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When Great Britain beat the USA in the Davis Cup in March 2015, who was the other British singles player besides Andy Murray? | on clay, Nikolay Davydenko, back in 2009, and so in his final singles match, was stunned by Fabio Fognini in straight sets, which took Great Britain to the deciding final rubber. However, in this match his compatriot, James Ward was defeated by Andreas Seppi, also in straight sets, knocking Murray and Great Britain out... | a team of teenagers. Ward beat Lithuanian No. 2 Laurynas Grigelis and became the first Briton other than Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, or Andy Murray to win a live rubber since Andrew Richardson beat Zimbabwe's Byron Black in 1997. Evans lost the second singles match, Fleming and Skupski won their doubles, but Ward and Ev... | 48,800 | triviaqa-train |
Adrak is the Indian name for which spice? | In the Caribbean, ginger is a popular spice for cooking and for making drinks such as sorrel, a drink made during the Christmas season. Jamaicans make ginger beer both as a carbonated beverage and also fresh in their homes. Ginger tea is often made from fresh ginger, as well as the famous regional specialty Jamaican gi... | world's third-most expensive spice, surpassed in price per weight only by vanilla and saffron.
Etymology.
The word "cardamom" is derived from the Latin "cardamomum", which is the Latinisation of the Greek ("kardamomon"), a compound of ("kardamon"), "cress" + ("amomon"), which was probably the name for a kind of Indian ... | 48,801 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer wrote the Sabre Dance and the ballet Spartacus? | Sabre Dance
"Sabre Dance" (, "Suserov par"; , "Tanets s sablyami") is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet "Gayane" (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work. He apparently felt that its popularity "deflected attention from... | 1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by the Violin Concerto (1940) and the Cello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include the "Masquerade Suite" (1941), the Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943, 1947), and around 25 film scores. K... | 48,802 | triviaqa-train |
Antares is the largest star in which constellation? | Biblical scholar E. W. Bullinger interpreted some of the creatures mentioned in the books of Ezekiel and Revelation as the middle signs of the four quarters of the Zodiac, with the Lion as Leo, the Bull as Taurus, the Man representing Aquarius and the Eagle standing in for Scorpio. The biblical Book of Job also makes r... | lived stars, but their high luminosity means that there are many naked-eye examples, including some of the brightest stars in the sky. Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion is a typical blue-white supergiant; Deneb is the brightest star in Cygnus, a white supergiant; Delta Cephei is the famous prototype ... | 48,803 | triviaqa-train |
In which island group would you find Rarotonga, Palmerston and Aitutaki? | Palmerston Island
Palmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean about 500 km northwest of Rarotonga. It was discovered by James Cook on 16 June 1774.
Overview.
Palmerston Island is one of a number of sandy islets on a continuous ring of coral reef enclosing a lagoon. The largest of the isl... | and find the hidden immunity idol, which would be very instrumental to his survival later in the game.
In Episode 3, the four ethnically-divided tribes integrated into two tribes, and both Kwon and Lee became members of the new Aitutaki tribe. Kwon and Lee immediately developed a four-person alliance with Jonathan Penn... | 48,804 | triviaqa-train |
Livermorium is a new element in the periodic table named after a town in which US state? | 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... | located, which in turn was named after the rancher and landowner Robert Livermore. The name was adopted by IUPAC on May 30, 2012. Four isotopes of livermorium are known, with mass numbers between 290 and 293 inclusive; the longest-lived among them is livermorium-293 with a half-life of about 60 milliseconds. A fifth po... | 48,805 | triviaqa-train |
Michael Fallon is Secretary of State for which department? | under a single Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. A year before, the Secretaries for War and Air had lost their status as cabinet-level ministers, due to a reorganisation of British military command, being subordinated to a new Minister of Defence, and were finally abolished in 1964 and replaced with a new ... | for Energy Cecil Parkinson following the 1987 general election, and in 1988 joined the government of Margaret Thatcher as an Assistant Whip, becoming a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury in 1990. Fallon, alongside Michael Portillo and Michael Forsyth, visited Margaret Thatcher on the eve of her resignation in a last-dit... | 48,806 | triviaqa-train |
Camulodunum was the roman name for which town? | Camulodunum
Camulodunum (; ), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important town in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. It is claimed to be the oldest town in Britain. Originally the site of the Brythonic-Celtic oppidum of Camulodunon (meaning "stronghold of Camulos"), c... | Britain, was established within the confines of Camulodunon (which was Latinised as "Camulodunum") following the successful invasion in 43AD, and was home to the Twentieth Legion. After the legion was withdrawn in c. 49 AD, the legionary defences were dismantled and the fortress converted into a town, with many of the ... | 48,807 | triviaqa-train |
Which Cabinet post has been held by Stephen Byers, Peter Mandelson and Margaret Becket in recent years? | Stephen Byers
Stephen John Byers (born 13 April 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallsend between 1992 and 1997, and North Tyneside from 1997 to 2010. He was implicated in the MP expenses scandal and retired from politics in 2010.
During Byers' ministerial career, he ... | the Council and Leader of the House of Commons. Margaret Jay becomes Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords and Minister for Women. Stephen Byers becomes Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Ann Taylor becomes Chief Whip, which is now a cabinet position. Jack Cunningham becomes Cabinet Office Minister and Chancellor... | 48,808 | triviaqa-train |
What name describes the group of chemical elements that includes Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine and Fluorine? | Halogenated refrigerants, termed Freons in informal contexts, are identified by R-numbers that denote the amount of fluorine, chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen present. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) like R-11, R-12, and R-114 once dominated organofluorines, peaking in production in the 1980s. Used for air conditioning system... | was later used as a generic term to describe all the elements in the chlorine family (fluorine, bromine, iodine), after a suggestion by Jöns Jakob Berzelius in 1826. In 1823, Michael Faraday liquefied chlorine for the first time, and demonstrated that what was then known as "solid chlorine" had a structure of chlorine ... | 48,809 | triviaqa-train |
"In 1961, who became the first London club to complete football's League and Cup ""double""?" | The Invincibles.
In 1886, Woolwich munitions workers founded the club as Dial Square. In 1913, the club crossed the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, becoming close neighbours of Tottenham Hotspur, and creating the North London derby. In 2006, they moved to the nearby Emirates Stadium. In terms of revenue, Arsenal i... | titles. In the same season, Sívori became the first ever player at the club to win the European Footballer of the Year. The following season, they beat Fiorentina to complete their first league and cup double, winning Serie A and Coppa Italia. Boniperti retired in 1961 as the all-time top scorer at the club, with 182 g... | 48,810 | triviaqa-train |
In 1973, which club became the first Second Division side to win the FA Cup since the war? | Scottish team Queen's Park reached and lost the final in both 1884 and 1885.
Winners and finalists Outside the top division.
Since the creation of the Football League in 1888, the final has never been contested by two teams from outside the top division, and there have only been eight winners who were not in the top fl... | from suffering relegation to the Second Division in 1973–74, his first season as club captain following the retirement of Bobby Charlton. However, United bounced back at the first attempt as Second Division champions.
Buchan helped United win the 1977 FA Cup Final against Liverpool, which they won 2–1. This meant that ... | 48,811 | triviaqa-train |
Avianca is the national airline of which South American country? | Republic of New Granada". New Granada officially changed its name in 1858 to the Granadine Confederation. In 1863 the name was again changed, this time to United States of Colombia, before finally adopting its present name – the Republic of Colombia – in 1886.
