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The film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1942 also featured an Academy Award winning performance from Greer Garson. What was its title? | for "Mrs. Miniver" (1942).
Early life.
Greer Garson was born on 29 September 1904 in Manor Park, East Ham (then in Essex, now part of London), the only child of Nina (née Nancy Sophia Greer; 1880-1958) and George Garson (1865–1906), a commercial clerk in a London importing business. Her father was born in London to Sco... | Awards.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Sophia Loren, due largely to heavy promotion by its North American distributor, Joseph E. Levine. This was the first time an acting Oscar had been given for a non-English-speaking performance, although she made the English dubbing for her role herself. Loren w... | 48,400 | triviaqa-train |
After the overthrow of the Manchu emperors in 1911, who became China’s first President? | 's "etymology of Manshi"; 's "etymology of Wuji and Mohe"; Sun Wenliang's "etymology of Manzhe"; "etymology of mangu(n) river" and so on.
History.
History Origins and early history.
The Manchus are descended from the Jurchen people who earlier established the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) in China, but as early as the semi-m... | most of the imperial period, in the early twentieth century Huangdi became a rallying figure for Han Chinese attempts to overthrow the rule of the Qing dynasty, which they considered foreign because its emperors were Manchu people. To this day the Yellow Emperor remains a powerful symbol within Chinese nationalism.
Tra... | 48,401 | triviaqa-train |
Which garden plant has the Latin name Lathyrus Odoratus? | . Eckford was presented with the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour for his work. He died in 1906, but his work was continued for a time by his son John Eckford.
More recently, the association between the sweet pea, the Eckfords and Wem has been highlighted again. In the late 1980s, the Sweet Pea Society of Wem started an an... | Micrurapteryx tortuosella
Micrurapteryx tortuosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
The larvae feed on "Lathyrus" species (including "Lathyrus odoratus"), "Medicago" species (including "Medicago sativa") and "Melilotus" species. They mine the leaves of their host plan... | 48,402 | triviaqa-train |
In what US state is Death Valley? | In 2013, there were a total of 7,383 legislators in the 50 state legislative bodies. They earned from $0 annually (New Mexico) to $90,526 (California). There were various per diem and mileage compensation.
Governments Constitutions Judicial.
States can also organize their judicial systems differently from the federal j... | Cahokia, in what is now known as the US state of Illinois, across the river from St Louis, Missouri. The Three Sisters crops were responsible for the surplus food that created an expanded population throughout the extended Mississippi River valley and tributaries, creating the Mississippian and Mvskoke cultures that fl... | 48,403 | triviaqa-train |
Which novelist and playwright is commemorated by the Rodin sculpture which stands in the Boulevard Raspail in Paris? | de Balzac. Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" inspired the renovation of its setting, the Notre-Dame de Paris. Another of Victor Hugo's works, "Les Misérables", written while he was in exile outside France during the Second Empire, described the social change and political turmoil in Paris in the early 1830s. ... | in Paris at the Boulevard Raspail, where they sold African art, Japanese prints and pre-Columbian, mainly Peruvian art, alongside contemporary paintings and sculptures.
During the autumn of 1908, he shared a studio space at with avant-garde sculptor Joseph Csaky, who was also from Szeged and Budapest. Brummer studied s... | 48,404 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the President of the USA when Hawaii became a state? | 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... | In 1992 and 1993 Bonde was an exchange student at Kahuku High School (Oahu, Hawaii, USA). One of his classmates was Jack Johnson. Today he is a regular participant in German-American and German-Asian activities.
State minister for rural areas and consumer rights.
2011, Bonde became state minister for rural areas, agric... | 48,405 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the highest caste in Hindu society? | opinion at the present day, and manifesting itself in the facts that particular castes are supposed to be the modern representatives of one or other of the castes of the theoretical Indian system." The system of "Varnas" propounded in ancient Hindu texts envisages the society divided into four classes: Brahmins (schola... | the word "varman" is derived from the Sanskrit word which is usually used to suffix the names of people in southern India. In the Hindu tradition that comes from India, the social system of society is divided into classes, known as levels where the warrior caste or aristocratic kingdom included in a respectable caste.
... | 48,406 | triviaqa-train |
In which capital city are the Vondelpark gardens? | Vondelpark
The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park (English: New Park), but later renamed to Vondelpark... | working class areas of Jordaan and de Pijp. The Museumplein with the city's major museums, the Vondelpark, a 19th-century park named after the Dutch writer Joost van den Vondel, and the Plantage neighbourhood, with the zoo, are also located outside the Grachtengordel.
Several parts of the city and the surrounding urban... | 48,407 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Crystal Palace, the Great Exhibition building of 1851? | prestigious place. Technology and moving machinery were popular, especially working exhibits." She also notes that visitors "could watch the entire process of cotton production from spinning to finished cloth. Scientific instruments were found in class X, and included electric telegraphs, microscopes, air pumps and bar... | there is a smaller building by Ricardo Velázquez, the Palacio de Cristal. The Palacio de Cristal was designed for the Philippine Exposition of 1887 which was also held in the Retiro Park. It served as a greenhouse for an exhibition of tropical plants from the Philippines. In terms of its original function, it is compar... | 48,408 | triviaqa-train |
Which garden plant has the Latin name, Galanthus Nivalis? | Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, "Galanthus". Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should no... | , with the name "L. nivalis" being chosen as this (derived from "L. campestris" var. "nivalis") is the species's basionym and was used before "L. arctica".
Description.
"Luzula nivalis" is a relatively small perennial herbaceous plant (or "herb") which grows to heights of between in a caespitose fashion. "L. nivalis "h... | 48,409 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Josiah Wedgwood's factory near Hanley? | and to speed it on its way Wedgwood set up warehouses and showrooms at Bath, Liverpool and Dublin in addition to his showrooms at Etruria and in Westminster. Great care was taken in timing the openings, and new goods were held back to increase their effect.
The most important of Wedgwood's early achievements in vase pr... | Corp. "announced their intention to cease operations at the Lincoln plant" where Gladding, McBean began. Pacific Coast Building Products then purchased the Lincoln factory and restored the historic name of Gladding, McBean, which remains in business today. Interpace Corp. sold its Franciscan Ceramics division to Josiah... | 48,410 | triviaqa-train |
Which of Rodin's sculptures originally called The Poet, stands as the headstone for his grave in Meudon Cemetery? | the 1880 commission to create a portal for a planned museum of decorative arts. Rodin dedicated much of the next four decades to his elaborate "Gates of Hell", an unfinished portal for a museum that was never built. Many of the portal's figures became sculptures in themselves, including Rodin's most famous, "The Thinke... | was placed next to his tomb in Meudon; it was Rodin's wish that the figure served as his headstone and epitaph. In 1923, Marcell Tirel, Rodin's secretary, published a book alleging that Rodin's death was largely due to cold, and the fact that he had no heat at Meudon. Rodin requested permission to stay in the Hotel Bir... | 48,411 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the first prime minister of Israel in 1948? | when the provisional government was created. David Ben-Gurion, leader of Mapai and head of the Jewish Agency, became Israel's first Prime Minister. The position became permanent on 8 March 1949, when the first government was formed. Ben-Gurion retained his role until late 1953, when he resigned in order to settle in th... | retaliation for repeated Egyptian shelling of Israeli positions along the Suez Canal, Israeli planes made deep strikes into Egypt in the 1969–1970 "War of Attrition".
