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What letter must appear at the beginning of the registration number of all non-military aircraft in the U.S.? | Aircraft registration
An aircraft registration is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft. The registration indicates the aircraft's country of registration, and functions much like an automobile license plate. This code must also app... | to defend himself. Arousing further suspicion is the fact that his collaboration immediately followed the deaths of two of his soldiers, and the unit's survivors all recite an identical, rehearsed account of those deaths. Edwards' commander, General Connors (Carl Benton Reid), has a strong personal interest—his son, Ca... | 50,100 | triviaqa-train |
Name the year: NAFTA is ratified, Nancy Kerrigan gets clubbed, Kurt Cobain eats his shotgun, OJ Simpson offs his ex wife and her friend. | O. J. Simpson murder case
The O. J. Simpson murder case (officially People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Former National Football League (NFL) player, broadcaster, and actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the Ju... | Superliga (song)
"Superliga" is a single by Danish rockband Nephew from their 2004 album "USADSB". It was released as the third single from their second album USADSB.
The song deals with the hidden message of love and the song mentions a lot of famous people. Celebrities mentioned include: Jason Watt, Rasmus Trads, Bri... | 50,101 | triviaqa-train |
What “church” has made millions selling its members “electro psychometer” like detectors? | Corydon wrote that the Hubbard E-meter was actually developed by Scientologists Don Breeding and Joe Wallis, though the patent () does not list other developers.
Corydon's account was said to be based on the memoirs of Hubbard's son, Ronald DeWolf, but in 1987, DeWolf sued the publisher to prevent publication and swore... | and following the FBI's indictment of members of Gotti's crew for selling narcotics, Gotti began to fear that he and his brother would be killed by Gambino boss Paul Castellano for selling drugs. As this fear continued to grow, and amidst growing dissent over the leadership of the crime family, Gotti organized the murd... | 50,102 | triviaqa-train |
With a metropolotian population of almost 19 million people, what is the most populous city in South America? | , Salvador, Montevideo, Paranaguá, Rio Grande, Fortaleza, Belém and Maracaibo.
In South America, commercial aviation has a magnificent expansion field, which has one of the largest traffic density lines in the world, Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo, and large airports, such as Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos International and ... | Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; "Beautiful Horizon") is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. It is the thirteenth-largest city in South America and the eighteenth-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the thir... | 50,103 | triviaqa-train |
Talc is the softest mineral listed on the Mohs scale of hardness. It is given a value of 1. Diamond is the hardest. What number is it given? | naked eye. Frequently, materials that are lower on the Mohs scale can create microscopic, non-elastic dislocations on materials that have a higher Mohs number. While these microscopic dislocations are permanent and sometimes detrimental to the harder material's structural integrity, they are not considered "scratches" ... | naturally occurring substance when the scale was designed, diamonds are at the top of the scale. The hardness of a material is measured against the scale by finding the hardest material that the given material can scratch, or the softest material that can scratch the given material. For example, if some material is scr... | 50,104 | triviaqa-train |
What do you call a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a central lagoon? | "Laguna" is attested in English by at least 1612, and had been Anglicized to "lagune" by 1673. In 1697 William Dampier referred to a "Lagune or Lake of Salt water" on the coast of Mexico. Captain James Cook described an island "of Oval form with a Lagoon in the middle" in 1769.
Atoll lagoons.
Atoll lagoons form as cora... | the proper conditions for growing sago palms. The women often have to travel distances to reach their areas for cultivating the palms. "Women are primarily responsible for the production and preparation of sago, from cutting down the palm, to cooking and preparing the sago flour for eating." (Dundon 2002) According to ... | 50,105 | triviaqa-train |
At what city did Bugs Bunny always belatedly realize, I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at? | with a group of Japanese soldiers. This cartoon has since been pulled from distribution due to its depiction of Japanese people. One US Navy propaganda film saved from destruction features the voice of Mel Blanc in "Tokyo Woes" (1945) about the propaganda radio host Tokyo Rose. He also faces off against Hermann Göring ... | Bully for Bugs
Bully for Bugs is a 1953 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese.
Synopsis.
On his way to the Coachella Valley for the "big carrot festival, therein," Bugs Bunny gets lost, and wanders into a bullring in the middle of a bullfight b... | 50,106 | triviaqa-train |
Commander of the Coalition forces during the First Gulf War, which general had the nickname Stormin' Norman? | to me, epitomized the 'duty, service, country' creed that has defended our freedom and seen this great Nation through our most trying international crises. More than that, he was a good and decent man and a dear friend." In a statement, President Barack Obama said "From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic ... | ZEIT-Stiftung
The charitable foundation Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius (house style: ZEIT-Stiftung) is registered in Hamburg. Its aim is to fund projects in research and scholarship, arts and culture, as well as education and training. It was founded in 1971 by Gerd Bucerius and carries the name of the founder,... | 50,107 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of the country of Georgia? | Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ), in some countries also still known by its pre-1936 international designation Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, since then Tb... | it.
History.
History Background.
Abkhazia, or Abasgia of classic sources, was a princedom under Byzantine authority. It lay chiefly along the Black Sea coast in what is now the northwestern part of the modern-day Georgia (disputed Republic of Abkhazia) and extended northward into the territory of today's Krasnodar Krai... | 50,108 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the farm on which the Glastonbury Festival is held? | Massara, Jeff Dexter, Arabella Churchill, Thomas Crimble, Bill Harkin, Gilberto Gil, Mark Irons, John Coleman, and Jytte Klamer. The 1971 festival featured the first incarnation of the "Pyramid Stage". Conceived by Bill Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza built from scaffolding and met... | its name, is held at Farleigh Hungerford in Somerset. The annual circuit of West Country Carnivals is held in a variety of Somerset towns during the autumn, forming a major regional festival, and the largest Festival of Lights in Europe.
In Arthurian legend, Avalon became associated with Glastonbury Tor when monks at G... | 50,109 | triviaqa-train |
Which actress played 'Captain Emma Ridley' in the 1980's ITV comedy series 'Hallelujah !', set in a Salvation Army citadel? | Hallelujah! (TV series)
Hallelujah! was a British sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and was broadcast from 29 April 1983 to 21 December 1984.
The series was set in a Salvation Army citadel in the fictional Yorkshire town of Brigthorpe during series 1 (and later in the fictional place of Blackwick ... | Pegden in "Last of the Summer Wine" (1986–2003). However, she played a variety of roles, including the nurse in "Romeo and Juliet", and won BAFTA Best Actress awards for her roles in two of Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads" monologues.
She starred as Captain Emily Ridley in the sitcom "Hallelujah!" (1983–84) about the Sal... | 50,110 | triviaqa-train |
Which portmanteau word describes the fans of the TV show 'Glee'? | were Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr.) and transfer student Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), while Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester was written out of the series and Mike O'Malley as Burt returned to recurring status. The McKinley High class of 2012 graduates at the end of the season.
Season 4 continues in Lima with a new g... | the most tweeted-about TV shows. In 2011, it was the top trending US TV show. On IMDb, "Glee" is the seventh highest ranking TV series of the period 2002–2012. Fans have recreated many of its musical numbers in tribute to the show, sharing them on YouTube. Based on this trend, show producers included instrumental versi... | 50,111 | triviaqa-train |
In which Cornish town is there a National Maritime Museum? | of Ludlow
- 2010 Willem F. J. Mörzer Bruyns
- 2011 Daniel A. Baugh
- 2014 R.J.B. Knight
Other British maritime museums.
