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Olfactory refers to which of the senses? | perception. Flavor depends on odor, texture, and temperature as well as on taste. Humans receive tastes through sensory organs called taste buds, or gustatory calyculi, concentrated on the upper surface of the tongue. There are five basic tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami. Other tastes such as calcium and fr... | long after birth.
Fibers from the lateral olfactory tract begin branching into the olfactory tubercle around E17. The lateral portion of the olfactory tubercle (which adjoins the olfactory tract) receives the densest fiber input and the medial portion receives light fiber projections. This branching continues until com... | 49,900 | triviaqa-train |
Appointed in 1907 who was the first female member of the Order of Merit? | members of the Royal Air Force and, in 1969, the definition of honorary recipients was expanded to include members of the Commonwealth of Nations that are not realms.
From its inception, the order has been open to women, Florence Nightingale being the first woman to receive the honour, in 1907. Several individuals have... | Ladies Merit Cross
The Ladies Merit Cross ("Frauenverdienstkreuz") was founded on 22 October 1907 by King William II of Prussia as a two-class Ladies Order and to reward women and young women, who worked in the field of charity, or in a religious or social field, who rendered outstanding had personal self-sacrificing s... | 49,901 | triviaqa-train |
Where are the headquarters of the Automobile Association? | Basingstoke. It began broadcasting "AA Roadwatch" traffic reports on commercial radio stations the following year. "AA Relay" was also introduced in 1973, a service that will deliver a broken down vehicle, its driver and passengers, luggage and trailer to anywhere in Britain.
History For profit company.
The association... | . NAMIC member companies account for 50 percent of the automobile/homeowners market share and 31 percent of the business insurance market share. More than 200,000 people are employed by NAMIC member companies.
The association was incorporated in 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where its national headquarters is still lo... | 49,902 | triviaqa-train |
Carrauntoohil, the highest peak in the Republic of Ireland is in which mountain range? | MacGillycuddy's Reeks
MacGillycuddy's Reeks () is a sandstone and siltstone mountain range in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching , from the Gap of Dunloe in the east, to Glencar in the west, the Reeks is Ireland's highest mountain range, and includes most of the highest peaks and sharpest ridges in Ireland, and the only... | Steel Empire
Steel Empire (originally released as in Japan, and otherwise known in various English materials as The Steel Empire or Empire of Steel) is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game released on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive home consoles in 1992. The game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and ... | 49,903 | triviaqa-train |
Who made his film debut playing Kasper Gutman in the 1941 film ‘Casablanca’? | Casablanca (film)
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's". The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid; it also features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, P... | his parts ranged from musical comedy to Shakespeare, and years of such versatile acting on two continents led to many offers to appear in films. He refused until he was 61.
In 1941, Greenstreet began working for Warner Bros. His debut film role was as Kasper Gutman ("The Fat Man") co-starring with Humphrey Bogart in "T... | 49,904 | triviaqa-train |
Will Champion is the drummer with which band? | Will Champion
William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is a British musician and songwriter. He is the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Coldplay.
Early life and education.
William Champion was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, and was brought up in the Highfield suburb of the city, close to the Univers... | , as with the album's other singles, features a band member, which in this case is drummer Will Champion.
Reception.
"The Scientist" received widespread critical acclaim. Rob Sheffield of "Rolling Stone Magazine", in his review of the album, wrote: "The fantastic piano ballad 'The Scientist' ... [has] a cataclysmic fal... | 49,905 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer was born in Bradford in 1862? | Frederick Delius
Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, CH ( 29 January 1862 – 10 June 1934), originally Fritz Delius, was an English composer. Born in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an ora... | CH – (1862–1934) composer born in Bradford.
- Fabian Delph – (born 1989) footballer, born in Bradford, who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City and has represented his country at Senior level.
- Joolz Denby – (born 1955) poet, novelist and artist based in Bradford.
- A A Dhand – British Asian crime writer and phar... | 49,906 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Mo Farah born in 1983? | 2017 he indicated his intention to switch wholly to road racing following victory at his final track race, the 2017 IAAF Diamond League 5000 metres final. His running style has been described as "bouncy" and tactical, which he has attempted to alter for a more efficient and energy-saving stride pattern, especially in t... | - Mo Farah (born 1983), Somali-British track and field athlete
- Nuruddin Farah (born 1945), Somali writer
- Robbie Farah (born 1984), Australian rugby league footballer
People with the surname Farrah.
- Georges Farrah (born 1957), Canadian politician
- Pat Farrah, American retail executive
- Shamek Farrah (), American... | 49,907 | triviaqa-train |
‘The Last of England’ is an 1855 oil painting by which artist? | Caravaggio", so the film is a confluence of angry imagination.
It is named after "The Last of England", a painting by Ford Madox Brown. The painting and the film, share themes of escape and the changing of place.
He uses a shaky hand-held camera to cause anxiety and paranoia, and the ever-present melancholy is expresse... | El Rio de Luz
El Rio de Luz (Spanish for The River of Light; also known as Morning in the Tropics) is an 1877 oil painting by American landscape artist Frederic Edwin Church. It is his last large-scale painting of South America, following pieces such as "The Andes of Ecuador" (1855) and "The Heart of the Andes" (1859).... | 49,908 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Violet, The Dowager Countess of Grantham in ‘Downton Abbey’? | Edith Crawley and Jessica Brown Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley (Branson). Maggie Smith is Robert Crawley's mother Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Samantha Bond portrays Lady Rosamund Painswick, Robert's sister who resides in Belgrave Square, London. Dan Stevens portrays Matthew Crawley, the new heir, along with Pe... | List of Downton Abbey characters
This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece for ITV and PBS, respectively.
The Crawley Family.
The Crawley Family Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham.
Robert Crawley, ... | 49,909 | triviaqa-train |
Which island, since the mid 1960s, is the southernmost point of Iceland? | active volcanic systems.
Surtsey, one of the youngest islands in the world, is part of Iceland. Named after Surtr, it rose above the ocean in a series of volcanic eruptions between 8 November 1963 and 5 June 1968. Only scientists researching the growth of new life are allowed to visit the island.
On 21 March 2010, a vo... | countries include the Norwegian fjords, the Archipelago Sea between Finland and Sweden, the extensive volcanic and geothermal activity of Iceland, and Greenland, which is the largest island in the world. The southernmost point of the Nordic countries is Gedser, on the island of Falster in Denmark. The northernmost poin... | 49,910 | triviaqa-train |
‘To me, to you’ is a catchphrase of Barry and Paul Elliott. Under what name do they perform? | An urban legend surrounding Barry Chuckle's supposed death from a heart attack had circulated since at least 2008. In 2010, the brothers issued a statement on their website stating that the story was "complete and utter rubbish". The BBC reported that the death hoaxes had upset young viewers, and had shocked Barry when... | . It begins with a black and orange Citroen DS3 pulling into a building before Lott and various scantily-clad back-up dancers perform their routine while Pusha T is seemingly pleading to Lott.
Track listing.
- Digital EP
1. "What Do You Take Me For?" – 2:55
2. "What Do You Take Me For?" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 5:55
3. "W... | 49,911 | triviaqa-train |
‘Nessun dorma’ comes from which Puccini opera? | Nessun dorma
"" (; English: "None shall sleep") is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" and one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, (the unknown prince), who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot. Any man who wishes to wed Tur... | in the recordings of other artists (for example rapper Mondo Marcio).
Although not appearing live, she opened and closed the 2009 national Sanremo festival with her version of the Puccini opera aria "Nessun dorma".