State of Israel (1948–present) 1969–1974: Meir.
In early 1969, Levi Eshkol died in office of a heart attack and Golda Meir became Prime Minister with the... | 48,412 | triviaqa-train |
Which Australian city shares its name with the wife of William IV? | faithful to the young princess who would become Queen Adelaide. William was succeeded in the United Kingdom by his niece Victoria and in Hanover by his brother Ernest Augustus.
Early life.
William was born in the early hours of the morning on 21 August 1765 at Buckingham House, the third child and son of King George II... | of Australia received its name. The Geelvink Bay and the Geelvink Islands near Western New Guinea were discovered in 1705. Also the East Geelvink Bay languages, the Geelvink pygmy parrot, Geelvink Bay flying fox and Geelvink pygmy tree frog carry the name of the ship.
- Joan's son Lieve Geelvinck was a burgomaster and ... | 48,413 | triviaqa-train |
Four Irishmen have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, three are Shaw, Becket, Heaney who is the forth? | , "John Bull's Other Island", a comedy about an Englishman in Ireland, attracted leading politicians and was seen by Edward VII, who laughed so much that he broke his chair. The play was withheld from Dublin's Abbey Theatre, for fear of the affront it might provoke, although it was shown at the city's Royal Theatre in ... | as playwright Wole Soyinka and novelist Buchi Emecheta. Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, as did South African novelist Nadine Gordimer in 1995. Other South African writers in English are novelist J.M. Coetzee (Nobel Prize 2003) and playwright Athol Fugard. Kenya's most internationally renowned author... | 48,414 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was Botswana known before 1967? | chiefs to make Christianity a state religion, and changed a great deal of Tswana customary law as a result. Christianity became the de facto official religion in all the chiefdoms by World War I.
History Colonialism and the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
During the Scramble for Africa the territory of Botswana was coveted ... | Okavango River
The Okavango River (formerly spelled Okovango or Okovanggo) is a river in southwest Africa. It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for . It begins in Angola, where it is known by the Portuguese name Rio Cubango. Further south, it forms part of the border between A... | 48,415 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the wife of Akenhaten and mother of Tutankhamen? | to the Aten in Eastern Karnak. This Temple of Amenhotep IV was called the Gempaaten ("The Aten is found in the estate of the Aten"). The Gempaaten consisted of a series of buildings, including a palace and a structure called the Hwt Benben (named after the Benben stone) which was dedicated to Queen Nefertiti. Other Ate... | A secondary wife of Akhenaten named Kiya is known from inscriptions. Some have theorized that she gained her importance as the mother of Tutankhamen, Smenkhkare, or both.
This is a list of Akhenaten's children (known and theoretical) with suggested years of birth:
- Smenkhkare – year 35 or 36 of Amenhotep III's reign
-... | 48,416 | triviaqa-train |
Which group’s first 3 albums were: Outlandos D’amour, Regatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta? | Reggatta de Blanc
Reggatta de Blanc is the second studio album by English rock band The Police, released on the second of October, 1979. It features the band's first two UK No. 1 hits: "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon". It was their first album to reach No. 1 on the UK Album Charts. In early 1980, the alb... | . "Reggatta de Blanc" – 3:14 (from "Reggatta de Blanc")
10. "Bring on the Night" – 4:16 (from "Reggatta de Blanc")
11. "Walking on the Moon" – 4:59 (from "Reggatta de Blanc")
12. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" – 4:25 (from "Reggatta de Blanc") ***
13. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:03 (from "Zenyatta Mondatta", | 48,417 | triviaqa-train |
Which spirit forms the basis of a Tom Collins cocktail? | Tom Collins essentially formed a "Gin and Sparkling Lemonade" when sweetened with the gum syrup. The type of gin used by Thomas was not specified in his 1876 book, but was most likely Old Tom if that was responsible for the change in the drink's name. If, alternatively, the change in name was caused by the popularity o... | French 75 is very similar to one of the most popular cocktails, the Tom Collins, with Champagne replacing carbonated water. According to the recipe in Harry MacElhone's book "Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails," a French 75 is supposed to be served in a highball glass. The Highball glass, which the Tom Collins Cocktail is... | 48,418 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress is married to singer Chris Martin? | cranberry juice when he behaves "like an idiot". PETA named him the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2005. However, he began eating meat again after his split with Gwyneth Paltrow. Martin is a supporter of Arsenal Football Club. According to an article released by Quartz in May 2018, Martin has an estimated wealth of £94 ... | released on March 10, 2017. G.O.A.T. (combiner two version) Certifications Gold from RIAA.
Career Awards.
In 2011, Bellinger won a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Album for F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown. In 2013, Bellinger co-wrote “Lemme See” by Usher, which was named an ASCAP Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Song.
Personal lif... | 48,419 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Leonardo Express' links which capital city with its largest airport? | Leonardo Express
The Leonardo Express is an airport rail service linking the city of Rome with its largest airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, in the region of Lazio, central Italy.
The service is operated by Trenitalia, and takes 32 minutes to travel the between its two termini.
The service was scheduled to ... | depart from Foyle Street Bus Depot.
Airport link services are operated by private company "Airporter", which offer links from its base in the Culmore Road to Belfast International Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport.
Ulsterbus Foyle was rebranded as Foyle Metro in September 2017, with the buses branded in a de... | 48,420 | triviaqa-train |
Who replaced Paul Merton as the host of 'Room 101' on BBC t.v.? | the recurring stars from the 4 ITV Pantos. His best role came in 1999, where Merton starred alongside Ronnie Corbett as one of the ugly sisters in ITV's Christmas pantomime of Cinderella. His other co-stars were Julian Clary, Samantha Janus, Ben Miller, Harry Hill, Frank Skinner and Alexander Armstrong.
In the same yea... | 17 November 2003, Smith appeared on the BBC television show "Room 101", where she successfully managed to put in "adults who read Harry Potter books", Tim Henman, "Back to School signs that appear in shops" and "posh people". However, she failed to put in Bow ties after host Paul Merton pointed out that Stan Laurel reg... | 48,421 | triviaqa-train |
Who is this? Lived 1736 - 1819. Born in Greenock, Inventor, Partnered Matthew Boulton? | . Tourism has appeared as an unexpected bonus with the development of the Clydeport Container Terminal as an Ocean Terminal for cruise ships crossing the Atlantic. Students who do not travel further afield for study often attend the Greenock campus of West College (formerly known as James Watt College of Further and Hi... | thin wings are better than bat-like ones because they have more leading edge for their area. Today this relationship is known as the aspect ratio of a wing.
The latter part of the 19th century became a period of intense study, characterized by the "gentleman scientists" who represented most research efforts until the 2... | 48,422 | triviaqa-train |
Who voices 'Queen Lillian' in the 'Shrek' films? | a knight armor in Duloc, in order to make Donkey believe that Lord Farquaad's ghost is there as a prank.
Secondary characters Queen Lillian.
Queen Lillian (voiced by Julie Andrews) is the queen of Far Far Away, widow of King Harold, mother of Princess Fiona, grandmother of the ogre triplets and mother in-law of Shrek.
... | - Helga Sinclair from "" (2001)
- Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Queen Lillian from "Shrek the Third" (2007)
- Violet from "The Incredibles" (2004)
Films Live-action theatrical films.