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is a fully independent museum, a development of the original FIMI (Falmouth International Maritime Initiative) partnership created in 1992 and the result of colla... | other national museums, receives no direct government support.
Its mission is to promote an understanding of boats and their place in people's lives, and of the maritime heritage of Cornwall. It does this by presenting the story of the sea, boats and the maritime history of Cornwall.
Boats.
The Museum manages the Natio... | 50,112 | triviaqa-train |
For which Rugby League club did Neil Fox play over 550 games between 1956 and 1974, apart from one season with Bradford Northern? | Neil Fox (rugby league)
Neil Fox MBE (born 4 May 1939) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and player-coach who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. A left-footed goal-kicking three-quarter back, he set rugby league's all-time points record, scoring 6,220 point... | Russell Stewart (rugby league)
Russell Stewart is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played professionally for Bradford Northern in England.
Playing career.
Stewart is from the Ngongotaha Chiefs club and represented the Bay of Plenty.
He spent three seasons in England playing for Bradford Northern between 1987 a... | 50,113 | triviaqa-train |
In the comic strip 'Peanuts', how is 'Patricia Reichardt' usually known? | formal name, Patricia Reichardt, was mentioned, published January 15, 1972; her formal name appeared again at least one more time, in the February 5, 1993 strip, in which she reads to Marcie an ad she has placed in the paper:
- First panel: PP: "See, Marcie? My ad is in the paper.."
- Second panel: PP: ""Help wanted...... | in "The Peanuts Movie" (2015), where Linus says he hopes the new kid in town, later revealed as the Little Red-Haired Girl, would be willing to believe in it. The best-known quote regarding Linus and the Great Pumpkin, originally from the comic strip but made famous by the TV special, is: "There are three things I have... | 50,114 | triviaqa-train |
The Caspian Sea has borders with five countries. Which is missing from this list - Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan? | Commonwealth and incorporated most of its territories into Russia during the Partitions of Poland, pushing the Russian frontier westward into Central Europe. In the south, after successful Russo-Turkish Wars against Ottoman Turkey, Catherine advanced Russia's boundary to the Black Sea, defeating the Crimean Khanate. As... | Kazakhstan;
11. Support to Kazakh diaspora and Kazakh language overseas.
Border issues.
Not until 2005 did Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan agree to begin demarcating their shared borders. No seabed boundary with Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea has been agreed on and the usage of Caspian Sea water is a ... | 50,115 | triviaqa-train |
The 1618 'Defenestration of Prague' triggered which war? | Defenestrations of Prague
The Defenestrations of Prague (, , ) were two incidents in the history of Bohemia in which multiple people were defenestrated (thrown out of a window). The first occurred in 1419, and the second in 1618, although the term "Defenestration of Prague" more commonly refers to the second. Each help... | of Budweis in January 1614. Shortly after his election, Emperor Matthias invited Bucquoy to take charge the Imperial Army and he accepted the post in August 1614, He happened to be on leave in the Habsburg Netherlands when on 23 May 1618 the Second Defenestration of Prague triggered the Bohemian Revolt. Bucquoy returne... | 50,116 | triviaqa-train |
What was the B-side of Jasper Carrott's hit record of 1975 - 'Funky Moped' - banned by the BBC? | The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout is an English-language children's television programme that ran from 1965 to 1977. It used the video of the French stop motion animation show "Le Manège enchanté", but with completely different scripts and characters.
The French series, created by Serge Danot with the help of ... | Carrot – In the Club"), a short, risqué comic monologue parodying the children's TV series, as the B-side of a 7-inch single, featuring his comic song "Funky Moped" on the A-side. The record was a hit, but Carrott always claimed people were buying it for the B-side and not for the song. The show's theme music also feat... | 50,117 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'Mr. Norris Changes Trains', published in 1935? | experienced Gerald Hamilton.
The name of the narrator, William Bradshaw, is drawn from Isherwood's full name, Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood. In subsequent novels Isherwood changed the narrator's name to "Christopher Isherwood", having come to regard "William Bradshaw" as a "foolish evasion". Isherwood did not ... | " (as British Intelligence described him); and as a go-between or informer by various agencies, including Sinn Féin, Special Branch, and the British Military Mission in Berlin. At one time he shared accommodation with "the Great Beast", Aleister Crowley.
He served prison sentences for bankruptcy, theft, gross indecency... | 50,118 | triviaqa-train |
Jessica Taylor was a member of 'Liberty X'. Which sportsman did she marry in 2007? | Jessica Taylor
Jessica Taylor (born 23 June 1980) is an English singer, television personality, and dancer who was a member of the Brit Award-winning pop group Liberty X.
Personal life.
As a teenager she was a member of the Preston Musical Comedy Society and played the title role in a 1999 production of "Gigi". On 29 ... | Jessica Taylor (disambiguation)
Jessica Taylor (born 1980) is an English singer who was a member of Liberty X.
Jessica Taylor is also the name of:
- Jessica Taylor (athlete) (born 1988), British track and field athlete
- Jessica Taylor (died 2003), victim of the Long Island serial killer | 50,119 | triviaqa-train |
Which Rugby Union team won the 2011-2012 Heineken Cup? | not qualify are instead eligible to compete in the second-tier Challenge Cup.
Between 1995 and 2014, the competition was known as the Heineken Cup but was changed to European Rugby Champions Cup, following disagreements between its shareholders over the structure and governance of the competition. Heineken returned as ... | New Zealand and Australia. Dowling played 27 times in the Heineken Cup for Munster, scoring 5 tries. Dowling won his first cap with the Irish International Rugby Union Team on their 2009 summer tour of North America when he lined out against Canada on 23 May 2009.
Dowling announced in April 2011 that he was retiring fr... | 50,120 | triviaqa-train |
Al Gore was Vice-President to which US President? | weekly lunches and daily conversations, Gore became the president's "indisputable chief adviser".
However, Gore had to compete with First Lady Hillary for President Clinton's influence, starting when she was appointed to the health-care task force without Gore's consultation. "Vanity Fair" wrote that President Clinton'... | Al Gore and information technology
Al Gore is a former US Senator who served as the Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 1980s and 1990s, he promoted legislation that funded an expansion of the ARPANET, allowing greater public access, and helping to develop the Internet.
Congressional work and ... | 50,121 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the drummer with 'Pink Floyd'? | Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successfu... | he took on the role of drummer for Dickey Betts and Chuck Leavell. Abts recorded "Pattern Disruptive" with the Dickey Betts Band in 1988 which also included guitarist/vocalist, Warren Haynes. Abts joined Haynes and Allen Woody who had both been musicians with The Allman Brothers Band to form Gov't Mule in 1994.
Abts ha... | 50,122 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, which is a study of the proportions of the human body? | Lisa" is the most famous of his works and the most popular portrait ever made. "The Last Supper" is the most reproduced religious painting of all time and his "Vitruvian Man" drawing is regarded as a cultural icon as well. Leonardo's paintings and preparatory drawings—together with his notebooks, which contain sketches... | a series of ten defined steps with the smaller circle imposed partially over the larger circle at the lower end at the fourth stage. Eyes and chins are fitted in various shapes to form the head.
