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Which Prime Minister had the middle names Charles Lynton? | Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997. As of 2017, Blair is the last British Labour Party leader to have wo... | MP Paul Burstow was quoted as saying: "Lynton Crosby cannot remain at the heart of government while he is also serving the interests of the tobacco industry. If he does not go the Prime Minister should sack him." In July 2013 it was reported in "The Guardian" and elsewhere that Crosby Textor, the company which he co-fo... | 50,000 | triviaqa-train |
From what type of tree do we get Turpentine? | production include: maritime pine ("Pinus pinaster"), Aleppo pine ("Pinus halepensis"), Masson's pine ("Pinus massoniana"), Sumatran pine ("Pinus merkusii"), longleaf pine ("Pinus palustris"), loblolly pine ("Pinus taeda") and ponderosa pine ("Pinus ponderosa").
Turpentine is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpe... | porous surfaces, and many other common tasks.
The word "mineral" in "mineral spirits" or "mineral turpentine" is meant to distinguish it from distilled spirits (distilled directly from fermented grains and fruit) or from true turpentine (distilled tree resin).
Types and grades.
Three different types and three different... | 50,001 | triviaqa-train |
Which English cathedral has three spires named 'The Ladies of the Vale'? | Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Diocese of Lichfield covers all of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the Black Country and West Midlands. The 99th and current Bishop of Lichfield is Mic... | 1879 and was named St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. The Walker's funds did not cover the cost of all three spires. The two front spires were not added until 1917.
Although built as a residential district, for most of the 20th century buildings were predominantly in office use.
Retail uses are concentrated on Shandwick Pl... | 50,002 | triviaqa-train |
Which two French words on an envelope indicate that a letter is to be sent by Air Mail? | London. Since the official language of the Universal Postal Union is French, airmail items worldwide are often marked Par avion, literally: "by airplane".
For about the first half century of its existence, transportation of mail via aircraft was usually categorized and sold as a separate service (airmail) from surface ... | Air-speeded.
A postal service may sometimes opt to transport some regular mail by air, perhaps because other transportation is unavailable. It is usually impossible to know this by examining an envelope, and such items are not considered "airmail." Generally, airmail would take a guaranteed and scheduled flight and arr... | 50,003 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did the American Civil War begin? | American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). The most studied and written about episode in U.S. history, the Civil War began primarily as a result of the long-standing controver... | .
History.
History Bequest by Isaac Royall and founding.
Harvard Law School's founding is traced to the establishment of a "law department" at Harvard in 1817. Dating the founding to the year of the creation of the law department makes Harvard Law the oldest continuously-operating law school in the nation. William & Ma... | 50,004 | triviaqa-train |
In which US state is the atomic and space research centre at Los Alamos? | In 2013, there were a total of 7,383 legislators in the 50 state legislative bodies. They earned from $0 annually (New Mexico) to $90,526 (California). There were various per diem and mileage compensation.
Governments Constitutions Judicial.
States can also organize their judicial systems differently from the federal j... | 1960 Sperry Rand built the Livermore Atomic Research Computer (LARC), today considered among the first supercomputers, for the US Navy Research and Development Centre. It still used high-speed drum memory, rather than the newly emerging disk drive technology. Also among the first supercomputers was the IBM 7030 Stretch... | 50,005 | triviaqa-train |
Cinder Cone, composite, and shield are all types of what? | , and calderas. For example, geologists have identified nearly 100 cinder cones on the flanks of Mauna Kea, a shield volcano located on the island of Hawaii.
The most famous cinder cone, Paricutin, grew out of a corn field in Mexico in 1943 from a new vent. Eruptions continued for nine years, built the cone to a heigh... | Neodavisia
Neodavisia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.
Species.
- "Neodavisia melusina"
- "Neodavisia singularis" | 50,006 | triviaqa-train |
October 11, 1975 saw the debug of SNL with what famed comedian as the host? | typical episode of "SNL" will feature a single host chosen for their popularity or novelty, or because they have a film, album, or other work being released near the time of their appearance on the show. The host delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. Traditionally the host of the show e... | and current events. It has been a part of "SNL" since the first episode of the show on October 11, 1975.
"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" use stylistic formats that are similar to "Weekend Update". On "The Daily Show", host Jon Stewart used footage from news programs to satirize politics and the news media. St... | 50,007 | triviaqa-train |
According to the pangram, what jumps over the lazy dog? | sense, the pangram is the opposite of the lipogram, in which the aim is to omit one or more letters.
Short pangrams.
Short pangrams in English are more difficult to come up with and tend to use uncommon words. Longer pangrams may afford more opportunity for humor, cleverness, or thoughtfulness.
Here are some pangrams s... | elephant is seen as a regular commodity, showing up on campaign merchandise and other party materials. Ordinary people would most likely not understand the rise of the elephant, or its history, but understand the symbolic nature of the beast in today's political climate.
The elephant for the GOP rivals the Democrats' d... | 50,008 | triviaqa-train |
Known as The Centennial State, what was the 38th state to join the Union on August 1, 1876? | Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of... | ) in Dubrovnik on 26 October 1806. They had three children:
- Henrik Nikola Bernard Kaboga (1 August 1818, Dubrovnik1 March 1881) was the Austrian consul in Jerusalem until his death. In 1867 he bought what was known as the Tower of Jacob and Ephrata at Tantur in Bethlehem, where the Hospice of the Order of Malta was o... | 50,009 | triviaqa-train |
October 9th, 1967, saw the execution of major asshat Ernesto “Che” Guevara by soldiers from which South American Country? | a seminal manual on guerrilla warfare, along with a best-selling memoir about his youthful continental motorcycle journey. His experiences and studying of Marxism–Leninism led him to posit that the Third World's underdevelopment and dependence was an intrinsic result of imperialism, neocolonialism and monopoly capitali... | Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (, ; June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, activist, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popula... | 50,010 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the race car driven by Speed Racer in the late 1960s series of the same name? | 1 and the Mach 5.
Vehicles "The Shooting Star".
The Shooting Star is Racer X's car, colored bright yellow with a black front bumper and numbered 9 on the hood and sides. The car's engine is located in the back, and it is a very agile machine, often displaying abilities akin to and even above those of the Mach Five. Man... | Speed Racer (film)
Speed Racer is a 2008 sports action comedy film written and directed by the Wachowskis and based on the 1960s anime and manga series of the same name. Starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain and Richard Round... | 50,011 | triviaqa-train |
From the French for bottom of the bag, what is the name for a dead end street, usually circular at the end? | . Although dead end streets (culs-de-sac), would fit his definition of looped local roads Alexander suggestions that "culs-de-sacs are very bad from a social standpoint–they force interaction and they feel claustrophobic, because there is only one entrance". Doxiadis has additionally argued their important role in sepa... | there are alternative methods for descent, including free drop and descent on the shotline.
An (or Jersey upline) may be used to limit drift during ascent. This is a fairly substantial natural fibre rope which is deployed from the bottom using a small lift bag to provide the equivalent of a shotline. The lower end is t... | 50,012 | triviaqa-train |
Kimchi, a fermented dish usually based on cabbage, radishes, green onions, or cucumber, is a staple of what country's food? | winter storage. The Sakurajima radish is a hot-flavored variety which is typically grown to around , but which can grow to when left in the ground.