Her voice was also present, singing a cover in video's by main sponsor TIM, at the Festival editions of ... | 49,912 | triviaqa-train |
Which former international full back was manager of Leeds United when they reached the European Cup Final in 1974-75, before working as a football summariser on BBC radio for over 30 years? | , the team performed poorly, and after only 44 days he was dismissed.
Clough was replaced by former England captain Jimmy Armfield. Armfield took Revie's ageing team to the final of the 1974–75 European Cup, in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich under controversial circumstances. Assisted by coach Don Howe, Armf... | the second team in history to reach the finals of all three European cup competitions after FC Barcelona, the game was the climax of the 'Glory Years' of the team built by former manager Don Revie. Amongst the stars of the team were the Scottish internationals Billy Bremner and Peter Lorimer. Leeds United, incidentally... | 49,913 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of Richard and Adam, the Welsh classical singers whose debut album topped the charts throughout August this year? | woman. He grew up in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Plant gained an interest in singing and rock and roll music at an early age.
He left King Edward VI Grammar School for Boys in Stourbridge in his mid-teens and developed a strong passion for the blues, mainly through his admiration for Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson and... | Natasha Marsh
Natasha Jane Marsh (born 1975) is a Welsh soprano singer. A highly regarded performer in both opera and oratorio, her debut album, "Amour", topped the classical album charts in 2007. She has toured with artists such as G4, Russell Watson, Il Divo and Paul Potts. Her love of football was confirmed when she... | 49,914 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is Taksim Square, scene of recent protests? | Taksim Square
Taksim Square (, ), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network. Taksim Square is also the location ... | instead of a shopping mall in the place of the Atatürk Cultural Center and Opera house, which currently stands to be demolished in Taksim Square. This mosque was probably part of the big project for redesigning Taksim but details were unknown before.
In Izmir, the day started with people, who started to clean the main ... | 49,915 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the volcano Mount Rainier? | , as many communities lie atop older lahar deposits. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), about 150,000 people live on top of old lahar deposits of Rainier. Not only is there much ice atop the volcano, the volcano is also slowly being weakened by hydrothermal activity. According to Geoff Clayton, a ... | Mount Rainier (disambiguation)
Mount Rainier may refer to
- Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano southeast of Seattle, Washington
- Mount Rainier National Park, which contains the volcano
- Mount Rainier Wilderness, a designated wilderness area within Mount Rainier National Park
- Mount Rainier Forest Reserve, a reserve now ... | 49,916 | triviaqa-train |
This fever was first detected in West Africa in 1969. There is no known cure and it is spread by rats found only in that area. What is the Fever's name? | population. About half of the residents had fled the city, including President George Washington. In colonial times, West Africa became known as "the white man's grave" because of malaria and yellow fever.
Concern about possible future pandemics.
Concern about possible future pandemics Viral hemorrhagic fevers.
Viral h... | Zika virus
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the virus family "Flaviviridae". It is spread by daytime-active "Aedes" mosquitoes, such as "A. aegypti" and "A. albopictus". Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947. "Zika virus" is related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japan... | 49,917 | triviaqa-train |
The characters Don Alfonso and Dorabella appear in which Mozart opera? | and fellow Mason Michael Puchberg; "a pitiful sequence of letters pleading for loans" survives. Maynard Solomon and others have suggested that Mozart was suffering from depression, and it seems that his output slowed. Major works of the period include the last three symphonies (Nos. 39, 40, and 41, all from 1788), and ... | with Richard Tucker as Rodolfo and Ron Bottcher as Marcello. Other guest appearances included performances at the Scottish Opera (as Marguerite in "Faust" and Ellen Orford in "Peter Grimes") and La Scala.
Curtin made her Metropolitan Opera debut on November 4, 1961 as Fiordiligi to the Ferrando of George Shirley, Dorab... | 49,918 | triviaqa-train |
Brabantio and Grantiano are characters in which Shakespearean play? | Brabantio
Brabantio (sometimes called Brabanzio) is a character in William Shakespeare's "Othello" (c.1601–1604). He is a Venetian senator and the father of Desdemona. He has entertained Othello in his home countless times before the play opens, thus giving Othello and Desdemona opportunity to fall in love. He is furio... | Chris Burnett as Romeo
- Episode 33 of the anime series "Kodocha" is loosely based upon the play, in which the boys and girls of Class 6-3 are in a big feud, during which supporting characters Tsuyoshi Sasaki and Aya Sugita play roles similar to Romeo and Juliet.
- "Gnomeo and Juliet" (2011) closely follows the plot of... | 49,919 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous person died on the same day as Princess Diana? | 's University in Kingston, Ontario, where they presented the university with a replica of their royal charter. In September 1991, the Princess visited Pakistan on a solo trip, and went to Brazil with Charles. During the Brazilian tour, Diana paid visits to organisations that battled homelessness among street children. ... | said that she was aware of the media appeal of the idea, as he had shown her press cuttings of the painting.
He said that she had not previously done a painting in that way and that "Her painting of Princess Diana was based on the same idea as my painting "Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision" — namely to... | 49,920 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shakespeare play has the characters Deiphobus and Alexander? | Plutarch's "Parallel Lives"—which introduced a new kind of drama. According to Shakespearean scholar James Shapiro, in "Julius Caesar," "the various strands of politics, character, inwardness, contemporary events, even Shakespeare's own reflections on the act of writing, began to infuse each other".
In the early 17th c... | after characters from Shakespeare's plays and "The Rape of the Lock" (although at present only Ariel, Umbriel, and Belinda have names drawn from the latter; all the rest are from Shakespeare). At first, the outermost moons were all named after characters from one play, "The Tempest"; but with Margaret being named from ... | 49,921 | triviaqa-train |
The sucre was the official unit of currency of Ecuador until March 2000. What is now the official currency? | Colombia, of the Peruvian sol, and of the United States dollar and its fractions. Copper ("vellón") was made legal tender to 5 décimos. Bank reserves were in silver coin and banknotes were convertible solely into silver. Ecuador was on a "de facto" silver standard and did not coin any gold between 1884 and 1892. The go... | .
Named in Honor of Antonio José de Sucre.
Different places (and a former currency) across Latin America are named after Antonio José de Sucre, among them:
- Sucre, Bolivia, the judicial capital of Bolivia.
- Sucre, Venezuela, one of the States in Venezuela.
- Sucre, Colombia, one of the Departments of Colombia.
- Sucr... | 49,922 | triviaqa-train |
Which virus is responsible for causing the spectacularly fatal haemorrhagic fever? | subfamily "Alphaherpesvirinae", and genus "Varicellovirus". VZV is in Group I of the Baltimore Classification because it is a dsDNA virus that does not use reverse transcriptase.
The complete set of viruses in an organism or habitat is called the virome; for example, all human viruses constitute the human virome.
Role ... | overwinters in houses. It is found mostly in mountainous areas of southern Europe, but extends north into parts of Scandinavia and Britain. It facilitates the spread of tick-borne encephalitis to humans and is a reservoir species for the Dobrava virus, a hantavirus that is responsible for causing haemorrhagic fever wit... | 49,923 | triviaqa-train |
Tarom, established in 1920, is the national airline of which European country? | TAROM
Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române TAROM S.A., doing business as TAROM (pronounced "ta-rom"), is the flag carrier and oldest currently operating airline of Romania, based in Otopeni near Bucharest. Its headquarters and its main hub are at Henri Coandă International Airport. It is currently the firs... | which represents an airplane propeller with three blades.
