sibelius? | he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note feature... | length in his autobiography, "Speak, Memory", and portrayed it in some of his characters. In addition to Messiaen, whose three types of complex colors are rendered explicitly in musical chord structures that he invented, other composers who reported synesthesia include Duke Ellington, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Jean Sibelius... | 48,229 | triviaqa-train |
In the human body, what is produced by the Parotid Gland? | Clinical significance Salivary stones.
Salivary stones mainly occur within the main confluence of the ducts and within the main parotid duct. The patient usually complains of intense pain when salivating and tends to avoid foods which produce this symptom. In addition, the parotid gland may become enlarged upon trying ... | Parotid fascia
The parotid fascia in human anatomy is a fascia that builds a closed membrane together with the masseteric fascia. This common membrane sheaths the parotid gland, its excretory duct and the passing out branches of the facial nerve as well. The parotid fascia proceeds of the superficial layer of the deep ... | 48,230 | triviaqa-train |
For which national football team has the Fulham (& previously Middlesborough) goalie Mark Schwartzer won more than 90 caps? | of the word "association", with the suffix "-er" appended to it. The word "soccer" (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of "socca."
Within the English-speaking world, association football is now usually called "football" in the United Kingdom and mainly "soccer" in Ca... | the 1989–90 season with Persepolis. His excellent performance was praised by many coaches and he was invited in the same year to the Iran national football team but after his violent injury occurred in a match during in Qods League, he was far away from football for more than one year. He announced his retirement at th... | 48,231 | triviaqa-train |
Ian Gillan and David Coverdale have both provided lead vocals for 'Rock' group? | David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English rock singer best known for his work with Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. A collaboration with Jimmy Page ... | organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
- Nick Simper - bass, backing vocals
Mk. II
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Roger Glover - bass
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
- Ian Paice - drums
Mk. III
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- David Coverdale - vocals
- Glenn Hughes - bass guit... | 48,232 | triviaqa-train |
The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'Devil May Care' featuring 'James Bond'? | James Bond
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christoph... | James Bond (Dynamite Entertainment)
James Bond is an ongoing spy thriller comic book line of comics titles by Dynamite Entertainment featuring the eponymous character originally created by Ian Fleming. It is licensed by Ian Fleming Publications and debuted in November 2015. Additional series and graphic novels are plan... | 48,233 | triviaqa-train |
Who had hits with the songs, 'Lonely Boy' in 1976 and 'Never Let Her Slip Away' in 1978? | Lonely Boy (Andrew Gold song)
"Lonely Boy" is an international hit song from 1977, written and recorded by Andrew Gold in 1976 for his album "What's Wrong with This Picture?" It spent five months on the American charts, peaking at number seven in both Canada and the United States, and number 11 in the United Kingdom. W... | file in various musical greeting cards. Gold's biggest UK hit was "Never Let Her Slip Away," which made it to #5 twice on the British singles charts, once by him and again 14 years later by dance-pop group Undercover. Freddie Mercury, who was a friend of Gold's, assisted him with harmony vocals as an uncredited backgro... | 48,234 | triviaqa-train |
Which long-armed orange character was the subject of the first 'Mr. Men' book by Roger Hargreaves, first published in 1971? | Mr. Men
Mr. Men is a series of children's books by English author Roger Hargreaves commencing in 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same author, but with female characters were published. A similar series of animal characters known as Timbuctoo started in 1978. After Hargreaves's death ... | sales of over 100 million worldwide across 28 countries.
History.
History Roger Hargreaves.
The first six "Mr. Men" books were published in United Kingdom in 1971, priced at 20p each. Mr. Tickle was the first Mr. Men character created by Hargreaves, inspired by his son, Adam, who had asked him what a tickle looked like... | 48,235 | triviaqa-train |
Goodluck Jonathan is the current President (2011) of which African country? | of Labour.
Acting President Jonathan also promised to continue implementing the Seven-point agenda policy framework of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
Presidency Order of succession.
In accordance with the order of succession in the Nigerian constitution following President Umaru Yar'Adua's death on 5 May 2010, acting P... | nomination, Goodluck Jonathan was up against the former vice-president Atiku Abubakar and Mrs. Sarah Jubril. On 13 January 2011 the primary election results was announced in Eagle Square, Abuja. Jonathan was declared winner with a victory in two-thirds of the states of the Federation counted.
For the general election i... | 48,236 | triviaqa-train |
The Albery Theatre in London was renamed in 2006 after which knighted playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, who was responsible for writing 'London Pride' amongst others? | Noël Coward Theatre
The Noël Coward Theatre, formerly known as the Albery Theatre, is a West End theatre on St. Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster, London. It opened on 12 March 1903 as the New Theatre and was built by Sir Charles Wyndham behind Wyndham's Theatre which was completed in 1899. The building was desi... | Bronson Albery
Sir Bronson James Albery (6 March 1881 – 21 July 1971) was an English theatre director and impresario. He was knighted in 1949 for his services to the theatre. The Albery Theatre in London was named in his honour and his son, Sir Donald Albery, was also a theatrical impresario. | 48,237 | triviaqa-train |
Who voiced the character 'Buzz Lightyear' in 'Toy Story'? | Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character in the "Toy Story" franchise. He is a toy Space Ranger superhero according to the movies and an action figure in the franchise. Along with Sheriff Woody, he is one of the two lead characters in all four "Toy Story" movies. He also appeared in the movie "" and the t... | as the voice of Buzz Lightyear, who is voiced by Patrick Warburton in the main series. In this film, Buzz Lightyear is a space ranger who fights against the evil Emperor Zurg, showing the inspiration for the Buzz Lightyear toyline that exists in the "Toy Story" series. Although the film was criticized for not using the... | 48,238 | triviaqa-train |
Which god, in Egyptian mythology, had the head of a Jackal? | Anubis
Anubis (; , Egyptian: "jnpw", Coptic: "Anoup") is the Greek name of the god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. Archeologists have identified Anubis's sacred animal as an ... | been both male and female.