- Æon Flux from "Æon Flux" (2005)
- Abigail Whistler from "" (2004)
- Alex Munday from "Charlie's Angels" (2000) and "" (20... | 48,423 | triviaqa-train |
"In 'Fairytale Of New York' by 'The Pogues', ""the boys of the NYPD choir were singing ............"", which song?" | to be encouraged by Dougherty and MacGowan to use force. MacGowan and the rest of the band were drinking throughout the shoot, and the police became concerned about their increasingly rowdy behaviour in the cells. Dillon, who was sober, had to intervene and reassure the police that there would be no problems.
The choru... | the studio The Pogues were so impressed that the song was re-recorded with MacColl as the replacement singing partner for MacGowan. "Fairytale of New York" was released as the album's lead single in November 1987 in the run-up to Christmas and reached number one in Ireland and number two in the UK. Its enduring popular... | 48,424 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1932 novel set in the year '632 AF' (After Ford) is 'Lenina Crowe' a vaccination worker at the 'Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre'? | woman's attraction to the savage John.
Henry Foster, One of Lenina's many lovers, he is a perfectly conventional Alpha male, casually discussing Lenina's body with his coworkers. His success with Lenina, and his casual attitude about it, infuriate the jealous Bernard. Henry ultimately proves himself every bit the ideal... | is particularly hairy when he takes his clothes off.
The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning (DHC), also known as Thomas "Tomakin" Grahambell, He is the administrator of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, where he is a threatening figure who intends to exile Bernard to Iceland. His plans take an u... | 48,425 | triviaqa-train |
Cassini-Huygens is a spacecraft mission to which planet and its satellites? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | (Cassini/Huygens, 2004), and most recently Mercury (MESSENGER, March 2011), and have returned data about these bodies and their natural satellites.
The NEAR Shoemaker mission in 2000 orbited the large near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros, and was even successfully landed there, though it had not been designed with this maneuve... | 48,426 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was married to Alexandra of Denmark? | Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress consort of India as the wife of King Edward VII.
Alexandra's family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when h... | wanted to preserve the Yugoslav monarchy to keep the country in the western sphere of influence after the war while incorporating the Partisans into the royalist government-in-exile. Peter married his third cousin, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark in London on 20 March 1944. Attending the wedding which was held... | 48,427 | triviaqa-train |
Following which singer's death last year did the album 'Back To Black' top the UK charts for three weeks? | Back to Black
Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfriend and future husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who temporarily left her t... | Hutchence. The last song that Hutchence worked on before his death was "Possibilities", which is track 2 on the album.
Commercial performance.
In the singer's native Australia, the album entered and peaked at number three on the Australian Albums Chart on the week of 24 October 1999, and spent a total of three weeks in... | 48,428 | triviaqa-train |
On the show for over twelve years, who is the longest serving 'Blue Peter' presenter? | to Anita West, who presented sixteen editions over a four-month period in 1962—the shortest tenure of any full-time presenter—before abruptly resigning due to her imminent divorce, a reason she hid from the producers. Her tenure was so short that no footage from her time on "Blue Peter" exists in the BBC Archives, alth... | longest-serving presenter, having presented the show for over twelve years, and Konnie Huq is the longest-serving female presenter, with a tenure of over ten years, beating Valerie Singleton by three months. However, although Singleton left the series full-time in 1972 to present the spin-off series "Blue Peter Special... | 48,429 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of Estonia? | , which consisted of multiple parishes. A parish was led by elders and centred around a hill fort; in some rare cases a parish had multiple forts. By the 13th century Estonia consisted of eight major counties: Harjumaa, Järvamaa, Läänemaa, Revala, Saaremaa, Sakala, Ugandi, and Virumaa; and six minor, single-parish coun... | , nonmonotonic logics, innumerable other logics for AI and computer science." He also finds that Haack's account of vagueness "is now seriously defective." He concedes however that "as a defense of a philosophical position, "Deviant Logic" retains its significance." | 48,430 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the horse ridden by Zara Phillips, which she affectionately calls 'Noddy'? | Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism. In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse Toytown. As a member of the Great Britain Eventing Team, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, presented to her by her mother.
At birth, she was sixth in... | in 1934. He was for some time, racing manager for Stavros Niarchos. As an owner his best horse was Cesarewitch Handicap victor Persian Lancer. It won in 1966, ridden by Doug Smith. He was Master of the Quorn Hunt from 1948 to 1954.
Family.
On 15 November 1940, Strutt married Zara Sophie Kathleen Mary Mainwaring. She wa... | 48,431 | triviaqa-train |
The songs ‘Hound Dog’ and ‘Jailhouse Rock’ were written by Jerry Leiber and ______ who? | " and some other songs in exchange for royalties to be divided equally between Leiber, Stoller, and Otis. When the song was copyrighted initially on September 9, 1952, words and music were credited to Don Deadric Robey and Willie Mae Thornton, with Lion Publishing Co. identified as the registered publisher. However, on... | .
Songs which feature only a repeated verse are in simple verse form (verse–chorus form without the chorus). Examples include:
- "Evil Ways" by Santana (1969)
- Blues-based songs which are not simple verse–chorus form (above), such as "Heartbreak Hotel", "Jailhouse Rock", "Hound Dog", and "Lucille"
and with a contrasti... | 48,432 | triviaqa-train |
In which ocean is Réunion, an overseas department of France? | several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of and a total population of 67.02 million (). France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural a... | and bought him a guitar. She drove him to Hollywood and enrolled him in acting classes.
Moses attended boarding school at the Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, California where he was an all C.I.F. swimmer. In high school, Moses joined with friends to form several bands. They played parties and weddings with some succes... | 48,433 | triviaqa-train |
Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what on August 6th 1926? | Gertie, you must come out!' The swimmer lifted her head from the choppy waters and replied, 'What for?'
Only five men had been able to swim the English Channel before Ederle. The best time had been 16 hours, 33 minutes by Enrique Tiraboschi. Ederle walked up the beach at Kingsdown, England, after 14 hours and 34 minute... | Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her "Q... | 48,434 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only city in the Irish province of Connacht? | Baron of Connaught, and his successors. The English colony in Connacht shrank from c. 1300-c. 1360, with events such as the 1307 battle of Ahascragh (see Donnchad Muimnech Ó Cellaigh), the 1316 Second Battle of Athenry and the murder in June 1333 of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, all leading to Gaelic resur... | contributing 3 tries + 1 conversion. Having come top of their Pool which consisted of Bayonne (France), Connacht (Ireland) and I Cavalieri Prato (Italy), Harlequins beat Wasps (England) at home in the quarter-final and Munster (Ireland) away in the semi-final to qualify for a place in the final at the Cardiff City Stad... | 48,435 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote “The Tin Drum”, published in 1959, part of the “Danzig Trilogy”? | The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum () is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. The novel is the first book of Grass's "" (Danzig Trilogy). It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the Palme d'Or, in the same year, and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film the following year.
Plot summary.
The story revolves around the... | Nele (1979). In 1979 he married Ute Grunert, an organist, to whom he was still married at his death. He had two stepsons from his second marriage, Malte and Hans. He had 18 grandchildren at his death.
Grass was a fan of Bundesliga Club SC Freiburg.
Major works.
Major works Danzig Trilogy.
Grass's best-known work is "Th... | 48,436 | triviaqa-train |
How is Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, described in the title of a recent film? | Jordan Belfort
Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as ... | - Zack Orji as Chief Ozobia
Production.