To refer to this country, the Colombian government uses the... | any other country in South America. Iperú is the Peruvian national tourist office.
Transportation.
Transportation Air.
Peru does not have one clear national airline, but rather a number of different airlines offering service to Peru from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Some of the most popular airlines ... | 48,812 | triviaqa-train |
Norwich South is the Parliamentary constituency of which government minister? | Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwich South is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, since 2015 by Clive Lewis, of the Labour Party.
History.
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general elect... | Costessey.
Following their review of parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk that concluded in 2004 and came into effect for the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for England created a slightly modified Norwich South constituency. The part of the Crome ward around Morse Road became part of Norwich North, w... | 48,813 | triviaqa-train |
The fifth 'Harry Potter' book is due for publication on June 21st. What is it called? | and the Order of the Phoenix", with 8.5 million, which was then shattered by "Half-Blood Prince" with 10.8 million copies. 6.9 million copies of "Prince" were sold in the U.S. within the first 24 hours of its release; in the United Kingdom more than two million copies were sold on the first day. The initial U.S. print ... | , and as they say goodbye, Lupin is certain that they will meet again.
Publication and reception.
Publication and reception Pre-release history.
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is the third book in the "Harry Potter" series. The first, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" ("Harry Potter and the Sorcere... | 48,814 | triviaqa-train |
Which government minister is currently MP for Ashfield? | Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Ashfield is a Nottinghamshire constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Gloria De Piero of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile.
To date almost always a Labour Party seat since its creation for the 1955 general election, the Ashfield cons... | profitability of the whole UERL group.
In an effort to protect the UERL group's income, its chairman Lord Ashfield lobbied the government for regulation of transport services in the London area. Starting in 1923, a series of legislative initiatives were made in this direction, with Ashfield and Labour London County Cou... | 48,815 | triviaqa-train |
"At this year's ""Golden Globe Awards"", which programme starring Albert Finney, won the award for best TV movie?" | Actor for "Erin Brockovich" (2000). He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBC–HBO television biographical film "The Gathering Storm".
Early life.
Finney was born in Salford, Lancashire, the son of Alice (née Hobson) and Albert Finney, a bookmaker. He was educated at Tootal Driv... | Hysterical Blindness (film)
Hysterical Blindness is a TV movie made for HBO, directed by Mira Nair and starring Gena Rowlands, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis and Ben Gazzara. The movie premiered on HBO on August 21, 2002 to good reviews. In 2003, Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Debby Miller. Ben ... | 48,816 | triviaqa-train |
The Colorado Beetle is a destructive pest of which crop? | plant ("Solanum tuberosum") was not made until about 1859 when it began destroying potato crops in the region of Omaha, Nebraska. Its spread eastward was rapid, at an average distance of 140 km per year. By 1874 it had reached the Atlantic Coast. From 1871, the American entomologist Charles Valentine Riley warned Europ... | .
Soybean plants are vulnerable to a wide range of bacterial diseases, fungal diseases, viral diseases and parasites. The corn earworm moth and bollworm is a common and destructive pest of soybean growth in Virginia.
Soybeans are consumed by whitetail deer which may damage soybean plants through feeding, trampling and ... | 48,817 | triviaqa-train |
Which crop in particular is damaged by the Boll Weevil? | , the weevil spread to Paraguay and Argentina. The International Cotton Advisory Committee has proposed a control program similar to that used in the U.S.
Control.
During early years of the weevil's presence, growers sought relatively warm soils and early-ripening cultivars. Following World War II, the development of n... | later, Coffee County was the leading producer of peanuts in the United States. Enterprise was able not only to stave off disaster, but its economy was renewed by the thriving new crop base. In appreciation, the people of Enterprise erected a monument in the city center to what the monument describes as their "herald of... | 48,818 | triviaqa-train |
"Named for the Spanish for ""little cake"", what name is given to a Mexican thin pancake, made from cornmeal?" | almost every dish. Tortillas are made of corn in most of the country, but other versions exist, such as wheat in the north or plantain, yuca and wild greens in Oaxaca.
Basic elements Chili peppers.
The other basic ingredient in all parts of Mexico is the chile pepper. Mexican food has a reputation for being very spicy,... | Doodle":
It is also referenced in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men (1871). Emil and Franz grow corn on their garden plot which they mill "to supply the family with hasty-pudding and Johnny-cake". Johnny cakes are a cornmeal-based american-style pancake.
Similar dishes.
Polenta is the Italian version of hasty pudding, wit... | 48,819 | triviaqa-train |
May 21st. 1471, witnessed the murder by stabbing of which king in the Tower of London? | night.
As a result of Henry's expansion, St Peter ad Vincula, a Norman chapel which had previously stood outside the Tower, was incorporated into the castle. Henry decorated the chapel by adding glazed windows, and stalls for himself and his queen. It was rebuilt by Edward I at a cost of over £300 and again by Henry VI... | on Burgundy, whose ruler responded by giving Edward IV the assistance he needed to win back his throne by force. Edward IV returned to England in early 1471, after which he was reconciled with Clarence and killed Warwick at the Battle of Barnet. The Yorkists won a final decisive victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4... | 48,820 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was murdered at Berkley Castle in September 1327? | towne of Berkley to compassion, plainelie hearing him vtter a wailefull noise, as the tormentors were about to murther him, so that diuerse [i.e., several] being awakened therewith (as they themselues confessed) praied heartilie to God to receiue his soule, when they vnderstood by his crie what the matter ment.Christop... | the future King Henry IV of England.
Maud's mother died in 1322, when Maud was twelve years old.
Marriages and Issue.
In 1327, Maud married her first husband, William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster. The couple received a papal dispensation for their marriage, which was dated 1 May 1327. Maud went to live in Ireland with ... | 48,821 | triviaqa-train |
Which thick French soup, made from leeks, potatoes, chicken stock and cream, is usually served cold? | chilled vegetable-based soup originating from Spain. Vichyssoise is a cold purée of potatoes, leeks, and cream.
Types Asian.
A feature of East Asian soups not normally found in Western cuisine is the use of tofu in soups. Many traditional East Asian soups are typically broths, "clear soups", or starch thickened soups.
... | Watercress soup
Watercress soup is a soup prepared using the leaf vegetable watercress as a primary ingredient. It may be prepared as a cream soup or as a broth/stock-based soup using vegetable or chicken stock. Additional ingredients used can include vegetables such as potato, leeks, spinach, celery and turnips, chees... | 48,822 | triviaqa-train |
Which George Eliot novel was first published under the title, 'The Weaver Of Raveloe'? | George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including "Adam Bede" (1859), "The Mill on the Flo... | Freeman's first book, written while working as a secretary to the novelist Louis Golding; it was about a love affair between a schoolteacher and a sailor doomed by the class system.
One of her best known books was the novel "The Leather Boys" (1961), published under the pseudonym Eliot George, after the novelist George... | 48,823 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Pilgrim's Way' runs in an easterly direction from Winchester in Hampshire, to which city? | . The ancient Pilgrims' Way travelling to Canterbury begins at Winchester. The plan of the earlier Old Minster is laid out in the grass adjoining the cathedral. The New Minster (the original burial place of Alfred the Great and Edward the Elder) once stood beside it. The cathedral has a girls choir and a boys choir, wh... | km long Röslau Path, which was created in 1980 by Fichtelgebirge Club. The Seenweg path from Weißenstädter See to the Fichtelsee runs past the spring.