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the world’s greatest artists who drew sketches of human anatomy using grid structures. His image... | 50,123 | triviaqa-train |
Who played King Edward I of England in the 1995 film 'Braveheart'? | Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 epic war film directed, co-produced, and starring Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film is fictionally based on the life of Wallace leading the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The film al... | William Wallace, a Scottish nationalist who was executed in 1305 for "high treason" against King Edward I of England. Gibson received two Academy Awards, Best Director and Best Picture, for his second directorial effort. In winning the Academy Award for Best Director, Gibson became only the sixth actor-turned-filmmaker... | 50,124 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country, a former Belgian colony, joined the Commonwealth in 2009? | ministerial meetings or CHOGMs.
The head of government hosting the CHOGM is called the "Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office" and retains the position until the following CHOGM. After the most recent CHOGM, in London, UK, from 18 to 20 April 2018 the UK's prime minister, Theresa May, became the Chairperson-in-Office and ... | Outline of the Gambia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Gambia:
The Gambia – country in West Africa, officially named the Republic of the Gambia. The Gambia shares historical roots with many other West African nations in the slave trade, which was the key factor in the placing... | 50,125 | triviaqa-train |
In which city is the 'Morse Bar' at the Randolph Hotel? | Macdonald Randolph Hotel
Macdonald Randolph Hotel ("The Randolph") is a hotel in Oxford, England. It is in central Oxford on the south side of Beaumont Street, at the corner with Magdalen Street, opposite the Ashmolean Museum and close to the Oxford Playhouse. The hotel's architecture is Victorian Gothic in style.
The ... | The Jewel That Was Ours
The Jewel That Was Ours is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the ninth novel in Inspector Morse series.
An American tourist is found dead in her room at the Randolph Hotel, and her prized and very expensive piece of antique jewellery (The Wolvercote Tongue) has been stolen. Two days later a battere... | 50,126 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the skiffle group formed by John Lennon in March 1957? | Beatles' break-up in April 1970.
Born John Winston Lennon in Liverpool, he became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1957, he formed his first band, the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Further to his Plastic Ono Band singles such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Instant Karma!", Lennon subs... | Liverpool in 1959 by John McNally and Mike Pender, the band took their name from the 1956 John Ford western film "The Searchers".
The band grew out of an earlier skiffle group formed by McNally in 1957, with his friends Brian Dolan (guitar) and Tony West (bass – born Anthony West, in 1938, Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancash... | 50,127 | triviaqa-train |
'The Voyage Of The Dawn Trader' was, in 1952, the third book published in which series? | In contrast to other Narnia books, "Dawn Treader" has virtually no overt villains, other than the slavers in the very beginning who are quickly overcome and disposed of. Rather, the plot confronts the protagonists again and again with the flaws of their own character. Eustace's greediness and general bad behavior cause... | to follow his earlier book "In the South Seas", but it was his wife who eventually published her journal of their third voyage. (Fanny misnames the ship in her account "The Cruise of the Janet Nichol".) A fellow passenger was Jack Buckland, whose stories of life as an island trader became the inspiration for the charac... | 50,128 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the second Pope? | Pope Linus
Pope Saint Linus (; died circa AD 76) was the second Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff (Pope) of the Catholic Church, the first successor of Pope Saint Peter the Apostle.
His pontificate endured from circa AD 67 to his death. Among those to have been Pope, Saint Peter, Linus, and Clement are specifically na... | of the Papal Household. Pope John Paul II awarded him on 9 September 2003 the Papal title of Honorary Prelate.
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Xuereb as successor to secretary Mieczysław Mokrzycki as his second private secretary. He accompanied the Pope on his trips. After the election of Pope Francis in 2013, Xue... | 50,129 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Ann Boleyn's older sister? | sent back home to Hever Castle. In February or March 1526, Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne. She resisted his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress, which her sister Mary had been. It soon became the one absorbing object of Henry's desires to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he would b... | be the co-headliner with Hanoi Rocks, but the tour was cancelled after the death of Hanoi Rocks's drummer Razzle. In addition to headlining a variety of clubs and small theaters, Hellion also served as a support act for artists including Dio, Whitesnake, W.A.S.P., and others. In 1986, Ann Boleyn was fired from Hellion ... | 50,130 | triviaqa-train |
Midland Bank became part of which larger Bank in the 1990's? | Midland Bank
Midland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836. It expanded in the Midlands, absorbing many local banks, and merge... | industry and the Panic of 1907 led to a decision to merge with Midland Bank. At the time of the merger the bank’s paid-in capital was £750,000, bank reserves were £512,000, deposits were £11 million and advance payments and bills (negotiable instrument) were £7'/2 millions.
After the merger the branches and staff of th... | 50,131 | triviaqa-train |
In which debtors' prison was John Dickens, the father of Charles Dickens imprisoned in 1824? | , and the family (except for Charles, who stayed behind to finish his final term of work) moved to Camden Town in London. The family had left Kent amidst rapidly mounting debts, and, living beyond his means, John Dickens was forced by his creditors into the Marshalsea debtors' prison in Southwark, London in 1824. His w... | medium size dataset/sample ). Thus, ultra-fast classifiers have recently emerged, thanks to more affordable powerful servers. These tools can perform the taxonomic annotation at extremely high speed, for example CLARK (according to CLARK's authors, it can classify accurately "32 million metagenomic short reads per minu... | 50,132 | triviaqa-train |
Released last year, 'Mylo Xloto' is an album by which British band? | David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and The Police. More recent UK music acts that have had international success include Coldplay, Radiohead, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse and Adele.
A number of UK cities are known for their music. Acts from Liverpool have had 54 UK chart number... | 2014, seven days before its release date, the album became available to stream in full via iTunes, accompanied by an animated video revolving around Fürstová's album artwork, but the band refused to allow Spotify, Beats Music, Deezer, and Rdio to stream the album until 22 September 2014, which they had previously done ... | 50,133 | triviaqa-train |
Which book (and film) records the events of 'Harry Potter's' sixth year at 'Hogwarts'? | They were never going to be happy, it was better that it ended early!"
"Harry Potter" books "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".
In the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Harry enters a tumultuous puberty that, Rowling says, is based on her and her younger sister's own difficult teenage years. Ro... | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1999 novel of the same name. The film, which is the third instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was ... | 50,134 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the wife of Orpheus? | , the Mayan myth of Itzamna and Ixchel, the Indian myth of Savitri and Satyavan, to the Akkadian/Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent to the underworld. From the Bible, the story of Lot and his wife is also "often compared to the story of Orpheus and his wife Eurydike."
Works of art.
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice has ... | 's kingdom, Traciens (Thrace), which perhaps for the sake of familiarity for the modern readers has been moved to be the old name of Winchester, England. Orfeo obtains the Fairy King's permission to take his wife home with him by using his beautiful music playing, much the same as Orpheus did in the original Greek myth... | 50,135 | triviaqa-train |
What is the home ground of Paris St. Germain FC? | Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris SG, or simply PSG, is a French professional football club based in Paris. Founded in 1970, the club has traditionally worn red and blue kits. PSG has played its home matches in the 47,929-capacity Parc des ... | GAIS, Örgryte IS
- Stade Charlety : Paris FC and Paris Saint-Germain Féminines
- Salt Lake Stadium: East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan AC
Examples of groundsharing Intraleague groundshares Former.