"Half of a Yellow Sun" was shot across five weeks in Tinapa Studio, Calabar and Creek Town, Nigeria. Bandele lists malaria and typhoid as one of the major challenges of the shoot, with several members of the cast and crew becoming ill, including star Thandie Newton.
Adaptation.
A... | 48,437 | triviaqa-train |
Which Olympic sport is governed by the WTF? | the sport of taekwondo and World Taekwondo operations. Furthermore, the President appoints the chairmen and members of World Taekwondo Committees. Lastly, the Secretariat of World Taekwondo is installed at the location of World Taekwondo headquarters for the execution of the secretarial affairs and duties of the Presid... | swimming, and high diving (the last of which is a non-Olympic discipline), since all these disciplines are governed at international level by the International Swimming Federation. Skating is a winter Olympic sport represented by the International Skating Union, and includes four disciplines: figure skating, speed skat... | 48,438 | triviaqa-train |
Since 1961 what has been the name of the city known from 1589 to 1925 as Tsaritsyn? | short-lived, as in March 2012, Volgograd residents voted for relevant amendments to the city charter to reinstate the direct mayoral elections.
Administrative and municipal status.
Volgograd is the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the cit... | ) or from a Mongolian appellation.
The name "Crimea" (for the Crimean Khanate, and later also for the peninsula itself) is derived from the name of the city. It became adopted as an alternative term for what used to be known as "Tauris" or "Tauric Peninsula" in western languages from the 17th century.
Since the annexat... | 48,439 | triviaqa-train |
Which motorway crosses the original Severn Bridge – the M4 was diverted when the second crossing opened? | 8 September 1966, by Queen Elizabeth II, who hailed it as the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales. For thirty years, the bridge carried the M4 motorway. The bridge was granted Grade I listed status on 26 November 1999.
Following the completion of the Second Severn Crossing, now styled the Prince of Wales Bridge,... | the A403, from Avonmouth. There is a footpath leading from the service station to allow pedestrians to cross the bridge.
When the M4 was diverted over the Second Severn Crossing, it was anticipated that these services may close. However, although the original buildingwhich had offered views of the River Severnwas sold,... | 48,440 | triviaqa-train |
Which future England football manager played in the team beaten 6 - 3 by Hungary at Wembley in 1953? | outer space". In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay.
History Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey.
Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee ... | Hungary 7–1 England (1954 association football friendly)
Hungary v England (1954) was an international football game played on 23 May 1954. The game was played between the Hungary national football team—then the world's number one ranked team and the Olympic champions—and the England national football team, hailing fro... | 48,441 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone made its London debut last year? | Trey Parker
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer. He is known for co-creating "South Park" (1997–) and co-developing the Tony Award-winning musical "The Book of Mormon" (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. Parker... | , 2011 Broadway, 2013 London, mlb Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone (3,400 on Broadway; 2,260 in London) (2011 Tony Award winner; won 9 Tonys)
24. "Grease", 1972 Broadway, 1973 London, mlb Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey (3,388, the longest-running Broadway musical in history, until beaten by "A Chorus Line"; 2,529 ... | 48,442 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Gospel of Luke, in which village did two disciples meet Jesus after the resurrection and ate with him – a scene depicted by Titian, Caravaggio and others? | time. Instead, he preferred the Venetian practice of working in oils directly from the subject – half-length figures and still life. "Supper at Emmaus", from c. 1600–1601, is a characteristic work of this period demonstrating his virtuoso talent.
Biography "Most famous painter in Rome" (1600–1606).
In 1599, presumably ... | CE) based their lives of Jesus on the Gospel of Mark but diverge widely after Mark 16:8, where Mark ends with the discovery of the empty tomb. Matthew has two post-Resurrection appearances, the first to Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary" at the tomb, and the second, based on Mark 16:7, to all the disciples on a mounta... | 48,443 | triviaqa-train |
On which national radio station does John Suchet broadcast each weekday morning? | John Suchet
John Suchet ( ; born 29 March 1944) is an English author, newsreader, television presenter and musical host on Classic FM (UK).
Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is the actor David Suchet. He is father of broadcast journalist Rory Suchet and uncle of broadcast journalist Richard Suchet.
Early life.
Suche... | The Ray D'Arcy Show
The Ray D'Arcy Show is the title given to two differing versions of a radio programme hosted by Ray D'Arcy, originally broadcast on Irish commercial radio station Today FM from the late 1990s until 2014 before transferring in February 2015 to the country's national public service broadcaster Raidió ... | 48,444 | triviaqa-train |
The Americans call this punctuation mark a period. What do we call it? | notably Chinese and Japanese, a small circle is used instead of a solid dot: "。" (U+3002 "Ideographic Full Stop", simplified , traditional , Japanese: ). Notably, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao usage, the full stop is written at center height instead of on the line.
In the Devanagari script, used to write Hindi and Sa... | liner notes, Scott-Heron discusses the new, jazzier tone of the record, and the attempts to define his sound:
"What do you call reggae, blues, African vibration, jazz, salsa, chants and poetry?... Seriously trying to define it, I've said it's Black music. Or Black American music. Because Black Americans are now a trem... | 48,445 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Nurse Mildred Ratched in the 1975 film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’? | set.
The role in the film version of the novel was turned down by Anne Bancroft, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Page, Colleen Dewhurst, and Ellen Burstyn before Louise Fletcher received it. Fletcher had only acted once in the 13 years before appearing in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". She was thought of for the role af... | Nurse Ratched
Nurse Ratched (also known as "Big Nurse") is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Ken Kesey's 1962 novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as well as the 1975 film of the same name. A cold, heartless, and passive-aggressive tyrant, Nurse Ratched became the stereotype of the nurse as a battleax... | 48,446 | triviaqa-train |
Who partnered John McEnroe to win 4 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Doubles titles? | number four ranked player for the year.
Career 1979–83.
In 1979, McEnroe and partner Peter Fleming won the Wimbledon Doubles title, followed shortly by a win in the US Open Doubles. That same week, McEnroe won men's singles US Open title, his first Grand Slam singles title. He defeated his friend Vitas Gerulaitis in st... | taught at the Port Washington Tennis Academy, where his brother John also played. As a junior, McEnroe reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the US Open boys' singles in 1983. He partnered Luke Jensen to win the French Junior doubles and the USTA Boys' 18 National and Clay Court titles in 1984. He also made his first... | 48,447 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer became Vice-Kapellmeister to the House of Esterházy in 1761, then Kapellmeister five years later? | Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn (; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet".
Hay... | met a number of eminent composers also visiting the spa: Gluck, Wagenseil and Bonno
- 1757–1761: In the employ of Count Morzin. Winters in Vienna, summers at the Count's estate in Dolní Lukavice, often referred to as Lukavec, now in the Czech Republic. For details, including the unclarity of the dates given, see Count ... | 48,448 | triviaqa-train |
Who led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859? | more than 12,000 Union prisoners, Jackson's men then rushed to Sharpsburg, Maryland, to rejoin Lee for the Battle of Antietam.
Background.
Harpers Ferry is a small town at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Shenandoah River, the site of a historic Federal arsenal founded by President George Washington in 1799 ... | "A Voice From Harper’s Ferry". The book describes the conditions that were present at the Harpers Ferry raid, including the training, the supplies that were available, and the events that led up to and followed the raid. In it, he claims he was the only surviving person who was with Brown during the entire raid.