Course.
After leaving the steep slopes and high forest on the Schneeberg the Röslau runs past the Vordorf Mill, turns initially southeast to Leupoldsdorf and Tröstau, gr... | 48,824 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Mike Gatting once involved in a slanging match with Umpire, Shakoor Rana? | Shakoor Rana
Shakoor Rana (),
(3 April 1936 – 9 April 2001) was a Pakistani cricketer and umpire
Playing career.
Shakoor Rana had a modest playing career. He played in 11 first-class matches between 1957 and 1973, accumulating 226 runs and 12 wickets. He was overshadowed by his brothers Shafqat Rana and Azmat Rana who... | nearly brought to a premature end when captain Mike Gatting and umpire Shakoor Rana row during a Test Match.
- 15 December – Channel Tunnel construction is initiated, and it is expected to open in 1993 or early-1994.
- 17 December – A year that has seen an excellent performance for the British economy ends with unemplo... | 48,825 | triviaqa-train |
A favourite in Asian cookery, what fragrant herb's Latin name is Cymbopogon citratus? | is an essential oil constituent from "Cymbopogon citratus", "Cymbopogon winterianus", and "Lippia alba". Citronellol has been shown to lower blood pressure in rats by a direct effect on the vascular smooth muscle leading to vasodilation. In a small, randomized, controlled trial, an infusion made from "C. citratus" was ... | was also covered by the Latin group Tierra, who took the song to Top 20 on the charts in 1980. In 2005, singer Keith Sweat covered The Intruders' 1973 hit, ""I Wanna Know Your Name"".It was also covered by The Whispers and The Force MD's. In 1968, Peaches & Herb covered The Intruders' 1966 hit, ""(We'll Be) United"". T... | 48,826 | triviaqa-train |
Which Puccini opera is set in a garden, in the Japanese city of Nagasaki? | Verdi, onward, exercising tremendous influence on his successors Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, and Benjamin Britten.
After Verdi, the sentimental "realistic" melodrama of verismo appeared in Italy. This was a style introduced by Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" that cam... | of 'leitmotif' for the princess throughout the opera. Puccini commissioned a set of 13 gongs constructed by the Tronci family specifically for "Turandot". Decades later, percussionist Howard Van Hyning of the New York City Opera had been searching for a proper set of gongs and obtained the original set from the Stivane... | 48,827 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Mozart opera is seen as a contest between ""Good"", the priest Sarastro, and ""Evil"", the Queen of the Night?" | November 1789)
- Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844)
Life and career 1782–87.
In 1782 and 1783, Mozart became intimately acquainted with the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel as a result of the influence of Gottfried van Swieten, who owned many manuscripts of the Baroque mas... | instance, the evil Queen of the Night is sometimes taken to be an emblem for the empress Maria Theresa, who was hostile to Freemasonry in Austria during her reign (1740–1780).
It remains a near-consensus that the opera is in a sense Masonic. However, the Mozart scholar David J. Buch has expressed a contrarian view, sug... | 48,828 | triviaqa-train |
Which British aeronautical engineer, knighted in 1968, designed the first swing-wing aircraft? | wings that could adjust sweep angle in flight. As the position of the lift relative to the cg (and hence longitudinal stability) changes with wing sweep, the Bell X-5 wing translated forward as sweep increased to prevent excessive instability (i.e. extreme forward cg relative to center of lift). A more practical soluti... | , the Type 138 was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. From the outset it was designed as a dedicated research aircraft capable of reaching high altitudes; aeronautical engineer Frank Barnwell had first proposed the design to the British Air Ministry during November 1933. The revi... | 48,829 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the vast plateau, known as the Nullarbor Plain? | Australia and Western Australia.
History.
Historically, the Nullarbor, considered by Europeans to be almost uninhabitable, was used by the semi-nomadic Aborigines, the Spinifex and Wangai peoples.
The first Europeans known to have sighted and mapped the Nullarbor coast were Captain François Thijssen and Peter Nuyts, Co... | Plain. In native terms, their northeastern limits were designated as being at "Kapi Kirkela" and "Tjikarunja."
Of the ecological transition on the eastern boundary Tindale writes:-
'the eastern boundary of the Tjeraridjal, near Naretha, is strongly emphasized by the change from sclerophyll forests of mallee and gimlet ... | 48,830 | triviaqa-train |
The Sonoran Desert, one of the world's largest, is situated in which country? | C) making it a popular winter resort destination. Due to its warm year-round climate citrus and subtropical fruits such as mangoes, figs, and dates are grown in the Coachella Valley and adjacent Imperial Valley. Imperial Valley has a total population of about 188,000 and has a similar climate to that of the Coachella V... | from the greater Sonoran Desert region in a designed garden setting
- Wortz Demonstration Garden – Southwest landscape design display garden
- Yucca Garden – "Yucca" species in a designed 'strap foliage garden.'
Other features.
The Palo Verde Garden Center started when garden staff started propagating plants from the g... | 48,831 | triviaqa-train |
Which 19th century monarch had a much-publicised affair with an actress called Mrs. Robinson? | Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer... | Tarakeswar affair
The Tarakeswar affair (also known as the Tarakeswar scandal or the Mahant-Elokeshi affair) refers to a public scandal in 19th-century Bengal during the British Raj. It resulted from an illicit love affair between Elokeshi, the wife of a government employee Nobin Chandra, and the Brahmin head priest (o... | 48,832 | triviaqa-train |
In 1712, who became the first engineer to introduce steam to an engine with a piston? | 17th century. Thomas Savery's dewatering pump used steam pressure operating directly on the water. The first commercially successful engine that could transmit continuous power to a machine was developed in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen. James Watt made a critical improvement by removing spent steam to a separate vessel for ... | solid rocket motor was invented in China. Driven by gunpowder, this simplest form of internal combustion engine was unable to deliver sustained power, but was useful for propelling weaponry at high speeds towards enemies in battle and for fireworks. After invention, this innovation spread throughout Europe.
History Ind... | 48,833 | triviaqa-train |
"Her portrayal of which character won Julia Roberts a ""Best Actress"" 'Oscar' in 2001?" | era play, "The Normal Heart", which aired on HBO; the film was critically acclaimed and "Vanity Fair", in its review, wrote: "Roberts, meanwhile, hums with righteous, "Erin Brokovich"-ian anger. Between this and "August: Osage County", she's carving out a nice new niche for herself, playing brittle women who show their... | alongside Academy award winner Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007). Most recently Jud can be seen portraying Laraine Day alongside Harrison Ford in the Jackie Robinson story "42" (2013). Jud won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Suzanne Somers in the "" (2003) and was nominated in 2013 for ... | 48,834 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Bullet Train' of Japan runs between Tokyo and which other city? | is reclaimed land (umetatechi). It began in the 12th century. Late 20th and early 21st century projects include artificial islands such as Chubu Centrair International Airport in Ise Bay, Kansai International Airport in the middle of Osaka Bay, Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise and Wakayama Marina City. The village of O... | rice "KoshiHikari," award-winning sake, watermellon, Shiitake mushrooms, and more.