During the communist period (1947–1989), Băneasa Airport was TAROM's domestic hub, while Otopeni Airport was used as an international hub. In the early 2000s (decade), TAROM moved all of its activities to Otopeni (renamed Henri Coandă International Airport).
His... | 49,924 | triviaqa-train |
Which Shipping weather area covers the Shetland Islands? | Burra, Muckle Roe, Papa Stour, Trondra and Vaila are smaller islands to the west of Mainland. The other inhabited islands are Foula west of Walls, Fair Isle south-west of Sumburgh Head, and the Out Skerries to the east.
The uninhabited islands include Mousa, known for the Broch of Mousa, the finest preserved example in... | Yell Sound
Yell Sound is the strait running between Yell and Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is the boundary between the Mainland and the North Isles and it contains many small islands. Sullom Voe, on the shores of which is a substantial oil terminal, is an arm of Yell Sound.
The ferry to the North Isles crosses the s... | 49,925 | triviaqa-train |
In the BBC comedy TV series 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' who played the part of Rangi Ram? | Kinsey)
'Nosher' Evans does a paper tearing act. He is always eating something (and once stayed on punishment in the canteen four hours after he was relieved as he was enjoying himself) resulting in him spraying the contents of his mouth all around him when he speaks.
Characters Natives.
- Bearer Rangi Ram (Michael Bat... | ' in the film "The Long Duel" (1967), starring Yul Brynner.
Career "It Ain't Half Hot Mum".
"It Ain't Half Hot Mum" was a BBC comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of "Dad's Army". Set in World War II British India, it follows the fortunes and activities of a concert party troop attached to... | 49,926 | triviaqa-train |
Which former West Indian fast bowler was nicknamed Whispering Death? | Michael Holding
Michael Anthony Holding (born 16 February 1954) is a British Jamaican cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. One of the fastest bowlers to have ever played Test cricket, he was nicknamed "Whispering Death" due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease. Hi... | the West Indies.
Australian international career 1983/84 Australian tour of West Indies.
Any hope that Wessels and other new Australian batsmen would cope against the West Indian fast bowling was dashed. Wessels scored 4 and 20 in the first Test and 4 and 4 in the second Test, before injury ruled him out of the rest of... | 49,927 | triviaqa-train |
What is the Egyptian hawk headed god of light called? | period is the closest thing to a golden age in Egyptian tradition, the period of stability that the Egyptians constantly sought to evoke and imitate. Yet the stories about Ra's reign focus on conflicts between him and forces that disrupt his rule, reflecting the king's role in Egyptian ideology as enforcer of "maat".
I... | Head – An ox-headed guardian or type of guardian of the Underworld in Chinese mythology.
- Pratyangira – A Hindu Goddess having the head of a lion.
- Ra and Seker – Each of these Egyptian Gods has the head of a hawk.
- Sekmet – The lioness-headed Egyptian Goddess.
- Set – The sha-headed Egyptian God.
- Sobek – The croc... | 49,928 | triviaqa-train |
What is the western terminus of the West Highland Railway line in Scotland? | a rail link (although the railheads at Kyle of Lochalsh and Mallaig principally serve the islands).
The East Coast Main Line crosses the Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge. Completed in 1890, this cantilever bridge has been described as "the one internationally recognised Scottish landmark". Scotland's rail network is ... | Arisaig railway station
Arisaig railway station serves the village of Arisaig on the west coast of the Highland region of Scotland.
This station is on the West Highland Line, west of Fort William on the way to .
The westernmost station on the National Rail network, it is the only one of the four cardinal points of the ... | 49,929 | triviaqa-train |
Jacksonville is the largest city by population in which American state? | La Florida then a part of New Spain, was the first person of European descent born in what is now the United States. Twenty-one years later, Virginia Dare born 1587 Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina, was the first child born in the original Thirteen Colonies to English parents.
In the 2017 American Community... | Jacksonville, Alabama
Jacksonville is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 12,548, which is a 49% increase since 2000. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Jacksonville State University is located here, which is a center of commerce a... | 49,930 | triviaqa-train |
In the BBC comedy TV series 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', who played the part of Gunner Beaumont? | , but it was exactly how people spoke. He referred to the behaviour of his own Sergeant Major in the concert party in India who told them: No man who puts on make-up and ponces about on a stage is normal - what are you?' 'We're a bunch of poofs!' we'd reply". Of the depiction of the Melvyn Hayes character 'Gloria' Beau... | It Ain't Half Hot Mum", running from 3 January 1974 to 3 September 1981. It was set in the jungles of Burma and India during the Second World War and MacDonald played the character Gunner "Nobby" Clark, a member of a Royal Artillery Concert Party.
He also had a minor part as Jacko's brother in the comedy series "Brush ... | 49,931 | triviaqa-train |
In which range of English hills is the town of Watlington? | Watlington, Oxfordshire
Watlington is a market town and civil parish about south of Thame in Oxfordshire, near the county's eastern edge and less than from its border with Buckinghamshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Christmas Common, Greenfield and Howe Hill, all of which are in the Chiltern Hills. The 2011 Cen... | Watlington House
Watlington House is a 17th-century building, with a large walled garden, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The building is brick built and is reputed to be the oldest surviving secular building in the town. It is a listed building, being listed grade II*.
The western or rear pa... | 49,932 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional seafarer is the hero of Dudley Pope's novels? | Dudley Pope
Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 – 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, oft... | Temperance Brennan
Temperance Deassee Brennan is a fictional character created by author Kathy Reichs, and is the hero of her crime novel series (which are usually referred to as the Temperance Brennan novels). She was introduced in Reichs' first novel, "Déjà Dead", which was published in 1997. All the novels are writt... | 49,933 | triviaqa-train |
Which former England cricket captain was nicknamed Bumble? | David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd (born 18 March 1947) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley. He is known through the cricketing world as "... | team for the coverage of Test cricket in England. During this period he also worked as a commentator for BBC Radio and Talksport on Test matches outside England. Atherton joined the Sky Sports commentary team in 2005, after they won the rights to live Test cricket in England, joining long-time England teammate Nasser H... | 49,934 | triviaqa-train |
Malev was the national airline of which European country from 1946 to 2012? | Malév Hungarian Airlines
MALÉV Ltd. (), which did business as MALÉV Hungarian Airlines (, abbreviated "MALÉV", ), was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 until 2012. Its head office was in Budapest, with its main hub at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The airline flew to over 50 cities in 34 countries wi... | in Cuba, such as TAAG, LAM, TACV (Cabo Verde) and LIA (Guinea-Bissau). Cubana also continued to represent Aeroflot Soviet Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malev Hungarian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and TAROM Romanian Air Transport.
In the early 1980s, Cubana ceded one of its IL-62 jets to Angola's nat... | 49,935 | triviaqa-train |
The Azed crossword puzzle appears in which newspaper? | Azed
The Azed crossword appears every Sunday in "The Observer" newspaper. Since it first appeared in March 1972, every puzzle has been composed by Jonathan Crowther who also judges the monthly clue-writing competition. The pseudonym Azed is a reversal of (Fray Diego de) Deza, a Spanish inquisitor general. This combines... | setter is to find the missing letters, which will spell out a word or phrase that should be entered into the grid.
History.
Afrit's first Printer's Devilry puzzle appeared in "The Listener" on 2 June, 1937 in puzzle 377. Its original preamble, setting out the rules, read as follows:
Other later crossword setters have p... | 49,936 | triviaqa-train |
On a standard typewriter keyboard which letter appears between the letters Q and E? | Computer keyboard
A computer keyboard is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input method for computers.
