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The Colossus of Rhodes is dedicated to whom? | Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes ( ) was a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I... | the memorial, with a bust of Rhodes (also by JM Swan). The inscription on the monument is "To the spirit and life work of Cecil John Rhodes who loved and served South Africa." Inscribed below the bust of Rhodes are the last four lines of the last stanza from the 1902 poem "Burial" by Rudyard Kipling in honour of Rhodes... | 51,100 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the most recent of the four Presidents carved into Mount Rushmore? | Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. T... | a large herd of bison. Badlands National Park was created in 1978. The park features an eroded, brightly colored landscape surrounded by semi-arid grasslands. Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills was established in 1925. The sculpture of four U.S. Presidents was carved into the mountainside by sculptor G... | 51,101 | triviaqa-train |
Which TV Chef has a seafood restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall? | number of television shows broadcast internationally both in the UK, the United States and around the world.
Dedicated food related television channels have also become a medium for chefs to become household names, for example in the United States, the Food Network features shows from celebrity chefs such as Paula Deen... | series, and his book "English Seafood Cookery" won the Glenfiddich Award for Food Book of the Year in 1989. Stein was awarded the OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours for services to tourism in Cornwall and the CBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to the economy.
Personal life.
Stein met his first wife Jill Newste... | 51,102 | triviaqa-train |
At which 1403 battle was Sir Henry Percy, commonly known as Hotspur, killed? | Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), commonly known as Sir Harry Hotspur, or simply Hotspur, was a late-medieval English nobleman. He was a significant captain during the Anglo-Scottish wars. He later led successive rebellions against Henry IV of England and was slain at the Battle of ... | Hotspur
Hotspur is a nickname of Sir Henry Percy (1364–1403), known as "Harry Hotspur", eldest son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland
Hotspur may also refer to:
- Sir Henry Percy as depicted in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1"
- Football clubs:
- Holyhead Hotspur F.C.
- Pietà Hotspurs F.C.
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
- Vic... | 51,103 | triviaqa-train |
Which city, a former capital of its country, is served by Jinnah International Airport? | destinations.
Airlines and destinations Passenger.
Notes:
Ground transport.
Jinnah International Airport is situated in the well populated area of Gulistan-e-Jauhar and it is easily accessible through Airport Road from any part of the city.
The Airport has a wide parking area which can accommodate more than 3000 vehicl... | As the capital, the provincial state-owned Fujian Media Group, Fujian Daily Newspaper Group and Straits Publishing & Distributing Group also headquarter here.
Transportation.
Transportation Airports.
The city is served by Fuzhou Changle International Airport, which replaces Fuzhou Yixu Airport, the old airfield. The fo... | 51,104 | triviaqa-train |
What was the full title of the men’s magazine which was re-branded to just GQ in 1967? | % had an income greater than $75,000.
"British GQ" had an average circulation of 114,867, made up of 102,694 print edition sales and 12,173 digital edition sales, from July to December 2013, and during the period of July–December, 2018 on ABC statistics, it was recorded to be 110,063.
Editors and publishers.
U.S. publi... | " re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound), with loudersound.com serving as the main online portal for the publications.
Progressive Music Awards.
"Prog" magazine was also behind the annual Progressive Music Awards that was established in 2012.
Progressive Music Awar... | 51,105 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of Mrs Brown in the sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys? | Mrs. Brown's Boys
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a television sitcom, created by and starring Irishman Brendan O'Carroll, and produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ. O'Carroll himself plays his drag persona, Agnes Brown, with several close friends and family members making up the rest o... | Fiona O'Carroll
Fiona O'Carroll (born 14 September 1980) is an actress and cast-member of the popular BBC/RTÉ sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys. Fiona is the daughter of Doreen O'Carroll and Mrs. Brown's Boys star and creator, Brendan O'Carroll.
Career.
Fiona has been a cast member of Mrs. Brown's Boys since its incarnation. F... | 51,106 | triviaqa-train |
Which record by Terry Jacks was Number One in 1974? | Terry Jacks
Terrence Ross Jacks (born March 29, 1944) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist, best known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun".
Early life.
Terry Jacks was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His family relocated to Vancouver in the early 1960s. Jacks took up guit... | it was then referred to as the Easy Listening chart, it reached the number one spot on January 12, 1974 and held that position for two weeks.
Outside of Streisand's native country, the single found similar commercial success. In Canada, "The Way We Were" entered the chart compiled by "RPM" at number 45, where it was th... | 51,107 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company manufactures the Leaf? | production was very limited before World War II. Only a handful of companies were producing vehicles in limited numbers, and these were small, three-wheeled for commercial uses, like Daihatsu, or were the result of partnering with European companies, like Isuzu building the Wolseley A-9 in 1922. Mitsubishi was also par... | plants of the genus "Erythroxylon" is not actively prosecuted, even though they are legally forbidden.