- Allianz Arena: Bayern München and TSV 1860 München
- Boleyn Ground: West Ham United F.C. shared their home stadium with Charl... | 50,136 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the second Roman Emperor? | be adopted by Augustus. Through the adoption, he officially became a Julian, assuming the name Tiberius Julius Caesar. The emperors after Tiberius would continue this blended dynasty of both families for the following thirty years; historians have named it the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His relationship to the other emper... | gens Servilia. Servilia's paternal uncle was the Roman Senator Quintus Marcius Barea Sura, who was a friend to the future Roman Emperor Vespasian. Her paternal cousins were Marcia (mother of Ulpia Marciana and of future Roman Emperor Trajan) and Marcia Furnilla (the second wife of the future Roman Emperor Titus). Her p... | 50,137 | triviaqa-train |
In which Kent castle did Ann Boleyn grow up? | sent back home to Hever Castle. In February or March 1526, Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne. She resisted his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress, which her sister Mary had been. It soon became the one absorbing object of Henry's desires to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he would b... | Stone Castle
Stone Castle is a castle at Stone, near Bluewater in Kent, England. It was built between 1135 and 1140 on the site where William the Conqueror signed a treaty with the men of Kent in 1067.
History.
It was owned by the Wiltshire family, which included Bridget Wingfield, a close friend of Anne Boleyn, whose ... | 50,138 | triviaqa-train |
In which city can you visit Michaelangelo's 'Statue of David' in the Piazza della Signoria? | Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known best as simply Michelangelo (; ), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Consi... | In June 1504, "David" was installed next to the entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio, replacing Donatello's bronze sculpture of "Judith and Holofernes", which embodied a comparable theme of heroic resistance. It took four days to move the statue the half mile from Michelangelo's workshop into the Piazza della Signoria. Late... | 50,139 | triviaqa-train |
In which series of films did Mel Gibson play L.A. detective 'Martin Riggs'? | Martin Riggs
Martin Riggs is a fictional character from the "Lethal Weapon" film series. Riggs was originally played by Mel Gibson in all four films from 1987 to 1998, and later by Clayne Crawford in the Fox television series from 2016 to 2018.
Originally a member of the Los Angeles Police Department's Narcotics Divisi... | O'Connor) and their followers frequently refer to Danny Glover's character Roger Murtaugh, who is African American, as a "kaffir". His partner Detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is referred to as a "kaffir-lover". At the end of the movie when Riggs and Murtaugh kill off the bad guys (who were smuggling illicit drugs h... | 50,140 | triviaqa-train |
Which month of the French Revolutionary calendar started in late March? | the state religion of France. The concordat took effect from Easter Sunday, 28 Germinal, Year (8 April 1802); it restored the names of the days of the week to the ones from the Gregorian Calendar, and fixed Sunday as the official day of rest and religious celebration. However, the other attributes of the republican cal... | French Republican calendar
The French Republican calendar (), also commonly called the French Revolutionary calendar ("calendrier révolutionnaire français"), was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days ... | 50,141 | triviaqa-train |
Joe Anderson became the first directly elected Mayor of which city in May this year? | Joe Anderson (politician)
Joseph 'Joe' Anderson (born 24 January 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who is the first directly elected mayor of Liverpool, having been elected with 57% of the vote on 3 May 2012. He won a second term in May 2016 with 52.6% of the vote. He was previously leader of the Liverpool Cit... | Doylestown
- Mayor: Ron Strouse
- Erie
- Tyler Titus, a transgender man, became the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Pennsylvania when he was elected to the Erie School Board in 2017.
- Rhode Island
- Providence
- Mayor: David Cicilline
- Richmond
- Mayor: Benjamin Joseph Reddish III
- Woonso... | 50,142 | triviaqa-train |
Which American playwright has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most times-four-including posthumously in 1957? | Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into U.S. drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright H... | Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances, and has been revived on Broadway four times, winning three Tony Award... | 50,143 | triviaqa-train |
Which position in American Football is denoted by the letters 'LB'? | point stance (i.e. without a hand touching the ground).
Defense Linebackers.
Linebackers play behind the defensive line and perform various duties depending on the situation, including rushing the passer, covering receivers, and defending against the run.
- Middle linebacker (MLB)
- Outside linebacker (OLB)
Defense Def... | True anomaly
In celestial mechanics, true anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit. It is the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of the body, as seen from the main focus of the ellipse (the point around which the object orbits).
Th... | 50,144 | triviaqa-train |
Yorkshire Bank is a division of Clydesdale Bank, which is itself a subsidiary of which country's National Bank? | National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank (abbreviated NAB, branded nab) is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation, earnings and customers. NAB was ranked 21st largest bank in the world measured by market capitalisation and 50th largest bank in the world as m... | Clydesdale Bank, part of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group
- The Co-operative Bank
- Northern Bank, trading as Danske Bank, part of Danske Bank Group, Denmark
- Halifax, division of Bank of Scotland, part of Lloyds Banking Group
- HSBC UK, part of HSBC Holdings
- Lloyds Bank, part of Lloyds Banking Group
- Nat... | 50,145 | triviaqa-train |
In which year did James Callaghan become Prime Minister? | James Callaghan
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, (; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), often known as Jim Callaghan, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
To date, Callaghan remains the only person... | The song became famed in British politics when the second half of its refrain was sung by the then Prime Minister James Callaghan at the Annual Congress of the TUC in September 1978, to indicate that there would not be a general election that year. Callaghan to the better-known Marie Lloyd, an error which has in conseq... | 50,146 | triviaqa-train |
"""..A tale of the riots of eighty"" completes the title of which work by Charles Dickens?" | : A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty", as part of the "Master Humphrey's Clock" series (1840–41), were all published in monthly instalments before being made into books.
In the midst of all his activity during this period, there was discontent with his publishers and John Macrone was bought off, while Richard Bentley signe... | Charles Dickens" (Gordon riots)
- "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens (Set during the Terror in Paris)
- "Agraria and Urbania" by Gerrard Lilburne (Set during the European Seven Years' War, 1756-63)
- Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell (British Army in the Napoleonic Wars)
- Horatio Hornblower series by C.... | 50,147 | triviaqa-train |
Which 2008 film is a sequel to the 2005 film 'Batman Begins'? | 2008 in film
The year 2008 involved many major movie events. Its highest-grossing films included "The Dark Knight", "Kung Fu Panda", "WALL-E" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".
Highest-grossing films.
On August 4, "The Dark Knight" reached a $400 million domestic gross in a record time of 18 days... | villain "Scarecrow" in Batman Begins. The film was a modest success and would only be a precursor to the smash hit "Wanted."
Career Success with 'Wanted' to Present.
In 2005, Lemley partnered with acclaimed Russian director Timur Bekmambetov to produce the hit action thriller "Wanted" (starring Angelina Jolie and James... | 50,148 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the wife of Odysseus? | Greek coastal region of Anatolia.
The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths), king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed Odysseus has died, and his wife Pe... | Chalcomedusa and the father of Odysseus (who was thus called "Laertiádēs", Λαερτιάδης, "son of Laertes") and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Another account says that Laertes was not Odysseus's true father; rather, it was Sisyphus, who had seduced Anticlea.
Mythology.
Laertes stays away f... | 50,149 | triviaqa-train |
Haiti occupies the western part of which island? | km east of Hispaniola across the Mona Passage. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands lie to the north. Its westernmost point is known as Cap Carcasse. Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are collectively known as the Greater Antilles.