Keyboard keys (... | This platform is only accessible as part of planned and booked tours.
Structure Details.
The golden turret near the top of the tower has a maximum capacity of 960 people. Travel to the observation deck is by three high speed double-deck lifts, each with a capacity of 8 to 10 people. The lifts travel at full, half or qu... | 49,937 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is musician David Robert Hayward-Jones better known? | of personae to present to the world. Satirising life in a British prison, meanwhile, the Bowie composition "Over the Wall We Go" became a 1967 single for Oscar; another Bowie song, "Silly Boy Blue", was released by Billy Fury the following year. In January 1968, Kemp choreographed a dance scene for a BBC play, "The Pis... | About how the village came to have the name Daubach nothing is known. What is known, however, is that the name was written "Daupach" in 1377, thus showing at least that the village has had a similar name for well over six hundred years. It lay on the road that led from Meisenheim and Sobernheim by way of Eckweiler (a n... | 49,938 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the political statement made by four members of the Labour Party in January 1981 effectively launching the SDP? | Shirley Williams, who issued the Limehouse Declaration. Owen and Rodgers were sitting Labour Members of Parliament (MPs); Jenkins had left Parliament in 1977 to serve as President of the European Commission, while Williams had lost her seat in the 1979 general election. The four left the Labour Party as a result of the... | Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in the United Kingdom established in 1990. It traces its origin to the Social Democratic Party which was formed in 1981 by a group of dissident Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs) and former MPs Roy Jenkins, David Owe... | 49,939 | triviaqa-train |
"Who plays the part of Tommy Beresford in the BBC series ""Partners in Crime"", based on an Agatha Christie novel?" | Andrews and Greta Scacchi respectively, but, unlike in the book, Miss Marple and Tuppence play the detective roles while Tommy is away on intelligence (MI6) business.
In 2015 BBC television aired "Partners in Crime", it starred David Walliams as Tommy and Jessica Raine as Tuppence.
External links.
- Tommy and Tuppence ... | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime is a 1983 British television series based on the short stories of the same name by Agatha Christie. It was directed by John A. Davis and Tony Wharmby and starred Francesca Annis and James Warwick in the leading roles of wife and husband sleuths Pru... | 49,940 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the territory of one country that is inside the territory of another? | Enclave and exclave
An enclave is a territory, or a part of a territory, that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state. Territorial waters have the same sovereign attributes as land, and enclaves may therefore exist within territorial waters.
An exclave is a portion of a state or territory geographica... | Spies of No Country
"Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel" is a book by Matti Friedman published in March 2019.
"Spies of No Country" is about a pre-independence Zionist intelligence unit, the "Arab Section," that operated inside the territory of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon towards ... | 49,941 | triviaqa-train |
"With which sport would you associate with the ""Toronto Raptors"" and the Houston Rockets""?" | Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games at the Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the... | 119–118 victory. Alston would sign a multi-year deal with the Toronto Raptors in the summer of 2004. For Alston this was his first step in the new phase of a secure NBA career which had eluded him until that point.
NBA career Houston Rockets (2005–2008).
Alston was traded to the Houston Rockets for guard Mike James on ... | 49,942 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scottish cheese is rolled in oatmeal? | as the oat kernel or groat. Rolled oats are often used as a key ingredient in granola breakfast cereals (in which toasted oats are blended with sugar and/or nuts and raisins) and granola bars.
Rolled oats are also used as an ingredient in oatmeal cookies, oatcakes, British flapjack bars and baked oatmeal dessert dishes... | Brose
Brose is a Scots word for an uncooked form of porridge: oatmeal (and/or other meals) is mixed with boiling water and allowed to stand for a short time. It is eaten with salt and butter, milk or buttermilk. A version of brose is called crowdie, made with ground oats and cold water, though that term is more often u... | 49,943 | triviaqa-train |
Chartwell, the former home of Winston Churchill is in which county? | national security. In December 1921, he holidayed in the south of France, where he began writing a book about his experiences during the First World War. In September 1922, his fifth child, Mary, was born, and that month he purchased a new house, Chartwell in Kent. In October 1922, Churchill underwent an operation for ... | and is now used by the present day Westerham Brewery which was established in 2004 by Robert Wicks. The brewery produces a range of ales, including Westerham British Bulldog.
Westerham was home to Crayford Engineering, a successful car conversion company, from 1962 to the 1980s, working from a workshop at Squerryes Med... | 49,944 | triviaqa-train |
"Which Roman Emperor wrote ""meditations'1 in the 2nd century AD?" | period also saw the removal of the Jews from Jerusalem during the reign of Hadrian after Bar Kokhba's revolt.
The last quarter of the century saw the end of the period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana at the death of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, last of the "Five Good Emperors", and the ascension of Comm... | Apollonius (martyr)
Apollonius () was a Christian of ancient Rome who was executed in the 2nd century AD, during the reign of the Roman emperor Commodus. He is said to have been a Roman senator. At his trial he mounted a defense of Christianity in the Roman senate, which was afterwards translated into Greek and inserte... | 49,945 | triviaqa-train |
Sharing its name with a painter, what was the name of the dog that won Britain's Got Talent in 2015? | duo Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with magician Jamie Raven coming second, and Welsh choir Côr Glanaethwy placing third.
Series overview Series 10 (2016).
The tenth series was aired during 2016, between 9 April to 28 May. Auditions were held within Liverpool, Birmingham and London, with all three holding open auditions in l... | of a participant from a previous series' contest, operating under a veiled alias; and the contest being won by the oldest participant to take part. The series was won by singer Colin Thackery, with mentalist Marc Spelmann (under the stage name of "X") coming second, and magician Ben Hart placing third.
"Britain's Got M... | 49,946 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: 900 followers of the Rev Jim Jones commit suicide in Guyana, Ipswich Town defeat Arsenal in the FA cup final and Louise Brown becomes the first test tube baby? | Jim Jones
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American civil rights preacher, faith healer, and cult leader who conspired with his inner circle to direct a mass suicide and mass murder of his followers in his jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana. He launched the Peoples Temple in Indiana during ... | Stadium on Boxing Day. The Reds ended the year in sixth place, occupying the European places along with leaders Manchester United, and the top five clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Leicester City and Ipswich Town.
Events of the season January.
2001 started with a 2–1 home win over Southampton, followed by a 3–0 home win ove... | 49,947 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year Rumanian dictator Nicolae Ceausecu is executed, Boris Becker wins the last of his three Wimbledon titles and Akihito succeeds his father as Emperor of Japan? | Queen's Club. Two weeks later, on 7 July, he became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating Kevin Curren in four sets. Becker was at that time ranked 20th in ATP ranking, and was unseeded, as at that time Wimbledon did not seed players beyond the top 16. He was the y... | the bewilderment of his colleagues and the audience, on 'Bobo'. This was what he thought to be Živojinović's nickname; it is in fact Boba.
Robertson also wrote a number of books, mainly about sports and antiques, his best known work probably being "Wimbledon 1877-1977". He retired in 1986 after describing Boris Becker'... | 49,948 | triviaqa-train |
"Who sang the title theme song to the bond film ""The spy who loved me""?" | The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack)
The Spy Who Loved Me is the soundtrack for the tenth James Bond "The Spy Who Loved Me". The soundtrack is one of only two Bond soundtracks to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The other score nominated was "Skyfall" (2013).