The nearest railway station and town is Urasa, approximately 4 km away. The Joetsu Shinkansen has a stop at Urasa station. From here, Niigata city is 40 minutes away and Tokyo is 100 minutes away by shinkansen (bullet train). IUJ runs a ... | 48,835 | triviaqa-train |
A British pair won the mixed doubles at the 1987 Wimbledon Tennis Champioships, Jeremy Bates and who elase? | Jeremy Bates (tennis)
Michael Jeremy Bates, commonly known as Jeremy Bates (born 19 June 1962) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked UK number 1 in 1987 and again from 1989 to 1994. He reached a career-high ATP world ranking of 54 from 17 April 1995 to 23 April 1995.
During his career he won two... | for most of her career. She won the British National Singles title a record seven times. She was the second British woman player after Virginia Wade to win $1 million in prize money.
Doubles career.
Partnering her fellow British player Jeremy Bates, Durie won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1987, the first Brit... | 48,836 | triviaqa-train |
Who starred as 'Arthur Parker', a sheet music salesman, in the Dennis Potter TV drama, 'Pennies From Heaven'? | "
In the mid-1930s, Arthur and Joan Parker (Bob Hoskins and Gemma Craven) are an incompatible married couple living in the London suburbs. Arthur, a travelling sheet music salesman, is a passionate man who is frustrated by his wife's domestic nature. On a car journey to the Gloucester area he picks up 'the accordion ma... | later in the original BBC version of Dennis Potter's innovative 6-part fantasy-drama "Pennies from Heaven" (1978), in which he portrayed adulterous sheet music salesman Arthur Parker. He went on to play Iago in Jonathan Miller's BBC Television Shakespeare production of "Othello" (1981). In 1983 Hoskins voiced an advert... | 48,837 | triviaqa-train |
Which Ian Fleming novel first introduced us to secret agent, James Bond? | started writing.
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the bac... | . "Atomsk" by Paul Linebarger, written in 1948 and published in 1949, appears to be the first espionage novel of the dawning conflict.
History The early Cold War British.
With "Secret Ministry" (1951), Desmond Cory introduced Johnny Fedora, the secret agent with a licence to kill, the government-sanctioned assassin. Ia... | 48,838 | triviaqa-train |
Who won Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with Paul McNamee, Mark Woodforde and Jonathan Stark? | continue competitively in doubles and mixed doubles (as instanced by Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe, who won doubles titles in their 40s).
Other types of match.
Other types of match Canadian doubles.
When three players are available, modified rules can accommodate the mismatch so that the single player does not h... | 1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor – Doubles
Jim Grabb and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions but only Grabb competed that year with Richey Reneberg.
Grabb and Reneberg lost in the first round to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.
Woodbridge and Woodforde won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Byron Black and Grant Connell.... | 48,839 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous example of Indo-Islamic architecture was built between 1630 and 1653? | Kos Minar
Mughal Architecture Taj Mahal.
The most well known example of Mughal architecture is the Taj Mahal. It was built for the wife of Shah Jahan, who died in 1631. The main ideas and themes of garden tombs had already been explored by earlier Mughal emperors, and this was the culmination of all those previous work... | mosque built on the Indian subcontinent.
The Sixty Dome Mosque was the largest medieval mosque built in Bangladesh, and is a fine example of Turkic-Bengali architecture. The Mughal style replaced indigenous architecture when Bengal became a province of the Mughal Empire and influenced the development of urban housing. ... | 48,840 | triviaqa-train |
'Michaelwood Services' are located on which Motorway? | M5 and M6 numbers were reserved for the other two planned long distance motorways. The Preston Bypass, the UK's first motorway, should have been numbered A6(M) under the scheme decided upon, but it was decided to keep the number M6 as had already been applied.
A map "Showing Future Pattern of Principal National Routes"... | - Mike Wood (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball player
- Mike Wood (Labour politician) (born 1946), British MP for Batley and Spen
- Mike Wood (Conservative politician) (born 1976), MP for Dudley South since May 2015
- Mike Wood (curler) (born 1968), Canadian curler
- Mike Wood (fencer) (born 1971), South African... | 48,841 | triviaqa-train |
What was the former name of Surinam? | . On November 23, 1941, under an agreement with the Netherlands government-in-exile, the United States occupied Dutch Guiana to protect the bauxite mines.
Decolonization.
In 1945, the first full election was held, with the Netherlands providing aid in health matters.
In 1954, Suriname gained self-government, with the N... | , 1893, in Paramaribo, a South American coastal city in what was then the Dutch colony of Surinam and is today the capital of the independent country of Suriname. He was the son of Rudolf Huiswoud, a former slave who had gained his freedom as a boy of 11 and who learned the skills of a tailor, working at the trade unti... | 48,842 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America? | in a running disorder, the roads back to Washington were blocked by panicked civilians attempting to flee in their carriages. The pell mell retreat became known in the Southern press as “The Great Skedaddle.”
Since their combined army had been left highly disorganized as well, Beauregard and Johnston did not fully pres... | arms of President John Tyler (who had earlier lost his first wife). They married four months later, creating a national scandal, since there was a 30-year difference in their ages.
Although Tyler was a member of the wealthy Gardiner family and a former First Lady of the United States, she had economic problems after th... | 48,843 | triviaqa-train |
Who manufactured the U2 spy plane in which Gary Powers was shot down in 1960? | about the project and decided to submit an unsolicited proposal. To save weight and increase altitude, Lockheed executive John Carter suggested that the design eliminate landing gear and not attempt to meet combat load factors for the airframe. The company asked Clarence "Kelly" Johnson to come up with such a design. J... | Vasily Dzhugashvili, son of Joseph Stalin.
- Jan Stanisław Jankowski, Polish politician.
- Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal.
- Johan Laidoner, Estonian commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army.
- Yosef Mendelevitch, Jewish Refusenik dissident.
- Garegin Nzhdeh, Armenian general and Dashnak revolutionar... | 48,844 | triviaqa-train |
On which island did 'James Bond' confront actress Ursula Andress and villain 'Dr. No'? | an elaborate visual style that is one of the hallmarks of the film series.
Plot.
John Strangways, the British MI6 Station Chief in Jamaica, and his secretary are ambushed and killed. The assassins steal documents related to "Crab Key" and "Doctor No". In response, M, the head of MI6, instructs agent James Bond to inves... | Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress (; born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss film and television actress, former model and sex symbol, who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, "Dr. No". She later starred as Vesper Lynd... | 48,845 | triviaqa-train |
The Ebro is the second largest river in which country? | Ebro
The Ebro ( ; ) is a river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is the second longest river in the Iberian peninsula after the Tagus, second biggest by discharge volume and by drainage area after the Douro, and longest river running entirely within Spain.
The Ebro flows through the following cities: Reinosa in Cantabria; F... | Zadorra
The Zadorra is a river tributary of the Ebro in the Basque Country at the north of the Iberian Peninsula. The river flows across province Álava all along (with the exception of Burgos' exclave La Puebla de Arganzon) till it pours into the Ebro near Miranda de Ebro in Burgos' lands. The river's water volume is t... | 48,846 | triviaqa-train |
"Who was the composer of the Oratorio, ""The Dream Of Gerontius""?" | 's "The Crucifixion" (1887) became the stereotypical battlehorse of massed amateur choral societies. Edward Elgar tried to revive the genre around the turn of century with the composition of "The Light of Life (Lux Christi)", "The Dream of Gerontius", "The Apostles" and "The Kingdom".
History Twentieth-century.
Oratori... | his oratorio, "The Dream of Gerontius" at Westminster Cathedral, the first time it had been performed in London.