Legal status United States.
In the United States, a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey is a registered importer of coca leaf. The company manufactures pure cocaine for medical use and also produces a cocaine-... | 51,108 | triviaqa-train |
At which stroke did David Wilkie, Duncan Goodhew and Adrian Moorhouse win Olympic Gold medals? | 's most successful swimming clubs. It was there that he began to train intensively and develop his specialist stroke, the breaststroke under one of Britain's leading coaches Frank Thomas, whom Wilkie credited with giving him the motivation to become a world class swimmer. In 1969, Wilkie was chosen to join the elite Sc... | Duncan Goodhew
Duncan Alexander Goodhew, (born 27 May 1957) is an English former competitive swimmer. After swimming competitively in America as a collegian at North Carolina State University, he was an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain and won Olympic gold and bronze medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He al... | 51,109 | triviaqa-train |
In 1814 who completed the two paintings The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May 1808, both now exhibited in the Prado in Madrid? | known for such highlights as Diego Velázquez's "Las Meninas" and Francisco de Goya's "La maja vestida" and "La maja desnuda". The other two museums are the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, established from a mixed private collection, and the Reina Sofía Museum, where Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" is exhibited, returned to Spain... | and "Second of May" suffered damage in a road accident while being transported by truck to Valencia for safety during the Spanish Civil War, apparently the only time they have left Madrid. Significant paint losses to the left side of the "Second of May" have been deliberately left unrepaired. Restoration work to both p... | 51,110 | triviaqa-train |
Which Poet Laureate was born at Mytholmroyd in Yorkshire? | The population is roughly 4,000. The village holds markets, performances at the St. Michael's Enterprise Centre, antique shows and fairs, together with events at the sports and leisure centre and at the Ted Hughes Theatre. Mytholmroyd has business parks and a high street in the centre with mainly independent shops incl... | Laurence Eusden
Laurence Eusden (bapt. 6 September 168827 September 1730) was an English poet who became Britain's youngest Poet Laureate in 1718.
Life.
Laurence Eusden was born in Spofforth in the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1688 (date unknown) to the Rev. Laurence Eusden, rector of Spofforth, Yorkshire. Eusden was b... | 51,111 | triviaqa-train |
How many apprentice boys shut the gates of Derry in December 1688 leading to the siege of the city? | once regularly led to virulent opposition from the city's Irish nationalist majority, but recently a more conciliatory approach has taken place and now the parades are virtually trouble-free. The 2014 'Shutting of the Gates' parade was described as "the biggest in years" and was violence-free.
Siege of Derry.
The siege... | of the north west's African community, music of all kinds at the Verbal Arts Centre, Foyle Ulster Scots Highland Gathering, firework display, the fifth Annual Scottish Dance Competition, historical walks and talks, with the finale being the Relief of Derry Pageant (the Apprentice Boys of Derry 319th Relief of Derry Cel... | 51,112 | triviaqa-train |
Seven matches in the 2014 FIFA World Cup are scheduled to be played at a stadium in Brasilia named after a former player known by what name? | origin of many bands like: Legião Urbana, Capital Inicial, Aborto Elétrico, Plebe Rude and Raimundos. Currently Brasília has the Rock Basement Festival which attempts to bring new bands to the national scene. The festival is held in the parking Brasilia National Stadium Mané Garrincha.
Since 1965, the annual Brasília F... | stadium named Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova with a capacity of 56,000 people. This stadium hosted matches of 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the subsequent 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the football competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium is owned by the Bahia government, and is the home ground of Esporte C... | 51,113 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the title role in the 2004 film The Phantom of the Opera? | The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)
The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British–American musical drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the French novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux. Produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schu... | the title character from "The Phantom of the Opera") owes more than a little to Fantômas, although he is ultimately revealed to be M, who in turn is revealed to be Professor Moriarty.
- In the Egyptian movie, “Romantic Chase”, produced in 1968, Fantômas is played by Egyptian actor Hasan Mustafa. The role of Fantômas is... | 51,114 | triviaqa-train |
Whose oratorio The Seasons was first performed in 1801? | The Seasons (Haydn)
The Seasons (German: "Die Jahreszeiten"), Hob. XXI:3), is a secular oratorio by Joseph Haydn, first performed in 1801.
History.
Haydn was led to write "The Seasons" by the great success of his previous oratorio "The Creation" (1798), which had become very popular and was in the course of being perfo... | traditionally closed during the penitential seasons of Advent and Lent. Denzio's first Lenten opera was performed in 1729, a staged oratorio "Sansone" based on the Old Testament legend of Samson. The production included a highly unusual recitation of Jewish chants, whose Sephardic or Ashkenazic origins were carefully r... | 51,115 | triviaqa-train |
Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1993 and 1994? | year since its inauguration in 1956, making it the longest-running annual international television contest and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events, with audience figures of between 100 million and 600 million internationally. It has been broad... | edition.