Theme song.
The theme song "Nobody D... | a brief homage to John Williams' familiar theme from "Jaws", when an unseen underwater horror (it is revealed to be an attacker in a JIM diving suit) approaches within the sunken ship. This was the third Bond film in a row to wittily include familiar music from a classic film. Additionally, notes from the title song to... | 49,949 | triviaqa-train |
A monopoly is where there is only one seller of a goods or service, what word is used for only one buyer? | Monopsony
In economics, a monopsony (from Ancient Greek μόνος ("mónos") "single" + ὀψωνία ("opsōnía") "purchase") is a market structure in which a single buyer substantially controls the market as the major purchaser of goods and services offered by many would-be sellers. In the microeconomic theory of monopsony, a sin... | Export
An export in international trade is a good or service produced in one country that is bought by someone in another country. The seller of such goods and services is an "exporter"; the foreign buyer is an "importer".
Export of goods often requires involvement of customs authorities. An export's reverse counterpar... | 49,950 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was founded by Samuel De Champlain in 1608? | Types of municipalities in Quebec
The following is a list of the types of local and supralocal territorial units in Quebec, including those used solely for statistical purposes, as defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and compiled by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
Not incl... | information; that is, information about how objects of various kinds are transformed into other kinds of things through a process, or how objects of a given kind change states through a process.
- Objects : An object of a certain kind, like a chassis, will be represented simply by a circle containing an appropriate lab... | 49,951 | triviaqa-train |
Who bowled the one millionth ball in test cricket in England at the Ashes match at Trent Bridge in 2015? | Of the current squad (see above), Jason Roy was born to British parents in South Africa and Keaton Jennings was born in South Africa to a British mother – both had to fulfil residency requirements. In addition, Chris Jordan, Ben Stokes and Tom Curran have British citizenship, having lived in England since their youth, ... | replaced by Phil Tufnell, after averaging 54 with the ball and showing a weakness to short-pitched fast bowling as a batsman. His last wicket stand with Angus Fraser in the third Test of the 1998 series against South Africa saved England from an innings defeat, personally scoring 37 not out.
His final Test match was th... | 49,952 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, once the capital of Spain is now the regional capital of Castilla La Mancha? | "Sp(a)n" or "Spania". At the end of the Western Roman Empire the Germanic tribal confederations migrated from Central Europe, invaded the Iberian peninsula and established relatively independent realms in its western provinces, including the Suebi, Alans and Vandals. Eventually, the Visigoths would forcibly integrate a... | metropolitan area, it is the largest city in both the province and the region of Castilla–La Mancha, and indeed one of the largest of inland Spain, being included in the 20 largest urban areas in Spain. The municipality of Albacete is also the seventh largest in Spain by area, being .
Albacete is the economic and judic... | 49,953 | triviaqa-train |
Which tree has the Latin word Taxus? | is chewed poisoning can occur with as few as three berries."
Allergenic potential.
Yews in this genus are primarily separate-sexed, and males are extremely allergenic, with an OPALS allergy scale rating of 10 out of 10. Completely female yews have an OPALS rating of 1, and are considered "allergy-fighting". Male yews b... | the Newlander Apartments were built around 1910 in the Atlantic and Pacific Addition, which at the time was the western fringe of the city. Around 1912 the house was bought by John Newlander, the operator of a planing mill which he then relocated to the adjoining lot on Iron Avenue. By 1916, his wife Lula had converted... | 49,954 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the concealed tracks through Eastern Laos that was used as a supply route during the Vietnam War? | quit Indochina in 1954, the US assumed financial and military support for the South Vietnamese state. The Việt Cộng, also known as or "NLF" (the National Liberation Front), a South Vietnamese common front under the direction of North Vietnam, initiated a guerrilla war in the south. North Vietnam had also entered Laos i... | be unsuccessful, and the situation steadily deteriorated thereafter as the conflict in Laos became a focus for superpower rivalry. During the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos, the Pathet Lao were backed militarily by the NVA and Vietcong.
Laos was also dragged into the Vietnam War since parts of Laos were invaded and ... | 49,955 | triviaqa-train |
Who was wearing the Armour of Achilles when he was killed by Hector at the Siege of Troy? | Achilles captured Lycaon, son of Priam, while he was cutting branches in his father's orchards. Patroclus sold him as a slave in Lemnos, where he was bought by Eetion of Imbros and brought back to Troy. Only 12 days later Achilles slew him, after the death of Patroclus.
Legend Nine years of war Ajax and a game of "pett... | Euphorbos plate
The Euphorbos plate is the name of an East Greek plate with mythological painting in the Orientalising style.
The Euphorbos plate depicts a duel between two warriors of the Trojan War, the Greek Menelaos and the Trojan Hector. Menelaos is standing over the body of the Trojan warrior Euphorbos. The scene... | 49,956 | triviaqa-train |
In which town or city is the East Anglian Daily Times published? | East Anglian Daily Times
The East Anglian Daily Times is a British local newspaper for Suffolk and Essex, based in Ipswich.
It started publication on 13 October 1874, incorporating the "Ipswich Express", which had been published since 13 August 1839. The current editor is Brad Jones.
The "East Anglian Daily Times" merg... | East Anglian Daily Times, owned by the Archant group. There are also two weekly newspapers, both published on a Thursday. The Sudbury Mercury, again owned by Archant, is delivered free to households, and the Suffolk Free Press, owned by Anglia Newspapers, is sold in shops around south Suffolk and north Essex.
Sports.
T... | 49,957 | triviaqa-train |
"Which assassin was the most famous member of the revolutionary group ""Young Bosnia""?" | Friedrich Nietzsche, and the Battle of Kosovo.
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Two notable organizations are referred to in connection with Young Bosnia: Narodna Odbrana and Black Hand.
During a Serbian kangaroo court in French-occupied Salonika in 1916–17, Chief of Serbian Military Intelligence D... | was given delicate duties. He was sworn into the Black Hand by Provincial Director for Bosnia-Herzegovina Vladimir Gaćinović and Danilo Ilić. In 1912–13, Serbia fought in the Balkan Wars. Black Hand founding member Vojislav Tankosić led a Chetnik detachment, in which many revolutionaries volunteered (including Golubić)... | 49,958 | triviaqa-train |
In the 'Planets Suite' by Holst, which planet is the 'bringer of jollity'? | Society on 27 February 1919, conducted by Boult. Five of the seven movements were played in the order Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter. It was Boult's decision not to play all seven movements at this concert. He felt that when the public were being given a totally new language like that, "half an hour of it w... | - "Planets Suite, Op. 32: Mars, Bringer of War & Venus, Bringer of Peace"composed by Gustav Holst and performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Special electronic and oceanic effects were done by Desmond Briscoe and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Release.
According to Michael Deeley, when Barry Diller of P... | 49,959 | triviaqa-train |
Bolton Wanderers won the first Cup Final played at Wembley, who won the second? | and Bolton Wanderers was dubbed the "Matthews Final" after Blackpool's winger Stanley Matthews. At age 38, he was making his third and ultimately his final attempt at winning an FA Cup medal. In the previous six years, he failed to earn a winner's medal against Manchester United in 1948 and Newcastle United in 1951. It... | and Bolton Wanderers, played in the following midweek fixture. This then went to a second replay the week after.
Semi-finals.
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1926. Both matches ended in 3–0 victories for Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers, who went on to meet in the final at Wembley.
Final.