- Born: Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer, in Tiflis, Russian Empire (died 1978)
June 8, 1903 (Monday).
- Born: Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-French author, in Brussels (died 1987)
June 9, 1903 (Tuesday).... | 48,847 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scandanavian was the 1998 Australian Formula One Grand Prix winner? | venue first used in 1953, or the third since the new circuit first hosted the race in 1996.
The race was dominated by the McLaren-Mercedes team and won by Mika Häkkinen over his teammate David Coulthard in controversial circumstances. Williams driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished third. The race also represented the f... | team. Former Formula One driver and future six time Bathurst 1000 winner Larry Perkins was the final series winner in 1979 in an Elfin MR8-Chevrolet driving for Ansett Team Elfin.
Some notable drivers who competed in the Rothmans International Series included future (1980) Formula One World Champion Alan Jones, former ... | 48,848 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1944 play, 'The Man Who Had All The Luck'? | received the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. On May 1, 2002, Miller was awarded Spain's Principe de Asturias Prize for Literature as "the undisputed master of modern drama." Later that year, Ingeborg Morath died of lymphatic cancer at the age of 78. The following yea... | Best Author and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. The play was adapted for films in 1948 and 1987.
Background.
Miller wrote "All My Sons" after his first play "The Man Who Had All the Luck" failed on Broadway, lasting only four performances. Miller wrote "All My Sons" as a final attempt at writing a commerci... | 48,849 | triviaqa-train |
Which British driver was the winner of the 1999 Australian Formula One Grand Prix? | 1999 Formula One World Championship
The 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 53rd season of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula One motor racing. It commenced on 7 March and ended on 31 October after sixteen races.
The Drivers' Championship was won for a second consecutive time by Mika Hä... | 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 6 August 2006 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the 13th race of the 2006 Formula One season. Jenson Button won the race driving a Honda, the first victory of his career, the first race win for a British driver since David C... | 48,850 | triviaqa-train |
Which crime writer wrote the novel 'Pagan Babies'? | Pagan Babies
Pagan Babies is a 2000 crime novel written by Elmore Leonard."
Plot summary.
The novel begins in Rwanda. The protagonist is a priest named Terry Dunn. It is a few years after the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus.
Father Terry lives in Rwanda with his girlfriend Chantelle. He doesn't have qualms about su... | Ring of Terror (novel)
Ring of Terror is a mystery-suspense novel by the British crime writer Michael Gilbert, first published in the United Kingdom in 1995 by Hodder and Stoughton and in the United States by Carroll & Graf. It was Gilbert's 28th novel and the first of three featuring his final set of recurring charact... | 48,851 | triviaqa-train |
"Which comedy actor played 'Uriah Heap' in the 1999 BBC adaptation of ""David Copperfield""?" | as an Uriah Heap for his support of the Trump emergency
Film and television.
In film and television adaptations, the character has been played by Peter Paget (1934), Roland Young (1935), Colin Jeavons (1966), Ron Moody (1969), Martin Jarvis (1974), Paul Brightwell (1986), Nicholas Lyndhurst (1999) and Frank MacCusker (... | became a familiar face on television when he played Jon in the BBC's landmark 1967 adaptation of "The Forsyte Saga", the title role in a BBC serialisation of "Nicholas Nickleby" (1968) and Uriah Heep in the 1974 BBC version of "David Copperfield", and when he was the male lead in the sitcom "Rings on Their Fingers" (19... | 48,852 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was golfer Bobby Locke? | Bobby Locke
Arthur D'Arcy "Bobby" Locke (20 November 1917 – 9 March 1987) was a South African professional golfer. He won four Open Championships, nine South African Opens, seven South African PGA Championships and 15 PGA Tour events. He was a prolific tournament winner in his native country, eventually accumulating 38... | Robert Locke (disambiguation)
Robert Locke is an editor and American conservative.
Robert Locke may also refer to:
- Rob Locke, British actor
- Bobby Locke, golfer
- Bobby Locke (baseball), baseball player
See also.
- Robert Lock (disambiguation) | 48,853 | triviaqa-train |
From which country did former Formula One driver Denny Hulme originate? | his third title in 1966, becoming the only driver to win the Formula One World Championship in a car carrying his own name ("cf" Surtees, Hill and Fittipaldi Automotive). In 1967, the title went to Brabham's teammate, New Zealander Denny Hulme. Hulme had better reliability through the year, possibly due to Brabham's de... | 1984 Bathurst 1000 in Australia driving a TWR Rover partnered by regular ETCC co-driver Armin Hahne from Germany. This was followed in 1986 when he won the prestigious ETCC Tourist Trophy at Silverstone in a TWR prepared Rover along with co-driver, former Formula One World Champion Denny Hulme. He was then champion in ... | 48,854 | triviaqa-train |
Strongly associated with Shirley Bassey, the song 'Big Spender' comes from which musical? | Charity" (1968), "Pippin" (1972) and "Chicago" (1975). Other notable director-choreographers have included Gower Champion, Tommy Tune, Michael Bennett, Gillian Lynne and Susan Stroman. Prominent directors have included Hal Prince, who also got his start with Abbott, and Trevor Nunn.
During the Golden Age, automotive co... | The Shirley Bassey Singles Album
The Shirley Bassey Singles Album is a compilation album released in 1975 by British singer Shirley Bassey.
Having seen a sales dip in the latter half of the 1960s, Shirley Bassey enjoyed a successful comeback in the 1970s, beginning with the single and album hits, "Something". This cont... | 48,855 | triviaqa-train |
What is the medical name for Rabies? | rabies progresses and causes inflammation of the brain and/or meninges, signs and symptoms can include slight or partial paralysis, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, agitation, abnormal behavior, paranoia, terror, and hallucinations, progressing to delirium, and coma. The person may also have hydrophobia.
Death usually occ... | Milwaukee protocol. Subsequent medical research determined that the Milwaukee protocol is not an effective treatment for rabies infection, and its use is not recommended.
History Etymology.
The term is derived from the Latin "rabies", "madness". This, in turn, may be related to the Sanskrit "rabhas", "to rage". The Gre... | 48,856 | triviaqa-train |
The song 'Hello Young Lovers', comes from which musical? | sympathises with the plight of Tuptim, the Burmese slave girl and newest wife of the king.
Cover versions.
Among popular versions are those by:
- Frank Sinatra - recorded March 2, 1951 with Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra.
- Perry Como - recorded March 20, 1951 with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra. This charted briefl... | Hello Young Lovers
Hello Young Lovers may refer to:
- "Hello, Young Lovers" (song), a 1951 song by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- "Hello Young Lovers" (Nancy Wilson album), 1962
- "Hello Young Lovers" (Jimmy Durante album), 1965
- "Hello Young Lovers" (Sparks album), a 2006 album by Sparks
- "Hello Young Lovers", a 1987 com... | 48,857 | triviaqa-train |
What part of the body is affected by Blepharitis? | and oily eyelid gland deposits.
Eyelid hygiene: "Remove lid margin debris" immediately after the warm compresses by gently washing the eyelids with a warm, wet, soapy washcloth to remove accumulated debris. Use a diluted, hypoallergenic baby shampoo. Gently rub along the lid margins, keeping the eyes shut. Too much soa... | or "rosacea-associated" blepharitis Symptoms
Symptoms include a foreign body sensation, matting of the lashes, and burning. Collarette around eyelashes, a ring-like formation around the lash shaft, can be observed. Other symptoms include loss of eyelashes or broken eyelashes. The condition can sometimes lead to a chala... | 48,858 | triviaqa-train |
In which Shakespeare play does the character 'Autolycus' appear? | poetry and were considered his most successful tragedies by the poet and critic T.S. Eliot.