- Shenlong: a Chinese dragon thunder god, depicted with a human head and a dragon's body
- Sobek: Ancient Egyptian crocodile-headed god
- Suppon No Yurei: A turtle-headed human ghost from Japanese mythology and folklore
- Tlaloc: Aztec god depicted as a man with snake fangs
- Typhon, the "fat... | 48,239 | triviaqa-train |
On which lake or inland sea does Kampala stand? | The city is near Lake Victoria.
Geography Climate.
Kampala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system.
A facet of Kampala's weather is that it features two annual wetter seasons. While the city does not have a true dry season month, it experiences heavier precipitation ... | 's cookie and juice stand and are chased by a mother with a newspaper. While enjoying their rewards, Flint accidentally spills juice across the map, revealing a coincidental symbol. It is identical to the symbol on the Mount Crevice Real Estate sign Flint had fished out of the lake at the beginning of the movie. After ... | 48,240 | triviaqa-train |
Hamid Karzai is the current (2011) President of which Asian country? | Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai (Pashto/; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who was the President of Afghanistan from 22 December 2001 to 29 September 2014, originally as an interim leader and then as President for almost ten years, from 7 December 2004 to 2014. He comes from a politically active family; Karzai'... | of international donor countries, interim president Hamid Karzai announced a reduction in the size of his 30-person cabinet and a clarification of the responsibilities of each ministry. However, the plan needed the approved of the current cabinet before taking effect.
- German foreign minister Joschka Fischer visited K... | 48,241 | triviaqa-train |
Assassinated by his nephew in 1975, of which country was Faisal the king? | policy of modernization and reform. His main foreign policy themes were pan-Islamism, anti-communism, and pro-Palestinian nationalism. He attempted to limit the power of Islamic religious officials while protesting against support that Israel received from the West. He led an oil boycott in 1973 which caused an oil cri... | country's grand mufti. During this period, some of Ibn Saud's younger sons, led by Talal ibn Abdul Aziz, defected to Egypt, calling themselves the "Free Princes" and calling for liberalization and reform, but were later induced to return by Faisal. They were fully pardoned but were also barred from any future positions... | 48,242 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer was married to actor Emilio Estevez from 1992 - 1994? | a son, Taylor Levi Estevez (born June 22, 1984), and a daughter, Paloma Rae Estevez (born February 15, 1986).
On April 29, 1992, Estevez married singer-choreographer Paula Abdul. They divorced in May 1994, with Abdul later stating that she wanted children and Estevez, who already had two children, did not.
Estevez was ... | relationships.
On February 8, 1980, at the age of 17, she married singer Freddy Moore, 12 years her senior and recently divorced from his first wife, Lucy. During their marriage, Demi began using Freddy's surname as her stage name. She filed for divorce in September 1984; it was finalized on August 7, 1985.
Moore was t... | 48,243 | triviaqa-train |
Welsh leader Owen Glendower rebelled against which English king? | father Gruffudd Fychan II, hereditary "Tywysog" of Powys Fadog and Lord of Glyndyfrdwy, and of those of Deheubarth through his mother Elen ferch Tomas ap Llywelyn ab Owen. On 16 September 1400, Glyndŵr instigated the Welsh Revolt against the rule of Henry IV of England. The uprising was initially very successful and ra... | She was named for "Owen Glendower", Shakespeare’s Anglicization of the Welsh Owain Glyndŵr (c.1359-c.1416), the last Welsh Prince of Wales, and a leader of the Welsh against the English. She was the only Royal Navy vessel to bear that name.
Active duty.
Captain William Selby, late of "Cerberus", took command of "Owen G... | 48,244 | triviaqa-train |
What now common devise was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960? Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent? | Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes ... | 17 October 2008. The video has Duffy in a black background which changes to white, it also has people playing violins, and has male dancers around her whilst she stands in the centre of the room. Inspiration for the video came from the Judy Garland number "Get Happy" in the 1950 film "Summer Stock". The video was relea... | 48,245 | triviaqa-train |
Assassinated along with several members of his family in 2001 by the heir to his throne, of which country was Birendra the king? | Nepalese royal massacre
The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001, at a house on the grounds of the Narayanhity Royal Palace, the residence of the Nepalese monarchy. Ten members of the family were killed in a mass shooting during a party or monthly reunion dinner of the royal family in the house. The dead inc... | Maoist) established a provisional "people's government" at the district level in several locations.