The island has five major ranges of mountains: The Central Range, known in ... | he joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United. Benjamin left by mutual consent in September 2010 and switched to Boreham Wood, also of the Conference South. He then had a short spell at AFC Hornchurch of Isthmian League Premier Division from November until January, before going on trial with, and later signing for W... | 50,150 | triviaqa-train |
Which group did Ringo Starr leave to join 'The Beatles'? | Rory Storm and the Hurricanes to join them. A 4 September session at EMI yielded a recording of "Love Me Do" featuring Starr on drums, but a dissatisfied Martin hired drummer Andy White for the band's third session a week later, which produced recordings of "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me" and "P.S. I Love You".
Marti... | in the group.
The Beatles left Rishikesh before the end of the course. Ringo Starr was the first to leave, less than two weeks later, as he said he could not stand the food; McCartney departed in mid-March, while Harrison and Lennon were more interested in Indian religion and remained until April. According to the auth... | 50,151 | triviaqa-train |
Kelly Rowland was a founding member of which group? | sold over 30 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million records with Destiny's Child. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including four Grammy Awards, one "Billboard" Music Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards. Rowland has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part... | Rollo Armstrong
Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong (born 29 April 1966) is an English music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is half of the remix team Rollo and Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless. He has remixed tracks for Pet Shop Boys, Simply Red, R. Kelly, U2, Mob... | 50,152 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the apostles was crucified on a diagonal or X- shaped cross? | apostles in the church of God when he said that the household of God is "built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone".
Biblical narratives Calling by Jesus.
The three Synoptic Gospels record the circumstances in which some of the disciples were recruited, Matthew only ... | village (Barangay Bel-Air).
Church Description.
Built by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin in 1968, the design of this parish church in Bel-Air Makati is symbolic of the manner the martyr died crucified on an X-shaped cross. The butterfly shaped floor plan emanates from this cruciform.
Many other symbolic... | 50,153 | triviaqa-train |
Who preceded Al Gore as US Vice-President? | for vice president by a major political party), became a drag on the ticket due to repeated questions about her husband's finances. A selection whose positive traits make the presidential candidate look less favorable in comparison or which can cause the presidential candidate's judgment to be questioned often backfire... | Al Gore and information technology
Al Gore is a former US Senator who served as the Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 1980s and 1990s, he promoted legislation that funded an expansion of the ARPANET, allowing greater public access, and helping to develop the Internet.
Congressional work and ... | 50,154 | triviaqa-train |
In which small Asian country was television first introduced in 1999? | had the highest median household income overall of any racial demographic. There are Asian sub groups have average median incomes lower than both the U.S. average and non-Hispanic Whites. In 2014, data released by the United States Census Bureau revealed that 5 Asian American ethnic groups are in the top 10 lowest earn... | 1999 US President Bill Clinton signed the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA). The act allowed Americans to receive local broadcast signals via direct broadcast satellite systems for the first time.
Satellite Television for the Asian Region (STAR), a service based in Mumbai and Hong Kong which now provides sa... | 50,155 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1968 film features the character 'Truly Scrumptious'? | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British-American musical adventure fantasy film, directed by Ken Hughes and written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car". The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Heathe... | novel was made in 1968, with a screenplay written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, directed by Hughes, Co-Director of Casino Royale. It was produced by Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, who had made five James Bond films previously. The film starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, an ... | 50,156 | triviaqa-train |
Which architect's works include the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall? | Queen's House
Queen's House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 in Greenwich, a few miles down-river from the then City of London and now a London Borough. Its architect was Inigo Jones, for whom it was a crucial early commission, for Anne of Denmark, the queen of King James I. Queen's House is one ... | for the new movement and immediately began to design such buildings as the Queen's House at Greenwich in 1616 and the Banqueting House at Whitehall three years later. These works, with their clean lines, and symmetry were revolutionary in a country still enamoured with mullion windows, crenellations and turrets.
Spread... | 50,157 | triviaqa-train |
Who painted the famous picture the Laughing Cavalier? | Laughing Cavalier
The Laughing Cavalier (1624) is a portrait by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals in the Wallace Collection in London, which has been described as "one of the most brilliant of all Baroque portraits". The title is an invention of the Victorian public and press, dating from its exhibition in the op... | ) and the three two-flag signal groups for the letters L M A, a reference to Gotz von Berlichingen’s famous scatological retort. The second came about when the 7th flotilla adopted Prien’s bull emblem as its flotilla insignia. "U-69"s new first officer, who had not seen the insignia before, found a picture of a cow on ... | 50,158 | triviaqa-train |
What is the currency unit of Finland? | Finnish markka
The Finnish markka (, , currency code: FIM) was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro (€), which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was th... | payments by way of telegraphic transfer, EFTPOS, internet banking or other means, bank drafts and bank cheques, money on term deposit, overdrafts, installment loans, documentary and standby letters of credit, guarantees, performance bonds, securities underwriting commitments and other forms of off balance sheet exposur... | 50,159 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of Guernsey? | "Toilers of the Sea"), which he dedicated to the island. Guernsey was his home for fifteen years.
Mabel Collins (1851–1927), a theosophist and prolific author, was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Guernseyman G. B. Edwards wrote a critically acclaimed novel, "The Book of Ebenezer Le Page" that was published in 1981, in... | views. The other current books in the "What is?" series include ""What is Love?, What is Death?, What is Beautiful?, What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 langu... | 50,160 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology who was the son of Zeus and Alcmene? | Alcmene
In Greek mythology, Alcmene () or Alcmena (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμήνη or Doric: Ἀλκμάνα, Latin: Alcumena means "strong in wrath") was the wife of Amphitryon by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome. She is, however, better known as the mother of Heracles whose father was the god Zeus. Alcmene was also ... | Hercules (1995 film)
Hercules is a 1995 film about the story of the Greek demigod Hercules, the son of Zeus and Alcmene.
Plot.
In Greek mythology, one of the greatest legends was Hercules – the son of Zeus. Hercules was once destined to be the King of Mycenae but his jealous stepmother Hera has another plan. Hera, not ... | 50,161 | triviaqa-train |
What is comedian Frank Skinner's real name? | Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner (born Christopher Graham Collins; 28 January 1957) is an English writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter, and actor. At the 2001 British Comedy Awards, he was awarded the Best Comedy Entertainment Personality.
He presented or co-presented "Fantasy Football League" from 1994 to 2004, "The Fr... | Deep Fried Man
Daniel Friedman(born 9 January 1981), known on stage as Deep Fried Man, is a South African musical comedian and writer based in Johannesburg. He describes what he does as "stand-up comedy with a guitar". He adopted his stage name, a play on his real name, because "it went along with the kind of musical c... | 50,162 | triviaqa-train |
What popular mouthwash, introduced in 1879, was first marketed as a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea? | , Listerine, , Oral-B, Sarakan, Scope, Tantum verde, and Biotene. Mouthwashes combine ingredients to treat a variety of oral conditions. Variations are common, and mouthwash has no standard formulation so its use and recommendation involves concerns about patient safety. Some manufacturers of mouthwash state that antis... | Beecham's Pills
Beecham's Pills were a laxative first marketed about 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire. They were invented by Thomas Beecham (1820–1907), grandfather of the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961).
Commercial history.
The pills themselves were a combination of aloe, ginger, and soap. They were initially advert... | 50,163 | triviaqa-train |
A martini is generally perfected by a four to one ration of gin to vermouth, topped with an olive. What is common name for the same drink that employs a pickled onion instead of the olive? | the Americano, Bronx, Gibson, Malecon, Manhattan, Negroni, Rob Roy, and Rose. Variations of cocktail recipes using equal portions of dry and sweet vermouths are called "perfect", as in a "Perfect Manhattan".
