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In which film does 'Holly Golightly' visit Mafia boss 'Sally Tomato' in Sing Sing Prison? | Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical)
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a musical with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and a book originally by Abe Burrows but rewritten during pre-Broadway tryouts by Edward Albee. It is based on the 1958 Truman Capote novella and 1961 film of the same name about a free spirit named Holly Golightly... | A presumably wealthy man, thrice divorced, well known in society circles.
- José Ybarra-Jaegar: A Brazilian diplomat, who is the companion of Mag Wildwood and, later, of Holly.
- Doc Golightly: A veterinarian from Texas, whom Holly married as a teenager.
- O. J. Berman: A Hollywood agent, who has discovered Holly and g... | 49,300 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the manager of Liverpool FC between 1991 and 1994? | Dalglish cited the Hillsborough disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991; he was replaced by former player Graeme Souness. Under his leadership Liverpool won the 1992 FA Cup Final, but their league performances slumped, with two consecutive sixth-place finishes, eventually resulting in h... | Liverpool FC in 1991 in Mönchengladbach. For the 110th anniversary of the club on 1 August 2010, Liverpool FC were the opponents in a friendly match. The match in front of 51,515 spectators in the Borussia Park Mönchengladbach was won 1–0.
Culture Friendships and rivalries Rivalry with FC Köln.
By contrast, there is a ... | 49,301 | triviaqa-train |
Which detective has been played on TV by John Hannah and Ken Stott? | include the role of Edward 'Eddie' McKenna in the Scottish BBC miniseries "Takin' Over The Asylum" (1994) co-starring with a young David Tennant, the title character DI John Rebus in the crime fiction-mystery series "Rebus" (2000–2007) and also as DCI Red Metcalfe in "Messiah" (2001–2005).
Early life.
Stott was born in... | in the leading role in the series by Ken Stott.
He is the voice of the Co-operative Group adverts in Europe. More recently, he played the part of Quintus Lentulus Batiatus, the owner of a gladiator training house, in "" and the prequel "".
Hannah played the recurring role of scientist Holden Radcliffe on "Agents of S.H... | 49,302 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country has land borders with Algeria and Libya? | الشعبية الاشتراكية), and "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" ( ' ) from 1986 to 2011.
The National Transitional Council, established in 2011, referred to the state as simply "Libya". The UN formally recognized the country as "Libya" in September 2011, based on a request from the Permanent Mission of Libya... | pro-democracy protesters and state security forces, resulting in Sudan's suspension from the African Union. Sudan's youth has been reported to be driving the protests.
Geography.
Sudan is situated in northern Africa, with a coastline bordering the Red Sea. It has land borders with Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan,... | 49,303 | triviaqa-train |
From 1960 to 1966 who was the first President of independent Ghana? | 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... | National Convention
The parties in Ghana Second Republic (1969-1972).
- All People's Republican Party
- Justice Party
- National Alliance of Liberals - "offshoot of CPP as CPP was banned"
- People's Action Party
- Progress Party - "Danquah/Busia tradition"
- United Nationalist Party
The parties in Ghana Independent Sta... | 49,304 | triviaqa-train |
How was the Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf formerly known? | Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)
Mohammad Yousuf (Punjabi, ; formerly Yousuf Youhana, ; born 27 August 1974) is a Pakistani religious preacher and former cricketer, who played all three formats and also a former captain of Tests and ODIs. Prior to his conversion to Islam, Yousuf was one of the few Christians to play for the... | ), Pakistani first-class cricketer
- Mohammed Yousuf (snooker player), former Pakistani snooker player
Others.
- Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram), Nigerian sect leader of Boko Haram (1970-2009)
- Mohamed Yusuf (1876–1965), Indian businessman
- Mohammad Yousuf Azraq, Afghan historian and writer
- Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi (b... | 49,305 | triviaqa-train |
How is February 3rd. 1959 referred to in the Don McLean song 'American Pie'? | youth culture in the subsequent decade. The song popularized the expression "The Day the Music Died" in reference to the crash.
The song was recorded on May 26, 1971, and a month later received its first radio airplay on New York's WNEW-FM and WPLJ-FM to mark the closing of Fillmore East, the famous New York concert ha... | 2005, it was announced that Mercury would be selling the station to the Educational Media Foundation for $3.5 million. EMF also announced its intentions to convert the 98.9 frequency to non-commercial status.
The FCC approved the sale on January 24, 2006, and the final day for the Top 40 format was February 3rd. The la... | 49,306 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the husband of the actress and model Summer Phoenix? | Rush", "The Believer", and "The Faculty". She played leads in "Esther Kahn" (2000) and "Suzie Gold" (2004).
In 2002, Phoenix starred in a three-month run of "This is Our Youth" at the Garrick Theatre alongside Matt Damon and Casey Affleck.
She was a member of the rock band The Causey Way with her sister Rain. She later... | Summer Phoenix
Summer Joy Phoenix (née Bottom; born December 10, 1978) is an American actress, model and designer. She is the youngest sibling of actors/actresses River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, and Liberty Phoenix.
Early life.
Phoenix was born in Winter Park, Florida. Her mother, Arlyn Sharon (née Dunetz... | 49,307 | triviaqa-train |
'J. Wellington Wimpey' is a character in which comic strip? | 's country, Popilania, and injured his head by saluting.
Wimpy made two cameo appearances in the Segar universe outside of the Thimble Theater comic strip. He appeared once in the side feature "Popeye's Cartoon Club," as an example of how not to behave, and once in a Sappo strip. The Sappo occurrence came out when Pro... | .
- Name of the orphan boy in the British comic strip "The Perishers"
- Character in "The Wombles", a series of books and a children's TV series based on them
- Name of the dog in the novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
- "Throat-Slasher" Wellington, a character cliché of Arthur Wel... | 49,308 | triviaqa-train |
Which British city is served by 'Elmdon Airport'? | to play their first test match. Scotland, England (and Wales), and Ireland (including Northern Ireland) have competed at the Cricket World Cup, with England reaching the finals on three occasions. There is a professional league championship in which clubs representing 17 English counties and 1 Welsh county compete.
The... | church, and a recreation ground used for cricket and football.
Transport.
Elmdon has an infrequent bus service with links to Bishop's Stortford. There are three roads out of Elmdon; two are minor roads leading to other villages, and the third provides access indirectly to the nearest station, Audley End on the West Ang... | 49,309 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the breed of dog, the 'Great Dane' originate? | Great Dane
The Great Dane is a German breed of domestic dog known for its giant size.
The record holder for the tallest dog ever is a Great Dane called Zeus (died September 2014; aged 5), who measured from paw to shoulder. The tallest living dog is another Dane named Freddy, measuring .
History.
In Austria and Germany ... | " (English mastiff derivatives) to "Deutsche Dogge" (German mastiff), this being the Great Dane. This laid the foundations from which the breed was developed. During the 19th century, the dog was known as a "German boarhound" in English-speaking countries.
Some German breeders tried to introduce the names "German Dogge... | 49,310 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical has the songs 'Another Suitcase In Another Hall' and 'Oh What A Circus'? | Oh What a Circus
"Oh What a Circus" is a song from the 1976 musical "Evita", which had lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was recorded by English singer David Essex and released as a single on August 19, 1978, by Mercury Records. Essex played the character of Che, based on Che Guevara, in the origi... | Lament" and the introduction to "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". Rhythmic Latinate styles are heard in pieces such as "Buenos Aires", "And the Money Kept Rolling in (And Out)" and "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", while ballads include "High Flying, Adored" and "Another Suitcase in Another Hall". Rock music includes "O... | 49,311 | triviaqa-train |
Which other museum would you find opposite the Natural History Museum? | Natural History Museum, London
The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museu... | November 2008, during seventh grade he matched his father's height of . Later the family moved to Chicago's North Side so that Okafor could attend Whitney Young High School.