On June 1, 2001, Prince Dipendra, went on a shooting-spree, assassinating 9 members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, before shooting himself. Due to his survival, he temporarily became ki... | 48,246 | triviaqa-train |
Whose figure is depicted on the American award 'The Purple Heart'? | New York.
History.
The original Purple Heart, designated as the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington – then the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army – by order from his Newburgh, New York headquarters on August 7, 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary W... | Last Judgment" and the "Coronation of the Virgin" paintings by Rubens (see gallery below) he depicted God the Father in the form that by then had become widely accepted, as a bearded patriarchal figure above the fray. In the 17th century, the two Spanish artists Velázquez (whose father-in-law Francisco Pacheco was in c... | 48,247 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the Spanish region of Andalusia? | Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; ) is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populous, and the second largest autonomous community in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba... | Zaque" Quemuenchatocha was defeated by the Spanish on August 20, 1537 in his "bohío" in Hunza. What followed were several other expeditions to parts of the Muisca Confederation and the foundation of the city of Bogotá on August 6, 1538, becoming the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada, as the colonial lands of the Sp... | 48,248 | triviaqa-train |
What was the middle name of the character 'Bob Collier' from the t.v. series 'The Likely Lads'? | minute to enlist to keep Bob company, was accepted and shipped away for three years.
It was gradually revealed that Terry and Bob's full names were Terence Daniel Collier and Robert Andrew Scarborough Ferris ("Scarborough" not revealed until the 1970s colour series). According to the later feature film, made in 1976, b... | Terry Collier
Terence Daniel Collier is a character in British sitcoms "The Likely Lads", "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?", and "The Likely Lads" film. He is played by Sunderland-born actor James Bolam.
In "The Likely Lads" Terry works with friend Bob Ferris as an electrician at Ellison's Electricals, before joi... | 48,249 | triviaqa-train |
Which educational grant system to Oxford University, established by bequest in 1902, finally achieved sexual equality in 1976? | of Oxford, while its alumni have won 160 Olympic medals. Oxford is the home of numerous scholarships, including the Rhodes Scholarship, which is one of the oldest international graduate scholarship programmes.
History.
History Founding.
The University of Oxford has no known foundation date. Teaching at Oxford existed i... | saw the so-called "Sedlighetsdebatten", were gender roles were discussed in literary debate in regards to sexual double standards in opposed to sexual equality. In 1902, finally, the National Association for Women's Suffrage was founded.
In 1921, women's suffrage was finally introduced. The women suffrage reform was fo... | 48,250 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is Punto Arenas, the most southerly city in the world? | Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Arenas". It is the largest city south of the 46th parallel south, and a... | Black River'). Several lagoons are found along the Atlantic coast.
The highest point in the country is the Cerro Catedral, whose peak reaches AMSL in the "Sierra Carapé" hill range. To the southwest is the Río de la Plata, the estuary of the Uruguay River (which river forms the country's western border).
Montevideo is ... | 48,251 | triviaqa-train |
In 2012 which MP controversially took part in the TV show “I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here”? | of Here! NOW!". He has been replaced by comedian Rob Beckett.
On 1 December 2012, the series was won by "EastEnders" actress Charlie Brooks, with Ashley Roberts and David Haye placed runner-up and third place respectively.
Celebrities.
Prior to the official announcement of any of the celebrity participants, Nadine Dorr... | which aired on 26 May 2012. On 21 July 2012, she was a contestant on an Olympians edition of ITV's "The Cube". In 2014, she appeared on Celebrity Blockbusters on Challenge, and the following year took part in the ITV sports show "Eternal Glory", but was the first celebrity to be eliminated.
In media "I'm a Celebrity...... | 48,252 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the HQ of the mobile phone company Nokia? | , using a handset weighing . The first commercial automated cellular network (1G) analog was launched in Japan by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in 1979. This was followed in 1981 by the simultaneous launch of the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Several other countries then... | HMD Global
HMD Global Oy, branded as HMD, is a Finnish mobile phone company, made up of the mobile phone business that Nokia had sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016. HMD "Oy" (limited company) began marketing smartphones and feature phones under the "Nokia" brand on 1 December 2016. The company has excl... | 48,253 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous author lived at “Barnhill” on the island of Jura? | Barnhill, Jura
Barnhill is a farmhouse situated at in the north of the island of Jura in the Scottish Hebrides. It stands on the site of a larger 15th-century settlement called Cnoc an t-Sabhail; the English name Barnhill having been in use since the early twentieth century. The house was the home of the English essayi... | Ruantallain: immediately north of Loch Tarbert. Ruantallain had been a part of the Tarbert Estate, until its sale in 1984. It is owned by businessman Lindsay Bury, who is a former president of the influential wildlife charity Flora and Fauna International.
- Ardlussa: north of Ruantallain. The owner of Ardlussa is Andr... | 48,254 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was Trygvie Lie, first United Nations Secretary General? | and ended the secessionist insurgency once and for all. By January 1963, the secessionist capital Elizabethville was under full UN control. In his speech at the Columbia University Thant expressed expectation of completion of the United Nations Operation in the Congo in mid 1964.