Korean radish, also called mu(), is a variety of white radish with firm crunchy texture. Although "mu" is also a generic term for radishes in Korean (as "daikon" is a gener... | and fennel. Pot volume can also vary based on crop; one to three gallon containers are great for herbs, green onions, radishes, onion, chard, pepper, dwarf tomato, dwarf cucumber, and basil. A larger size of four to five gallon is recommended for full-size tomato, cucumber, eggplant, beans, peas, cabbage, and broccoli.... | 50,013 | triviaqa-train |
“We Report. You Decide.”, “The Most Powerful Name in News” , and “Fair & Balanced” are among the slogans used by what cable TV news channel? | in 2013. The median age of a prime-time viewer was 68 . A study done by the Pew Research Center found that around 60% of Fox News viewers identify as conservative.
According to a 2013 Gallup poll, 94% of Fox viewers "Either identify as or lean Republican".
Slogan.
Fox News Channel originally used the slogan "Fair and B... | any time. However, in recent times, a 'breaking news' banner has been used more frequently on cable news networks to often refer to a programme's lead story.
Formats Franchise news.
"Franchise news" is a variation of Eyewitness News. Some stations decide to brand their news with slogans such as "News you can use," "Cov... | 50,014 | triviaqa-train |
October 10, 1973 saw the resignation of which Maryland politician, Nixon's first vice president, following charges of tax evasion? | Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew (; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second and most recent vice president to resign the position, the other being John C. Calhoun in 1832. Unlike Calhoun, Agnew resigned as a result... | was investigated for tax evasion and money laundering for a series of bribes he took while he was governor of Maryland. Agnew resigned as Vice President and eventually pleaded "nolo contendere" to the charges. This event put Albert next in line to assume the presidency should that office become vacant.
Under the provis... | 50,015 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the gypsy girl that Quasimodo fell in love with in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame? | man who has lived inside the cathedral his entire life. A trio of living stone gargoyles—Victor, Hugo, and Laverne—serve as Quasimodo's only company, and encourage him to attend the annually-held Festival of Fools. Despite Frollo's warnings that he would be shunned for his deformity, Quasimodo attends the festival and ... | Quasimodo (disambiguation)
Quasimodo is the title character in Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
Quasimodo may also refer to:
- "Quasimodo" (magazine), a University of Notre Dame Australia student newspaper
- Quasimodo (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Quasimodo (Disney), Disney's version of Vic... | 50,016 | triviaqa-train |
Encouraged to commit suicide for his part in the attempt to assassinate head asshat Adolph Hitler, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel earned what nickname for his prowess on the WWII battlefields of North Africa? | -offensive into Egypt and the capture of Sidi Barrani in September 1940 and again in December 1940 following a British Commonwealth counteroffensive, Operation Compass. During Operation Compass, the Italian 10th Army was destroyed and the German "Afrika Korps"—commanded by Erwin Rommel, who later became known as "The D... | for, are well reported in fiction, but levels of compulsion are hard to assess.
After Erwin Rommel, a field marshal in the German Army during the Second World War, lost faith in Germany's ability to win the war and came under suspicion for having taken part in the July 20, 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler, he was forced ... | 50,017 | triviaqa-train |
Oct 14, 1926 saw the introduction of what favorite A. A. Milne character, known for his love of hunny? | ). His son was born in August 1920 and in 1924 Milne produced a collection of children's poems, "When We Were Very Young", which were illustrated by "Punch" staff cartoonist E. H. Shepard. A collection of short stories for children "A Gallery of Children", and other stories that became part of the Winnie-the-Pooh books... | and arrived on the "Billboard" charts on March 14, 1941, where it stayed for 14 weeks and reached #1. This version was remembered by American soldiers in World War II and sung with irony as they fought in France and saw the poppies of Flanders Fields. Another English-language version for the American market was recorde... | 50,018 | triviaqa-train |
What can be garden tools, a card game, or a type of drill bit? | and spur drill bits are ordinarily available in diameters from .
Wood drill bits Wood spade bits.
Spade bits are used for rough boring in wood. They tend to cause splintering when they emerge from the workpiece. Woodworkers avoid splintering by finishing the hole from the opposite side of the work. Spade bits are flat,... | (either compressed air or a suitable liquid) to be injected through the drill's hollow body to the cutting face.
Metal drill bits Indexable drill bit.
Indexable drill bits are primarily used in CNC and other high precision or production equipment, and are the most expensive type of drill bit, costing the most per diame... | 50,019 | triviaqa-train |
The Vitruvian Man, a famous drawing of a nude man in two superimposed positions with arms and legs apart, inscribed in a circle within a square, was drawn by whom? | friend Antonio Canova.
After Bossi's death in 1815 the "Vitruvian Man" was acquired in 1822, along with a number of his drawings, by the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy, and has remained there since.
Leonardo da Vinci's collaboration with the author of "Divina proportione" ("Divine Proportion") have led some t... | , which depicts a nude male figure in two superimposed positions inscribed in a circle and square.
At the onset of The New Vitruvians, the artist conducted his own study of the modern proportions and geometry of beauty. The process began by shooting black-and-white portraits of men and women, chosen to represent the di... | 50,020 | triviaqa-train |
October 12, 1997 saw the death of what famed singer, born Henry Deutschendorf, when he lost control of his aircraft and crashed into the ocean near Pacific Grove, CA? | John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while grow... | (serial number "41-20069") went missing over the Pacific Ocean.
- June 18: An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3423) crashed shortly after takeoff from Khodynka Aerodrome due to engine problems leading to engine failure, killing 12 of 21 on board; one person on the ground also died when the aircraft crashed near the Moscow-Butyrs... | 50,021 | triviaqa-train |
Originally starring Jack Lord, and recently remade, what TV show popularized the phrase “Book ’em, Danno”? | Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to:
- "Hawaii Five-O" (1968 TV series)
- "Hawaii Five-O" (1968 TV series, season 1)
- "Hawaii Five-O" (1968 TV series, season 2)
- "Hawaii Five-O" (1968 TV series, season 3)
- "Hawaii Five-O" (1968 TV series, season 4)
- "Hawaii Five-O | Book 'em." The offense occasionally was added after this phrase, for example, "Book 'em, murder one." In many episodes, this was directed to Danny Williams and became McGarrett's catchphrase: "Book 'em, Danno."
In many episodes (including the pilot), McGarrett is drawn into the world of international espionage and nat... | 50,022 | triviaqa-train |
Oct 11, 1975 saw the introduction of what TV staple, hosted by George Carlin, with Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests? | you laugh with him... My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can."
After working in small comedy clubs in the early 1970s, Kaufman came to the attention of a wider audience in 1975, when he was invited to perform portions of his act on the first season of "Saturday Night Live". His Foreign Man ch... | on NBC, was hosted by comedian George Carlin and featured pre-recorded musical performances by The Pointer Sisters, Billy Preston, Linda Ronstadt and Tower of Power once again from the Queen Mary ballroom. Beginning with the 1975 edition, the program moved to ABC and Clark assumed hosting duties; billed as Chicago's Ne... | 50,023 | triviaqa-train |
Rescued earlier today, in what country were 33 gold/copper miners trapped below surface, since August 5th, setting a world record for the long time trapped in a mine? | cm.
Production.
Most copper is mined or extracted as copper sulfides from large open pit mines in porphyry copper deposits that contain 0.4 to 1.0% copper. Sites include Chuquicamata, in Chile, Bingham Canyon Mine, in Utah, United States, and El Chino Mine, in New Mexico, United States. According to the British Geologi... | sporting career ended Lobos became a taxi-driver and, in 2005, a miner. He worked as a truck driver in the Copiapó mine, where in August 2010, he was one of the 33 miners trapped in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident. He was the 27th miner to be rescued on October 13 and thus holds the record for the seventh longest time... | 50,024 | triviaqa-train |
"You are Now Free to Move About the Country" is the advertising slogan for what transportation company? | Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is a major American airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and is the world's largest low-cost carrier.