In his final period, Shakespeare turned to romance or tragicomedy and completed three more major plays: "Cymbeline", "The Winter's Tale," and "The Tempest", as well as the collaboration, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre". Less bleak th... | II.iii.52)." Shakespeare later closes the play with Feste alone on the stage, singing directly to the audience "of man's inexorable progress from childhood's holiday realm ... into age, vice, disillusionment, and death. ... [This] pessimism is informed and sweetened, however, not only by the music to which it is set, b... | 48,859 | triviaqa-train |
Which battle began on 1st. July 1916? | First day on the Somme
The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the Battle of Albert the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme. Nine corps of the French Sixth Army and the British Fourth and Third armies, attacked the German 2nd Army (General Fritz von Below)... | Battle of Bitlis
The Battle of Bitlis refers to a series of engagements in the summer of 1916 for the town of Bitlis and to a lesser extent nearby Moush, between Russian Imperial forces and their Ottoman counterparts.
The first military confrontation at Bitlis occurred in July 1915, when Russian troops launched an unsu... | 48,860 | triviaqa-train |
In 1932, Edward Elgar recorded his violin concerto, who was the sixteen year old soloist? | supporting Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., for whom he composed an anthem, ""He Banged the Leather for Goal"", and in his later years he frequently attended horseraces. His protégés, the conductor Malcolm Sargent and violinist Yehudi Menuhin, both recalled rehearsals with Elgar at which he swiftly satisfied himself that ... | quartet.
In January 1927, as part of a series of events celebrating Elgar's 70 years of life, Elgar conducted the Hallé Orchestra in a performance of his Violin Concerto. Brodsky, then 75 years old and retired, was the soloist that night.
He died on 22 January 1929 in England.
Legacy and honors.
While he was in Leipzig... | 48,861 | triviaqa-train |
What was Elvis Presley's first UK hit? | who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of ... | Inc., Elvis Presley's publishing company.
The song was Presley's first Top 10 hit in the US in four years, peaking at number 3, and number 2 in Canada. It was his first UK Top 10 hit in three years, also peaking at No. 2. It hit No. 1 on Cashbox and No. 8 Easy Listening. It was a number-one hit in West Germany, Ireland... | 48,862 | triviaqa-train |
Who was married to both Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards? | which was awarded a 1994 George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. According to "Time", Robards offered to narrate the schizophrenia program, saying that his first wife had been institutionalized for that illness.
Robards is in the American Theater Hall of Fame, inducted in 1979.
Personal life and dea... | Charlie Hildebrand (billed as Jason Robards)
- Drew Pearson as Himself
See also.
- "Across the Pacific", a similar 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart | 48,863 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is Antonin Dvoraks ninth symphony known? | Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)
The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 (), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one ... | interpretation of the music of the Romanticism, in particular the works of Russian composers, as well as Frédéric Chopin. She is particularly known for her performances as a "crystal clear romanticist" who delivers a teary-eyed and emotional performance to the audience at her concerts.
She also performs not well known ... | 48,864 | triviaqa-train |
What was Elvis Presley's first feature film? | popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in "Love Me Tender". Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of... | - November 10 - Elvis Presley's film career ends with the release of "Change of Habit".
- "" becomes the first feature film to receive an Australian Film Institute Award.
Awards.
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: Midnight Cowboy – Hellman-Schlesinger, United Artists
- Best Director: John Schlesinger – "Midnight Cowboy"
-... | 48,865 | triviaqa-train |
Judy Carne was the first, and Loni Anderson the second wife of which American film star? | of the musical "The Boy Friend" which opened on Broadway on 14 April 1970 and ran for 111 performances.
In 1993, Judy attended the 25th anniversary of "Laugh-In" and appeared on a televised "Laugh-In" Christmas show.
Personal life.
Carne was married to actor Burt Reynolds from 1963 to 1965 and to producer Robert Bergma... | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982).
Career Bankruptcy.
Despite his lucrative career, in 1996 he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due in part to an extravagant lifestyle, a divorce from Loni Anderson and failed investments in some Florida restaurant chains. Reynolds emerged from bankruptcy two years later.
Pers... | 48,866 | triviaqa-train |
"With which ""boyband"" did singer Stephen Gateley achieve fame?" | Stephen Gately
Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 197610 October 2009) was an Irish pop singer-songwriter, actor, children's writer, and dancer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone. All of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their t... | after they were invited to work with another label where they were responsible for the management of a new boyband known as M.A.D. M.A.D managed to secure a Number 37 chart position with their debut release "Toyboy" after just 10 weeks together as band. Further on the label released a follow up single called "Fame & TV... | 48,867 | triviaqa-train |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the subtitle 'Flowers Of Progress'? | listed in the second table below), the G&S operas were the only works produced at the Savoy Theatre from the date it opened (10 October 1881) until "The Gondoliers" closed on 20 June 1891. Over the next decade, there were only two new G&S pieces ("Utopia Limited" and "The Grand Duke"), both of which had comparatively b... | for his bel canto interpretations, Banks has a diverse repertoire, singing the music of Bach, Britten, Handel, Mozart, Berg, Stravinsky (including one of his signature roles, that of Tom Rakewell in The Rake's Progress) Rimsky-Korsakov, Elgar and Gilbert and Sullivan to name but a few. Banks is a regular stage artist t... | 48,868 | triviaqa-train |
Which Rogers and Hammerstein musical of 1945 features the songs,'June Is Bustin' Out All Over' and 'If I Loved You'? | If I Loved You
"If I Loved You" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel".
The song was introduced by John Raitt as "Billy Bigelow" and Jan Clayton as "Julie" in the original Broadway production.
The song was performed in the 1956 film version "Carousel" by Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones... | these lists:
- 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated
- 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
- "If I Loved You" – Nominated
- "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" – Nominated
- "You'll Never Walk Alone" – Nominated
- 2006: AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers – Nominated
- 2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – Nominated
Soun... | 48,869 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won the 'America's Cup' (yachting) in 2003? | , the Royal Perth Yacht Club began relaxing this requirement. Numerous members of the New Zealand AC 2000 team became key members of the Swiss 2003 "Alinghi" challenge, led by biotechnology entrepreneur Ernesto Bertarelli. To satisfy the crew nationality requirements, New Zealand team members of Alinghi took up residen... | the yachting syndicate Team Alinghi, which in 2003, representing the Société Nautique de Genève, won the Louis Vuitton Cup before beating Team New Zealand in Auckland to win the America's Cup. It was the first time a team had ever won the coveted sailing trophy on its first attempt, with the victory bringing the Cup to... | 48,870 | triviaqa-train |
Greece has land borderswith Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and which former Yugoslav Republic? | Albania
Albania ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Albania (, ), is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and a maritime border with It... | Deroceras turcicum
Deroceras turcicum is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae.
Distribution.
It is found in Turkey and the more south eastern parts of Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, countries of the area of the... | 48,871 | triviaqa-train |
Of which African country was Kwame Nkrumah the first President? | Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisa... | the country from France.
He is with Kwame Nkrumah one of the founders of the African Union, and the Guinean Diallo Telly was the first general secretary of the African Union.