For his role in defusing the Cuban cris... | the First Vienna Award in 1938. Upon the establishment of the United Nations following the Second World War, Kerno became Assistant to Secretary-General Trygve Lie and was in charge of the Legal Department. Between 1946 and 1952 he held the post of the first legal councilor of the United Nations and the deputy of the U... | 48,255 | triviaqa-train |
Which name is hsared by a US state capital and a British shipping forecast area? | area equivalent to Forties after the Fladen bank, while Météo-France calls the English Channel sea areas Dover, Wight, Portland and Plymouth respectively Pas-de-Calais, Antifer, Casquets and Ouessant.
In the forecast, areas are named in a roughly clockwise direction, strictly following the order above. However, a forec... | Fisher Bank
The Fisher Bank is a sand bank in the North Sea, off the west coast of Denmark. It consists of "Great Fisher Bank", and "Little Fisher Bank" (the latter closer to Danish coast). Some older charts refer to them as the "Great Fishing Bank" and the "Little Fishing Bank". As "Fisher" it gives its name to one of... | 48,256 | triviaqa-train |
Tiger Beer originates in which Commonwealth country? | a license from its parent company.
Key brands Tiger beer.
Launched in 1932, Tiger beer became Singapore's first locally brewed beer. It is a 5% abv bottled pale lager. APB's flagship brand, it is available in more than 60 countries worldwide.
The flagship brand has entered in a number of beer tasting competitions and h... | beer of The Bahamas, controlling over 50% of the beer market in the country. Winner of three consecutive Gold Medals from Monde Selection, it is also stronger than most Caribbean lagers, at 7%ABV.
Its brewer, Commonwealth Brewing Ltd, also brews Kalik Light and Kalik Regular, two lagers lighter than the original.
Barba... | 48,257 | triviaqa-train |
Which architect designed the Queen’s House Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall? | Queen's House
Queen's House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 in Greenwich, a few miles down-river from the then City of London and now a London Borough. Its architect was Inigo Jones, for whom it was a crucial early commission, for Anne of Denmark, the queen of King James I. Queen's House is one ... | , in the Banqueting House at Whitehall Palace. (Coincidentally, Jonson's play "The Alchemist" had been staged at Court on 1 January.)
The sets.
Jones's elaborate stage set featured a double change of scenery: the first set was a perspective scene of Whitehall itself, which prominently featured Jones's recently complete... | 48,258 | triviaqa-train |
Which company created the perfume Dolce Vita in 1995 and Poison in 1985? | Parfums Christian Dior
Parfums Christian Dior is the perfumery and cosmetics (makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house, Christian Dior S.A.. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the LVMH Group. Nevertheless, both Christian Dior S.A. and LVMH... | Flanker (perfume)
In perfumery, a flanker refers to newly created perfume that shares some attributes of an already existing perfume. These attributes may be the name, packaging or notes of the existing fragrance.
Examples.
- Dior's 1985 fragrance Poison was followed by Tendre Poison (1994), Hypnotic Poison (1998), Pur... | 48,259 | triviaqa-train |
Which architect designed Blenheim Palace and castle Howard? | fall from influence of his duchy and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh.
Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s. It is unique in its combined use as a family home, mausoleum and na... | central courtyard: one contains the stables, and the other the kitchens, laundries, and storehouses. If Castle Howard was the first truly baroque building in England, then Blenheim Palace is the most definitive. While Castle Howard is a dramatic assembly of restless masses, Blenheim is altogether of a more solid constr... | 48,260 | triviaqa-train |
Name the Frenchman who was one of the chief architects of the Common Market and is considered by many as the father of the Common Market. | the French Parliament. ECSC President Jean Monnet, a leading figure behind the communities, resigned from the High Authority in protest and began work on alternative communities, based on economic integration rather than political integration. After the Messina Conference in 1955, Paul Henri Spaak was given the task to... | add an average of ten square feet of floor space, according to building expert Tim Carter, who considers the pocket door "one of the top ten most overlooked items when many architects and builders plan a home". The doors were particularly common in Victorian homes to close off such areas as sitting rooms or dens; howev... | 48,261 | triviaqa-train |
Which character has been portrayed on film by Andre Morell, Robert Duvall and Ben Kingsley? | and appeared in the TV miniseries "Dickens of London" the following year. He found fame as Mohandas Gandhi in the Academy Award-winning film "Gandhi" in 1982. The film was a critical and financial success, and Kingsley won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.
Kingsley has since appeared in a variety of... | as a private international consultant on anti-terrorism methods. The movie, "The Man Who Captured Eichmann" (1996) starring Robert Duvall as Adolf Eichmann, was based on his book "Eichmann in My Hands": also in the film was Arliss Howard, who played Malkin. More recently, Evan M. Wiener has written a play, "Captors", i... | 48,262 | triviaqa-train |
Which Britis explorer travelled disguised as a Muslim to Mecca and Medina in 1853? | Bologna in 1503. Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, visited Mecca in December 1518. One of the most famous was Richard Francis Burton, who traveled as a Qadiriyyah Sufi from Afghanistan in 1853. The Saudi government supports their position using Sura 9:28 from the Qur'an:
"O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are ... | from the army. His seven years in India gave Burton a familiarity with the customs and behaviour of Muslims and prepared him to attempt a Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca and, in this case, Medina). It was this journey, undertaken in 1853, which first made Burton famous. He had planned it whilst traveling disguised among the ... | 48,263 | triviaqa-train |
In WWII, what was the allied Operation Husky, which began on 9th July 1943? | Allied invasion of Sicily
The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany). It began with a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campa... | Operation Pamphlet
Operation Pamphlet, also called Convoy Pamphlet, was a World War II convoy operation conducted during January and February 1943 to transport the 9th Australian Division home from Egypt. The convoy involved five transports, which were protected from Japanese warships by several Allied naval task force... | 48,264 | triviaqa-train |
Which French romantic artist painted “The Tiger Hunt” and “The Massacre at Chios” | "The Charging Chasseur", a heroic military figure derived from Rubens, at the Paris Salon of 1812 in the years of the Empire, but his next major completed work, "The Raft of the Medusa" of 1821, remains the greatest achievement of the Romantic history painting, which in its day had a powerful anti-government message.