The airline was established on March 15, 1967 by Herb Kelleher as Air Southwest Co. and adopted its current name, Southwest Airlines Co., in 1971, when it began operating as... | those found in certain fruits and vegetables, are responsible for the health benefits because they slow down the deposit of harmful cholesterol on the artery walls."
Guinness ran an advertising campaign in the 1920s which stemmed from market research – when people told the company that they felt good after their pint, ... | 50,025 | triviaqa-train |
October 14, 1912 saw certified asshat John Schrank take a shot at what former president, and all around bad-ass, who was currently campaigning for another trip to the White House at the head of the Bull Moose party? | John Flammang Schrank
John Flammang Schrank (March 5, 1876 – September 15, 1943) was a Bavarian-born saloonkeeper of New York who attempted to assassinate former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt on October 14, 1912, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Roosevelt, who had left office three and a half years earlier, was running for... | -one ran for governor. Over 200 ran for U.S. Representative (the exact number is not clear because there were many Republican-Progressive fusion candidacies and some candidates ran with the labels of "ad hoc" groups such as "Bull Moose Republicans" or (in Pennsylvania) the "Washington Party".)
On October 14, 1912, whil... | 50,026 | triviaqa-train |
October 11, 1950 saw the birth of what US politician, known as "a mom in tennis shoes", who is currently facing off against Dino Rossi? | unsuccessfully contested the office a second time, losing to Gregoire by more than six points. He was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 2010, losing to incumbent Senator Patty Murray. This marked Rossi's third straight loss in public elections.
Rossi returned to the Washington State Senate, being a... | Dino Rossi
Dino John Rossi (born October 15, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who has served in the Washington State Senate. He is a former Chair of the Washington State Special Olympics.
Originally from Seattle, Washington, Rossi graduated from Seattle University and later pursued a career in commercial... | 50,027 | triviaqa-train |
What English comedian, who celebrates a birthday today, is known for characters such as Ali G, Borat, and Bruno, and will be starring as Freddie Mercury in an upcoming Queen movie? | Ali G
Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, is a satirical fictional character created and performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Originally appearing on Channel 4's "The 11 O'Clock Show", and subsequently as the title character of Channel 4's "Da Ali G Show" in 2000 and on HBO in 2003–2004, he is al... | R-rated tell-all" focused on Mercury, while the band hoped for a PG-rated film about the band. May said later in 2013 that Baron Cohen had left the project on good terms. Comments by May and Roger Taylor suggested that Baron Cohen was too well known as a comedian and prankster (due largely to his fictional personae Ali... | 50,028 | triviaqa-train |
What legendary singer, dubbed the Prince of Motown, had his life cut a little short when he was gunned down by his father in 1984 following an argument? | the company, with the help of songwriters and producers such as Robinson, A&R chief William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Norman Whitfield, had become a major force in the music industry.
From 1961 to 1971, Motown had 110 top 10 hits. Top artists on the Motown label during that period included t... | humans, whom he would call a "short-life". After many years, he set out on a mission to discover more about the history of dragons. Dragon saw a rune in the dragon language on his cave wall, that had been left by his father many centuries before, that indicated a child. Thinking Prince Cuthbert was that child, and that... | 50,029 | triviaqa-train |
What artist, along with his wife, is best known for wrapping large structures in cloth, such as wrapping the Reichstag, islands in Biscayne Bay, and a bridge in Paris? | domain of haute couture, clothing hand-made to order for private clients. It is home of some of the largest fashion houses in the world, including Dior and Chanel, and of many well-known fashion designers, including Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christophe Josse, and Christian Lacroix. Paris Fashion Week, held in... | Paris in 1920, and took a chance in acquiring. According to his memoirs, it was "shown to me in an unplayable condition, without bridge, strings or fingerboard... No case was available – it was such a large instrument 17 1/8 inches – so my wife came to the rescue by wrapping it in her waterproof coat, and that is how i... | 50,030 | triviaqa-train |
With a vote of 52-48, which US Supreme Court justice was confirmed on Oct 14, 1991, in spite of the allegations of sexual harassment by attorney Anita Hill? | Anita Hill
Anita Faye Hill (born July 30, 1956) is an American lawyer and academic. She is a university professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of the university’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she accus... | harassment allegations, the Senate, on October 15, 1991, voted to confirmed Thomas as an associate justice of the Supreme Court by a 52–48 vote. In all, Thomas won with the support of 41 Republicans and 11 Democrats, while 46 Democrats and 2 Republicans voted to reject his nomination.
The 99 days that elapsed from the ... | 50,031 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Secretary of State under both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, best remembered for negotiating the purchase of Alaska from the Russians in 1867? | which would have admitted Kansas as a slave state. Many Illinois Republicans resented this eastern interference. For the first time, Illinois Republicans held a convention to agree upon a Senate candidate, and Lincoln won the nomination with little opposition.
Accepting the nomination, Lincoln delivered his House Divid... | since 1733. U.S. Secretary of State William Seward negotiated with the Russians to acquire the tremendous landmass of Alaska, an area roughly one-fifth the size of the rest of the United States. On March 30, 1867, the U.S. purchased the territory from the Russians for $7.2 million ($118 million in today's dollars). The... | 50,032 | triviaqa-train |
On Oct 12, 1901 which great US president gave the Executive Mansion its current name, The White House? | 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... | the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion." Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, Government Printing Office: 1952.
- Mellon, Rachel Lambert. "The White House Gardens Concepts and Design of the Rose Garden." Great American Editions Ltd 1973.
- "The White House: An Historic Guide." Whit... | 50,033 | triviaqa-train |
Cimex lectularius, a small, parasitic insect, is better known as what? | in a row. Bed bugs bites are not known to transmit any infectious disease. Complications may rarely include areas of dead skin or vasculitis.
Bed bug bites are caused primarily by two species of the insect "Cimex": "Cimex lectularius" (the common bed bug) and "Cimex hemipterus". Their size ranges between 1 and 7 mm. Th... | stocki", at a length of only .
Animals Arthropods Arachnids.
The smallest arthropods are mites of the family Microdispidae, Cochlodispus minimus, 79 µm long.
Animals Arthropods Insects.
Adult males of the parasitic wasp "Dicopomorpha echmepterygis" can be as small as 139 μm long, smaller than some species of protozoa (... | 50,034 | triviaqa-train |
October 12, 1492 saw Christopher Columbus make landfall in the New World. In what current country did he touch shore? | Canada in 1949.