Though... | 48,449 | triviaqa-train |
What is the collective name of the two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan set in the Beauregard Private Hotel in Bournemouth? | Terence Rattigan
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan, CBE (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist. He was one of England's most popular mid twentieth century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote "The Winslow Boy" (1946), "The Browning Version" (1948), "The Deep Bl... | The Browning Version (play)
The Browning Version is a play by Terence Rattigan, seen by many as his best work, and first performed on 8 September 1948 at the Phoenix Theatre, London. It was originally one of two short plays, jointly titled "Playbill"; the companion piece being "Harlequinade", which forms the second hal... | 48,450 | triviaqa-train |
Which Conservative, the MP for Louth and Horncastle, elected in 1966, is the Father of the House of Commons? | of the One Nation school of thought. Prominent Red Tories include former Cabinet Ministers Iain Duncan Smith and Eric Pickles and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jesse Norman.
There is difference of opinion among supporters regarding the European Union. Some support it perhaps stemming from an extension of the ... | MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle, and Father of the House of Commons.
United Kingdom Companion of Honour (CH).
- The Rt Hon. The Lord Howard of Lympne, former Leader of the Conservative Party and Cabinet minister
United Kingdom Knights Bachelor.
- Professor Roger Michael Boyle, CBE, nation... | 48,451 | triviaqa-train |
Uniqlo is a casualwear company based in which country? | Uniqlo
History.
History Origins in Japan.
Since March 1949, a Yamaguchi-based company, Ogori Shōji (which, until then, had been operating men's clothing shops called "Men's Shop OS") existed in Ube, Yamaguchi.
In May 1984, they opened a unisex casual wear store in Fukuro-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima under the name "Unique... | Meters/bonwe
Metersbonwe Group (), marketed as Meters/bonwe is China's leading casualwear apparel company. Metersbonwe opened its first store in Wenzhou on April 22, 1995. By the beginning of 2007, the company operates around 1,800 stores across China and has over 5,000 employees. In 2006 the Group's retail sales excee... | 48,452 | triviaqa-train |
Which river is spanned by the Clifton Suspension Bridge? | Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge, the income from which provides funds for its maintenance. The bridge is built to a des... | afloat rather than grounding when the tide went down. Downstream of central Bristol the river passes through the deep Avon Gorge, spanned by Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge, the river is tidal and is navigable by seagoing vessels at high tide but drying to a steep sided muddy channel at low tide. It was largely the ... | 48,453 | triviaqa-train |
Which eponymous musical based on the 1963 Profumo Affair made its debut in London last year? | Ward, an osteopath and socialite who had taken her under his wing. The exposure of the affair generated rumours of other scandals, and drew official attention to the activities of Ward, who was charged with a series of immorality offences. Perceiving himself as a scapegoat for the misdeeds of others, Ward took a fatal ... | John Profumo
John Dennis Profumo, ( ; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Har... | 48,454 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Gospel of John, in which village did Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead? | ' anointing in Bethany and the cleansing of the temple occurs in the beginning of Jesus' ministry rather than near its end.
Comparison with other writings Literary style.
In the Synoptics, quotations from Jesus are usually in the form of short, pithy sayings; in John, longer quotations are often given. The vocabulary i... | people there. According to the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, the Harrowing of Hell was foreshadowed by Christ's raising of Lazarus from the dead prior to his own crucifixion. The hymns proper to the weekend suggest that as he did on Earth, John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus in Hell by prophesying to the spir... | 48,455 | triviaqa-train |
Emma Thompson plays which author in the recent film ‘Saving Mr Banks’? | Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks is a 2013 period comedy-drama film directed by John Lee Hancock from a screenplay written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 film "Mary Poppins", the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as film producer Walt Disney, with su... | or two stories having been known to exist as early as 1945. Although early "mock-up" versions of the book were circulated among Sherman's close friends and members of his family in 2004, according to the editor's introductory chapter, "About Moose", mass publication had to be delayed "for reasons too cumbersome to delv... | 48,456 | triviaqa-train |
GEQ is the IOC code for which country? | Equatoguinean Spanish) and French. Portuguese was also adopted as an official language in 2010. Spanish has been an official language since 1844. It is still the language of education and administration. 67.6% of Equatorial Guineans can speak it, especially those living in the capital, Malabo. French was only made offi... | case letters indicate codes which differ.
This list only includes nations or territories that have been assigned at least one of these three types of country codes. For a more complete list of countries, see list of countries.
The only ambiguous trigraph is "BRN", which stands for Bahrain in IOC code and for Brunei in ... | 48,457 | triviaqa-train |
‘Houses of the Holy’ in 1973 was the fifth album released by which band, the first three contained the name of the band and the fourth was untitled? | Houses of the Holy
Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released on 28 March 1973 by Atlantic Records.
The album benefited from several band members installing studios at home, which allowed them to develop more sophisticated songs and arrangements, and expand their... | We Have the Technology
We Have the Technology is the fourth album by Australian band Custard. It was released in 1997. Three singles were lifted from the album—"Nice Bird", "Anatomically Correct", which reached #48 in the fifth Hottest 100 and "Music Is Crap," which reached #24 in the sixth Hottest 100.
Track listing.... | 48,458 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the character ‘Hawkeye’ in the film and TV series ‘M*A*S*H’? | Main characters.
Main characters Hawkeye Pierce.
Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce was played by Donald Sutherland in the film and by Alan Alda on television. Between long sessions of treating wounded patients, he is found making wisecracks, drinking heavily, carousing, womanizing, and pulling pranks on the pe... | series finale, he is last seen riding his Indian motorcycle away from camp, while Hawkeye sees from a helicopter that B.J. has arranged painted white stones into the word "GOODBYE", visible from the air.
Main characters Henry Blake.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake is introduced in the 1968 novel "M*A*S*H" and i... | 48,459 | triviaqa-train |
Which country did Stephen Fleming captain in test cricket? | , the ICC recast the playing conditions for Test matches, permitting day/night Test matches. The first day/night game took place between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, on 27 November – 1 December 2015.
Women's Test cricket is played over four days, with slight differences in format from men's... | catches in test cricket, former Indian captain Rahul Dravid is considered one the greatest slip fielders of all time. Mark Waugh would probably be considered the best of all time, with other brilliant exponents of the craft including Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Shane Warne, Michael Clarke, Sir Garfield Sobers, Bobby Si... | 48,460 | triviaqa-train |
Which Noël Coward play features the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati? | Blithe Spirit (play)
Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward. The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by th... | short holiday with the actress Joyce Carey at Portmeirion on the coast of Snowdonia in Wales. She was writing a play about Keats, and he was still thinking about his ghostly light comedy:
Synopsis.
Charles Condomine, a successful novelist, wishes to learn about the occult for a novel he is writing, and he arranges for ... | 48,461 | triviaqa-train |
The Prince of Wales feathers appeared on the reverse of which coin from 1971 to 2008? | Two pence (British decimal coin)
The British decimal two pence (2p) coin – often informally pronounced "two pee" – is a unit of currency equalling 2/100ths of a pound sterling. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the year British currency was dec... | king but with his "evil advisors".
In 1638 a new mint was opened at Aberystwyth castle, Wales, to produce smaller coins (penny to half-crown) from locally produced silver. These are identifiable by having plumes (like the Prince of Wales's feathers on the 1967–2007 era decimal Two decimal pence coin) on the reverse. Fo... | 48,462 | triviaqa-train |
Queen Maud Land on Antarctica is a dependent territory of which country? | recognised universally.