As a eighth-grader, Okafor was recruited by DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball in violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) re... | 49,312 | triviaqa-train |
Which Dutch right-wing politician was assassinated in Holland on May 6th 2002? | Pim Fortuyn
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (; 19 February 1948 – 6 May 2002), was a Dutch politician who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002.
Fortuyn had controversial views on multiculturalism, immigration and Islam in the Netherlands. He called Islam "a bac... | On 14 March 2002, Fortuyn was pied by a left-wing activist from the Biotic Baking Brigade in The Hague.
Career Assassination.
On 6 May 2002, at age 54, Fortuyn was assassinated by gunshot in Hilversum, North Holland, by Volkert van der Graaf. The attack took place in a parking lot outside a radio studio where Fortuyn h... | 49,313 | triviaqa-train |
.uk is the network identifier for the United Kingdom, which country uses the identifier .ke? | , Germany, Gibraltar, Kenya, Oman, Qatar and Singapore.
The British armed forces played a key role in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. By emerging victorious from conflicts, Britain has often been able to decisively influence world events. Since the... | ECLI are prescribed in detail in the Annex to the Council Conclusions. Summarized, an ECLI always consists of five parts, separated by a colon:
- 'ECLI' as a self-identifier;
- The country code, prescribed by the interinstitutional style guide of the EU. The standard uses mostly ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes with the excep... | 49,314 | triviaqa-train |
What does the Japanese word 'karoshi' translate to, which workaholics must be aware of? | Karōshi
, which can be translated literally as "overwork death" in Japanese, is occupational sudden mortality. The major medical causes of "karōshi" deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress and a starvation diet. This phenomenon is also widespread in other parts of Asia.
History.
The first case of "karōshi" was... | and word sense disambiguation)
- Dealing with unexpected circumstances while solving any real world problem, whether it's navigation or planning or even the kind of reasoning done by expert systems.
AI-complete problems Machine translation.
To translate accurately, a machine must be able to understand the text. It must... | 49,315 | triviaqa-train |
The Ryugyong Hotel, a partially constructed concrete skyscraper that was intended to be a hotel was called 'The Worst Building in the History of Mankind' by Esquire in 2008. Where is it located? | Ryugyong Hotel
The Ryugyong Hotel (; sometimes spelled as Ryu-Gyong Hotel), or Yu-Kyung Hotel, is an unfinished 105-story, pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference t... | or engineering projects have remained unfinished at various stages of development. The work may be finished as a blueprint or whiteprint and never be realised, or be abandoned during construction.
There are numerous unfinished buildings that remain partially constructed in countries around the world, some of which can ... | 49,316 | triviaqa-train |
What were found in a cave near Qumran, Jordan by Mohammed Ahmed el-Hamed in 1947 that significantly impacted the world's understanding of religion and history? | is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, though several later unearthings at the site have since been carried o... | a 25-year-old man. Shaft tombs have been found in Jerusalem, one at Talpiot, another at Mamila, and at Beth Zafafa around 25 tombs were found. Hachlili states, "The tombs at Jerusalem (and Hiam el-Sagha) show no real proof that they are Jewish graves, except for their considerable similarity in form to the Qumran buria... | 49,317 | triviaqa-train |
In phonetics, what is a sound that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure above the glottis? | , no language is known to contrast more than four degrees of vowel height.
The parameter of vowel height appears to be the primary cross-linguistic feature of vowels in that all spoken languages that have been researched till now use height as a contrastive feature. No other parameter, even backness or rounding (see be... | Articulatory phonetics
The field of articulatory phonetics is a subfield of phonetics that studies articulation and ways that humans produce speech. Articulatory phoneticians explain how humans produce speech sounds via the interaction of different physiological structures. Generally, articulatory phonetics is concerne... | 49,318 | triviaqa-train |
What Chan Buddhist monastery in the Henan province of China is best known to the world for its association with martial arts? | ryū (小林流) style of Karate, for example, has a name meaning "Shaolin School" and the Japanese Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法) is translated as "Shaolin Temple Fist Method". Other similarities can be seen in centuries-old Chinese and Japanese martial arts manuals.
In 1928, the warlord Shi Yousan set fire to the monastery, burning... | or St Albans Grammar School. It is often (erroneously) referred to as "The Boys' School", "St Albans Boys" and "The Abbey School" (thereby causing confusion with The Abbey C of E Primary School nearby which is almost always referred to as "The Abbey School", and the adjacent but now defunct "Abbey National Boys' School... | 49,319 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shinto shrine located in Tokyo is dedicated to those who died fighting for the Emperor of Japan and is a source of considerable controversy? | Japanese between Shinto and Buddhist religious structures. This single English word however translates several non equivalent Japanese words, including as in Yasukuni Jinja; as in Tsubaki Ōkami Yashiro; as in Watarai no Miya; as in Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū; as in Meiji Jingū; as in Izumo Taisha; ; and .
Shrine names are ... | depended upon the cooperation of its vassal Daimyos' armies.
From 1867, Japan requested various Western military missions in order to help Japan to modernize its armed forces. The first foreign military mission in Japan was held by France in 1867.
On June 29, 1869 Emperor Meiji founded a Shinto shrine called Tōkyō Shōk... | 49,320 | triviaqa-train |
In 1994, Bill Gates bought The Codex Hammer at an auction for $30.8 million, making it the most expensive book ever. Whose writings does it contain? | in Tokyo. One page was exhibited at the Seattle Museum of Flight's 2006 exhibit "Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius". From June to August 2007, the Codex was the centerpiece of a two-month exhibition hosted by the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland. The Codex was on view at the Phoenix Art Museum in Phoeni... | scientific explanation of how it came about. To say that it was generated by random numbers, that does seem, you know, sort of an uncharitable view [laughs]. I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don't know."
Gates purchased the Codex Leic... | 49,321 | triviaqa-train |
The Thomas Jefferson Building, The John Adams Building and The James Madison Memorial Building in Washington DC together make up what seminal institution? | James Madison Memorial Building
The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three United States Capitol Complex buildings that house the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison. It is located between First and Second Streets S... | .
Existing presidential memorials.
Multiple statues of other physical memorials to some presidents exist, larger installations include:
- Washington Monument
- Washington Monument (Baltimore)
- Washington Monument (Washington County)
- George Washington Masonic National Memorial
- George Washington's Mount Vernon
- Ada... | 49,322 | triviaqa-train |
What type of work is 99 Cent II Diptychon by Andreas Gursky which was sold for USD 3.3 million in 2007 and holds the record for the highest price paid for an artifact in that field? | organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2001, and touring). Further museum exhibitions include "Werke-Works 80-08," Kunstmuseen Krefeld (2008, and touring); and Haus der Kunst, Munich (2007, and touring). His work has been seen in international exhibitions, including the Internationale Foto-Triennale in Ess... | his triptychs sold at Sotheby's for over $6 million. In 2007, actress Sophia Loren consigned "Study for Portrait II" (1956) from the estate of her late husband Carlo Ponti at Christie's. It was auctioned for the then record price of £14.2 million ($27.5 million).
On 14 May 2008, the "Triptych, 1976", sold at Sotheby's ... | 49,323 | triviaqa-train |
Who once described Tarzan as a major influence on her childhood and said that she would be a much better spouse for him than his fictional wife, Jane? Naturally, she spent time around apes like him! | countless fans, amongst whom was Jane Goodall, who describes the Tarzan series as having a major influence on her childhood. She states that she felt she would be a much better spouse for Tarzan than his fictional wife, Jane, and that when she first began to live among and study the chimpanzees she was fulfilling her c... | around Kuwait'. Following the death of Lady Jane Digby, the Dickson family rented her house in Damascus, and Dickson recalled that he 'spent my childhood days rambling about the lovely garden that had once been [her] pride and happiness.'.