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) led the nation to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Jomo Kenyatta served as the first Prime Minister (1... | 48,872 | triviaqa-train |
Called the 'Escaut' in France, which 270 mile-long river rises in the north of that country, flows across Belgium, and empties into the North Sea in Holland? | Scheldt
The Scheldt (, , , ) is a long river in northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English "sceald" ("shallow"), Modern English "shoal", Low German "schol", West Frisian "skol", and Swedish (obsolete) "skäll" ("thin"... | Chelif River
Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف) (also spelled Chéliff, or Sheliff) is a long river in Algeria and also the longest one in the country. It rises in the Saharan Atlas near the city of Aflou, flows through the Tell Atlas and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Mostaganem. The water level... | 48,873 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone'? | Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is a modern folk-style song. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger in 1955 and published in "Sing Out!" magazine. Additional verses were added in May 1960 by Joe Hickerson, who turned it into a circular song.
Its rhetorical ... | trial and failure, this English translation was used by Seeger in 1962 with an adaptation of "an extraordinary melody put together by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student James Waters, who had put a new tune to a mystical ballad "The Great Silkie" which he couldn't get out of his head, without permission." S... | 48,874 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1972 John Boorman film is a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, raped by a 'Hillbilly'? | her performance in the 1991 short film "Curdled", later remade as a 1996 feature film with finance from Tarantino and again starring Jones. Duane Whitaker, Peter Greene, and Stephen Hibbert played Maynard, Zed, and the gimp, respectively. According to "The Daily Beast", these "three psycho hillbillies" that torture But... | Graffiti" and "A Small Town in Texas". When Gretchen Corbett left the television series "The Rockford Files" in 1978, Hopkins replaced her character as Rockford's attorney John Cooper, ultimately appearing in 3 episodes.
Bo Hopkins' first major role in a film was in "White Lightning" (1973), a cult classic that also st... | 48,875 | triviaqa-train |
Where in Britain would you find 'The Backs' and the 'Bridge of Sighs'? | Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge)
The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge, England is a covered bridge at St John's College, Cambridge University. It was built in 1831 and crosses the River Cam between the college's Third Court and New Court. The architect was Henry Hutchinson.
It is named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, altho... | - Bridge of Sighs, the Virginia Street Bridge in Reno, Nevada, known for being the place where newly-divorced women coming from the Washoe County Courthouse would toss their wedding rings into the Truckee River
- Bridge of Sighs, a bridge between the Allegheny County Courthouse and the old county jail in downtown Pitts... | 48,876 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984? | and the longest-lived former MP. On 30 August 2018, he surpassed the previous record set by Theodore Cooke Taylor (3 August 1850 – 19 October 1952), member for Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth from 1900 to 1918.
Other ex-MPs who have reached their centenary are Bert Hazell, Manny Shinwell, Hartley Shawcross, Sir George Ernest S... | militancy.
Death.
In October 1984 Shinwell celebrated his hundredth birthday against the backdrop of the miners' strike. He continued to be active in the House of Lords until shortly before his death. He became the longest-lived peer on 26 March 1986, dying a little over a month later on 8 May, aged 101. He held the re... | 48,877 | triviaqa-train |
Broccoli and Cauliflower are members of which vegetable family? | Broccoli
Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family ("Brassicas") whose large flowering head and stalk is eaten as a vegetable. The word "broccoli" comes from the Italian plural of "", which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage", and is the diminutive form of "brocco", meaning "small nail" or "sprout".
... | of the vegetables that rabbits enjoy are escarole, turnips, collards, kale, parsley, thyme, cilantro, dandelion, and basil. The green, leafy tops of radish and carrots also are excellent sources of nutrients—more than the vegetable itself. New vegetables should be introduced slowly due to the delicate digestive systems... | 48,878 | triviaqa-train |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the subtitle 'The Statutory Duel'? | The Grand Duke
The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel, is the final Savoy Opera written by librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, their fourteenth and last opera together. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 March 1896, and ran for 123 performances. Despite a successful opening night, the production ... | and Sullivan Players since the 1980s, Ohio Light Opera (which recorded the piece in 2000), the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in 2003 and 2009, and others.
The following table shows the history of the D'Oyly Carte productions in Gilbert's lifetime:
Historical casti... | 48,879 | triviaqa-train |
Who was on the English throne 1272 - 1307? | sit in the House of Lords, were not to be revived, nor any right of succession based on them.
The Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284 followed the conquest of Wales by Edward I of England. It assumed the lands held by the Princes of Gwynedd under the title "Prince of Wales" as legally part of the lands of England, and establis... | acceded to the throne in 1272; he was crowned soon after his return in 1274. Edward II's coronation, similarly, was delayed by a campaign in Scotland in 1307. Henry VI was only a few months old when he acceded in 1422; he was crowned in 1429, but did not officially assume the reins of government until he was deemed of ... | 48,880 | triviaqa-train |
In 1960, who became the first President of the newly independent Zaire. A Moscow University was named after him? | Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Émery Lumumba (; alternatively styled Patrice Hemery Lumumba; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960. ... | , 1921 Bunnell was appointed the president of the newly created Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, which later became the University of Alaska. He served in this capacity for 27 years, through a great amount of expansion, and the Alaska constitutional convention.
The Bunnell Building, built in 1960 on the... | 48,881 | triviaqa-train |
Slovenia has land borderswith Austria, Hungary, Italy and which former Yugoslav republic? | aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War. It consisted of two monarchies (Austria and Hungary), and one autonomous region: the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia under the Hungarian crown, which negotiated the Croatian–Hungarian Settlement in 1868. It was ruled by the House of Habsburg, and constituted the last phase in the const... | Gottschee County of Slovenia, Italy (formerly ruled by Austria-Hungary), Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Pannonia (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and the Ukraine. In World War II, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia expelled over 10 million ethnic Germans from the Sudetenland, ... | 48,882 | triviaqa-train |
During World War II, the Allies 'Operation Olympic', was a plan to invade which country? | World War II by country
Nearly every country and territory in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second World War pitted two alliances against each other, the Axis powers and the Allied powers. The leading Axis powers were ... | Operation Ikarus
Operation Ikarus (Unternehmen Ikarus or Fall Ikarus in German) was a World War II German plan to invade Iceland, which had been occupied by British forces during Operation Fork in 1940. The plan was never realized.
The purpose of the British move was to prevent a German invasion of the island. The Germ... | 48,883 | triviaqa-train |
In which cartoon strip does a dog called 'Boot' appear? | The Perishers
The Perishers was a long-running British comic strip about a group of urban children and a dog. It was printed in the "Daily Mirror" as a daily strip and first appeared on 19 October 1959. For most of its life it was written by Maurice Dodd (25 October 1922 – 31 December 2005), and was drawn by Dennis Col... | Memory Banks (comic strip)
Memory Banks was the name given to a comic cartoon strip created by Mark Bennington, which appeared in "Whizzer and Chips" and then went on to appear in "Buster".
The cartoon strip was about a boy called Bernie Banks, who had a very bad memory. The name of the strip was an ironic and sarcasti... | 48,884 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Slovakia? | Bratislava
Bratislava (, , ; or ; ) is the capital of Slovakia. With a population of about 430,000, it is one of the smaller capitals of Europe but still the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the Riv... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 48,885 | triviaqa-train |
Barbara Stanwyck played ranch owner 'Victoria Barclay' in which TV series? | "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (1961), "The Big Valley" (1966), and "The Thorn Birds" (1983). Her performance in "The Thorn Birds" also won her a Golden Globe.