The remaining European colonies in the Caribbean began to achieve peaceful independence well after World War II. Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago became independent in 1962, and Guyana and Barbados both achieved independence in 1966. In the 1970s, the Bahamas, Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia, and St. Vincen... | Voyages of Christopher Columbus
In 1492, a Spanish-based transatlantic maritime expedition led by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus encountered the Americas, continents which were completely unknown in Europe, Asia and Africa and were outside the Old World political and economic system. The four voyages of Columbus... | 50,035 | triviaqa-train |
According to the comic strip Peanuts, whom does Linus await each year, only to be disappointed when he never seems to visit the pumpkin patch? | "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", won or were nominated for Emmy Awards. The "Peanuts" holiday specials remain popular and are broadcast on ABC in the U.S. during the appropriate seasons, since 2001. The Peanuts franchise also had success in theatre, with the stage musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" an o... | same row of lines normally used by Woodstock in the comic strip by Schulz. The summoning goes wrong by means unknown, and the creature seems to simply come apart, crushing Linus, Sally, and The Red Haired Girl beneath its mass. Linus was convinced the creature would destroy what was left of the world, and planned to be... | 50,036 | triviaqa-train |
Immortalized in the movie Eight Men Out, the 1919 World Series was tainted by 8 members of what team throwing games to the World Series winning Cincinnati Reds? | 1919 World Series
The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. Although most World Series have been of the best-of-seven format, the 1919 World Series was a best-of-nine series (along with , , and ). Baseball decided to try the best-o... | 1939 World Series
The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since winning the scandal-tainted 1919 World Series. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for the second straight year, winning their recor... | 50,037 | triviaqa-train |
What's missing: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, The Universe, and Everything, So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, and Mostly Harmless? | Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ) is the third book in the five-volume "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" science fiction trilogy by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
The story was originally outlined by Adams a... | Guide to the Galaxy" (1979)
- "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" (1980)
- "Life, the Universe, and Everything" (1982)
- "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" (1984)
- "Mostly Harmless" (1992)
Adams died suddenly in 2001 while planning a sixth book, so "And Another Thing...", was written by Eoin Colfer in 2009... | 50,038 | triviaqa-train |
What unit of length is defined as the mean distance between the earth and the sun (approximately 149,597,871 km)? | Astronomical unit
The astronomical unit (symbol: au, ua, or AU) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun. However, that distance varies as Earth orbits the Sun, from a maximum (aphelion) to a minimum (perihelion) and back again once a year. Originally conceived as the average of Earth's aphelion ... | the distance between Earth and the Sun is not fixed (it varies between and ) and, when Earth is closer to the Sun (perihelion), the Sun's gravitational field is stronger and Earth is moving faster along its orbital path. As the metre is defined in terms of the second and the speed of light is constant for all observers... | 50,039 | triviaqa-train |
Wings sang behind what singing legend, which Guinness calls the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music? | creation.
Jackson collaborated with Paul McCartney in the early 1980s, and learned that McCartney was making $40 million a year from owning the rights to other artists' songs. By 1983, Jackson had begun buying publishing rights to others' songs, but he was careful with his acquisitions, only bidding on a few of the doz... | McCartney as the "most honored composer and performer in music", with 60 gold discs (43 with the Beatles, 17 with Wings) and, as a member of the Beatles, sales of over 100 million singles and 100 million albums, and as the "most successful song writer", he wrote jointly or solo 43 songs which sold one million or more r... | 50,040 | triviaqa-train |
What percent of the world's ice does Antarctica contain? | 90% of its mass since 1940 and was expected to disappear altogether sometime between 2010 and 2015. Antizana is also reported to have lost 40% of its surface area between 1979 and 2007. Research also indicates that since the mid-1980s, the rate of retreat for both of these glaciers has been increasing. In Colombia, the... | is still unclear where Earth's water came from, but, seen from space, our planet appears as a "blue marble" of its various forms: oceans, ice caps, clouds. Earth's of sea contain about 97.2 percent of its known water and cover more than 70 percent of its surface. Another 2.15% of Earth's water is frozen, found in the s... | 50,041 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress, who played Julie Horvath on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time, recently revealed she had a 10+ year consensual relationship with her father? | One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 16, 1975, until May 28, 1984. It starred Bonnie Franklin as a divorced mother raising two teenaged daughters in Indianapolis. The daughters were played by Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli.
Background.
The series was creat... | expiry, recently signed a new acting contract with Mediacorp last year, allowing her to be eligible for the award. The telepoll lines were announced later at a press conference at Mandarin Orchard Singapore, and voting for the Top 10 awards opened the following day at 12 noon.
The nominees for the Toggle Most Beloved ... | 50,042 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the archenemy of Flash Gordon? | they travel to the planet. Landing on the planet, and halting the collision, they come into conflict with Ming the Merciless, Mongo's evil ruler.
For many years, the three companions have adventures on Mongo, traveling to the forest kingdom of Arboria, ruled by Prince Barin; the ice kingdom of Frigia, ruled by Queen Fr... | archenemy of the Flash. He is the leader of the Legion of Doom. His goal was to keep himself from being killed by Eddie Thawne back on "The Flash." In the season 2 finale, he is defeated by the Legends and the Black Flash, apparently erasing Thawne from existence once again. The character was first introduced on "The F... | 50,043 | triviaqa-train |
What former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader gained stardom as a singer with her debut album Forever Your Girl, and has subsequently managed to milk her 15 minutes for the last 9+ years? | Forever Your Girl
Forever Your Girl is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 21, 1988 through Virgin Records. The album was Abdul's breakthrough into the music industry after being a choreographer for high-profile artists including George Michael, ZZ Top, Duran Duran and most no... | Bonnie-Jill Laflin
Bonnie-Jill Laflin (born March 15, 1976) is an American model, television personality and sportscaster. Laflin has also worked as an actress and most notably as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, making her the league's first female scout. She was also assistant general manager of the Lakers NBA Dev... | 50,044 | triviaqa-train |
Traditionally, the concertmaster of a symphonic orchestra plays what instrument? | attributed to the forces called for by Beethoven. The composer's instrumentation almost always included paired flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets. The exceptions to this are his Symphony No. 4, Violin Concerto, and Piano Concerto No. 4, which each specify a single flute. Beethoven carefully calculat... | and melancholy. Wagner was almost completely responsible for making the instrument a permanent member of the opera orchestra. The instrument plays an extensive role in "Tristan und Isolde" (1859), the operas of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (1876), and "Parsifal" (1882).
Also around this time, Hungarian pianist and compose... | 50,045 | triviaqa-train |
What type of screw and screwdriver, designed to aid in automated manufacturing lines, features a small cross on the head of the screw? | tip, which is shaped to fit the driving surfaces—slots, grooves, recesses, etc.—on the corresponding screw head. Proper use requires that the screwdriver's tip engage the head of a screw of the same size and type designation as the screwdriver tip. Screwdriver tips are available in a wide variety of types and sizes (Li... | drive the fastener. This can also prevent attempts at turning the screw with a small flat-bladed screwdriver.
Tamper-resistant types Spanner.
The spanner or Snake-Eyes (trademarked) screw drive uses two round holes (sometimes two slots - the same driver bits work in both types) opposite each other and is designed to pr... | 50,046 | triviaqa-train |
The Nobel Peace Prize is the only Nobel prize not awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. In what city does the ceremony actually take place? | Station is also served by commuter, regional and intercity trains.
Additionally, there are also bus lines, Flygbussarna, that run between central Stockholm and all the airports.
Transport Inter-city trains.
Stockholm Central Station has train connections to many Swedish cities as well as to Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen,... | prize is then awarded at formal ceremonies held annually on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. "The highlight of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm is when each Nobel Laureate steps forward to receive the prize from the hands of His Majesty the King of Sweden. The Nobel Laureate receives thr... | 50,047 | triviaqa-train |
What mountain range separates the continents of Europe and Asia? | depart from the classical Don boundary by proposing that mountain ranges could be included as boundaries between continents whenever there were no suitable waterways. He drew a new line along the Volga, following the Volga north until the Samara Bend, along Obshchy Syrt (the drainage divide between Volga and Ural) and ... | the border between the continents of Europe and Asia, and extending southwards from the southern part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range of southwestern Russia to the Turkish and Armenian borders, and from the Black Sea in the west to the Caspian Sea coast of Iran in the east. The area includes the southern part of... | 50,048 | triviaqa-train |
In 1998, what name did Frito Lay add to its line of snack products that used the artificial fat substitute Olestra (anal leakage not withstanding)? | be the case".
Olestra was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a food additive in 1996, and was initially used in potato chips under the WOW brand by Frito Lay. In 1998, the first year olestra products were marketed nationally after the FDA's Food Advisory Committee confirmed a judgment it made two y... | significantly less well absorbed.
Causes Natural fats.