Dickson met his wife Dame Violet Dickson née Lucas-Calcraft (1896 – 1991) in Mar... | 49,324 | triviaqa-train |
Presaged by a 1784 letter of Ben Franklin, what concept saw its first widespread use in 1916 as a wartime measure aimed at conserving coal? | Daylight saving time (DST) is often erroneously attributed to a 1784 satire that Franklin published anonymously. Modern DST was first proposed by George Vernon Hudson in 1895.
Inventions and scientific inquiries.
Franklin was a prodigious inventor. Among his many creations were the lightning rod, glass harmonica (a gla... | arrows in wartime.
Contrary to popular legend, there is no evidence that Benjamin Franklin ever publicly supported the wild turkey ("Meleagris gallopavo"), rather than the bald eagle, as a symbol of the United States. However, in a letter written to his daughter in 1784 from Paris, criticizing the Society of the Cincin... | 49,325 | triviaqa-train |
If screw-driven steamships generally carry the prefix 'SS' before their names, what type of steamers carry the prefix 'PS'? | " in 1864. In 1866 "Mumford" attempted to ascend the river, but it was only able to reach the Kitsumkalum River. It was not until 1891 Hudson's Bay Company sternwheeler "Caledonia" successfully negotiated Kitselas Canyon and reached Hazelton. A number of other steamers were built around the turn of the 20th century, in... | French transatlantic steamer was probably the last of her type to be equipped with sails, although she never used them. Steamships in turn were overtaken by diesel-driven ships in the second half of the 20th century. Most warships used steam propulsion from the 1860s until the late 20th century
Terminology.
Screw-drive... | 49,326 | triviaqa-train |
Awarded to applicants annually since 1902, the Rhodes Scholarships are for study at what institution? | , and seen as absurd by the trustees and Oxford, to suggest that some of the scholarships might go to Africans. Furthermore, as Rhodes himself knew, and as Oxford University insisted in the early years of the scholarships, all applicants for the scholarship were required to pass the entrance exam for Oxford, or its equ... | Ninety-five percent of all Black colleges have been headed by an Alpha.
Academia Rhodes scholars.
The Rhodes Scholarship is the world's oldest and arguably most prestigious international fellowship. The scholarships have been awarded to applicants annually since 1902 by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford on the basis of academ... | 49,327 | triviaqa-train |
'Janjaweed', an Arabic word that literally translates to 'devil on a horse' has achieved infamy by its association with a dubious group in which current day crisis in Sudan? | War in Darfur
The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, is a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups began fighting the government of Sudan, which they accused of oppres... | Kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki
The kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki was an international hostage crisis which lasted from 3 July until 18 October 2009. Sharon Commins, an aid worker from Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, and Hilda Kawuki, a Ugandan colleague, were abducted from a compound run by th... | 49,328 | triviaqa-train |
What paleontological hoax takes its name from a place in East Sussex, England where in 1912, discovered bone fragments were thought to be the remains of an unknown form of early man? | fossil was a composite of three distinct species. It consisted of a human skull of medieval age, the 500-year-old lower jaw of an orangutan and chimpanzee fossil teeth. Someone had created the appearance of age by staining the bones with an iron solution and chromic acid. Microscopic examination revealed file-marks on ... | arrest, the skeletal remains of seven women and one man of unknown origin were discovered within the concrete of the home's basement. In January 1998 DNA analysis of the bone fragments revealed that the deceased were not relatives of Pándy, and it remains unclear if their deaths were related to the case at all. Due to ... | 49,329 | triviaqa-train |
Sharbat Gula, an Afghan woman of Pashtun ethnicity achieved world wide fame when her photograph was featured on the cover of which magazine in 1985? | Afghan Girl
Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula () (pronounced ) (born ), also known as Sharbat Bibi, by journalist Steve McCurry. It appeared on the June 1985 cover of "National Geographic". The image is of an adolescent girl with green eyes in a red headscarf looking intensely at the camera. T... | to the "Afghan Girl" photograph of Sharbat Gula taken by Steve McCurry.
Life in the United States.
Shortly after "Time"'s cover ran in August 2010, Aisha was flown to the United States to receive free reconstructive surgery. After arriving in California, she psychologically regressed into performing fake seizures, tant... | 49,330 | triviaqa-train |
George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923) was an English aristocrat best known as the financier for the excavation of what? | George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, DL (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the... | at Pixton, whose father Evelyn Waugh had married a daughter of Hon. Aubrey Herbert of Pixton, a younger son of the 4th Earl. She commented: "It became an institution - nothing has replaced it". When abroad, the correspondent and fishing writer Negley Farson used to dream of the Carnarvon Arms as the epitome of Englishn... | 49,331 | triviaqa-train |
Which US agency has primary jurisdiction over the protection of the President, Vice President and other high ranking government officials? | wing of the United States Capitol, commemorating their service as presidents of the Senate. Dick Cheney is the most recent former vice president to be so honored.
Unlike former presidents, whose pension is fixed at the same rate, regardless of their time in office, former vice presidents receive their retirement income... | of the House of Representatives, State Governors, their immediate families, other high ranking government officials, past presidents and their spouses, certain candidates for the offices of President and Vice President, and visiting foreign heads of state and government. The SSS has constantly adapted to various roles ... | 49,332 | triviaqa-train |
A form of government called by the Greek term 'thalassocracy' refers to a state with power in what realm? | to the Adriatic and Baltic Seas. The emergence of the Pax Mongolica had significantly eased trade and commerce across Asia. The Safavid Empire of Iran was also founded.
The Gunpowder Empires, which were all Islamic, started to develop from the 15th century.
In the Indian subcontinent, the Delhi Sultanate conquered most... | millennia. For instance, later Aristotle refers to the ideal politeia as one using a mixed government. But it is uncertain whether he is referring to governments in general or to a specific form.
In the New Testament "politeia" refers both the Greek World as well as to the nation of Israel. Strong's Concordance defines... | 49,333 | triviaqa-train |
The name of what versatile product was coined by US soldiers as they couldn't pronounce its original name, 'Offiziersmesser'? | Swiss Army knife
The Swiss Army knife is a pocketknife or multi-tool manufactured by Victorinox (and up to 2005 also by Wenger SA). The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers after World War II due to the difficulty they had in pronouncing "Offiziersmesser", the German name ("lit." "officer’s knife").
... | As of June 19, 2012, product orders had been placed by 92 specialty running stores in 28 states around the country.
The original name of the business was "Edele." They changed the name, co-founder David Spandorfer said, because people could not figure out how to pronounce "Edele" and often confused the name with Adele.... | 49,334 | triviaqa-train |
"""There was a footpath leading across fields to New Southgate, and I used to go there alone to watch the sunset and contemplate suicide. I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics."" Which 20th century philosopher-mathematician wrote this in his autobiography?" | necessary conclusions" (1870). In the "Principia Mathematica", Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead advanced the philosophical program known as logicism, and attempted to prove that all mathematical concepts, statements, and principles can be defined and proved entirely in terms of symbolic logic. A logicist def... | not come to a settlement' she would go to the Tichborne estate and 'commit suicide, as you suggest I should do'. To George Lewis she wrote 'If I am to shoot some one like you before committing suicide... there wouldn't be much chance of the matter being hushed up again'. While to the actress Gladys Cooper, she referred... | 49,335 | triviaqa-train |
"Alexander Pope wrote this epitaph for Sir Isaac Newton: ""Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night; God said 'Let Newton be' and all was light."" To the above, Sir John Collings Squire added: ""It did not last: the devil, shouting 'Ho. Let ___ be' restored the status quo."" Whom did the devil add?" | been disclosed.