New claims on Antarctica have been suspended since 1959, although in 2015 Norway formally defined Queen Maud Land as including the unclaimed area between it and the South Pole. Antarctica's status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and other related agreements, collectively called the Ant... | weeks is issued on arrival.
- — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
- Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for , , , Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen M... | 48,463 | triviaqa-train |
Which band of the 1980s often referred to themselves as ‘the fourth best band in Hull’? | The Housemartins
The Housemartins were an English indie rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s, and charted three top ten albums and six top twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics were a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band (the back cover of "London ... | Fatboy Slim). Drummer Chris Lang was replaced by Hugh Whitaker, former drummer with the Gargoyles, who in turn was replaced with Dave Hemingway.
The band often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull", with the best three bands being Red Guitars, Everything but the Girl, and the Gargoyles.
Career Breakt... | 48,464 | triviaqa-train |
Which pianist who had two Number 1 hits composed the theme tune to the 1960s sitcom ‘Meet The Wife’? | Meet the Wife
Meet the Wife is a 1960s BBC situation comedy written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, which featured Freddie Frinton as Freddie Blacklock with Thora Hird as his tyrannical wife, Thora. It ran for five series.
The series was based on a 1963 BBC television "Comedy Playhouse" production, "The Bed". The t... | Somebody Help Me
"Somebody Help Me" is a single by The Spencer Davis Group, which was released in 1966. It became a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart. It remained at the UK chart summit for two weeks in April 1966.
Like "Keep on Running", it was composed by Jackie Edwards.
The Everly Brothers also released a versi... | 48,465 | triviaqa-train |
With headquarters in Bern, Switzerland what is the official language of the U N Agency the UPU? | Bern
Bern or Berne ( ; ; ; ; ) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their "federal city", in German "Bundesstadt", French "ville fédérale", and Italian "città federale". With a population of about 140,000 (as of 2019), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomer... | allocation of the radio spectrum, and organizing interconnection arrangements between different countries to allow international phone calls — in which regard it performs for telecommunications a similar function to what the UPU performs for postal services. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, next to the m... | 48,466 | triviaqa-train |
Which river splits Norfolk from Suffolk? | the Local Government Act 1972, East Suffolk, West Suffolk, and Ipswich were merged to form the unified county of Suffolk. The county was divided into several local government districts: Babergh, Forest Heath, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk Coastal, and Waveney. This act also transferred some land near Gr... | Thelnetham
Thelnetham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the southern bank of the River Little Ouse (the Norfolk-Suffolk border), six miles west of Diss, in 2005 its population was 230. The village of Blo' Norton lies on the Norfolk side of the river. ... | 48,467 | triviaqa-train |
Which literary character's home was Thornfield Hall? | Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. "Jane Ey... | The destruction of Thornfield Hall occurs in both novels; however, Rhys epitomises the fire as a liberating experience for Antoinette. If Thornfield Hall represents domestic ideas of Britishness, then Hope suggests "Wide Sargasso Sea" is "taking residence inside the textual domicile of empire in order to bring about it... | 48,468 | triviaqa-train |
According to Muslin belief, who dictated the Koran to Mohammed? | that the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Prophet, Muhammad, through the archangel Gabriel ("Jibril"), incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as Muhammad's most important mir... | interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives.
Taj Mohammed
was one of the former captives who had an article profiling him.
Taj Mohammed reported being sexually harassed during his interrogations.
He reported that guards desecrated the Koran.
According to his McClatchy interviewer Taj Mohammed tried to retaliate:
Acco... | 48,469 | triviaqa-train |
For his role in which film did JK Simmons win the Oscar for best Supporting actor in 2015? | Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007) and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2019), and music instructor Terence Fletcher in "Whiplash" (2014). He is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game "Portal 2" (2011), Tenzin in "The Legend of Korra" (2012–2014), Stanford Pines in "Gravity Falls" (2015–2016), Kai in "K... | Greenaway's film "The Baby of Mâcon" with Julia Ormond, which provoked controversy and was poorly received. Later that year, he became known internationally for portraying the amoral Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List." For this, he was nominated for the Academy Award f... | 48,470 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the opera's A Village Romeo and Juliet and The Magic Fountain? | A Village Romeo and Juliet
A Village Romeo and Juliet is an opera by Frederick Delius, the fourth of his six operas. The composer himself, with his wife Jelka, wrote the English-language libretto based on the short story "Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe" by the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. The first performance was at ... | in the mid 1990s.
Recordings.
She can be heard on the 1984 Leonard Bernstein recording of "West Side Story", 1992 Metropolitan Opera recording of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" (Levine), Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet: Overture Fantasy" for Bridge Records and on Dvorak's three complete solo song cycles for the Opus rec... | 48,471 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year Idi Amin seize power in Uganda, barriers collapsed at Ibrox stadium killing 66 people and Joe Frazier beats Muhammed Ali on points? | victory. The Kabaka escaped over the palace walls and was scuttled off into exile in London by supporters. He died there three years later.
History 1966–1971 (before the coup).
In 1966, following a power struggle between the Obote-led government and King Muteesa, Obote suspended the constitution and removed the ceremon... | - Benedicto Kiwanuka became the interim Prime Minister of Uganda as the African colony was granted self-government by the United Kingdom. He would be replaced by Milton Obote the next month, before Uganda's independence on October 9, and would later be murdered by Ugandan President Idi Amin in 1972.
- The final section... | 48,472 | triviaqa-train |
In which city would you find the Tower of Belem? | Belém Tower
Belém Tower (, ), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent () is a 16th century fortification located in Lisbon that served both as a fortress and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It was built during the height of the Portuguese Renaissance, and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but i... | Belem (disambiguation)
Belém (the Portuguese word for Bethlehem), is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pará.
Belem or Belém may also refer to:
- "Belem" (ship), a three-masted barque from France
- Belém, Alagoas, a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas
- Belém, Paraíba, a municipality located... | 48,473 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state has nicknames including 'The Birthplace of Aviation' and 'The Buckeye State'? | the Snowbelt.
Although predominantly not in a subtropical climate, some warmer-climate flora and fauna do reach well into Ohio. For instance, some trees with more southern ranges, such as the blackjack oak, "Quercus marilandica", are found at their northernmost in Ohio just north of the Ohio River. Also evidencing this... | - The 216 – Referring to the local area code
- The CLE
- Cleveland Heights
- C-Heights
- Columbus
- The Arch City
- Buckeye City
- Cowtown
- The Discovery City
- C-bus
- Indie Arts Capital of the World
- Somaliwood (a reference to the local Somali film industry)
- The Biggest Small Town In America
- Test Market, USA
Ni... | 48,474 | triviaqa-train |
Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced a death sentence in 1989 on Salman Rushdie as a result of what book, published the previous year? | Arab historians and later Muslims used to describe the incident of the withdrawn verses was not "Satanic verses", but the "gharaniq" verses; the phrase 'Satanic verses' was unknown to Muslims, and was coined by Western academics specialising in the study of Middle Eastern culture. The story itself is not found in the s... | details on this subject, see Mormonism and polygamy.
Arts and culture Religion Islam.