Consuming jojoba oil has been documented to cause steatorrhea and anal leakage because it is indigestible.
Consuming escolar and oilfish (sometimes mislabelled as butterfish) will often cause steatorrhea, also referred to as Gempylotoxism or Gempylid Fish Poisoning... | 50,049 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was the first Nobel Peace Prize actually awarded, ostensibly to someone who earned it? | Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish, Norwegian: ")" is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded... | , with over 12 years experience behind him. Not someone who merely discusses public engagement; but someone who actually communicates directly with non-expert audiences—at science fairs, in schools, at retirement homes, in blogs and podcasts."
In 2016, Folta was awarded the Borlaug CAST Communication Award by the Counc... | 50,050 | triviaqa-train |
How old must you be to serve on a jury in the city of Seattle? | Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 744,955 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, th... | ). If you believe B (set of facts), you must find Y (verdict)." Jury instructions can also serve an important role in guiding the jury how to consider certain evidence.
Forty-eight states (Texas and West Virginia are the exceptions) have a model set of instructions, usually called "pattern jury instructions", which pro... | 50,051 | triviaqa-train |
Located in North Africa, Libya is the only country with a one color flag. What color is it? | By 22 August 2011, rebel fighters had entered Tripoli and occupied Green Square, which they renamed Martyrs' Square in honour of those killed since 17 February 2011. On 20 October 2011 the last heavy fighting of the uprising came to an end in the city of Sirte, where Gaddafi was captured and killed. The defeat of loyal... | and Libya, North Africa. It is also popular in France, Israel, and the German state of Saarland, where it is often grilled on a Schwenker. Merguez is made with lamb, beef, or a mixture of both. It can be flavored with a wide range of spices, such as sumac for tartness, and paprika, Cayenne pepper, or harissa, a hot chi... | 50,052 | triviaqa-train |
On Oct 17, 1976, the Seattle Seahawks won their first ever game by beating which other expansion team? | : since the AFL–NFL merger. The soonest that any of the six expansion teams won a Super Bowl was 27 seasons (the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, established in 1976, won Super Bowl XXXVII in the 2002 season); none of the four teams to hold expansion drafts since 1995 have ever won that contest, with only one, the Carolina Panthe... | .
The expansion Seattle Seahawks of the NFL played their first game ever on August 1, 1976, a preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Kingdome. The Seahawks' first regular season game was against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Kingdome on September 12. At the end of that season, the venue hosted the Pro B... | 50,053 | triviaqa-train |
That staple of kids daytime tv (and probably really great when you're drunk), the Teletubbies consist of Tinky Winky, LaLa, Dipsy, and who? | application and on-demand services. The original series is available as part of the Noggin subscription service in North America. It had aired on PBS Kids from April 6, 1998 to August 29, 2008. BBC Worldwide channels carry the series in most of Africa, Asia and Poland. A Spanish dub airs on Clan in Spain. In Greece, th... | , even when you're 18 months old. Thankfully "Teletubbies" isn't for them. It's for kids."
Reception Tinky Winky controversy.
Tinky Winky started a controversy in 1999 because of his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in... | 50,054 | triviaqa-train |
Hammering Man, that iconic working stiff in front of the Seattle Arm Museum, is on a break through the end of the year. How many times per minute does he swing that hammer, when he's actually swinging that hammer? | Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 744,955 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, th... | it up... we don't want him around," indicating that they both somehow knew about Wimpy's obsession with hamburgers. Wotasnozzle promptly destroys the device with a hammer. This storyline break was equally as bizarre as the iconic joke with Sappo's nose where Sappo's elongated nose breaks a panel and becomes the swing o... | 50,055 | triviaqa-train |
According to KFC, Colonel Sanders' original recipe contained how many herbs and spices? | KFC Original Recipe
The KFC Original Recipe is a secret mix of ingredients that fast food restaurant chain KFC uses to produce fried chicken.
History.
By the very late 1930s, Harland Sanders' Corbin, Kentucky, gas station was so well known for its fried chicken, that Sanders decided to remove the gas pumps and build a ... | Colonel Harland Sanders (founder of KFC), spent much of his childhood in the kitchen of his Henryville, Indiana home. Cummings began traveling with Sanders in 1952, selling their own special blend of spices along with their famous pressure cookers, which later became part of KFC's "Secret Recipe". In three years, Cummi... | 50,056 | triviaqa-train |
Judged by Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, what Fox show features a panel of finalists who dance with and against each other for fan votes? | Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe OBE (born 9 July 1949) is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the shows "Pop Idol" and "American Idol" and is the creator and executive producer of, and a reg... | twice or more its normal size for callback episodes or season finales. Executive producer and co-creator of the show Nigel Lythgoe is the only judge to have sat as a permanent member of the panel across all seasons, although ballroom specialist Mary Murphy has also sat as a permanent member of the panel for the majorit... | 50,057 | triviaqa-train |
The sports teams from Auburn University, LSU, Princeton University, and University of Missouri all use the same name. Is it: | Missouri Tigers, and compete in the rigorous Southeastern Conference. The American tradition of homecoming is claimed to have originated at Missouri.
The campus is home to the State Historical Society of Missouri, and the Museum of Art and Archaeology. It's historic center, Francis Quadrangle, is a National Historic Di... | Ohio University, Adrian College, and Lindewood University. Additionally, several universities that do sponsor NCAA varsity hockey teams also field an ACHA-affiliated teams. Of all non-varsity sports activities, the ACHA-affiliated hockey teams generally garner the most attention at their universities, such as Missouri ... | 50,058 | triviaqa-train |
The professional wrestling organization formerly known as the WWF is now known by what set of initials? | the 2008 film "The Wrestler" received several Oscar nominations and began a career revival for star Mickey Rourke.
Currently, the largest professional wrestling company worldwide is the United States-based WWE, which bought out many smaller regional companies in the late 20th century, as well as its primary US competit... | pundit on Simon Mayo's BBC Radio 5 Live early afternoon show. He is now a regular contributor to Talksport 2 and one of the featured pundits on Radio 5 Live's Virtual Jukebox feature with Dotun Adebayo on Up All Night.
Print.
Webster began his media career in the 1980s as assistant editor on the world's most popular bl... | 50,059 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of measurement for capacitance (defined as the ability of a body to store an electrical charge)? | . A 1940 Radio Shack catalog listed every capacitor's rating in "Mfd.", from 0.000005 Mfd. (5 pF) to 50 Mfd. (50 µF).
"Micromicrofarad" or "micro-microfarad" is an obsolete unit found in some older texts and labels, contains a nonstandard metric double prefix. It is exactly equivalent to a picofarad (pF). It is abbrevi... | energy back when the surroundings are cooler, without reaching thermal equilibrium. This is distinct from a material's insulative value, which reduces a building's thermal conductivity, allowing it to be heated or cooled relatively separate from the outside, or even just retain the occupants' thermal energy longer.
Sci... | 50,060 | triviaqa-train |
Although actually born in what was then the semi-autonomous region known as The State of Franklin, whom did Fess Parker claim was born on a mountaintop in Tennessee? | Tennessee, especially during the Battle of New Orleans. Other sources differ on the origin of the state nickname; according to "The Columbia Encyclopedia", the name refers to volunteers for the Mexican–American War. This explanation is more likely, because President Polk's call for 2,600 nationwide volunteers at the be... | Watauga Association
The Watauga Association (sometimes referred to as the Republic of Watauga) was a semi-autonomous government created in 1772 by frontier settlers living along the Watauga River in what is now Elizabethton, Tennessee. Although it lasted only a few years, the Watauga Association provided a basis for wh... | 50,061 | triviaqa-train |
The Recording Industry Association of America awards what certification for an album that sells 500,000 copies? | six million dollars annually on lobbying in the United States. The RIAA also participates in the collective rights management of sound recordings, and it is responsible for certifying Gold and Platinum albums and singles in the United States.