E... | The Massacre at Chios" has no heroic figure to counterbalance the crushed victims, and there is little to suggest hope among the ruin and despair. The vigour with which the aggressor is painted, contrasted with the dismal rendition of the victims has drawn comment since the work was first hung, and some critics have ch... | 48,265 | triviaqa-train |
In the fashion label FCUK, for what does the FC stand? | French Connection (clothing)
French Connection (also branded as FCUK or fcuk) is a UK-based global retailer and wholesaler of fashion clothing, accessories and homeware. Founded in the early 1970s by Stephen Marks who also serves as chairman and chief executive, it is based in London and its parent French Connection Gr... | Creative director is the highest creative position in a fashion house. The creative director does not design clothes, but instead formulates and impresses upon the designers an overarching concept or concepts for a certain collection and the label as a whole.
A fashion creative director's main role is to establish wha... | 48,266 | triviaqa-train |
Astrakhan stands on the River Volga, leading to the shores of which sea? | Volga River
The Volga (; ) is the longest river in Europe with a catchment area of 1,350,000 square kilometres. It is also Europe's largest river in terms of discharge and drainage basin. The river flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, and is widely regarded as the national river of Russia, being an im... | the construction in 1952 of the Volga–Don Canal which connected the Sea of Azov with the Volga River – the most important riverine transport route in the central Russia – thus connecting major cities such as Moscow, Volgograd and Astrakhan. Currently, the major ports are in Taganrog, Mariupol, Yeysk and Berdyansk.
Incr... | 48,267 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the 1798 Battle of Vinegar Hill take place? | the United Irishmen have been variously reported, with estimates ranging from 400 to around 1,200. Kevin Whelan estimates a figure of between 500 and 1,000 including camp followers, while Archibald McLaren, a British soldier eyewitness, wrote that the United Irishmen casualties totalled about 1,200 men. British casualt... | with a Bronze Age sword) at the Battle of Vinegar Hill on 21 June. However, due to a lack of coordination among the British columns, the bulk of the rebel army escaped to fight on.
Death.
Eluding the crown forces by passing through the Scullogue Gap, Fr John Murphy and other leaders tried to spread the rebellion across... | 48,268 | triviaqa-train |
In which state is Lewiston, the furthest inland seaport on the west coast of America? | Idaho
Idaho () is a state in the northwestern region of the United States. It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Colu... | state.
California also has several important seaports. The giant seaport complex formed by the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach in Southern California is the largest in the country and responsible for handling about a fourth of all container cargo traffic in the United States. The Port of Oakland, fourth ... | 48,269 | triviaqa-train |
Which Venetian artist, real name Jacopo Robusti, painted “The Origin of the Milky Way”? | The Origin of the Milky Way (Tintoretto)
The Origin of the Milky Way is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance master Jacopo Tintoretto, in the National Gallery, London, formerly in the Orleans Collection. It is an oil painting on canvas, and dates from ca.1575–1580.
According to myth, the infant Heracles was broug... | Dede (artist)
Dede is the pseudo name of an Israeli graffiti artist who began displaying works on the streets of Tel Aviv in 2006. Also known as "Dede Bandaid", Dede’s work is well known for his widespread use of images of band-aids.
Biography.
Dede was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was first exposed to graff... | 48,270 | triviaqa-train |
Frederictown is the capital of which Canadian province? | war of independence also caused a large out-migration of Loyalists, the settlers who had fought against American independence. Many moved to Canada, particularly Atlantic Canada, where their arrival changed the demographic distribution of the existing territories. New Brunswick was in turn split from Nova Scotia as par... | around to pass through the breach and participate in the calm below. Here the eye ultimately composes itself; and that way, too, the road happens actually to lead. You cross the Patowmac above the junction, pass along its side through the base of the mountain for three miles, the terrible precipice hanging in fragments... | 48,271 | triviaqa-train |
In “Keeping Up Appearances”, who played Onslow? | , and Daisy's proudly "bone-idle" husband Onslow (Geoffrey Hughes). They, along with Hyacinth's senile father, frequently turn up inconveniently (usually in their clapped–out Ford Cortina Mk IV – which always makes a characteristic backfire when it arrives), with Hyacinth going to great lengths to avoid them (saying: "... | a submarine of the Royal Australian Navy
- USS "Onslow" (AVP-48), a United States Navy seaplane tender
Titles.
- Earl of Onslow, an extant title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Onslow baronets, two titles, both extant
People.
- Onslow (surname)
- Onslow (given name)
Other uses.