Albert Einstein kept a picture of Newton on his study wall alongside ones of Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell. Newton remains influential to today's scientists, as demonstrated by a 2005 survey of members of Britain's Royal Society (formerly headed by Newton) asking who had the greater effect on ... | Louis Lagrange said that Newton was the greatest genius who ever lived, and once added that Newton was also "the most fortunate, for we cannot find more than once a system of the world to establish." English poet Alexander Pope wrote the famous epitaph:
Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night;br
God said "Let Newton ... | 49,336 | triviaqa-train |
What institution in New Jersey best known as the academic home of Albert Einstein and John von Neumann was established to foster research without the complications of teaching or funding or sponsorship? | in no way degraded the ENIAC's performance, since it was still entirely I/O bound. Complicated programs could be developed and debugged in days rather than the weeks required for plugboarding the old ENIAC. Some of von Neumann's early computer programs have been preserved.
The next computer that von Neumann designed wa... | to study at Princeton University, in New Jersey, United States, under Josef-Maria Jauch. There, he had the opportunity to learn and work with giants of theoretical physics, such as Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli and John von Neumann, despite the fact that most of the faculty was absent, involved in the Manhattan Proje... | 49,337 | triviaqa-train |
Just as The Lord of the Rings franchise gave a major fillip to New Zealand's tourism, the HBO hit Game of Thrones (predominantly) had a similar effect on what part of the world? | later seasons, its creators see "Game of Thrones" as an adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire" as a whole rather than the individual novels; this enables them to move events across novels, according to screen-adaptation requirements.
Production Filming.
Principal photography for the first season was scheduled to begin ... | Earth to the masses" but commented negatively on its weak PvP content, while GameTrailers awarded it 8.5/10, citing its interesting tweaks to the MMO genre. IGN ranked it a similar 8.6/10, praising it for its solid experience, though criticizing it for its lack of major improvements to the genre. "The New York Times" c... | 49,338 | triviaqa-train |
In a journal entry of the 19th century, French naturalist Henri Mouhot who explored Southeast Asia compared what site to the pyramids? | Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat (; , "City/Capital of Temples") is a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest
religious monuments in the world, on a site measuring . Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the ... | Henri Mouhot
Henri Mouhot (May 15, 1826 — November 10, 1861) was a French naturalist and explorer of the mid-19th century. He was born in Montbéliard, Doubs, France - near the Swiss border, but spent his childhood in Russia and possibly, parts of Asia. He died near Naphan, Laos. He is remembered mostly in connection to... | 49,339 | triviaqa-train |
In the early days of Atlantic City in NJ, what was constructed to keep tourists from tracking beach sand all over town? | Avenues.
The city was incorporated in 1854, the same year in which the Camden and Atlantic Railroad train service began. Built on the edge of the bay, this served as the direct link of this remote parcel of land with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That same year, construction of the Absecon Lighthouse, designed by George ... | with demand. Soon, the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway was also constructed to transport tourists to Atlantic City. At this point massive hotels like The United States and Surf House, as well as smaller rooming houses, had sprung up all over town. The United States Hotel took up a full city block between Atlanti... | 49,340 | triviaqa-train |
Because it switched possession several times between Britain and France over multiple wars, the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia has been compared to what beautiful person of myth with the sobriquet '... of the West'? | Saint Lucia was also known as the "Helen of the West Indies" after the Greek mythological character, Helen of Troy.
Representative government came about in 1840 (universal suffrage was established in 1953). From 1958 to 1962, the island was a member of the West Indies Federation. On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia became... | , Great Britain and France had a territorial dispute over Saint Lucia. Control of Saint Lucia passed between British and French possession an estimated 14 separate times. The nation finally ended up in the United Kingdom's possession in 1814. The United Kingdom granted Saint Lucia self rule in 1967, and eventually gran... | 49,341 | triviaqa-train |
What country has the most time zones, with 12? Surprisingly, its not Russia or the US. Think of a country with far-flung territories and dependencies. | fought against Napoleon's France. The French invasion of Russia at the height of Napoleon's power in 1812 reached Moscow, but eventually failed miserably as the obstinate resistance in combination with the bitterly cold Russian winter led to a disastrous defeat of invaders, in which more than 95% of the pan-European Gr... | largest island country in the world. There are a wide range of climatic zones and ecosystems.
Due to Japan's many far-flung outlying islands and long coastline, the country has extensive marine resources. The Exclusive Economic Zone of Japan covers and is the eighth largest in the world. It is more than 11 times the la... | 49,342 | triviaqa-train |
The BAM railway (...-Amur Mainline) in remote Russia is named for the Amur river and what other geographic feature? | on the south by the Baikal Mountains system and on the north by the North Siberian Lowland, an extension of the West Siberian Plain extending into the Taymyr Peninsula on the Arctic Ocean.
Topography and drainage Topography Sayan and Stanovoy Mountains.
In the mountain system west of Lake Baikal in south-central Siberi... | after years of debate on a "suitable" location for equivalent female conveniences and in response to active petitioning from the Women's Progressive Association, Council modified the southern end of the existing Substation to accommodate women's conveniences. These were the first public toilets provided for women at Ta... | 49,343 | triviaqa-train |
What is the largest religious denomination for any religion in the world? | Religious denomination
A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity.
The term refers to the various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and the many varieties of Protestantism). It is also used to describe the fou... | Religion in Scotland
Christianity is the largest religion in Scotland. In the 2011 census, 53.8% of the Scottish population identified as Christian (declining from 65.1% in 2001) when asked: "What religion, religious denomination or body do you belong to?". The Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination often know... | 49,344 | triviaqa-train |
In April 2014, which tiny nation became the first East Asian country to adopt Islamic sharia law? | also enacted Islamic criminal laws. Laws in the Indonesian province of Aceh provide for application of discretionary ("ta'zir") punishments for violation of Islamic norms, but explicitly exclude "hudud" and "qisas". Brunei has been implementing a "Sharia Penal Code", which includes provisions for stoning and amputation... | supported populist policies, showing a "marked reluctance to adopt austerity policies and decreased subsidies."
In recent years, Turkey had a rapidly growing economy and became a developed country according to the CIA. Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are members of the G-20 major economies.
In 2008, at least $500 b... | 49,345 | triviaqa-train |
The town of Shibam in the Middle-East is known for its tower brick homes all of which have a minimum height. What country is it located in? | Shibam
Shibam (), often referred to as Shibam Haḍramawt () is a town in Yemen. With about 7,000 inhabitants, it is the seat of the District of Shibam in the Governorate of Hadhramaut. Known for its mudbrick-made high-rise buildings, it is referred to as the "Chicago of the Desert" (), or "Manhattan of the Desert" ().
H... | (Köppen: "BWh"). At an average temperature of 28.0 °C, June is the hottest month of the year. January is the coldest month, with temperatures averaging .
Architecture.
Architecture Overview.
Shibam, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is known for its distinct architecture. The houses of Shibam are all made out ... | 49,346 | triviaqa-train |
Rarotonga is the most-populated of the group of Pacific Islands named for which explorer? | southern Canada, and Alaska. The French explored and settled Polynesia, and the British made three voyages with James Cook to the South Pacific and Australia, Hawaii, and the North American Pacific Northwest. In 1768, Pierre-Antoine Véron, a young astronomer accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of e... | St. Joseph's Cathedral, Avarua
St. Joseph's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rarotonga and is located in Avarua in the north of the island of Rarotonga the largest and most populated island of the Cook Islands a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand
The... | 49,347 | triviaqa-train |
Not surprisingly, the name for what feature of geography means 'almost an island' in Latin? | continents, the scope and meaning of the term "continent" varies. Supercontinents, largely in evidence earlier in the geological record, are landmasses that comprise more than one craton or continental core. These have included Laurasia, Gondwana, Vaalbara, Kenorland, Columbia, Rodinia, and Pangaea.