Modern use Cooking.
While vermouth can be used as a substitute for white wine in food recipes, because it is mor... | at the casino.
The drink will later be referred to as a "Vesper", after the original Bond girl, Vesper Lynd. A Vesper differs from Bond's usual cocktail of choice, the martini, in that it uses both gin and vodka, Kina Lillet instead of vermouth, and lemon peel instead of an olive. In the same scene Bond gives more deta... | 50,164 | triviaqa-train |
Born on June 27, 1880, who was the deaf and blind author, who wrote such works as The Story of my Life, The World I Live In, and the Socialist tract Out of the Dark? | The Story of My Life (biography)
The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. Portions of it were adapted by William Gibson for a 1957 "Playhouse 90" production, a 1959 Broadway play, a 1962 Hollywood feature film... | story of her life up to age 21 and was written during her time in college.
Keller wrote "The World I Live In" in 1908, giving readers an insight into how she felt about the world. "Out of the Dark", a series of essays on socialism, was published in 1913.
When Keller was young, Anne Sullivan introduced her to Phillips B... | 50,165 | triviaqa-train |
What Seattle suburb, the second largest in the county as of tomorrow, is home to REI and Oberto and a frequent stop for those tabbed for King County jury duty? | based in the Seattle suburb of Kent. Seattle successfully applied for a new expansion team with the National Hockey League, which will make its first appearance in 2021. Seattle plans to renovate KeyArena to use for the possible NHL team. On March 1, 2018, a ticket drive began to gauge interests in season ticket deposi... | Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb east of Seattle, its population was 89,557 in a 2018 census estimate, which made it the sixth largest city in the county and the thirteenth largest in the state.
The city's downtown waterfront has restaurants, art galleries, a p... | 50,166 | triviaqa-train |
June 27, 1963 saw the introduction of what no ubiquitous piece of technology, outside a Barclays Bank in Enfield, North London? | - Barclays Shared Services Noida (India)
- Barclays Technologies Centre China (closed)
- Barclays Technologies Centre India
- Barclays Technologies Centre Singapore (closed)
- Barclays Technologies Centre Lithuania
- Barclays Wealth – provides stockbroking and offshore and private banking
- Firstplus Financial Group pl... | struck me there must be a way I could get my own money, anywhere in the world or the UK. I hit upon the idea of a chocolate bar dispenser, but replacing chocolate with cash."" He pitched the idea to the head of Barclays Bank over a pink gin.
The first De La Rue Automatic Cash System (DACS) machine, called "Barclaycash"... | 50,167 | triviaqa-train |
Born on July 28, 1866 in London, what author is behind books such as The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit? | Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter (, US , 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
Born into an upper-middle-class household, Potter was educated by governesses... | title song for the show is "Perfect Day," sung by Miriam Stockley.
Episodes.
1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (13 May 1992)
2. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse (24 June 1992)
3. The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck (22 July 1992)
4. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly ... | 50,168 | triviaqa-train |
Often called one of the best known sentences in the English language, complete the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with" what? | references to the text of the Declaration were few in the following years. Abraham Lincoln made it the centerpiece of his policies and his rhetoric, as in the Gettysburg Address of 1863. Since then, it has become a well-known statement on human rights, particularly its second sentence:
We hold these truths to be self-e... | Declaration on abolitionist grounds. Jefferson deeply resented some of the many omissions Congress made. On July 4, 1776, Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence and distributed the document. Historians have considered it to be one of Jefferson's major achievements; the preamble is considered an enduring stat... | 50,169 | triviaqa-train |
In photography, what term is used to express the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens? | the distance from the plane of focus the subject matter may be while still appearing in focus.
The lens aperture is usually specified as an f-number, the ratio of focal length to effective aperture diameter. A lens typically has a set of marked "f-stops" that the f-number can be set to. A lower f-number denotes a great... | Coded set
In telecommunication, a coded set is a set of elements onto which another set of elements has been mapped according to a code.
Examples of coded sets include the list of names of airports that is mapped onto a set of corresponding three-letter representations of airport names, the list of classes of emission ... | 50,170 | triviaqa-train |
A misanthrope is characterized by the hatred of what? | hate speech falls under the protection of freedom of speech in some countries.
Both of these classifications have sparked debate, with counter-arguments such as, but not limited to, a difficulty in distinguishing motive and intent for crimes, as well as philosophical debate on the validity of valuing targeted hatred as... | Anonymous' description of Emicho:
This ideologically based hatred of Jews, along with the far higher death count, is what made the massacre in Mainz distinct from previous attacks in the Rhineland. The motivations behind this hatred are yet another source of contention by historians. Certain historians have characteriz... | 50,171 | triviaqa-train |
An acute angle is one that is less than 90 degrees, while an obtuse angle is between 90 and 180 degrees. What is the name of an angle that is exactly 90 degrees? | Right angle
In geometry and trigonometry, a right angle is an angle of exactly 90° (degrees), corresponding to a quarter turn. If a ray is placed so that its endpoint is on a line and the adjacent angles are equal, then they are right angles. The term is a calque of Latin "angulus rectus"; here "rectus" means "upright"... | denser than the pelvic bones of males. The female pelvis has also evolved to be much wider and allow for greater room in order to safely deliver a child. After sexual maturation, it can be observed that the pubic arch in females is generally an obtuse angle (between 90 and 100 degrees) while males tend to have more of ... | 50,172 | triviaqa-train |
Today marks the birthday of Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, the 14th Spiritual leader of Tibet who fled to India in 1959, better known as whom? | Dalai Lama", "Dalai" being the Mongolian translation of the Tibetan name "Gyatso" "Ocean".
The 5th Dalai Lama is known for unifying the Tibetan heartland under the control of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, after defeating the rival Kagyu and Jonang sects and the secular ruler, the Tsangpa prince, in a prolonged ... | Gyaltsen
Gyaltsen may refer to:
- Choekyi Gyaltsen (1938–1989), the 10th Panchen Lama of Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism
- Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292–1361), the Tibetan Buddhist master known as "The Buddha from Dolpo"
- Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen (1147–1216), Tibetan spiritual leader and the third of the Five Venerable... | 50,173 | triviaqa-train |
What unit of area, named for the Old English word for "Open Field", was originally defined as the area that could be plowed by one man behind one ox in one day? | Acre
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, of a square mile, or 43,560 square feet, and approximately 4,047 m, or about 40% of a hectare. Based upon ... | although the field's elliptical nature reduces its area to a certain extent. A football field has an area of approximately , twice the area of a Canadian football field and three times that of an American football field.
Area Morgen.
A morgen ("morning" in Dutch and German) was approximately the amount of land tillable... | 50,174 | triviaqa-train |
Dame Jane Goodall spent 45 years in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania studying what animals? | had worked at Duke for a year.
Today, Goodall devotes virtually all of her time to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and the environment, travelling nearly 300 days a year. Goodall is also a board member for the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary outside of Africa, Save the Chimps in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Work Activi... | Marxist rebels from Zaire crossed Lake Tanganyika into Tanzania, and invaded the Gombe Stream primate research facility that had been home to primatologist Jane Goodall. Three Stanford University students, and one Dutch national, Goodall, nursing a sore eye, had turned off her nightlight minutes before the troops arriv... | 50,175 | triviaqa-train |
Beluga, Ossetra, Sterlet, and Sevruga are all types of what? | varieties of caviar are used as stuffing in many seafood dishes, and some meat dishes. Caviar is often added to salads as well.