She received an Honorary Oscar at the 1982 Academy Award ceremony, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1986. She was also the recipient of honorary life... | Bickford continued to act in generally prestigious projects right up to his death. He guest-starred on ABC's "The Islanders" and on NBC's "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" and "The Eleventh Hour". In his final years, Bickford played rancher John Grainger, owner of the Shiloh Ranch, on NBC's "The Virginian" western series.
Tw... | 48,886 | triviaqa-train |
Whose 'Symphony No.8' is known as the 'Symphony of a Thousand'? | Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)
The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the "Symphony of a Thousand", although the work is normally presented with far fewer th... | Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand"), and principal conductor of The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, in 1986, and became its music director 1987-90. He was the first black and the first American to occupy a chief position with the company.
He has been a guest conductor with orchestras such as the New York Philharmoni... | 48,887 | triviaqa-train |
Which Middle Eastern capital city is served by 'Queen Alia Airport'? | Jordan
Jordan ( ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( '), is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and the east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Israel and Palestine (West Bank) to the west. The Dead Sea is locat... | the airport's older two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The three original terminals were made obsolete once the new terminal officially began operations. In 2014, the new airport received the "Best Improvement by Region: Middle East" and "Best Airport by Region: Middle East" awards by the Airport Council I... | 48,888 | triviaqa-train |
Who resigned as a government minister over 'The Sarah Keays Affair'? | has behaved very badly towards me. I feel jealous that my mother has known him but I haven’t, and jealous of other people who go on holiday with their fathers, when I don’t.” Sara Keays is shown telling her daughter that her father has never seen her because "he didn't want anything to do with us."
Sara Keays, who was ... | Keays resulting in their child, Flora Keays (1983)
- Al Yamamah contract alleged to have been obtained by bribery (1985)
- Westland affair (1986): The Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine resigned from his Cabinet job in a disagreement with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the Westland affair. Heseltine walked out... | 48,889 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the most northerly of the major lakes of the Lake District? | List of lakes in the Lake District
This list contains the lakes, tarns and reservoirs in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.
Only one body of water, Bassenthwaite Lake, is traditionally named a "lake". Larger bodies of water in the Lake District are generally named as "mere" or "water", whilst smaller ... | the Danube, and the waters from the Lago di Lei in Lombardy drain into the North Sea through the basin of the Rhine.
Rivers and seas Maritime claims.
- Territorial sea:
- Continental shelf: or to the depth of exploitation
- Exclusive Economic Zone:
Lakes.
In the north of the country are a number of subalpine moraine-da... | 48,890 | triviaqa-train |
Who had their biggest British hit with 'Don't Leave Me This Way' in 1986? | Don't Leave Me This Way
"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, an act on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1975, "Don't Leave Me This Way" was later a disco hit f... | in October 1986, having previously sung the song in character on-screen (accompanied by a piano). The song was written and produced by Simon May, who famously composed the "EastEnders" theme tune. "Every Loser Wins" was a smash hit, reaching number 1 in the UK singles chart, where it stayed for three weeks, knocking Ma... | 48,891 | triviaqa-train |
On which London street would you find the famous 'Harrods' store? | Harrods
Harrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London. It is owned by the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Estates, Harrods Av... | , has more bars and restaurants than any other street in the United Kingdom. Europe's busiest shopping area is Oxford Street, a shopping street nearly long, making it the longest shopping street in the UK. Oxford Street is home to vast numbers of retailers and department stores, including the world-famous Selfridges fl... | 48,892 | triviaqa-train |
On which London street would you find the Selfridges store? | Selfridges
Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom, operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. The flagship store on London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 ... | in Windows 7.
Architecture.
The architecture firm Future Systems were appointed by Selfridge's then chief executive, Vittorio Radice, to design only the third store outside London. Although Selfridges was physically integrated with the Bullring Shopping Centre the client wanted a distinct design approach which would s... | 48,893 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the lake in London's Hyde Park? | merges with Kensington Gardens. The dividing line runs approximately between Alexandra Gate to Victoria Gate via West Carriage Drive and the Serpentine Bridge. The Serpentine is to the south of the park area. Kensington Gardens has been separate from Hyde Park since 1728, when Queen Caroline divided them. Hyde Park cov... | Olympic-sized swimming pool, a rose garden, Hyde Park Lake (which is annually stocked with trout), and the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion. It is located in the geographic center of Niagara Falls.
History.
Hyde Park was the brainchild of Charles B. Hyde, the owner of a paper company at the corner of Hyde Park Boulevard (then kn... | 48,894 | triviaqa-train |
And in which gardens will you find the Albert Memorial? | Albert Memorial
The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavi... | Albert
- Rainton Cemetery, Weyburn
- Regina Memorial Gardens, Regina
- Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Regina
- Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw
- South Hill Cemetery, Prince Albert
- Stoughton Cemetery, Stoughton
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon
- Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton
External links.
- Find a grave in Canada | 48,895 | triviaqa-train |
Where in London can you find the 'Rosetta Stone'? | widespread public interest with its potential to decipher this previously untranslated hieroglyphic script. Lithographic copies and plaster casts began circulating among European museums and scholars. The British defeated the French and took the stone to London under the Capitulation of Alexandria in 1801. It has been ... | you can find prebiotic molecules, that is, molecules that are precursors of life, but not living microorganisms", according to Gerhard Schwehm, "Rosetta" project scientist. The total cost of the mission was about €1.3 billion (US$1.8 billion).
History Launch.
"Rosetta" was set to be launched on 12 January 2003 to rende... | 48,896 | triviaqa-train |
Which London street is traditionally associated with newspapers? | Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was named.
Having been an important through route since Roman times, busi... | London Lite
London Lite was the trading name of a British free daily newspaper, published by Associated Newspapers (part of Daily Mail and General Trust), and now defunct. It was available Monday to Friday afternoons and evenings from street distributors in Central London only. On 27 October 2009, Associated Newspapers... | 48,897 | triviaqa-train |
Madame Tussaud's and it's neighbour the London Planetarium are to be found on which London Street? | and rising cost of the Baker Street site prompted her grandson Joseph Randall to commission construction of a building at the museum's current location on Marylebone Road. The new exhibition galleries were opened on 14 July 1884 and were a great success. But Randall had bought out his cousin Louisa's half share in the ... | small IRA bomb exploded at a Hilton Hotel in the gents toilet, in London.
- 17 September - One bomb and four firebombs exploded at various locations around London including Madame Tussaud's, The Planetarium and the Imperial War Museum.
- 7 October - Five people were injured when an IRA bomb exploded in Piccadilly, Lond... | 48,898 | triviaqa-train |
Who, traditionally, lives at 'Lambeth Palace'? | The collection of manuscripts contains important material, some dating as far back as the 9th century. Other collections contain material on a variety of topics from the history of art and architecture to colonial and Commonwealth history, and innumerable aspects of English social, political and economic history. The l... | diocese in which they are posted. The commissioning of evangelists sometimes takes place at the Archbishops' official residences of Bishopthorpe Palace and Lambeth Palace.
Liturgical role.
The ministry of an evangelist is primarily a pastoral one. Nonetheless, most commissioned evangelists are attached to a parish chur... | 48,899 | triviaqa-train |
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