Company structure and sales.
Cary Sherman has been the RIAA's chairman and CE... | Rejects', he sounds like a gifted schlockmeister that Strokes fans can enjoy. Or at least tolerate." The song "The Lords of Salem" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. "Educated Horses" saw a further decline in sales for Zombie, selling just over 500,000 copies in the United St... | 50,062 | triviaqa-train |
Known as North Star State, among several others, what was the 32nd state to join the Union on May 11, 1858? | Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 L... | stretching from the North Georgia mountains to the Chattahoochee River.
One of the first permanent landmarks in the area was the New Prospect Camp Ground (also known as the Methodist Camp Ground), located beside a natural spring near what is now downtown Alpharetta. It later served as a trading post for the exchanging ... | 50,063 | triviaqa-train |
August 14, 1951 saw the death of what newspaper magnate, whose life was the basis for the movie Citizen Kane? | Dodd on a number of other projects.
In 1947, Hearst paid $120,000 for an H-shaped Beverly Hills mansion, (located at 1011 N Beverly Dr), on 3.7 acres three blocks from Sunset Boulevard. This home, known as Beverly House, was once perhaps the "most expensive" private home in the U.S., valued at $165 million (£130.5 mill... | Ashton Stevens
Ashton P. Stevens (August 11, 1872 – July 12, 1951) was an American journalist regarded as the dean of American drama critics. His newspaper column appeared in "The San Francisco Examiner" and later in the "Chicago Herald-American". He was theatre critic for the Hearst Newspapers for 50 years, 40 of them... | 50,064 | triviaqa-train |
Characterized by dark, often reflective lenses having an area two or three times the area of the eye socket, and metal frames with bayonet earpieces, aviator sunglasses are sold by what company? | Aviator sunglasses
Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that were developed by Bausch & Lomb. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses.
Design.
They are characterised by dark, often reflective lenses having an area... | lines, 'Wrong Size' and 'Anatomic', both appearing in acetate and metal varieties. The 'Wrong Size' line consists of classic Cutler and Gross aviator-style frames which are deconstructed then reconstructed with ill-fitting lenses creating a unique range of sunglasses. The 'Anatomic' line consisted of large futuristic, ... | 50,065 | triviaqa-train |
Consisting of rotors, a lampboard, a keyboard, and a plugboard, what is the name of the electro-mechanical cipher machine deployed by the Germans during WWII? | Rotor machine
In cryptography, a rotor machine is an electro-mechanical stream cipher device used for encrypting and decrypting secret messages. Rotor machines were the cryptographic state-of-the-art for a prominent period of history; they were in widespread use in the 1920s–1970s. The most famous example is the German... | Verónika Moral
Verónika Moral (born Verónica Moral; August 30, 1978) is a Spanish actress known for appearing in the long-running telenovela "Amar en tiempos revueltos" and also for her acting in "Compañeros", "Física o Química", "Qué vida más triste", "Ciega a citas", "Vis a vis", "Lejos del mar", "La novia" and "Zipi... | 50,066 | triviaqa-train |
What American folk hero was “Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so’s he knew every tree, Killed him a bear when he was only three.” | Tennessee, especially during the Battle of New Orleans. Other sources differ on the origin of the state nickname; according to "The Columbia Encyclopedia", the name refers to volunteers for the Mexican–American War. This explanation is more likely, because President Polk's call for 2,600 nationwide volunteers at the be... | she is knocked off a cliff.
The group discover Jethro's body hanging from a tree with the letter D carved into his flesh. They find a cabin and take refuge in itside. Lindsay reveals everything he knew, including who the killer is, which is Davie's dad. The next morning the group venture outside and Blue attempts to r... | 50,067 | triviaqa-train |
What noted comic book writer and former head of Marvel Comics, co-created such institutions as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and even had an appearance on The Simpsons? | the launch of Stan Lee's Sunday Comics, a short-lived subscription service hosted by Komikwerks.com. From July 2006 until September 2007 Lee hosted, co-created, executive-produced, and judged the reality television game show competition "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" on the Sci-Fi Channel.
In March 2007, after Stan Lee... | Brett Booth
Brett Booth is an American comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Backlash, a character he co-created with Jim Lee at the Wildstorm Studios.
Biography.
Following his Wildstorm work, Booth has also illustrated the exploits of some of Marvel Comics' best known characters such as Spider-Man, the F... | 50,068 | triviaqa-train |
What famed science fiction writer, who celebrates an august birthday, is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles? | in "The Martian Chronicles" were adapted into graphic novel-style stories in the EC Comics magazines, including "There Will Come Soft Rains" in "Weird Fantasy" #17, "The Million-Year Picnic" in "Weird Fantasy" #21 and "The Silent Towns" in "Weird Fantasy" #22.
In 2011, Hill & Wang published "Ray Bradbury's The Martian ... | Fahrenheit 451" (1953) and "The Martian Chronicles" (1951)), Arthur C. Clarke (especially for "Childhood's End"), and Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, writing under the name Cordwainer Smith.
In her much reprinted essay "Science Fiction and Mrs Brown," American author Ursula K. Le Guin first asked: "Can a science fiction... | 50,069 | triviaqa-train |
Introduced in the episode The Cage, who was the original captain of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek world? | Christopher Pike. NBC rejected "The Cage", but the executives were still impressed with the concept, and made the unusual decision to commission a second pilot: "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
While the show initially enjoyed high ratings, the average rating of the show at the end of its first season dropped to 52nd ou... | the individual.
- The USS "Enterprise", the starship featured in the original "Star Trek" television series, was very heavily refitted before its first appearance in film, the 1979 movie "". Almost nothing from the original TV version of the ship survived into the refitting. Captain Willard Decker, the ship's new comma... | 50,070 | triviaqa-train |
With an atomic number of 79, what elements symbol Au comes from the Latin aurum? | chemical process which would be encountered in the human body.
Soluble compounds (gold salts) such as gold chloride are toxic to the liver and kidneys. Common cyanide salts of gold such as potassium gold cyanide, used in gold electroplating, are toxic by virtue of both their cyanide and gold content. There are rare cas... | in the superconducting magnets of MRI scanners. Other applications of niobium include its use in welding, nuclear industries, electronics, optics, numismatics and jewelry. In the last two applications, niobium's low toxicity and ability to be colored by anodization are particular advantages.
d-block elements Molybdenum... | 50,071 | triviaqa-train |
What misanthropic hoarder Sesame Street character calls a garbage can home? | Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program "Sesame Street". He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash", with a running theme being his collection of seemingly useless items. Although the term "Grouc... | Sloppy
Sloppy is an adjective meaning messy, slushy, careless, or imprecise. It may also refer to:
- Sloppy Thurston (1899–1973), Major League Baseball pitcher in the United States who played from 1923 to 1933
- Sloppy Smurf, a character in "The Smurfs" franchise. Sloppy is a Smurf who loves dirt, garbage, and rotten f... | 50,072 | triviaqa-train |
Anchored by the star Aldebaran, the constellation Taurus represents what animal? | ) equinox in the Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Age, from about 4000 BC to 1700 BC, after which it moved into the neighboring constellation Aries. The Pleiades were closest to the Sun at vernal equinox around the 23rd century BC. In Babylonian astronomy, the constellation was listed in the MUL.APIN as , "The Bull of... | Group on Star Names (WGSN) approved the proper name "Aldebaran" for this star.
Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and so has the Bayer designation α Tauri, Latinised as Alpha Tauri. It has the Flamsteed designation 87 Tauri as the 87th star in the constellation of approximately 7th magnitude or... | 50,073 | triviaqa-train |
What are persons who lack any sort of magical ability and are not born into the magical world called in the Harry Potter universe? | Muggle
In J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, a Muggle () is a person who lacks any sort of magical ability and was not born in a magical family. Muggles can also be described as people who do not have any magical blood inside them. It differs from the term "Squib", which refers to a person with one or more magical ... | of Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj.
Government-affiliated locales Ministry of Magic.
The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain.
Government-affiliated locales St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is a hospital within the "... | 50,074 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to the original land mass from which the modern continents have developed? | 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... | longitude stated that Atlantis must have stretched from within two leagues of the strait of Gibraltar westwards to include "all the rest of the land from the mouth of the Marañon (Amazon River) and Brazil to the South Sea, which is what they now call America." He thought the sunken part to be now in the Atlantic Ocean ... | 50,075 | triviaqa-train |
What serial killer dubbed himself the “Son of Sam”? | young women with long dark hair. NYPD sergeant Richard Conlon stated that police were "leaning towards a connection in all these cases". Composite sketches were released of the black-haired Lauria–Valenti shooter and the blond Lomino–DeMasi shooter, and Conlon noted that police were looking for multiple "suspects", not... | with her brother-in-law Guy Warner and her son Harry Warner, after she finds out her husband Chris Warner has cheated on her with Rachel McKenna and Justine Jones.
- Cocky Hunter McKay lies about his age and finds himself in an uncomfortable situation for a photo shoot for a safe sex campaign. This ambition finally get... | 50,076 | triviaqa-train |
Sauerkraut, translated from the German as "sour herb", is made from what vegetable? | I, due to concerns the American public would reject a product with a German name, American sauerkraut makers relabeled their product as "Liberty Cabbage" for the duration of the war.
Production.
Sauerkraut is made by a process of pickling called lactic acid fermentation that is analogous to how traditional (not heat-tr... | few different types of dishes, which are sometimes included under a generic term; for example, the category "ciorbă" includes a wide range of soups with a characteristic sour taste. These may be meat and vegetable soups, tripe ("ciorbă de burtă") and calf foot soups, or fish soups, all of which are soured by lemon juic... | 50,077 | triviaqa-train |
Born in Weehawken, N.J. on August 19, 1947, who is the current music director of the Seattle Symphony? | access onto the board. The partnership system was eventually dissolved at the request of Milton Katims in 1955. Even so, for most of its 100-year history, and especially today, the ensemble is known by the two-word name "Seattle Symphony".
History Gerard Schwarz.
Gerard Schwarz became music advisor of the orchestra in ... | 1947 in British music
This is a summary of 1947 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events.
- 11–15 June – The first Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is held in Wales, with W. S. Gwynn Williams as its musical director.
- 19 June – Kathleen Ferrier appears at Glyndebourne in Gluck's opera "Orfeo ed Euridice".
- J... | 50,078 | triviaqa-train |
What part of a kola tree is used to flavor soft drinks? | the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, sugar-sweetened beverages may be responsible for 180,000 deaths every year worldwide.
Health concerns Dental decay.
Most soft drinks co... | functional products through the addition of soluble fiber in its soft drinks.
Products.
Products Carbonated Beverages.
- Isaac Kola: a soft drink (created to compete with Inca Kola) sold in 500 ml glass bottles and PET bottles available in 500 ml, 1.500 litres, 2.200 litres and 3.300 litres and is marketed alongside si... | 50,079 | triviaqa-train |
August 19, 1942 saw the birth of the 42nd President of the US. Who is it? | a president was attempting to avoid criminal prosecution. When President Clinton attempted to use executive privilege regarding the Lewinsky scandal, the Supreme Court ruled in "Clinton v. Jones", , that the privilege also could not be used in civil suits. These cases established the legal precedent that executive priv... | Franklin W. Johnson
Franklin Winslow Johnson (August 17, 1870 – February 19, 1956) was the 15th President of Colby College, Maine, United States, from 1929–1942. Franklin W. Johnson is widely remembered as the president who began to move Colby College to its Mayflower Hill location and set it on the road to national pr... | 50,080 | triviaqa-train |
Who's missing: Dorothy, Tin Woodman, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion? | Em. Little mention is made of what happened to Dorothy's birth parents, other than a passing reference to her mother being dead.) Along with her small black dog, Toto, Dorothy is swept away by a tornado to the Land of Oz and, much like Alice of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", they enter an alternative world filled ... | Only Had a Heart" – Tin Woodman
- "We're Off to See the Wizard" (Follow the Yellow Brick Road) – Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Woodman
- "If I Only Had the Nerve" – Cowardly Lion
- "The Jitterbug" – Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion
Songs Act II.
- "The Merry Old Land of Oz" – Gloria and Company
- "Evening... | 50,081 | triviaqa-train |
What branch of the US Armed Forces, founded in 1790, trains its officers at its academy in New London, Ct? | New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut. It was one of the world's three busiest whaling ports for several decades beginning in the early 19th century, along with Nant... | of Non-MOD armed forces: MVD, EMERCOM, FSS and other agencies Ministry of the Interior of Russia High Command Academy.
This academy trains future officers of the Ministry of the Interior's various military forces. It was founded in 1932 as a training venue for the NKVD's future command officers, entitled as a post grad... | 50,082 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the only American Idol judge that has been with the series since its 2002 inception? | , and Laine Hardy respectively.
"American Idol" employs a panel of vocal judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges, for the first through eighth seasons, were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, singer and choreographer Paula Abdul, and music executive and manager Simon Cowell.... | show that airs on Sony Entertainment Television (India) on weekdays.
Malik was the only judge from India on "Asian Idol", who represented "Indian Idol" winner Abhijeet Sawant, with other judges Indra Lesmana, Paul Moss, Pilita Corrales, Ken Lim and Siu Black. Malik had been judging the television show "Indian Idol" sin... | 50,083 | triviaqa-train |
What singer was found unresponsive on his bathroom floor on August 16, 1977, before being declared dead at 3:30 that afternoon? | , country, blues, and gospel. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
Life and career.
Life and career 1935–1953: Early years.
Life and career 1935–1953: Early years Childhood in Tupelo.
Elvis Presley was born o... | "Salt", accompanied by a YouTube video, dedicated to the memory of Daniel Pełka.
Death of perpetrators.
On 14 July 2015, Łuczak was found unresponsive in her cell at about 07:15 BST and was pronounced dead. An inquest held three days later revealed that Łuczak had hanged herself the day before what would have been Dani... | 50,084 | triviaqa-train |
With a 2008 Census population estimate of 173,000 residents, what is the capital of Mississippi? | Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond, Mississippi. The city of Jackson also includes around 3,000 acres comprising Jackson-Medgar Evers International Airport... | Greenville, Liberia
Greenville is the capital of Sinoe County in southeastern Liberia and lies on a lagoon near the Sinoe River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is located about 150 miles southeast of Monrovia. As of the 2008 national census, the population stood at 16,434.
A hoard of bronze Kru currency rings discovered in ... | 50,085 | triviaqa-train |
What was the last name of “movie star” Ginger on TV’s Gilligan’s Island? | Ginger Grant
Ginger Grant is a fictional character portrayed by actress Tina Louise in the 1964 to 1967 television sitcom "Gilligan's Island".
Character summary.
Grant is a "movie star", and would casually mention names of some of the biggest movie stars of the day, as co-stars or acquaintances, suggesting that she too... | in Southeastern Idaho." She organized SpudFest, a regional annual family movie festival, and has been a spokeswoman for Idaho Potatoes.