- Onslow ("Keeping Up Appearances"... | 48,272 | triviaqa-train |
Which breed of dog’s name translates as “badger hound”? | Dachshund
The dachshund ( or )(German: "badger dog"), also known as the sausage dog or wiener dog is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. They may be smooth-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired.
The standard-size dachshund was developed to scent, chase, and flush out badgers and other burrow-dwelling anima... | Posavac Hound
The Posavac Hound (FCI No. 154) (Croatian: "posavski gonič") is a breed of dog, originating as a hunting dog of the scenthound type. Croatia is the home country for the breed. The name translates into English as the "Scenthound From The Sava Valley", but is usually translated as the Posavac Hound.
Appeara... | 48,273 | triviaqa-train |
Which sea bird found around the shores of Britain is a larger relative of the Shag? | European shag
The European shag or common shag ("Phalacrocorax aristotelis") is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for the northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred... | lichen ("Usnea articulata") and scrambled-egg lichen ("Fulgensia fulgens"), and around 60 species are found in the compacted soils.
Braunton Burrows, along with the Taw-Torridge Estuary (also an SSSI), is a main route for bird migration along the west coast of Great Britain. Waterfowl winter on the shores of the sea an... | 48,274 | triviaqa-train |
Which exponent of Brit Art created works involving a bed, a tent and a beach hut? | Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Key works include Hirst's "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living", a shark preserved in formaldehyde in a vitrine, and Emin's "My Bed", a dishevelled double bed surrounded by detritus.
The first use of the term "young British artists" was not by Michael Corris i... | destroyed many works from the Saatchi collection, including Emin's famous tent with appliquéd letters, "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995" ("The Tent") (1995) and "The Last Thing I Said To You Is Don't Leave Me Here" ("The Hut") (1999), Emin's blue wooden beach hut that she bought with fellow artist Sarah Lucas... | 48,275 | triviaqa-train |
"Which American President used the slogan: ""It's morning again in America"" for his presidential campaign?" | President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
In contemporary times, the presiden... | career 2016 presidential campaign.
Political career 2016 presidential campaign Republican primaries.
On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States at Trump Tower in Manhattan. In the speech, Trump discussed illegal immigration, offshoring of American jobs, the U.S. national debt, an... | 48,276 | triviaqa-train |
Who received the best actor Oscar for the 1934 film ' It Happened One Night'? | .
David O. Russell, Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan and Mike Nichols are the only four directors with two movies on this list.
Nine actors appear twice on this list as Best Actor nominees: Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Clark Gable, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Montgomery Clift, Paul Newman, Warren Beatty and William Hol... | his best-known film role was the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy "It Happened One Night" (1934), quickly followed by one of his best performances as the boozy press agent Owen O'Malley in Howard Hawks' "Twentieth Century". (Six years later, he co... | 48,277 | triviaqa-train |
Which British dependent territory has a capital called The Valley? | Olympic Association is recognised as the appropriate NOC for athletes from the other territories, and thus athletes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games.
Shara Proctor from Anguilla, Delano Williams from the Turks and Caicos Islands, Jenaya Wade-Fray from Bermuda and ... | strong regional trends, led to the division of the republic in 36 provinces, which were:
Territories.
Likewise, the Republic cover some territories in the peripheries of the country:
- Caquetá Territory, capital in Mocoa
- San Martín Territory, capital in San Martín, between Meta River y Guaviare River.
- Mosquito Coas... | 48,278 | triviaqa-train |
What was Elvis's last No 1 record in the UK in his lifetime? | Stage". In late February, Presley performed six attendance-record–breaking shows at the Houston Astrodome. In April, the single "The Wonder of You" was issued—a number one hit in the U.K., it topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart, as well. MGM filmed rehearsal and concert footage at the International during August f... | In May 2013, Stewart released "Time", a rock album of his own original material. It marked a return to songwriting after what Stewart termed "a dark period of twenty years"; he said that writing his autobiography gave him the impetus to write music again. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, setting a new... | 48,279 | triviaqa-train |
"From which 1950 film musical does the song ""I Got the Sun in the Morning"" come?" | I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" is a song from the 1946 musical "Annie Get Your Gun", written by Irving Berlin and originally performed by Ethel Merman.
Other singers to have recorded the song include Betty Hutton (in the 1950 movie version of ... | Good Morning Baltimore" were the only numbers from the musical not used in the film in any way.
Shaiman and Wittman composed two new songs for the 2007 film: "Ladies' Choice", a solo for Link, and "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)", a song performed during the end credits by Queen Latifah, Blonsky, Efron, and Kelley. Ano... | 48,280 | triviaqa-train |
For which film did Gary Cooper win Best Actor Oscar in 1941? | 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 ... | to Gary Cooper in "High Noon".
Quinn was the first Mexican-American to win an Academy Award. He appeared in several Italian films starting in 1953, turning in one of his best performances as a dim-witted, thuggish and volatile strongman in Federico Fellini's Oscar winning "La Strada" (1954) opposite Giulietta Masina. Q... | 48,281 | triviaqa-train |
Which national radio station broadcasts on either 693 or 909 kHz Medium Wave? | another four silver awards and six nominations. The station also began to further its boundaries with the publication of the "Radio Five Live Sporting Yearbook". In August 2007, BBC Radio 5 Live was given a new logo in line with the rest of the BBC Radio network, and a new background design featuring diagonal parallel ... | AM on medium wave 693 and 909 kHz and digitally via digital radio, television and via an Internet stream. Due to rights restrictions, coverage of some events (in particular live sport) is not available online or is restricted to UK addresses.