T... | 49,960 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the pads of tissue in the upper part ofthe throat, behind the nasal passages? | inhaled air to the bronchi of the lungs. The esophagus carries food through the throat to the stomach. Adenoids and tonsils help prevent infection and are composed of lymph tissue. The larynx contains vocal cords, the epiglottis (preventing food/liquid inhalation), and an area known as the subglottic larynx—the narrowe... | , the King Charles Spaniel was found to be 7th worst, with 2.1% of 189 dogs affected.
Health Other common issues.
Being a brachycephalic breed, King Charles Spaniels can be sensitive to anesthesia. This is because in brachycephalic dogs, there is additional tissue in the throat directly behind the mouth and nasal cavit... | 49,961 | triviaqa-train |
Which British architect designed the 'Senedd' (the Welsh Assembly building). | under powers granted by the Wales Act 2017, the Assembly is expected to rename itself the Welsh Senedd, (), prior to the next Welsh Assembly Election in 2021. It is expected that members of the renamed body will be known as Members of the Senedd (MS), or Aelodau’r Senedd (AS) in Welsh.
Buildings.
Buildings Senedd.
The ... | Built by Rocco Forte in 2000, the hotel was sold in 2007, to Principal-Haley hotels.
Notable buildings The Pierhead Building.
The Pierhead was built in 1897 and designed by William Frame, who studied under William Burges It was formerly the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company.
Notable buildings The Senedd.
The Senedd... | 49,962 | triviaqa-train |
Name the saint who as abbot of Lindisfarne promoted the cause of Celtic Christianity at the Great Synod of Whitby.His body lies in Durham Cathedral? | in that monks lived in separate cells but came together for common prayer, meals, and other functions. Some more austere ascetics became hermits living in remote locations in what came to be called the "green martyrdom". An example of this would be Kevin of Glendalough and Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.
One outdated belief i... | centre of Celtic Christianity was established at Lindisfarne, Northumbria, where St Aidan founded a monastery.
In 597, the mission of Augustine from Rome came to England to convert the southern Anglo-Saxons, and founded the first cathedral and a Benedictine monastery at Canterbury. These churches consisted of a nave wi... | 49,963 | triviaqa-train |
Which manufacturer makes the engines for the McLaren Formula One cars? | Williams, and the team went three seasons without a win. With Mercedes-Benz engines, West sponsorship, and former Williams designer Adrian Newey, further championships came in and with driver Mika Häkkinen, and during the 2000s the team were consistent front-runners, driver Lewis Hamilton taking their latest title in .... | an overall time of 8:13.878.
Motorsport Formula One.
The company has also been involved in providing engines to Formula One teams, notably to McLaren in 1994, to Jordan for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons, and to Prost for the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons. The manufacturer did not score any victories, and their F1 inter... | 49,964 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only English city on the River Wye? | the English side of the border. Welsh was spoken in Archenfield in Herefordshire into the nineteenth century, and by natives of parts of western Shropshire until the middle of the twentieth century if not later.
State schools teach students a second language, usually French, German or Spanish. Due to immigration, it wa... | a village amidst wooded hills. A little above the river is the 19th century church of St. Saviour.
Two local pubs, the Boat Inn at Penallt on the Welsh side of the River Wye and the Bell Inn on the English side, serve local and visitors well. The Boat Inn is accessed from Redbrook via Penallt Viaduct, which used to car... | 49,965 | triviaqa-train |
Berengaria, wife of Richard I of England, was a princess of which European kingdom, now part of Spain? | Berengaria of Navarre
Berengaria of Navarre (, , ; 1165–1170 – 23 December 1230) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval English queens, relatively little is known of her life.
Tradition... | to Europe he was captured and imprisoned. Berengaria remained in Europe, based at Beaufort-en-Vallée, attempting to raise money for his ransom. After his release, Richard returned to England and was not joined by his wife.
When Richard returned to England, he had to regain all the territory that had either been lost by... | 49,966 | triviaqa-train |
Which major river of the USA forms the border between the states of California and Arizona? | state's northeastern region.
Geography and geology Earthquakes.
Generally, Arizona is at low risk of earthquakes, except for the southwestern portion which is at moderate risk due to its proximity to southern California. On the other hand, northern Arizona is at moderate risk due to numerous faults in the area. The reg... | nonzero formula_213 if and only if formula_189 is isomorphic to a (unique) submodule of formula_17.
The full classification of Verma module homomorphisms was done by Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand and Verma and can be summed up in the following statement:
a sequence of weights
such that formula_225 for some positive roots f... | 49,967 | triviaqa-train |
Preston North End were football League Champions in the first two years of its existance, which team won the third year? | final, and therefore could not play in either final. In all, Pearson made more than 200 appearances for the Owls, scoring 14 league goals – including the club's first in the Premier League in a 1–1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park on the opening day of the 1992–93 season.
Playing career Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough m... | his third league title in 2003–04, which earnt distinction as he guided his team to an unbeaten league season, something achieved only once before in English football, by Preston North End in 1888–89. Another FA Cup was won in 2005, this time on penalties against Manchester United. Wenger took Arsenal to their first UE... | 49,968 | triviaqa-train |
Name the only county in Southern Ireland (Irish Rep.) that begins with the initial letter 'S'? | in Ireland was cut short, and it was not until the reign of Mary's successor, Elizabeth, that this legislation was re-adopted. Under Elizabeth, Radclyffe was brought back to implement it.
Sydney during his three tenures as Lord Deputy created two presidencies to administer Connaught and Munster. He shired Connaught int... | county of birth (not the town/city) is shown for people born on the island of Ireland; for Irish citizens born outside Ireland, only the three-letter international code of the country of birth is provided.
Common design features Identification page Machine-readable zone.
Like all biometric passports, the newer EU passp... | 49,969 | triviaqa-train |
Which major river of the USA forms the border between the states of Nebraska and Iowa? | Missouri River
The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri. The river drains a sparsely populated, semi-arid watershed of more than 500,000 square mile... | various border changes during this time. July 4, 1838, the named county became part of Iowa Territory (later the state of Iowa).
The current Des Moines County Court House was completed in 1940.
Geography.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.2%) is water. The Mis... | 49,970 | triviaqa-train |
The characters 'Odette' and 'Odile' are featured in which ballet? | and Katherina in "The Taming of the Shrew". Hodgkinson has an extensive Balanchine including Terpsichore in "Apollo", as well as lead roles in "Diamonds and Rubies" from "Jewels", "Theme and Variations, Stravinsky Violin Concerto", "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux", "The Four Temperaments" and "Serenade". Lead roles for other ... | . Based on the 1875-76 score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the most promulgated choreographic version was created by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895), the premiere of which was danced by the Imperial Ballet at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. The ballet's lead dual roles of Odette (white swan) / Odile (black ... | 49,971 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the tube which runs from the ear to the back of the nose? | ear. The ear canal of the outer ear is separated from the air-filled tympanic cavity of the middle ear by the eardrum. The middle ear contains the three small bones—the ossicles—involved in the transmission of sound, and is connected to the throat at the nasopharynx, via the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube. T... | characteristic of this style include a large eye, which is outlined with a band of relief meant to represent eye paint. The band meets the outer eye corner and this line usually runs back to the ear. The eyebrow above the eye is mostly flat; it does not mimic the shape of the eyelid. A deep incision is used in the crea... | 49,972 | triviaqa-train |
Which port lies at the mouth of the Great Ouse? | flows; its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens and has been extensively modified, or channelised, to relieve flooding and provide a better route for barge traffic. Though the unmodified river probably changed course regularly after flo... | Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven is a channel ferry port in East Sussex in England, with regular passenger services to Dieppe.
It lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, which has historically migrated westward from Seaford, one of the Cinque Ports. A breakwater was built at the village of Meeching and a new outlet cut thro... | 49,973 | triviaqa-train |
Which manufacturer makes the engines that power the Williams formula One cars? | production was very limited before World War II. Only a handful of companies were producing vehicles in limited numbers, and these were small, three-wheeled for commercial uses, like Daihatsu, or were the result of partnering with European companies, like Isuzu building the Wolseley A-9 in 1922. Mitsubishi was also par... | One at the end of the season.
Formula One 1983–1992.
Honda returned to Formula One in 1983 as an engine manufacturer, supplying engines to the Spirit team. By the end of 1983, Honda started its association with the Williams team. Honda stopped supplying engines to Spirit for 1984, but the Williams partnership continued... | 49,974 | triviaqa-train |
Name the monk, born a few years after the death of St. Cuthbert, whose great work was his 'Ecclesiastical History of England'? | Ecclesiastical History of the English People
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (), written by the Venerable Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity. It wa... | Gospel of John in Latin, written in a script that has been regarded as a model of elegant simplicity.
The book takes its name from Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, North East England, in whose tomb it was placed, probably a few years after his death in 687. Although it was long regarded as Cuthbert's personal copy of the... | 49,975 | triviaqa-train |
Catherine, wife of King Charles II of England, was a princess from which Portuguese Royal House? | House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza (), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty ("Dinastia Brigantina"), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.
The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John... | . It is the oldest active treaty in the world. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance is visible when on 23 June 1661 the marriage treaty between King Charles II and Catherine of Bragança was duly signed. In return for Bombay, Tangier, free trade with Brazil and the East Indies acquired as the princess' dowry, England offered m... | 49,976 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the Nullabor 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... | a roadhouse. The John Eyre Motel provides roadhouse facilities including a basic caravan park, and is one of only three Nullarbor roadhouses to be open 24 hours. A landing strip is located nearby and connects to the roadhouse with a short taxiway. The John Eyre Motel hosts a par 4 golf tee as part of the Nullarbor Link... | 49,977 | triviaqa-train |
In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the cow- headed goddess of love? | fluid, so that, for instance, the goddess Hathor could be called the mother, wife, or daughter of the sun god Ra. Separate deities could even be syncretized, or linked, as a single being. Thus the creator god Atum was combined with Ra to form Ra-Atum.
One commonly suggested reason for inconsistencies in myth is that re... | mr" (chisel) inside, being the phonetic representation of Narmer's name. The serekh on each side are flanked by a pair of bovine heads with highly curved horns, thought to represent the cow goddess Bat. She was the patron deity of the seventh nome of Upper Egypt, and was also the deification of the cosmos within Egypti... | 49,978 | triviaqa-train |
In the 'Planets Suite' by Holst, which planet is 'The Magician'? | something of the aesthetic, Matthews suggests, of Debussy's "Nocturnes" or "La mer". Holst began composing "The Planets" in 1914; the movements appeared not quite in their final sequence; "Mars" was the first to be written, followed by "Venus" and "Jupiter". "Saturn", "Uranus" and "Neptune" were all composed during 191... | The Planets
The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst.
From its premiere to the present day, the su... | 49,979 | triviaqa-train |
Which king did Henry Bolingbroke depose, and then succeed as Henry IV in 1399? | the Battle of Towton confirmed Edward's position and he was crowned. Disaffected with Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville and preferment of her formerly Lancastrian-supporting family, Warwick and Clarence defected to the Lancastrians. The alliance was sealed with the marriage of Henry's son Edward to Anne, Warwick... | the chances of deposition. Nevertheless, when Bolingbroke returned from exile in 1399, initially to reclaim his rights as Duke of Lancaster, he took advantage of the support of most of the nobles to depose Richard and was crowned King Henry IV, establishing the House of Lancaster on the throne.
Origins of the conflict ... | 49,980 | triviaqa-train |
Which children's TV series, created by Oliver Postgate, features the 'Soup Dragon'? | Oliver Postgate
Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008), generally known as Oliver Postgate, was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most popular children's television programmes. "Pingwings", "Pogles' Wood", "Noggin the Nog", "Ivor the Engine"... | Noggin the Nog
Noggin the Nog is a popular British children's character appearing in his own TV series (of the same name, originally broadcast 1959–1965 and 1979–1980) and series of illustrated books (published 1965–1977), created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin. The TV series is considered a cult classic from the ... | 49,981 | triviaqa-train |
Name the witch who is the best friend of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'? | Buffy, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) collect some of Amy's hair during science class, to prove that she cast the spells. Amy goes home and orders her mother to do her homework, while she goes upstairs with a bracelet she stole from Buffy during class.
The next morning Buffy is behaving in a som... | Diana G. Gallagher
Diana G. Gallagher (born March 14, 1946) is an American author who writes books for children and young adults based on television series. She has contributed to book series based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed, among others.
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, she now li... | 49,982 | triviaqa-train |
Which American singer-songwriter's only British hit was in 1965 with 'Eve Of Destruction'? | "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)".
The album "This Precious Time" was released in 1965, his second with Dunhill Records. It includes a version of "California Dreamin with The Mamas & the Papas singing backing vocals. McGuire is mentioned several times in The Mamas & the Papas hit "Creeque Alley". Fr... | was established in Portland, Maine.
- The suspenseful drama "The Man Who Stayed at Home" by J. E. Harold Terry premiered at the Royalty Theatre in London and became a major hit on the eve of World War One, running 584 in at the time was one of the longest-running hit plays in British theater.
- Born: Dorothy Lamour, Am... | 49,983 | triviaqa-train |
"According to Tobias Smollet, who was ""the great cham(ruler) of literature""?" | is a monument to his memory beside Renton Primary School, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on which there is a Latin inscription. The area around the monument was improved in 2002, with an explanatory plaque. After his death in Italy in 1771, his cousin Jane Smollett had the Renton monument built in 1774. It comprises a tall ... | known and used for years. The history of hydro therapy goes centuries back, as far as ancient Greece, but it was truly made popular by Romans, who introduced the benefits of bathing and massage to the countries they conquered. Roman public baths were always recognized as a great source of relaxation where members of hi... | 49,984 | triviaqa-train |
Which US boxing champion had the nickname 'Hit Man'? | Thomas Hearns
Thomas "Tommy" Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns' tall, slender build and oversized arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds in his career and b... | Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock ... | 49,985 | triviaqa-train |
In 2007, who was considered to have been racially abused by Jane Goody and others in the TV show 'Big Brother'? | Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy
The "Celebrity Big Brother" racism controversy was a series of events related to incidents of allegedly racist behaviour by contestants on the fifth series of the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother", broadcast on British television station Channel 4 in Januar... | in 2004. In 2005, the show officially returned with its third series, which launched on 6 January. Lasting for a total of eighteen days, the series was won by Mark "Bez" Berry. The fourth edition of the show premiered on 5 January 2006 and was won by Chantelle Houghton, who ironically enough was the only housemate to n... | 49,986 | triviaqa-train |
Only one standard gauge branch line survived in the Lake District. It runs from Oxenholme to which terminus? | tourists. Another heritage railway, the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, runs between Lake Windermere and Haverthwaite, and tourists can connect at Lakeside with the boats up the lake to Bowness.