- A fatwā is a non-binding legal opinion issued by an Islamic scholar under Islamic law; it is therefore commonplace for fatāwā from different authors to disagree. The popular misconception that the word means a death sentence probabl... | 48,475 | triviaqa-train |
'Fox River State Penitentiary' and the 'Federal Penitentiary of Sona' in Panama feature in which American serial drama television series? | Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) and Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller); Burrows has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and Scofield devises an elaborate pla... | played by Robert Knepper) is imprisoned at Fox River State Penitentiary with a life sentence for six accounts of kidnapping, rape, and murder. He escapes with Michael's help and reconnects with his previous family by kidnapping them. He frees them after an emotional outbreak, however. He goes to Panama and ends up in S... | 48,476 | triviaqa-train |
From which Greek word for a plant cultivated in the Nile delta does the word 'paper' derive? | Mansura, Tanta, and Zagazig.
Wildlife.
During autumn, parts of the Nile River are red with lotus flowers. The Lower Nile (North) and the Upper Nile (South) have plants that grow in abundance. The Upper Nile plant is the Egyptian lotus, and the Lower Nile plant is the Papyrus Sedge ("Cyperus papyrus"), although it is no... | and '. "Sunstuff" refers to helium, which derives from , the Ancient Greek word for "sun." "Ymirstuff" references Ymir, a giant in Norse mythology similar to Uranus in Greek mythology.
The vocabulary used in "Uncleftish Beholding" does not completely derive from Anglo-Saxon. "Around", from Old French ' (Modern French '... | 48,477 | triviaqa-train |
'Cold Mountain Penitentiary' features in which book and film? In the book it is in Maine, but in the film it is in Louisiana? | The Green Mile (novel)
The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. The serial novel was originally released in six volumes befo... | Banff Mountain Film Festival
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and the environment. It was launched in 1976 as "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films" by The Banff Centre and is held every fall in... | 48,478 | triviaqa-train |
Which study in magic and religion by James George Frazer took its name from an incident in 'The Aeneid'? | James George Frazer
Sir James George Frazer (; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. His most famous work, "The Golden Bough" (1890), documents and details the similarities among magic... | Games.
Also in 2006 he directed ‘Falklands 25’, a commemorative event broadcast live from Horse Guards Parade, London and the Falkland Islands to mark the 25anniversary of the end of the Falklands Conflict.
Over 2007/08 Zolkwer served as Creative Consultant and led a small team from Jack Morton Worldwide providing tec... | 48,479 | triviaqa-train |
Before being replaced with the 118 numbers, what three digit number was used for Directory Enquiries for domestic numbers? | run by Directory Solutions, a division of BT Wholesale. OSIS accepts updates from telecoms providers seven days a week, and supplies that information to the enquiry companies six days a week. there were over 200 providers. 118 118 (The Number) was the second most-expensive number at £11.23 for a 90-second call, but acc... | Non-geographic numbers are 10 digits long
Length of numbers Three-digit numbers (special numbers).
Length of numbers Three-digit numbers (special numbers) Emergency services.
110 Police (112 and 911 redirect to 110 on mobile phones)
Length of numbers Three-digit numbers (special numbers) Operator services.
100 NTT op... | 48,480 | triviaqa-train |
In which continent was the 'Kushan Empire' one of the largest empires in history? | , also known as the first Persian Empire, covered Mesopotamia, Egypt, parts of Greece, Thrace, the Middle East, much of Central Asia, and North-Western India. It is considered the first great empire in history or the first "world empire". It was overthrown and replaced by the short-lived empire of Alexander the Great. ... | Iranian languages, the better understood and recorded ones are Middle Persian (from the Sasanian Empire), Parthian (from the Parthian Empire), and Bactrian (from the Kushan and Hephthalite empires).
As of 2008, there were an estimated 150–200 million native speakers of the Iranian languages. "Ethnologue" estimates that... | 48,481 | triviaqa-train |
From which grape variety are almost all Chablis wines made? | teinturier varieties, which actually have red flesh and produce red juice.
Variants White wine.
Fermentation of the non-colored grape pulp produces white wine. The grapes from which white wine is produced are typically green or yellow. Some varieties are well-known, such as the Chardonnay, Sauvignon, and Riesling. Othe... | Rondinella
Rondinella is an Italian wine grape variety. Almost all of the total global growing area of is in the Veneto region of northern Italy, and the grapes are used in wines from the Valpolicella and Bardolino wine regions. Rondinella always appears in these wines blended with Corvina (which DNA evidence has shown... | 48,482 | triviaqa-train |
Paper is one of the 'Four Great Inventions' of which country? | Four Great Inventions
The Four Great Inventions () are inventions from ancient China that are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance and as symbols of ancient China's advanced science and technology.
The Four Great Inventions are:
- Compass
- Gunpowder
- Papermaking
- Printing
These four discov... | technology book of the 16th century and was the standard chemistry text for the next 180 years.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) is known for the scientific method, which was a key factor in the scientific revolution. Bacon stated that the technologies that distinguished Europe of his day from the Middle Ages were paper and p... | 48,483 | triviaqa-train |
For which book published in 1981, did Salman Rushdie win Britain's oldest literary award, The James Tait Black Memorial Prize, as well as the Booker Prize? | Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. Much... | Awards
- Somerset Maugham Award
- The Warwick Prize for Writing
- Wellcome Book Prize
Fiction.
Fiction Fiction in general.
- Commonwealth Writers Prize
- Dundee International Book Prize
- Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
- Goldsmiths Prize
- Hawthornden Prize
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize, for fiction
- Booker Prize (... | 48,484 | triviaqa-train |
'The Aeneid' by Virgil tells the story of which Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans? | 753 BC on the banks of the river Tiber in central Italy, by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, who descended from the Trojan prince Aeneas, and who were grandsons of the Latin King Numitor of Alba Longa. King Numitor was deposed by his brother, Amulius, while Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, gave birth to the twins. ... | involvement.
"Just who the third party who went to such lengths to make a murder look like a suicide might be, is unclear," Andrew I. Killgore, publisher of the "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs", wrote in 1995. Although the Israeli government issued a "formal denial" that it was involved, such a denial, accord... | 48,485 | triviaqa-train |
Which English king was married to both Isabel of Gloucester and Isabella of Angouleme? | of the duke. In May 1626, Charles nominated Buckingham as Chancellor of Cambridge University in a show of support, and had two members who had spoken against Buckingham – Dudley Digges and Sir John Eliot – arrested at the door of the House. The Commons was outraged by the imprisonment of two of their members, and after... | ".
Marriage to the Earl of Gloucester Issue.
Together Richard and Maud had seven children:
- Isabel de Clare (1240 – before 1271), married as his second wife, William VII, Marquess of Montferrat, by whom she had one daughter, Margherita. She was allegedly killed by her husband.
- Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford... | 48,486 | triviaqa-train |
Gladwyn Jebb served as acting Secretary-General of which organisation until the election of Trygve Lie in 1946? | Gladwyn Jebb
Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn known as Gladwyn Jebb (25 April 1900 – 24 October 1996), was a prominent British civil servant, diplomat and politician as well as the Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations for a little over three months.
Early life and family life.