Other divisions Sub... | Ahva is related to the Latin word for water, "aqua". In Swedish, this first developed into and eventually into , literally "river land"—even though rivers are not a prominent feature of Åland's geography. The Finnish and Estonian names of the island, and ("perch land"), are seen to preserve another form of the old name... | 49,348 | triviaqa-train |
UNESCO's World Heritage List originated in the effort to preserve historic sites that were being affected by the construction of what structure in the 1950s? | move the Great Temple of Abu Simbel to keep it from being swamped by the Nile after construction of the Aswan Dam. During the 20-year campaign, 22 monuments and architectural complexes were relocated. This was the first and largest in a series of campaigns including Mohenjo-daro (Pakistan), Fes (Morocco), Kathmandu (Ne... | serve as a crucial component in the effort to protect submerged archaeological sites and maritime heritage in association with UNESCO's efforts to preserve world heritage sites. RPMNF policy stipulates that all artifacts are under the jurisdiction of the host government at all times. The location and assessment of wrec... | 49,349 | triviaqa-train |
The fictional Radiator Springs in Pixar's hit Cars is said to be based on several places the crew visited along what iconic American road? | Radiator Springs
Radiator Springs is a fictional town in the "Cars" series created as a composite of multiple real places on historic U.S. Route 66 from Kansas to Arizona. It appears in the 2006 Pixar film "Cars" and the associated franchise, as well as a section of the Disney California Adventure theme park.
Vicinity.... | by Interstate 40. Pixar's creative director John Lasseter, inspired by what he saw during a cross-country road trip with his family in 2000, contacted road historian Michael Wallis who led the creative team down the still-drivable parts of the route as research for the film. The fictional Radiator Springs is based on m... | 49,350 | triviaqa-train |
The volcanic island of Surtsey that started forming in the 1960s attracting worldwide scientific attention is nearest to what country? | without transfer of heat or matter) and the partial melting of the mantle, causing volcanism and creating new oceanic crust. Most divergent plate boundaries are at the bottom of the oceans; therefore, most volcanic activity on the Earth is submarine, forming new seafloor. Black smokers (also known as deep sea vents) ar... | volcanic activity.
In 1965, the activity on the main island diminished, but at the end of May that year an eruption began at a vent off the northern shore. By 28 May, an island had appeared, and was named Syrtlingur (Little Surtsey). The new island was washed away during early June, but reappeared on 14 June. Eruptions... | 49,351 | triviaqa-train |
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia is adjacent with what other park that is also named for a famed attraction? | Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Sotho: "Musi oa Thunya" [Mosi wa Tunya] ""The Smoke Which Thunders""), is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to one half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya "— 'The Smoke Which Thunders' —" known worldwide as Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. The river forms the borde... | Road on arrival or departure to the Nyika entrance gate at Thazima.
The adjacent Zambian park.
The land west of the plateau road as it traverses the top is in Zambia, which also calls its portion Nyika National Park, comprising just 80 km. As there is no other road, Zambians can only reach it via Malawi. The Zambian p... | 49,352 | triviaqa-train |
Going-to-the-Sun Road is a prominent pathway in an American national park named for what geographical feature? | Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park in Montana. The Sun Road, as it is sometimes abbreviated in National Park Service documents, is the only road that traverses the park, crossing the Continental Divide throu... | the park, an area which can now be traversed within a few hours, excluding any stops for sightseeing or construction. The speed limits are in the lower elevations and in the steeper and winding alpine sections.
Name.
The road is named after Going-to-the-Sun Mountain which dominates the eastbound view beyond Logan Pass.... | 49,353 | triviaqa-train |
Aokigahara forest in Japan is noted as a place where many people go for what purpose? | , frequent liverworts, many mosses and many ferns. The forest edges have many more species.
Suicides.
Aokigahara is sometimes referred to as the most popular site for suicide in Japan. In 2003, 105 bodies were found in the forest, exceeding the previous record of 78 in 2002. In 2010, the police recorded more than 200 p... | The People Garden
The People Garden is a 2016 Canadian-Japanese drama film written and directed by Nadia Litz and starring Dree Hemingway, Pamela Anderson, Jai West and François Arnaud. The film premiered at the 2016 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival.
Plot.
Sweetpea (Dree Hemingway) travels to Japan ... | 49,354 | triviaqa-train |
A custom known as the kula exchange or kula ring where great risks are taken to exchange gifts is prevalent in what part of the world? | Kula ring
Kula, also known as the Kula exchange or Kularing, is a ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The Kula ring was made famous by the father of modern anthropology, Bronisław Malinowski, who used this test case to argue for the universality of rational decision makin... | " where the concepts of honour and nobility are central; the latter, in contrast, often done as part of Kula exchange journeys, involves hard bargaining and purely serves economic purposes.
Kula valuables are inalienable in the sense that they (or an equivalent object) have to be returned to the original owner. Those w... | 49,355 | triviaqa-train |
A mine in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland that attracts millions of visitors is known for having produced what for centuries? | Wieliczka
Wieliczka (German: "Groß Salze") is a town (2006 population: 19,128) in southern Poland in the Kraków metropolitan area, and situated (since 1999) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship; previously, it was in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). The town was founded in 1290 by Duke Premislas II of Poland. Nowadays, it is mo... | pumped in millions of dollars to restore the glory of this historical Jewish town; his mainly residence is in New York and travels there frequently for the holidays or special events he is known as Yampola'r Rebbe.
In 2002 the foundations of the original "Ohel" were discovered by the current Yampola'r Rabbi, and a new ... | 49,356 | triviaqa-train |
St. Pauli in Hamburg, Soi Cowboy in Bangkok, De Wallen in Amsterdam and Sonagachi in Kolkata, all of which I've only read about and never visited, are famous as what? | Wallen (Red-light district).
De Wallen, also known as Walletjes or Rosse Buurt, is a designated area for legalised prostitution and is Amsterdam's largest and most well known red-light district. This neighbourhood has become a famous attraction for tourists. It consists of a network of roads and alleys containing sever... | Korean Cultural Centre.
The areas of Soi Cowboy (between Soi 21 Asok and Soi 23) and Nana Entertainment Plaza (Soi 4) are packed full of go bars and other places of prostitution. Restaurants of various levels of luxury exist all along the road, as well as hotels including famous names such as The Westin, JW Marriott, S... | 49,357 | triviaqa-train |
Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand are the three vertices of a hypothetical triangle used to designate what geographic region/area? | Easter Island
Easter Island (, ) is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called "moai", created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Isla... | Arctides
Arctides is a genus of slipper lobsters, containing three species. The largest of these, "A. antipodarum", has a carapace up to long, and is found off south-eastern Australia and parts of New Zealand. The other two species are smaller, at up to carapace length; "A. guineensis" is found in an area similar to th... | 49,358 | triviaqa-train |
The Semperoper is the opera house of what European city? (hint: Slaughterhouse-Five) | Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) is a science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut about the World War II experiences of Billy Pilgrim. It follows his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant, to postwar and early years—occasionall... | , the new season 2002/2003 could be included. In summer 2003, he was named for opera director. Under his leadership, perpetual interruption was the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the city in early 2006 after 67 years Semper Opera Ball reintroduced. January 2013 2600 guests took part in the first event, while 4000... | 49,359 | triviaqa-train |
What waterway of South America that has the name of a robust wine is the largest tributary of Amazon? | the Rio Negro starts in February or March and begins to recede in June. The Madeira River rises and falls two months earlier than most of the rest of the Amazon river.
The depth of the Amazon between Manacapuru and Óbidos has been calculated as between . At Manacapuru, the Amazon's water level is only about above mean ... | Amazon Creek
Amazon Creek is a stream that runs through southeastern and western Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is a tributary of the Long Tom River and is Eugene's second-largest waterway after the Willamette River.
Background.
Amazon Creek's headwaters are located in Eugene's southeast hills near Spencer Butte. Th... | 49,360 | triviaqa-train |
The Semien Mountains whose highest peak is Ras Dashen lie in what African country? | Ras Dashen
Ras Dejen (alternatively Ras Dashen Ge'ez: ራስ ደጀን "rās dejen" or ራስ ዳሸን "rās dashen", Amharic "head guard") is the highest mountain in Ethiopia and tenth highest mountain of Africa. Part of Simien Mountains National Park located in the Amhara region, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,930 ft). The m... | of the water has been the formation of numerous isolated flat-topped hills or small plateaus, known as "ambas", with nearly perpendicular sides.