External links.
- World Sturgeon Conservation Society
- Osetra Caviar | the species of sturgeon that live in various territories such as "Beluga" ("Huso huso"), Sevruga ("Acipenser stellatus") and Sterlet ("Acipenser ruthenus"). The name Ossetra corresponds to the species "Acipenser gueldenstaedtii", which is much smaller than Beluga sturgeon ("Huso huso"), and has a firmer texture. In the... | 50,176 | triviaqa-train |
Nicknamed The Great Lakes State, what was the 26th state to join the union on January 26, 1837? | Great Lakes
The Great Lakes (), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. ... | Daniel S. Tuttle
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle (January 26, 1837 – April 17, 1923) was consecrated a bishop of the Episcopal Church in 1866. His first assignment was as Bishop of Montana, a missionary field that included Montana, Utah, and Idaho.
Early and family life.
He was born on January 26, 1837 and graduated from an ac... | 50,177 | triviaqa-train |
Lasting 9 seasons, from July 1989 to May 1998, what NBC show described itself as “a show about nothing”? | term "Seinfeld curse": the failure of a sitcom starring one of the three, despite the conventional wisdom that each person's "Seinfeld" popularity should almost guarantee a strong, built-in audience for the actor's new show. Shows specifically cited regarding the "Seinfeld curse" are Julia Louis-Dreyfus's "Watching Ell... | Heroes (season 4)
The NBC science fiction serial drama series "Heroes" follows the lives of people across the globe who possess various superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The fourth and final season premiered on September 9, 2009, and was ... | 50,178 | triviaqa-train |
In flagrante delicto is a legal term meaning someone has been what? | In flagrante delicto
In flagrante delicto (Latin: "in blazing offence") or sometimes simply in flagrante (Latin: "in blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence (compare ). The colloquial "caught " or "caught rapid" are English equivalents.
The phrase c... | " (現行犯, meaning "in flagrante delicto"). Most criminals who attempt to flee, or refuse to identify themselves, can be held until police arrive. However, making a citizen's arrest to prevent petty crime (e.g. illegal assembly, accidental injury, accidental trespass, defamation of character, leaving a parking lot without... | 50,179 | triviaqa-train |
By congressional resolution, Sam Wilson, of Troy, New York, a meat supplier for the Army during the War of 1812, is recognized as the progenitor of what famous American symbol? | Samuel Wilson
Samuel Wilson (September 13, 1766 – July 31, 1854) was a meat packer from Troy, New York whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam".
Biography and legacy.
Samuel was born in the historic town of Arlington, Massachusetts (known as Menotomy at the t... | U.S.
History of Springs Industries.
In 1887, Samuel Elliott White and others started Fort Mill Manufacturing Co. in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The plant opened in 1888. At one time, the plant employed 2000 and was the largest producer of fabric for bed sheets in the world, but in 1983 when it closed, only 200 still wor... | 50,180 | triviaqa-train |
Which US Mint, which stamps its' coins with the letter S, was created on July 3, 1854 by an act of Congress? | by the United States Mint. The coins are then sold to Federal Reserve Banks which in turn are responsible for putting coins into circulation and withdrawing them as demanded by the country's economy.
Current coinage.
Today, four mints operate in the United States producing billions of coins each year. The main mint is ... | met the same fate as its predecessor.
Pollock returned to office as Mint Director in 1869. Although Pollock opposed redemption, Treasury Secretary George S. Boutwell did not, and a bill allowing for redemption of base-metal coins in lots of at least $20 was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 3, 1871... | 50,181 | triviaqa-train |
July 5, 1937 saw what Austin, Mn company introduce everyone's favorite chopped pork shoulder based meat product, Spam? | Austin, Minnesota
Austin is a city in, and the county seat of, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 24,718 at the 2010 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond. It was named for Austin R. Nichols, the area's first Euro... | that it has been treated for "Trichinella".
The canned meat Spam is made of chopped pork shoulder meat and ham.
Industrial raw material.
Due to the fact that pigs can eat unused food originally meant for humans, and due to high availability of such food in many industrialized countries, pork and other products from pig... | 50,182 | triviaqa-train |
Although it has been around since 1901, which baseball league is known as the Junior Circuit? | where the modern version developed. By the late 19th century, baseball was widely recognized as the national sport of the United States. Baseball is popular in North America and parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.
In the United States and Canada, prof... | Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
The Middlesex Senior Charity Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1901. It was presented in 1901 by C.S. Goldmann, Esq. and was first played for in the 1901–02 season, the first winners being Clapton Orient. The competition is run mainly for non-league ... | 50,183 | triviaqa-train |
The highest ranking hand in straight poker, what name is commonly given to a run of 5 cards, all of the same suit, that rank from Ace to 10? | games can be played, however they become more involved. 5 Card Poker traditionally has over 2 million possible hands with Royal Flush as the lowest probability. Estate Poker has 5,461,512 possible hands with Family Flush as the lowest probability and new hands such as Five of a Kind.
"Five Crowns" is yet another five-s... | than . Flush hands that differ by suit alone, such as and , are of equal rank.
Hand-ranking categories Straight.
A straight is a hand that contains five cards of sequential rank, not all of the same suit, such as (a "seven-high straight"). It ranks below a flush and above three of a kind. Under high rules, an ace can r... | 50,184 | triviaqa-train |
What single panel comic strip, running daily from 1980 to 1995, featured the surreal humor of WSU alum Gary Larson? | Gary Larson
Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of "The Far Side", a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to over 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years. The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995. His twenty-three books of collected c... | 1979, and reprinted by FantaCo Enterprises in 1980.
From 1979–1981, Hembeck wrote and drew a 3-panel comic strip that appeared in the "Daily Planet" page of DC comic books. (The "Daily Planet" featured news on current and upcoming DC comics and answers to reader questions.)
From 1980 to 1983, FantaCo produced a series ... | 50,185 | triviaqa-train |
"You got peanut butter in my chocolate! You got chocolate in my peanut butter! Two great tastes that taste great together." was the advertising slogan for what product? | eight-pack is a 0.55 oz. cup. "Large Size" packs of three 0.7 oz. cups, as well as bags containing 0.6 oz. cups, are also available. The "mini" cups come in various bag sizes and foil colors for seasonal themes like red, gold and green for the Christmas holiday season. In Canada, where they are packaged as Reese Peanut... | commonly served hot and consumed by dipping in coffee, hot chocolate or milk. It can also be complemented with butter, margarine, cheese, jam, peanut butter, or chocolate spread. For some areas in the Philippines, they included malunggay leaves as part of its main ingredient. They call it "malunggay pandesal."
Its tast... | 50,186 | triviaqa-train |
As President of Congress, whose signature dominates the Declaration of Independence? | after that date.
The Declaration was transposed on paper, adopted by the Continental Congress, and signed by John Hancock, President of the Congress, on July 4, 1776, according to the 1911 record of events by the U.S. State Department under Secretary Philander C. Knox. On August 2, 1776, a parchment paper copy of the D... | , in Caracas.
The anniversary of this declaration is celebrated as Independence Day. The original Book of Minutes of the first Congress of Venezuela is in the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas.