The station broadcasts from MediaCityUK in Salford and is a department of the... | 48,282 | triviaqa-train |
How was Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin better known? | by many of his other musical contemporaries (including Robert Schumann). In 1835, Chopin obtained French citizenship. After a failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska from 1836 to 1837, he maintained an often troubled relationship with the French writer Amantine Dupin (known by her pen name, George Sand). A brief and unhap... | Shauna Garr
Shauna Garr is an American producer and entertainment executive in Hollywood. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with Universal Pictures.
Biography.
Garr was born in Los Angeles. She is best known for producing the film franchise "How High" and "How High 2" with U... | 48,283 | triviaqa-train |
Which French playwright's real name was Jean Baptiste Poquelin? | Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (baptised 15 January 1622; died 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, com... | "reasons to be pretty" from the playwright's earlier works saying: “His own thoughtfulness and good heart helped me to not fall back on anything that I had done before. My plays usually end darkly. I always thought that was real life, that there were always shades of gray, but he helped me see some other colors in the ... | 48,284 | triviaqa-train |
"Which group has released the albums ""Fear Of Music"", 'True Stories"" and ""Remain In Light""?" | Fear of Music
Fear of Music is the third studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979 by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by the quartet and Brian Eno. The album reached number 21 on the "Billboard" 200 and number 33 o... | - "Fear of Music", originally released 1979
- "Remain in Light", originally released 1980
- "Speaking in Tongues", originally released 1983
- "Little Creatures", originally released 1985
- "True Stories", originally released 1986
- "Naked", originally released 1988
The first four titles were released separately on Janu... | 48,285 | triviaqa-train |
Which record went to No 1 after his (Elvis's) death in 1977? | disappointment, but it all seemed to go right past Presley, whose world was now confined almost entirely to his room and his spiritualism books." A cousin, Billy Smith, recalled how Presley would sit in his room and chat for hours, sometimes recounting favorite Monty Python sketches and his own past escapades, but more... | , but did not meet face to face until a year later when they were both stationed in West Germany, where they quickly became lifelong friends. Esposito became Elvis's road manager and friend beginning in 1960. Esposito served as co-best man, with Marty Lacker at Elvis's wedding while Esposito's wife, Joanie, served as t... | 48,286 | triviaqa-train |
Which island's capital is Flying Fish Cove? | many freshwater springs include Hosnies Spring Ramsar, which also has a mangrove stand.
The Dales is a rainforest in the western part of the island and consists of seven deep valleys, all of which were formed by spring streams. Hugh's Dale waterfall is part of this area and is a popular attraction. The annual breeding ... | Friday night for purchase on Saturday morning. This air-freight caters mostly to the tastes of the local community bringing in fresh noodles, Asian greens, fish, pork belly, bones and fillets, and other package foods like fish balls and tofu.
In recent years, the supply of fresh food has been impacted by a number of ma... | 48,287 | triviaqa-train |
"In ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", which is the mystery cat and Napoleon of Crime?" | "Two Practical Cats", consists of settings of the poems about Macavity and Growltiger.
The best-known musical adaptation of the poems is Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats", which was premiered in the West End of London in 1981 and on Broadway in 1982. It became the longest-running Broadway show in history until it wa... | Rumpus Cat
The Great Rumpus Cat is a fictional character from T.S. Eliot's book "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Cats".
The Great Rumpus Cat appears in the poem "Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles." The poem describes a contentious encounter between a Peke ... | 48,288 | triviaqa-train |
Mikhail Fokine was the chief choreographer to which ballet company from 1909 -1914? | creation of the five major positions of the feet. By 1681, the first "ballerinas" took the stage following years of training at the Académie.
Ballet started to decline in France after 1830, but it continued to develop in Denmark, Italy, and Russia. The arrival in Europe of the Ballets Russes led by Sergei Diaghilev on ... | Michel Fokine
Michael Fokine (French transliteration Michel Fokine; English transliteration Mikhail Fokin; , "Mikhaíl Mikháylovich Fokín") ( – 22 August 1942) was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer.
Career.
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Fokine was born in Saint Petersburg to a prosperous merchant and at the age of... | 48,289 | triviaqa-train |
Which religion celebrates the festival of 'Baisakhi' or 'Vaisakhi'? | , and Anglican liturgical calendars there are a great number of lesser feasts throughout the year commemorating saints, sacred events or doctrines. In the Philippines, each day of the year has at least one specific religious festival, either from Catholic, Islamic, or indigenous origins.