The highest peaks are found in the Semien and Bale ranges. The Semien Mountains lie northeast of Lake Tana and culminate in the snow-covered peak of Ras Dashen, which has an a... | 49,361 | triviaqa-train |
The Galata bridge spans what water body that is part of the Bosphorous strait and that has been a subject of numerous works of art? | is long, with a width of at the northern entrance and at the southern entrance. Its maximum width is between Umuryeri and Büyükdere Limanı, and minimum width between Kandilli Point and Aşiyan.
The depth of the Bosporus varies from in midstream with an average of . The deepest location is between Kandilli and Bebek with... | project dubbed as the San Juanico Bridge Lighting Project was approved by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority in January 2018. While delayed, the lighting project is projected to be completed in 2019.
Features.
San Juanico Bridge connects the islands of Leyte and Samar by linking the city of Taclob... | 49,362 | triviaqa-train |
What is the only U.S. state flag to feature the Union Jack? | government and the rights of individuals.
The Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Con... | mistakenly captioned the New Zealand flag as being the Australian flag on their website. In 2018, a news piece about Australia Day on Nine News Queensland, the background graphics showed New Zealand flags instead of the Australian flags.
- It does not accurately connote Australia's status as an independent nation. The ... | 49,363 | triviaqa-train |
The northern component of what enchanting geographic term is accepted as the Rock of Gibraltar but the southern component disputed and at various times claimed as Monte Hacho (in Ceuta) or Jebel Musa (in Morocco)? | Hercules and was known to the Romans as "Mons Calpe", the other pillar being Mons Abyla or Jebel Musa on the African side of the Strait. In ancient times, the two points marked the limit to the known world, a myth originally fostered by the Greeks and the Phoenicians.
Gibraltar is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.
G... | two most likely candidates being Monte Hacho in Ceuta and Jebel Musa in Morocco.
History.
According to Greek mythology adopted by the Etruscans and Romans, when Hercules had to perform twelve labours, one of them (the tenth) was to fetch the Cattle of Geryon of the far West and bring them to Eurystheus; this marked the... | 49,364 | triviaqa-train |
The Muslim observance of Arba'een attracts millions of visitors annually to what Iraqi city? | Arba'een
Arba'een (), Chehlom (, , "the fortieth day") is a Shia Muslim religious observance that occurs forty days after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, who was killed on the 10th day of the month of Muharram. Imam Husayn ibn Ali and 72 ... | But tight regulation of Hajj by Saudis have driven up costs and depriving it of spontaneity seen in Arba'een, making the latter an alternative for Muslims who can't afford Hajj. Arba'een attracts more pilgrims than Hajj.
Security arrangements.
The pilgrims face dangers such as "attacks that have been blamed on Sunni ex... | 49,365 | triviaqa-train |
Aguada, Varca, Vagator, Colva, Calangute, and Anjuna are some of the beaches in what state of India known for its Portuguese influence and for its spicy vindaloo? | Colva
Colvá is a coastal village in Salcete, south Goa, on the west coast of India. Colva Beach stretches for around 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi), part of a beach consisting of about 25 kilometres (16 mi) of powder white sand, lined along its shore by coconut palms and extending from Bogmalo in the north to Cabo de Rama in ... | southern parish village of Penha de França (Britona), in Serula. Other famous sites are the fort of Aguada, the beaches of Candolim, Sinquerim, Calangute, Baga, Anjuna and Vagator villages, the hill-top monastery and boarding-school of Monte Guirim which was restored by Padre Luna after Pombal's devastation, the villag... | 49,366 | triviaqa-train |
Geographic features called rilles that come in sinuous, arcuate and straight types are a prominent part of the landscape where? | Rille
Rille (German for 'groove') is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels. The Latin term is "rima", plural "rimae". Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length. However, the term has also been us... | Bach region. Almost all have convex slope profiles, rounded crests, and steep, sharply defined lobes. Three types are seen in the map region: (1) very small (<50 km long, ~100 m high), irregular scarps that commonly enclose topographically depressed areas; they are restricted to the intermediate and smooth plains units... | 49,367 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, known as Florence on the Elbe, is home to the Semper Opera House? | .
The river rolls through Dresden and finally, beyond Meißen, enters on its long journey across the North German Plain passing along the former western border of East Germany, touching Torgau, Wittenberg, Dessau, Magdeburg, Wittenberge, and Hamburg on the way, and taking on the waters of the Mulde and Saale from the we... | 's Zwinger Palace, home to a significant number of Europe's artistic treasures including Raphael's Sistine Madonna was at risk from the flooding Elbe, however all of the art works could be saved. The Semper Opera House also suffered damage.
Areas affected Russia.
The Black Sea Coast region was among the most severely h... | 49,368 | triviaqa-train |
Which city is the venue for the Great South Run? | Great South Run
The Great South Run is an annual 10 mile (16.09 km) road running race which takes place in Portsmouth, United Kingdom providing an intermediate distance between the ten kilometre and the half marathon (21.097 km) runs. Launched in 1990, it is part of the Great Run series created by former British athlet... | The Leas
The Leas is a large area of land owned and maintained by the National Trust along the coastal cliffs of South Shields, England.
It is popular with dog walkers, joggers, kite flyers, horse riders, cyclists and other activities. It is the finishing line for the Great North Run which is a half marathon that take... | 49,369 | triviaqa-train |
Hildegarde Neil is the wife of which actor? | She is married to actor Brian Blessed and has a daughter with him, Rosalind, who is also an actress and represented by the same agent as her mother. On 23 May 2009, Neil appeared with her husband on the UK ITV entertainment show, "All Star Mr & Mrs", on which it was established that she is a keen Liverpool F.C. support... | Heston made his directorial debut and starred as Mark Antony in an adaptation of the William Shakespeare play he had performed earlier in his theater career, "Antony and Cleopatra". Hildegarde Neil was Cleopatra and English actor Eric Porter was Ahenobarbus. After receiving scathing reviews, the film was never released... | 49,370 | triviaqa-train |
The Duke of Windsor was Governor of which British colony between 1940 and 1945? | The Bahamas
The Bahamas (), known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago. The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), northwest of the... | commonly known as the Windsor Wing, named for the Duke of Windsor, who was Governor from 1940 to 1945.
Government House was seriously affected by the hurricane of 1929. As a history recounts, "[T]he eastern wing of the Government House was unroofed on three sides and damaged to the extent that it was not fit for occupa... | 49,371 | triviaqa-train |
Daniel Barenboim is the conductor for life of the Berlin State Opera whose permanent home is on which boulevard in the Mitte district of the city? | Berlin State Opera
The Berlin State Opera () is a German opera company based in Berlin. Its permanent home is the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, commonly referred to as "Lindenoper", in the central Mitte district, which also hosts the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra. Originally the "Hofoper" (court opera) from 1742, it wa... | a Trustees Award (a lifetime achievement award given to non-performers) from the Grammy Awards.
In June 2012, the French government named Carter a Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur.
Carter wrote music every morning until his death, of natural causes, on November 5, 2012 at his home in New York City, at age 103.
Premier... | 49,372 | triviaqa-train |
In 1814 who wrote the poem which was originally called The Battle of Fort McHenry, now used as the words of the National Anthem of the USA? | The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of ... | depicts the moment that inspired the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" which he wrote after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. The poem would eventually be set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven" and become t... | 49,373 | triviaqa-train |
The Brontë sisters were born in the village of Thornton, now part of which Yorkshire city? | businesses including more retail trade; Meadowhall being an example. However, while Sheffield's heavy industry has declined, the region has reinvented itself as a centre for specialist engineering with Boeing and Maclaren establishing facilities in the city. A cluster of hi-tech facilities including The Welding Institu... | of the Russian ship "Dmitri", which became the basis of "Demeter" in the book. Today there is a Dracula Museum in the town, celebrating the association. In terms of poetry, one of the most well known from Yorkshire is Andrew Marvell from Winestead-in-Holderness, he was noted for writing metaphysical poetry during the 1... | 49,374 | triviaqa-train |
How many theses did Martin Luther post on the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg in October 1517? | in Europe.