The document is kept at the museo de la Casa de las Primeras Letras Simón Rodríguez. The signature of president Hugo Cháve... | 50,187 | triviaqa-train |
Who’s missing: David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, “Caucasian” Jeffery Vanston, Gregg Bissonette, and plus 18 other people, who all disappeared under mysterious circumstances, including a bizarre gardening accident, choking on vomit of unkown origin, and | Derek Smalls
Derek Albion Smalls is a fictional character played by Harry Shearer in the spoof rockumentary "This is Spinal Tap". He is the bassist for mock British heavy metal group Spinal Tap, playing alongside guitarists Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), as well as with a pleth... | anthem "Listen to the Flower People", and finally transitioning to heavy metal. Several of their previous drummers died in strange circumstances: spontaneous human combustion, a "bizarre gardening accident", and choking on someone else's vomit. Segments of Marty's film show David and Nigel to be competent but dimwitted... | 50,188 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for the upper incisors of the elephant? | blowing.
The trunk can hold about four litres of water. Elephants will playfully wrestle with each other using their trunks, but generally use their trunks only for gesturing when fighting.
Characteristics Tusks.
Tusks serve to dig for water, salt, and rocks, to debark and uproot trees, as levers for maneuvering fallen... | of the superorder Afrotheria. Their name derives from their elongated noses resembling the trunks of elephants, to whom they are distantly related.
- Family: Macroscelididae
- Genus: "Elephantulus"
- North African elephant shrew, "Elephantulus rozeti" LC
Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Rodentia (rodents).
... | 50,189 | triviaqa-train |
When a jeweler refers to a diamond’s “cut,” he is describing what aspect of the gem? | An important advantage of using 3d printing are the relatively low costs for prototypes, small batch series or unique and personalized designs. Shapes that are hard or impossible to create by hand can often be realized by 3D printing. Popular materials to print include polyamide, steel and wax (latter for further proce... | Alexandre Reza
Alexandre Reza (November 1, 1922 – January 15, 2016) was a Paris-based jeweler known for his diverse and rare collection of precious gemstones. He is lauded as the greatest gem collector of modern times.
Biography.
Alexandre Reza was born in 1922 in Moscow, of ancient Samarkand heritage. The son of a jew... | 50,190 | triviaqa-train |
On what type of surface is the Wimbledon tournament held? | sources the event is also known as "The All England Lawn Tennis Championships", "The Wimbledon Championships" or simply "Wimbledon". From 1912 to 1924, the tournament was recognized by the International Lawn Tennis Federation as the "World Grass Court Championships".
History 21st century.
Wimbledon is considered the wo... | is ""what [her] whole game is built on"" and her least favourite surface is clay.
Career.
Career Junior (2003–2007).
Anna's first match on the junior ITF circuit came in July 2003 and her last in June 2007. During her four-year junior tennis career, she did not reach any tournament finals but reached the semi-finals of... | 50,191 | triviaqa-train |
When applied to (sparkling) wine, what does brut mean? | to let the skin stain the wort during the separation of the pulp-juice. Pinot noir, for example, is commonly used to produce champagne.
Dry (non-sweet) white wine is the most common, derived from the complete fermentation of the wort. Sweet wines are produced when the fermentation is interrupted before all the grape su... | used to indicate sweetness of wine European Union terms for sparkling wine.
Sparkling wines have ratings according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 of 14 July 2009:
Article 58 points out "the sugar content may not differ by more than 3 grams per litre from what appears on the product label", so there is some l... | 50,192 | triviaqa-train |
July 12th marks the anniversary of the first ever concert of the moderately famous band known as The Rolling Stones. In what year did this concert take place? | The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of bandleader Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, keyboards), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). ... | ).
On 19 May 2012, Mick Jagger hosted and performed on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live". The Rolling Stones then made their first public appearance in over four years on 12 July 2012 at the Marquee Club in London to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their first ever concert. They also published a book entit... | 50,193 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the character who owned Mayberry's only barber shop on The Andy Griffith Show? | Floyd Lawson
Floyd Lawson (Floyd the Barber) is a fictional character on the American sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show", who was likely inspired by barbers in Andy Griffith's real-life hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. One barber named Russell Hiatt (1924-2016) was known as "the real-life Floyd". Hiatt may have cut... | 's show, Don Knotts was a regular on "The Steve Allen Show", in which he played several parts. most notably "Mr. Morrison," a nervous man on the street character, upon which Knotts' based the personality of Barney Fife, who himself was a hyperkinetic but comically inept counterpart to Mayberry's practical and composed ... | 50,194 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Greenpeace ship, the former fishing trawler Sir William Hardy, that was sunk in Auckland harbor by French Secret Service agents to prevent it interfering with planned nuclear tests? | brings upon numerous clues and even evidences of the existence of a secret and long-lasting special relationship between France and Russia.
A major scandal for the service in the late Cold War was the sinking of the "Rainbow Warrior" in 1985. The "Rainbow Warrior" was sunk by operatives in what the service named Opérat... | It had arrived in New Zealand from Vanuatu three days earlier - a week after President Haruo Remeliik had been assassinated in Palau. Greenpeace campaigners were preparing the former North Sea fishing trawler for the environmental group's biggest-ever protest voyage to Mururoa, one which they hoped would alert the worl... | 50,195 | triviaqa-train |
July 12, 1862 saw the creation of what decoration, the highest military medal able to be awarded? | consideration under previous statutes such as the 1918 Army Medal of Honor Statute that required valor "in action involving actual conflict with an enemy", since the United States has not formally declared war since World War II as a result of the provisions of the United Nations Charter. According to congressional tes... | Honor to Murphy. It is the highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the Texas military, and was awarded in recognition of Murphy's combined military service in the Army and the Guard. The medal was presented to Murphy's sister Nadine at a public ceremony in Farmersville, Texas on 29 October 2013.
... | 50,196 | triviaqa-train |
Negev, Atacama, and Namib are all types off what? | several kibbutzim, including Revivim and Sde Boker; the latter became the home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, after his retirement from politics.
The desert is home to the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, whose faculties include the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research and the Albert K... | Watson attribute this system of numbering to Giuseppe Peano on their "Contents" page, although this attribution does not seem to be widely credited elsewhere.
Section breaks.
Many published books use a device to separate certain paragraphs further when there is a change of scene or time. This extra space, especially wh... | 50,197 | triviaqa-train |
Known as The Sunshine State, what was the 27th state to join the union on March 3, 1845? | Florida
Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most ... | authority and jurisdiction to those of the states. The United States District Court for the District of Louisiana was established on April 8, 1812, by 2 Stat. 701, several weeks before Louisiana was formally admitted as a state of the union. The District was thereafter subdivided and reformed several times. It was firs... | 50,198 | triviaqa-train |
What does the giant ape use as weapons against Jumpman in the original, 1981 Donkey Kong game? | that uses the same bongo controller accessory. In 2007, "Donkey Kong Barrel Blast" was released for the Nintendo Wii. It was originally developed as a GameCube game and would have used the bongo controller, but it was delayed and released exclusively as a Wii game with no support for the bongo accessory.
"Donkey Kong" ... | the different development teams and artists for each game as well as advances in technology.
Appearances.
Appearances 1981–1990.
Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game "Donkey Kong" on July 9, 1981. He is shown to be a carpenter and has a pet ape called Donkey Kong. The carpenter mistreats the ape and Donkey Kon... | 50,199 | triviaqa-train |
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