A vehicle-carrying cable ferry, the Windermere Ferry, runs frequent services across Windermere. There are also seasonal pa... | available from the ticket office and station entrance to the platform.
Services.
Northern run a mixture of Class 185 and Class 156 diesel multiple units at a frequency of one per hour in each direction along the line, which runs through Staveley, Burneside, and Kendal, and then interchanges with Virgin Trains West Coas... | 49,987 | triviaqa-train |
In which town do the Celtic Crusaders Rugby League team play their home matches? | Crusaders Rugby League
Crusaders Rugby League () was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the Super League from 2009 to 2011.
Founded as Celtic Crusaders in 2005 initially based in ... | Crusaders Colts
The Crusaders Colts were established as a feeder team for the Celtic Crusaders rugby league team, and participated in the Rugby League Conference National Division in 2008. The side was set up as a joint venture by the Crusaders club and the Wales Rugby League board to allow Welsh players to play a high... | 49,988 | triviaqa-train |
Which television presenter was sacked by the BBC in February for comparing someone to a 'Golliwog'? | racism in the 21st century.
Association with racism in the 21st century United Kingdom.
In March 2007, Greater Manchester Police seized two golliwogs from a shop after a complaint that the dolls were offensive. In September 2008, a woman from Stockport claimed she was arrested for keeping a "golly doll" in her window. ... | on children's television but also presented holiday and lifestyle programmes. She then studied for an MA in journalism which led to a reporting and stand-in role on Look North in 2009. She then left to go south again and was a presenter on BBC South Today and also being one of the presenters of BBC Three's 60 Seconds. ... | 49,989 | triviaqa-train |
'The Curse Of The Black Pearl' was the first of which series of films? | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski and the first film in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film is base... | Writer Terry Rossio has said he actually considers Gibbs to be the most virtuous character in the series.
Films.
Films "The Curse of the Black Pearl".
Gibbs is first seen as a Royal Navy warrant officer aboard the vessel carrying Governor Weatherby Swann and his young daughter Elizabeth from England to Port Royal. Gibb... | 49,990 | triviaqa-train |
Who stabbed 'Carmen' in the opera of the same name? | popular and frequently performed operas in the classical canon; the "Habanera" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias.
The opera is written in the genre of "opéra comique" with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of... | Carmen (novella)
Carmen is a novella by Prosper Mérimée, written and first published in 1845. It has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.
Sources.
According to a letter Mérimée wrote to the Countess of Montijo, "Carmen" was inspired by a story she t... | 49,991 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the children's novel 'What Katy Did' and the 'Katy' series of books? | Katy (series)
The Katy series is a set of novels by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, writing under the pen-name of Susan Coolidge. The first in the series, "What Katy Did", was published in 1872 and followed the next year by "What Katy Did at School". "What Katy Did Next" was released in 1886. Two further novels, "Clover" (1888... | adaptation, "Katy", starred Clare Walker, and the 1962 eight-part TV series made in the UK, also called "Katy", featured rising star Susan Hampshire in the title role.
In 2015, author Jacqueline Wilson wrote her novel "Katy", which is a modern retelling of "What Katy Did". The August 2016 edition of Storytime featured ... | 49,992 | triviaqa-train |
King Hussein of Jordan dies, Chinese embassy in Belgrade bombed by NATO planes, and Prince Edward marries. Which year? | and later that day tanks were deployed onto the streets to restore order. Further protests were held in Belgrade from November 1996 to February 1997 against the same government after alleged electoral fraud in local elections. These protests brought Zoran Đinđić to power, the first mayor of Belgrade since World War II ... | Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians.
On May 7, the U.S. bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three Chinese journalists. The U.S. defence secretary explained the cause of the error as "because the bombing instructions were based on an outdated map", but the Chinese government did not... | 49,993 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Battle of Stamford Bridge' was fought in 1066 – which is the nearest city to the battlefield? | English throne.
Background Succession crisis in England.
King Edward's death on 5 January 1066 left no clear heir, and several contenders laid claim to the throne of England. Edward's immediate successor was the Earl of Wessex, Harold Godwinson, the richest and most powerful of the English aristocrats and son of Godwin... | Monuments Village monument.
The first memorial is located in the village on Main Street (A116). The monument's inscription reads (in both English and Norwegian):
poem
THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE
WAS FOUGHT IN THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD
ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1066
/poem
The inscription on the accompanying marble tablet reads:
poe... | 49,994 | triviaqa-train |
Canaletto famously painted views of Venice and which other city? | Canaletto
Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), better known as Canaletto (), was an Italian painter of city views or "vedute", of Venice, Rome, and London. He also painted imaginary views (referred to as capricci), although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never qu... | of two undercolours. It is a very early example of using Prussian blue in oil painting. Canaletto painted "The Stonemason's Yard" before 1730 while Prussian blue was discovered by Johann Jacob Diesbach in 1704. Amongst other pigments used by Canaletto in this painting were Naples yellow, lead white and ochres.
The info... | 49,995 | triviaqa-train |
"Lorraine Chase used to say ""Nice ere innit"" when advertising which product?" | Lorraine Chase
Lorraine Chase (born 16 July 1951) is an English actress and former model. She became well known for her strong cockney accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television adverts for Campari before embarking on an acting career. She is best known for playing the role ... | , Reggie's song was "It's Great Here, Innit", and Errol the Hamster contributed "Leeks Are Wonderful, Leeks Are Nice". Kevin the Gerbil also had a top 50 single with "Summer Holiday'.
The second album, "Living Legend" was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for BBC Records incorporating the theme tune and songs used in R... | 49,996 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2004 film was about Che Guevara's early days traveling across South America? | used notes taken during this trip to write an account, titled "The Motorcycle Diaries", which later became a "New York Times" best-seller, and was adapted into a 2004 award-winning film of the same name.
The journey took Guevara through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, and Miami, Florida, f... | - Gustavo Bueno as Doctor Hugo Pesce
- Alberto Granado as himself (cameo at the end of the film)
- Matías Strafe as Chichinas friend
Development.
To prepare for the role of the young Che Guevara, Gael García Bernal went through six months of intense preparation. This groundwork included reading "every biography" about ... | 49,997 | triviaqa-train |
"""She is a woman, therefore may be wooed, she is woman, therefore may be won, she is Lavinia therefore must be loved"" is a quotation from which of Shakespeare's plays?" | "Henry VI", written in the early 1590s during a vogue for historical drama. Shakespeare's plays are difficult to date precisely, however, and studies of the texts suggest that "Titus Andronicus", "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew," and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" may also belong to Shakespeare's earlie... | to be won;
Beauteous thou art, therefore to be assailed;
And when a woman woos, what woman's son
Will sourly leave her till he have prevailed?" /poem
Line 5 may be explained by a scene in "King Henry VI," Part 1. 5.3.78-9 which states:
"She's beautiful, and therefore to be wooed;
She is a woman, therefore to be won."
L... | 49,998 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Eastenders', what part is played by Patsy Palmer - full name required? | time, with the addition of computer-generated trains.
"EastEnders" celebrated its 25th anniversary on 19 February 2010. Santer came up with several plans to mark the occasion, including the show's first episode to be broadcast live, the second wedding between Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson and the return of Bianca's ... | Dan Sullivan (EastEnders)
Dan Sullivan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Craig Fairbrass. Dan appeared on the show as a regular from 7 June 1999 to 10 July 2000 before returning as one of the show's primary antagonists from 26 February to 16 August 2001. He became central to a sto... | 49,999 | triviaqa-train |
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