Buddhist religious festivals, s... | - "Vishu" is the harvest festival in Kerala and celebrated in April - usually April 14 or 15
- "Vaisakhi" (or "Baisakhi": celebrated by Punjabi people in Punjab, other parts of North India and elsewhere; falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (usually mid-April), and marks the Punjabi New Year
- Pola or Without Amavas... | 48,290 | triviaqa-train |
Who had Hampton Court Palace built? | Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Building of the palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the p... | Court House Built in 1536. Wren’s biggest task at Hampton Court was the construction of the Eastern part of Hampton Court Palace (the square part) including the main East and South fronts, and Fountain Court. William and Mary had wanted to rebuild Hampton Court Palace entirely, but with the early death of Mary in 1694,... | 48,291 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the race of black Jews who formerly inhabited Ethiopia? | mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P'ent'ay) and the historical Kingdom of Aksum was one of the first states to officially adopt the religion, whereas around a third follows Islam (primarily Sunni). The country is the site of the Migration to Abyssinia and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash... | ), the medieval Hebrew name for northern Europe and Germany. Ashkenaz was centered on the Rhineland (Mainz) and the Palatinate (notably Worms and Speyer), in what is now the westernmost part of Germany. Its geographic extent did not coincide with the German principalities of the time, and it included northern France. A... | 48,292 | triviaqa-train |
"Which singer has released the albums ""Nebraska"", 'Tunnel Of Love"" and ""Lucky Town""?" | Tunnel of Love (album)
Tunnel of Love is the eighth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released on October 9, 1987. Although members of the E Street Band occasionally performed on the album, Springsteen recorded most of the parts himself, often with drum machines and synthesizers. While the album's liner notes list the... | Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" (1973)
- "Born to Run" (1975)
- "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978)
- "The River" (1980)
- "Nebraska" (1982)
- "Born in the U.S.A." (1984)
- "Tunnel of Love" (1987)
- "Human Touch" (1992)
- "Lucky Town" (1992)
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1995 | 48,293 | triviaqa-train |
Henry Cooper controversially lost his British Tile in 1971 to which Boxer? | victory, after Ali came in as a 41 underdog against the previously unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman. The fight became famous for Ali's introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic. The fight was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1billion viewers worldwide. It was the world's most-watched live television bro... | The stadium also staged women's field hockey matches in which England appeared in their annual match between 1951 and 1969 and then from 1971 to 1991.
On 18 June 1963, Wembley hosted a heavyweight boxing match between London native boxer Henry Cooper and American rising star Muhammad Ali in front of 35,000 spectators. ... | 48,294 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway runs from Glasgow to Carlisle? | M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby, Coventry via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction (J45). Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the... | River Petteril
The River Petteril is a river running through the English county of Cumbria.
The source of the Petteril is near Penruddock and Motherby, from where the young river runs southeast through Greystoke, Blencow and Newton Reigny, before passing under the M6 motorway, after which the river turns north, and the... | 48,295 | triviaqa-train |
How many points are required to win a standard game of cribbage? | The objective of the game is to be the first player to score a target number of points, typically 61 or 121. Points are scored for showing certain jacks, playing the last card, for card combinations adding up to 15 or 31, and for pairs, triples, quadruples, runs and flushes.
Cribbage holds a special place among America... | Cribbage (pool)
Cribbage, sometimes called cribbage pocket billiards, cribbage pool, fifteen points and pair pool, is a two-player pocket billiards game that, like its namesake card game, has a scoring system which awards points for pairing groups of balls (rather than playing cards) that total 15. Played on a standard... | 48,296 | triviaqa-train |
In Arthurian legend who accepted the challenge of the Green Knight? | still held by the Roman Empire when it is conquered, and Arthur's victory leads to a further confrontation with Rome. Arthur and his warriors, including Kaius (Kay), Beduerus (Bedivere) and Gualguanus (Gawain), defeat the Roman emperor Lucius Tiberius in Gaul but, as he prepares to march on Rome, Arthur hears that his ... | Pendragon (role-playing game)
Pendragon, or King Arthur Pendragon, is a role-playing game (RPG) in which players take the role of knights performing chivalric deeds in the tradition of Arthurian legend. It was originally written by Greg Stafford and published by Chaosium, then was acquired by Green Knight Publishing, w... | 48,297 | triviaqa-train |
Who rode the winner of the 1956 Grand National, when Devon Loch slipped on the run in? | Loch held a five-length lead over his nearest challenger, E.S.B., on the run-in to the finishing post, when he suddenly half-jumped into the air and landed in a bellyflop on his stomach, allowing E.S.B. to overtake and win. Although Francis tried to cajole the horse, it was unable to continue.
Media Coverage and Afterm... | the Grand National on three occasions (1911, 1915 and 1920), Hywel Davies who won it in 1985 and Carl Llewellyn who won the race in 1992 and again in 1998. Another notable Welsh jockey was Dick Francis, who was British jump racing Champion Jockey in the 1953-54 season and was famous for riding Devon Loch when the horse... | 48,298 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the play, ""The Long and the Short and the Tall""?" | The Long and the Short and the Tall (play)
The Long and the Short and the Tall is a play written by British playwright Willis Hall. Set in the Second World War, the play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in January 1959; it was directed by Lindsay Anderson and starred Peter O'Toole and Robert Shaw. It was ... | The Long and the Short and the Tall
The Long and the Short and the Tall may refer to:
- "The Long and the Short and the Tall" (play), a 1959 play, directed by Lindsay Anderson, starring Peter O' Toole and Robert Shaw
- "The Long and the Short and the Tall" (film), a 1961 film, directed by Leslie Norman, starring Lauren... | 48,299 | triviaqa-train |
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