History Renovation.
On the occasion of the fourth centenary of Luther's birth in 1883, an extensive restoration of All Saints' in a Neo-Gothic style was begun under the supervision of the Prussian architect Friedrich Adler by his disciple Paul Ferdinand Groth (1859-1955). The interior redesign included the p... | , and died disappointed in 757.
In 756, ex-Emperor Shōmu died, and based on his will was made crown prince. In 757, though, Kōken removed him from the position on the grounds of immorality, and two months later replaced him with Nakamaro's preferred candidate Prince Ōi, the future Emperor Junnin.
Conspiracy and capture... | 49,375 | triviaqa-train |
On which Formula 1 circuit do cars travel along Avenue d’Ostende and Avenue des Beaux Arts? | circuit racing cars ever. To reduce engine power output and thus speeds, the FIA limited fuel tank capacity in , and boost pressures in , before banning turbocharged engines completely in .
The development of electronic driver aids began during the 1980s. Lotus began to develop a system of active suspension, which firs... | wider. The cars then head uphill along Avenue d'Ostende, before changing down for the long left-hander at "Massenet". The maximum gradient in this part of the circuit is around 12%.
Out of Massenet, the cars drive past the famous casino before quickly reaching the aptly named "Casino Square". This part of the track is ... | 49,376 | triviaqa-train |
Dupond et Dupont, Professeur Tryphon Tournesol and Milou assist which character in the French version of his adventures? | detective was handcuffed to the man while the other was holding both umbrellas.
They also make a brief appearance in the Asterix book "Asterix in Belgium".
They make an appearance in "L'ombra che sfidò Sherlock Holmes", an Italian comic spin-off of "Martin Mystère", edited by Sergio Bonelli Editore.
The name of the pop... | Haddock
- Henri Labussiere – Professeur Tournesol
- Yves Barsacq – Détective Dupont
- Jean-Pierre Moulin – Détective Dupond
Voice artists German.
- Lutz Schnell – Tim
- Ben Hecker – Kapitän Haddock
- Manfred Steffen – Professor Bienlein
- Henry Kielmann – Schulz und Schultze
- Marek Harloff – Tschang Tschong-Jen
- Klau... | 49,377 | triviaqa-train |
The 1453 Battle of Castillon is considered to be the last battle in which war? | Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon was a battle fought on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne (later Castillon-la-Bataille). A decisive French victory, it is considered to mark the end of the Hundred Years' War. As a result of the battle, the English lost all landholdings in France,... | - 2004 "Maha Nadigan"
- 2004 "Ramakrishna"
- 2005 "Sukran"
- 2005 "Kannamma"
- 2005 "Gurudeva"
- 2005 "Girivalam"
- 2005 "Karka Kasadara"
- 2005 "Kaatru Ullavarai"
- 2006 "Chennai Kadhal"
- 2006 "Vetrivel Sakthivel"
- 2007 "Thirumagan"
- 2007 "Vyabari"
- 2007 "Manikanda"
- 2007 "Veeramum Eeramum"
- 2008 "Ayyavazhi"
- 2... | 49,378 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, which governed the southern half of Vietnam until 1975 – the name at the time is needed? | a French colony during the 19th century. When the Japanese invaded during World War II, the Viet Minh opposed them with support from the US, the Soviet Union and China. They received some Japanese arms when Japan surrendered. The Viet Minh, a Communist-led common front under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, then initiate... | Trà Vinh (city)
Trà Vinh (, Khmer: Preah Trapeang, ព្រះត្រពាំង) is a provincial city in Vietnam. It is the capital city of the Trà Vinh Province.
Location.
It is located in the Mekong Delta region, which is in the Southern part of Vietnam. The city has many famous Khmer temples, due to the large population of Khmer Kro... | 49,379 | triviaqa-train |
Whose 1954 portrait of Winston Churchill was given to the subject and destroyed on the orders of his wife? | Graham Sutherland
Graham Vivian Sutherland (24 August 1903 – 17 February 1980) was an English artist who is notable for his work in glass, fabrics, prints and portraits. His work was much inspired by landscape and religion, and he designed the tapestry for the re-built Coventry Cathedral.
Printmaking, mostly of romanti... | which clearly depicted him as cunning and reptilian, as both an 'outrage' and a 'masterpiece'. Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill (1954) greatly upset the sitter, who initially refused to accept its presentation. It was subsequently destroyed on the orders of Churchill's wife, Lady Churchill. However, some of S... | 49,380 | triviaqa-train |
Which record by Carl Douglas was Number One in 1974? | Carl Douglas
Carlton George Douglas (born 10 May 1942), also known by his stage name Carl Douglas, is a Jamaican recording artist who rose to prominence with the 1974 disco single "Kung Fu Fighting".
Early life.
Douglas was born as Carlton George Douglas on 10 May 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica to Jamaican parents. After hi... | which was released as a single backed with "Bring Yourself Back to Me", written by Don Gould and Lynsey De Paul. The single earned positive reviews, with "Billboard" awarding it Special Merit Spotlight status and it reached number 107 on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under Chart. In 1972, Biddu scored music for the UK spy t... | 49,381 | triviaqa-train |
Prince Escalus, the Prince of Verona appears in which Shakespeare play? | Characters in Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" contains a relatively distinctive cast of characters. In addition to the play's eponymous protagonists, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the play contains roles for members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the cit... | Arlington, Virginia) production of "Chess". In 2011, he played the role of Launce in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" at Shakespeare Theatre Company. He appeared in the play "Heart of Robin Hood", written by David Farr, which played in Winnipeg and Toronto in December 2014 through March 2015, in the role of Prince John.
Morto... | 49,382 | triviaqa-train |
Which film company logo has a mountain with stars around it? | Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation (also known simply as Paramount) is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994. Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world, the second oldest in the United... | available at three different price levels, each level coming with special benefits and specific Star locations: $5,000 (14-inch stainless steel star), $10,000 (14-inch stainless steel star), $25,000 (16-inch stainless steel star). The Stars are customized with the donor's name or company name or logo.
85th anniversary ... | 49,383 | triviaqa-train |
Which Greek cake is made from filo pastry, nuts, fruit and honey? | Ancient Greeks would bake thin breads sweetened with walnuts and honey, arguably the ancestor to Baklava. In fact the first documented such food was written in Homer's Odyssey written around 800 B.C. In the fifth century B.C. Philoxenos states in his poem "Banquet" the final drinking course of a meal, hosts would prepa... | and Phoenicians all had filo-style pastries in their culinary traditions. There is also strong evidence that Egyptians produced pastry-like confections which were made by dipping a baked flour cake in honey and serving with desert nuts as toppings. They had professional bakers that surely had the skills to do so, and t... | 49,384 | triviaqa-train |
In which English City would you find the Martyrs Memorial? | Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford
The Martyrs' Memorial is a stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles', Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street, to the west of Balliol College, Oxford, England. It commemorates the 16th-century Oxford Martyrs.
History.
The monument was built 300 years after the events of the Englis... | Lancaster Martyrs
During the English reformation a number of men were executed at Lancaster in England as a consequence of their Catholic faith. They are commonly referred to as the Lancaster Martyrs and are commemorated locally by the Lancaster Martyrs Memorial Stone which may be found close to the centre of Lancaster... | 49,385 | triviaqa-train |
"The aria ""Vesti La Giubba"" (on with the Motley) comes from which Opera?" | Vesti la giubba
"" (, "Put on the costume", often referred to as "On With the Motley", from the original 1893 translation by Frederic Edward Weatherly) is a famous tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo's 1892 opera "Pagliacci". "" is sung at the conclusion of the first act, when Canio discovers his wife's infidelity, but... | Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis, and was sponsored by O'Reilly Media and "MAKE" magazine. O'Reilly continued to support Ignite until November 2015 when the franchise was handed off to its founder, Brady Forrest, who formed Ignite Talks, PBC - a Public Benefit Corporation. Ignite Talks PBC was formed to be an independent o... | 49,386 | triviaqa-train |
"In which musical would you hear the songs ""Too darn Hot"" and ""Brush up your Shakespeare""?" | her over his shoulder and carries her offstage while she pummels his shoulder with her fists ("Kiss Me Kate").