Humanitarian work Charity.
Wells continues to lend her support to the Denver Foundation, a West Virginia charity chaired by Dreama Denver, widow of Wells' "Gilligan’s Island" co-star B... | 50,086 | triviaqa-train |
Based in Huntington, WV, what university, which lost a large portion of its football team in a 1970 airplane crash, calls its sports team the "Thundering Herd"? | Colony of Virginia. With the exception of the neighborhoods of Westmoreland and Spring Valley, most of the city is in Cabell County.
As of the 2010 census, the metropolitan area is the largest in West Virginia. It spans seven counties across three states, with a population of 365,419. Huntington is the second-largest c... | .
History 20th century 1970 Football team airplane crash.
On the evening of November 14, 1970, the Thundering Herd football team, along with coaches and fans, were returning home to Huntington from Kinston, North Carolina. The team had just lost a game 17–14 against the East Carolina University Pirates at Ficklen Stadi... | 50,087 | triviaqa-train |
Held at Max Yasgur’s 600 acre diary farm, what event, which opened on Aug 15, 1969, was billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”? | MCA Records released "Live at Woodstock", a double-disc recording (longer than "Jimi Hendrix: Woodstock") featuring nearly every song of Hendrix's performance, omitting just two pieces that were sung by his rhythm guitarist Larry Lee.
Releases Albums 40th anniversary releases.
In June 2009, complete performances from W... | of sun, surf, sand & summer, the first annual Festiki was held on August 15, 2009, at Carillon Park in Dayton, Ohio. A portion of proceeds from the event were donated to the Surfrider Foundation. The second annual event was held August 14, 2010 at Old River Park in Dayton, Ohio, and was one of the dates on the Space Co... | 50,088 | triviaqa-train |
August 21, 1911, saw the theft of the painting known as La Gioconda from the Louvre. By what name is the painting more commonly known? | Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world." The "Mona Lisa" is also one of the ... | hail it as a masterwork of Renaissance painting.
During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), the painting was moved from the Louvre to the Brest Arsenal. During World War II, it was again removed from the Louvre and taken first to the Château d'Amboise, then to the Loc-Dieu Abbey and Château de Chambord, then finally t... | 50,089 | triviaqa-train |
The Mothers of Invention backed up eccentric singer? | The Mothers of Invention
The Mothers of Invention was an American rock band from California. Formed in 1964, their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows.
Originally an R&B band called the Soul Giants, the band's first lineup included Ray Collins, David Corona... | albums, the band members along with ex-Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black ("the Indian of the group") backed soul singer Nolan Porter on his first album, "No Apologies".
The first two albums received nearly universal critical acclaim, and "Willin'" became a standard, subsequently popularized by its inclusion... | 50,090 | triviaqa-train |
In physics, what unit of force is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second per second? | Acceleration
In physics, acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time. An object's acceleration is the net result of all forces acting on the object, as described by Newton's Second Law. The SI unit for acceleration is metre per second squared Accelerations are vector quantities (the... | -force (lbf), defined as the force exerted by gravity on a pound-mass in the standard gravitational field of . The pound-force provides an alternative unit of mass: one slug is the mass that will accelerate by one foot per second squared when acted on by one pound-force.
An alternative unit of force in a different foot... | 50,091 | triviaqa-train |
During what war did Francis Scott Key write "The Star-Spangled Banner," which became the national anthem? | Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland who is best known for writing a poem which later became the lyrics for the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
During the War of 1812, Key observed the B... | . On the morning of September 14, an oversized American flag, which had been raised before daybreak, flew over Fort McHenry. The British knew that victory had eluded them. The bombardment of the fort inspired Francis Scott Key of Frederick, Maryland to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" as witness to the assault. It late... | 50,092 | triviaqa-train |
NASA launched the Viking 1 probe on August 20, 1975. To what planet was the spacecraft headed? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | Juno (spacecraft)
Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. It was built by Lockheed Martin and is operated by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011 (UTC), as part of the New Frontiers program, and entered a polar orbit of Jupit... | 50,093 | triviaqa-train |
Pioneer of party-plan marketing, Earl Tupper invented what during his stay at DuPont? | Earl Tupper
Earl Silas Tupper (July 28, 1907 – October 5, 1983) was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and for founding the related home products company that bears his name, Tupperware Plastics Company.
Early life and career.
... | have been employed to force the prime minister to resign on two occasions: The first took place in 1896, when the Prime Minister, Sir Charles Tupper, refused to step down after his party did not win a majority in the House of Commons during that year's election, leading Governor General the Earl of Aberdeen to no longe... | 50,094 | triviaqa-train |
'So easy a caveman could do it' was an advertising slogan for what company? | GEICO Cavemen
The GEICO Cavemen are trademarked characters of the auto insurance company GEICO, used in a series of television advertisements that aired beginning in 2004. The campaign was created by Joe Lawson and Noel Ritter while working at The Martin Agency. According to an episode of the public radio show "99% Inv... | You Press the Button, We Do the Rest
"You Press the Button, We Do the Rest" was an advertising slogan coined by George Eastman, the founder of Kodak, in 1888. Eastman believed in making photography available to the world, and making it possible for anyone who had the desire to take great pictures. Until then, taking ph... | 50,095 | triviaqa-train |
Standing for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space, who travels the universe in a spaceship disguised as a police box known as The Tardis? | TARDIS
The TARDIS (; "Time And Relative Dimension In Space") is a fictional time machine and spacecraft that appears in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" and its various spin-offs.
The TV show "Doctor Who" mainly features a single TARDIS used by the central character the Doctor. However, in the... | .
This is the second series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which is disguised as a British police box. It also stars Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion, Clara Oswald, for her third and final series in the role. Also playing a major... | 50,096 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the PDA produced by Apple, most famous for its handwriting recognition software turning Random House into Condom Nose during a major presentation? | series. This led to significant market confusion, as customers did not understand the difference between models.
Apple also experimented with a number of other unsuccessful consumer targeted products during the 1990s, including digital cameras, portable CD audio players, speakers, video consoles, the eWorld online serv... | Apple would be using this technology in a new PDA or other portable tablet computer. However, none of the touchscreen iOS devices – iPhone/iPod/iPad – offers Inkwell handwriting recognition.
Inkwell, when activated, appears as semi-transparent yellow lined paper, on which the user sees their writing appear. When the us... | 50,097 | triviaqa-train |
The title character of what TV series regularly ran a newspaper ad that read: "Got a problem, need help, odds against you?" | The Equalizer
The Equalizer is an American crime drama television series, originally airing on CBS from fall 1985 until late spring 1989. It starred Edward Woodward as a retired intelligence agent with a mysterious past, who uses the skills from his former career to exact justice on behalf of innocent people who are tr... | of books and, especially, fanzines.
Film critic and one-time fan Roger Ebert wrote: "Locs (letters of comment) were the currency of payment for fanzine contributors; you wrote, and in the next issue got to read about what you had written. Today I can see my name on a full-page ad for a movie with disinterest, but what ... | 50,098 | triviaqa-train |
In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? | Retired Bears in Lima. He claims, "I came all the way in a lifeboat, and ate marmalade. Bears like marmalade." He tells them that no-one can understand his Peruvian name, so the Browns decide to call him Paddington after the railway station in which he was found. Paddington's Peruvian name is ultimately revealed to be ... | The Adventures of Paddington Bear
The Adventures of Paddington Bear is a Canadian-French animated children's television series. It is based on the book "Paddington Bear" by Michael Bond and was written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by CINAR and Protecrea and ran for 117 episodes.
The show aired in the United States on... | 50,099 | triviaqa-train |
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