The son of Sydney Je... | Labworks Architecture Ltd, the research facility was completed in early 2009 and comprises an 816m² research space that includes 113m² of science laboratories, 168m² of wet laboratory facilities supplied with filtered and unfiltered flow-through seawater, and 161m² of oceanfront office space for up to 30 VUCEL research... | 48,487 | triviaqa-train |
Which bowler was hit for 5 sixes and a four in a single over by Frank Hayes in 1977, nearly a decade after a more famous incident? | the 1970 season, seven years later hit Malcolm Nash for 34 runs in an over (6-4-6-6-6-6) and captained the Lancashire side from 1978 to 1980. He retired in 1984.
Hayes was until recently director of cricket at Oakham School.
External links.
- CricketArchive stats
- Cricinfo player profile | nearly 60 runs per innings.
He played his only ODI match against Bangladesh at Dhaka in the TVS Cup in 2003.
In 2009 playing for Linden Park CC (an illustrious English club, with a rich history), Kale hit 39 runs – including six sixes in a row – off a single over in Kent, England. His achievement was helped by the fact... | 48,488 | triviaqa-train |
At what location, the largest of its type, were the German actors Max Ehrlich, Kurt Gerron and Dora Gerson all murdered? | Dora Gerson
Dora Gerson (23 March 1899 – 14 February 1943) was a German cabaret singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era who died with her family at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Life and career.
Born Dorothea Gerson into a Jewish family in Berlin, Gerson began her career as a touring singer and actress... | Kurt Gerron
Kurt Gerron (11 May 1897 – 28 October 1944) was a German Jewish actor and film director.
Life.
Born Kurt Gerson into a well-off merchant family in Berlin, he studied medicine before being called up for military service in World War I. After being seriously wounded he was qualified as a military doctor in th... | 48,489 | triviaqa-train |
Which chemical element, with the atomic number 107, is named after a Danish scientist? | Bohrium
Bohrium is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Bh and atomic number 107. It is named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr. As a synthetic element, it can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature. It is radioactive: its most stable known isotope, Bh, has a half-life of approximately 61 seconds... | Ruthenium
Ruthenium is a chemical element with the symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Like the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is inert to most other chemicals. Russian-born scientist of Baltic-German ancestry Karl Ernst Cla... | 48,490 | triviaqa-train |
Which female Mexican painter was responsible for 'Tree Of Hope', 'Henry Ford Hospital' and 'The Dream'? | Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (; born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore que... | Rana Awdish
Rana Awdish is an American pulmonologist, author and medical director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program of Henry Ford Hospital. She is best known for her bestselling book "In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope."
Biography.
Awdish was born in Michigan. She completed... | 48,491 | triviaqa-train |
Which mode of transport was invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell? | was capable of carrying four men at a speed of 28 miles per hour. Weeks later, it was shipped over to France. It successfully crossed the English Channel between Calais and Dover on 25 July 1959, 50 years to the day after the historic crossing by Bleriot.
In January 1959, the NRDC formed a subsidiary called Hovercraft ... | to the Maritime and Energy industries. Its specialist Maritime provision attracts many international students for Captaincy accreditation, as well as supporting the growing needs of the East of England's renewables sectors. Current facilities include Bridge Simulation, Electronic Navigation and Charting as well as Surv... | 48,492 | triviaqa-train |
As a result of what conflict were the artists Luiz Ortiz Rosales, Domingo Lopez Torres and Ramon Acin all murdered? | Ramón Acín
Ramón Acín Aquilué (1888, Huesca, Aragon, Spain – 1936) was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist, teacher, painter, sculptor, writer and avant-garde artist who was murdered by fascists in the first year of the Spanish Civil War.
Acín was a friend of film director Luis Buñuel and provided some of the money for "" (1... | Germaín - (2014 - "Incumbent.")
Current members.
As of March 2011, the Ponce Municipal Band had 42 members as follows:
- Flute
- Carlos Torres, Marines Aviles, Jose Rentas
- Clarinet
- Ada I. Rodriguez, Ricardo Velazquez, Julio Alvarado, Ramon Galindo, Juan Garcia, Estrella Cruz, Feliz Varela, Hector Lopez de Victoria,... | 48,493 | triviaqa-train |
"The line ""Parting is such sweet sorrow"" comes from Act 2, Scene 2 of which Shakespeare play?" | Others
- Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar and Romeo's confidant.
- Friar John is sent to deliver Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo.
- An Apothecary who reluctantly sells Romeo poison.
- A Chorus reads a prologue to each of the first two acts.
Synopsis.
The play, set in Verona, Italy, begins with a street brawl betwe... | Hepburn) describing to his little sister Mary about being cast in a local Shakespeare play and that, at bedtime, instead of "goodnight", she should recite to him the "parting is such sweet sorrow" lines and he would respond with the "sleep dwell upon thine eyes" lines. Meanwhile, in the living room, Mary and Bob are in... | 48,494 | triviaqa-train |
Which landlocked West African country has a name which means 'Land of the upright men'? | West Africa
West Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, as well as the United Kingd... | former Premier of Nunavut Eva Aariak.
History.
The Arctic Bay area has been occupied for nearly 5000 years by Inuit migrating from the west. In 1872, a European whaling ship, the "Arctic", captained by Willie Adams, passed through and gave the area its English name. It has the lowest tidal range in Canada.
The Inuktitu... | 48,495 | triviaqa-train |
Off the coast of which English county is the Bronze Age monument known as 'Seahenge'? | ).
Soon afterwards, the north eastern section of the Phase 3 IV bluestone circle was removed, creating a horseshoe-shaped setting (the Bluestone Horseshoe) which mirrored the shape of the central sarsen Trilithons. This phase is contemporary with the Seahenge site in Norfolk.
Early history After the monument (1600 BC o... | because of the large areas off the coast that have been submerged by rising sea levels. The archaeology of shipwrecks covers sites from the Bronze Age onward. Many artifacts have been obtained from the southern North Sea, for example. A recent find on the coast was Seahenge. The subject can be studied at universities i... | 48,496 | triviaqa-train |
Who composed the operas 'La Cenerentola' and 'The Barber of Seville'? | Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-s... | produced his most popular works including the comic operas "L'italiana in Algeri", "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (known in English as "The Barber of Seville") and "La Cenerentola", which brought to a peak the "opera buffa" tradition he inherited from masters such as Domenico Cimarosa. He also composed "opera seria" works s... | 48,497 | triviaqa-train |
Yaounde is the capital and second largest city of which country? | of government for the Republic of Cameroon upon its independence.
Economy.
Most of Yaoundé's economy is centred on the administrative structure of the civil service and the diplomatic services. Owing to these high-profile central structures, Yaounde has a higher standard of living and security than the rest of Cameroon... | Rodopi municipality.
Population of Plovdiv:
At the first census after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1880 with 24,053 citizens, Plovdiv is the second largest city behind Ruse, which had 26,163 citizens then, and ahead of the capital Sofia, which had 20,501 citizens then. As of the 1887 census, Plovdiv was the largest ci... | 48,498 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted 'The Last Supper' on the back wall of the | major theme is the farewell of Jesus to his disciples, in which Judas Iscariot is no longer present, having left the supper. The depictions here are generally melancholy, as Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure. There are also other, less frequently depicted scenes, such as the washing of the feet of the disc... | Lord, Stand trembling, O man!"
"For within, Christ is sacrificed daily."
"And the powers of incorporeal angels, ministering,"
"Circle around [the altar] in fear.”"
This message borders a depiction of the apostles taking the last supper, which is the earliest extant representation of the scene in the bema of a Byzantine... | 48,499 | triviaqa-train |
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