Act II
During the show's intermission, the cast and crew relax in the alley behind the theater. Paul (Fred's assistant), along with a couple other crew members, lament that it's "Too Darn Hot" to meet their lo... | ", "Tom, Dick or Harry", "I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua", "Too Darn Hot", "Always True to You (in My Fashion)", and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare".
Porter began the 1950s with "Out Of This World" (1950), which had some good numbers but too much camp and vulgarity, and was not greatly successful. His next show, "... | 49,387 | triviaqa-train |
Named after a bird which scenic railway line runs from Norwich to Cromer and then onto Sheringham? | Norwich railway station
Norwich railway station (formerly Norwich Thorpe) is the eastern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the city of Norwich, Norfolk. It is down the main line from London Liverpool Street, the western terminus.
It is also the terminus of numerous secondary lines:... | single mounts and depth charges.
World War II minesweepers COMSOPAC.
COMSOPAC is an acronym for Commander South Pacific. During World War II, one of the major United States theatre commands was the command of the South Pacific Area. This command was usually referred to as COMSOPAC (COMmander SOuth PACific)
It was forme... | 49,388 | triviaqa-train |
A crown and two pips signify which rank in the British Army? | . On the top of the wreath a crown.
- General: Crossed baton and sword with Crown and star.
- Lieutenant General: Crossed baton and sword with Crown.
- Major General: Crossed baton and sword with Star.
- Brigadier General: Crossed baton and sword.
In 1921, the War Office abolished the rank of Brigadier General and intr... | commissioners, in 1931. However, the Assistant Commissioner "A" had acted as "de facto" deputy for some years and had been given the courtesy title of Deputy Commissioner since 1922. The Deputy Commissioner's Crown appointment continued to be Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis until at least the 1970s.
... | 49,389 | triviaqa-train |
"Which plant has the botanical name ""Saintpaulia""?" | inches
Growth.
Growth Temperature.
Saintpaulias are highly sensitive to temperature changes, especially rapid leaf cooling. Spilling cold water on African violet leaves causes discoloration. This is thought to be because rapid leaf cooling causes cell vacuole collapse in the palisade mesophyll cells.
Growth Propagation... | botanical information, including six million specimen records displaying geographic distribution, images, descriptive text and identification tools.
The Gardens manages several large plant databases, including "What's Its Name" (WIN), which is a point of access to the Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) listing all the ... | 49,390 | triviaqa-train |
What is the currency of Indonesia? | exchanged for rupiah at rates which were often unfavourable to the holders.
Exchange rate and inflation.
The rupiah has been subject to high inflation for most of its existence (which as an internationally recognised currency should be dated to 1950). Various attempts have been made to maintain the value of the currenc... | insiders view of how "market rationality" works, and how it is embedded in particular kinds of social networks.
Bill Maurer has examined how Islamic bankers who are seeking to avoid religiously proscribed interest payments have remade money and finance in Indonesia. His book, "Mutual Life, Limited", compares these Isla... | 49,391 | triviaqa-train |
"In the 1969 Sam Pekinpah western ""The Wild Bunch"", who played Pike Bishop the leader of an aging outlaw gang?" | The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American epic revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates. The plot concerns an aging outlaw gang on the Mexico–United States border trying to adapt to the changing mode... | the AFI listed 10 best films in 10 genres and ranked "The Wild Bunch" as the sixth-best Western.
Plot.
In 1913 Texas, Pike Bishop, the leader of a gang of aging outlaws, is seeking retirement after one final score: the robbery of a railroad office containing a cache of silver. The gang is ambushed by Pike's former part... | 49,392 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the ""Harry Hole"" novels?" | Harry Hole
Harry Hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by Norwegian author Jo Nesbø. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. Critics link the personality of Harry Hole to those of the famous literary detectives: Sherlock Holm... | and Lønn is almost killed, the perpetrator is finally apprehended. Thanks to Raskol's contacts, Rakel wins custody of Oleg and returns to Norway with him. With the closure of the cases Harry has discovered a new witness in the murder of his former colleague, Ellen Gjelten. The witness may have seen Ellen's murderer wit... | 49,393 | triviaqa-train |
Which American President (not at the time) married Claudia Taylor in 1934? | 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... | President Roosevelt as well as fellow Texans such as Vice President John Nance Garner and Congressman Sam Rayburn.
Johnson married Claudia Alta Taylor, also known as "Lady Bird", of Karnack, Texas on November 17, 1934, after he attended Georgetown University Law Center for several months. The wedding was officiated by ... | 49,394 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the rollercoaster involved in the accident at Alton Towers in June 2015? | , it was the second most visited theme park in the UK after Legoland Windsor.
The park features a range of attractions, such as Congo River Rapids, Runaway Mine Train, Nemesis, Oblivion, Galactica, The Smiler, and Wicker Man. It operates a total of ten roller coasters and offers a range of accommodation and lodging opt... | to technological limitations. During its development, Alton Towers marketed the ride as Secret Weapon 5 (abbreviated to SW5), following the naming pattern established for previous major park developments. The ride was developed in part by ride designer John Wardley, the producer of many attractions at Alton Towers and ... | 49,395 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won the Copa America football championship for the first time in 2015? | The tournament was renamed the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, effective with the 2008 edition won by the US in Chile. The current champions are Japan, who won in France in 2018.
In 2008, FIFA instituted an under-17 world championship. The inaugural event, held in New Zealand, was won by North Korea. The current champions... | 2005 Copa Libertadores
The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tournament was also the first Copa Libertadores to employ... | 49,396 | triviaqa-train |
Roland Gift was the lead singer with which group of the 80's and 90's? | Roland Gift
Roland Lee Gift (born 28 May 1961) is a British singer, songwriter and actor. He was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals, who rose to fame in the mid 1980s.
Biography.
Gift was born in Sparkhill in Birmingham, England, to a white (English) mother and a black (West Indian) father, and lived in t... | , including"Something Tells Me", “Mountain Tops”, "Which Way The Wind Blows", “Make My Life a Prayer to You”, "Sing Over Me", "Takin The Easy Way", "My Jesus I Love Thee" were performed with Greisen singing lead. Nelly was also featured as a background singer on dozens of recordings during the '70,'80 and '90's.
One of... | 49,397 | triviaqa-train |
Which company owns British Gas? | British Gas
British Gas is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica. Serving around twelve million homes in the United Kingdom, British Gas is the biggest energy supplier in the c... | Northern Gas Networks
Northern Gas Networks Limited is the British company responsible for distributing gas to homes and businesses across Yorkshire, the North East and northern Cumbria, England. Northern Gas Networks Limited is one of eight gas distribution networks in the United Kingdom.
The consortium which owns Nor... | 49,398 | triviaqa-train |
"Which month in the French Revolutionary Calendar was equivalent to June and had a name meaning ""harvest""?" | a direct translation of the French Republican calendar.
Sarah Monette's "Doctrine of Labyrinths" series borrows the Republican calendar for one of the two competing calendars (their usage splits between social classes) in the fictional city of Mélusine.
Jacques Rivette's 1974 film "Celine and Julie Go Boating" refers t... | the seven kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex, which eventually merged to become the Kingdom of England during the early 10th century.
- September was the seventh month in the ancient Roman calendar, as its name indicates. After the reform that led to the current order, the sev... | 49,399 | triviaqa-train |
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