In 1991, 1992 and 1993 the " Festival Tal-Kanzunetta Maltija" became the venue from which the English version of the winning song would represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1994 two versions of the festival were held simultaneously, one section for songs in Maltese, and another section for songs ... | 51,116 | triviaqa-train |
Which Archbishop of Canterbury compiled the first two editions (1549 and 1552) of the Book of Common Prayer? | prayer were specified in tabular format as were the Psalms; and canticles, mostly biblical, that were provided to be said or sung between the readings.
The 1549 book was soon succeeded by a more reformed revision in 1552 under the same editorial hand, that of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. It was used only f... | 2004 (Translation of "Ich bin eine Hexe", annotated and a foreword by Philippe Ivernel)
- About 20 essays by Valeska Gert are mentioned in F.-M. Peter (1985)
- Secondary literature, Monographs about Valeska Gert
- Fred Hildenbrandt: "Die Tänzerin Valeska Gert." Stuttgart 1928
- Frank-Manuel Peter: "Valeska Gert: Tänzer... | 51,117 | triviaqa-train |
The US state of Georgia was named after which King? | beta(+)" global city, is both the state's capital and largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 5,949,951 in 2018, is the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 60% of the entire state population.
Founded in 1733 as a British colony, Georgia was th... | first named Tate Road and a dead end street named B. King Lane which leads to an antique store. A gas station and strip mall can be found on the southwest corner of the North Carolina state line, where SR 11 meets its northern terminus, while US 19 continues towards Erie, Pennsylvania and US 129 continues towards Knoxv... | 51,118 | triviaqa-train |
In which E M Forster novel does Adela Quested travel abroad to marry magistrate Ronny Heaslip? | his repressed desires, it was only at this time, while stationed in Egypt, that he "lost his R [respectability]" to a wounded soldier in 1917.
Forster spent a second spell in India in the early 1920s as private secretary to Tukojirao III, Maharajah of Dewas. "The Hill of Devi" is his non-fictional account of this peri... | the British Raj. Forster connects personal relationships with the politics of colonialism through the story of the Englishwoman Adela Quested, the Indian Dr. Aziz, and the question of what did or did not happen between them in the Marabar Caves.
"The Raj Quartet" a four-volume novel sequence, written by Paul Scott, als... | 51,119 | triviaqa-train |
Goat Fell is the name of hole number 8 on the Ailsa Course at which Open Championship Golf venue? | Turnberry (golf course)
Turnberry is a golf resort on the Firth of Clyde in Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It comprises three links golf courses, a golf academy, a five-star James Miller-designed hotel from 1906, along with lodge and cottage accommodations.
Turnberry was a popular golf course and resort from its incept... | Outer Ring Road (MKAD).
The club has an 18-hole, 7,015 yard championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The European PGA endorsed the club. Since its opening in 1993, the Moscow Country Club has become the permanent venue for a number of major golf competitions, including the Russian Open, the country’... | 51,120 | triviaqa-train |
Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman, is the enemy of which fictional pirate? | Captain Pugwash
Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action (the first series was performed and broadcast live), also called "Captain Pugwash"... | Samuel Goldwyn, "The Princess and the Pirate" received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Music Score.
Plot.
A pirate captain known as the Hook (Victor McLaglen) buries his treasure on an island and kills the map maker so no one else will find it. He and his cut-throat crew go after the "Mary Ann... | 51,121 | triviaqa-train |
Which town is mentioned in the first verse of the hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful? | the Jacobites), with "Bethlehem" a common Jacobite cipher for England and "Regem Angelorum" a pun on "Angelorum" (Angels) and "Anglorum" (English). Wade had fled to France after the Jacobite rising of 1745 was crushed. From the 1740s to 1770s the earliest forms of the carol commonly appeared in English Roman Catholic l... | John Francis Wade
John Francis Wade (1711 – 16 August 1786) was an English hymnist who is sometimes credited with writing and composing the hymn "Adeste Fideles" (which was later translated to "O Come All Ye Faithful"), even though the actual authorship of the hymn remains uncertain. The earliest copies of the hymn all... | 51,122 | triviaqa-train |
The Pitmen Painters is a play by Lee Hall about a group of mostly miners from which town in Northumberland? | on the Ashington Group, premiered at the refurbished Live Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2007. It tells of a group of miners from Ashington, Northumberland, who decide to learn about art and begin to paint. The production later transferred to the National Theatre in London and opened on Broadway in September 2010. I... | William Feaver
William Feaver (born 1 December 1942) is a British art critic, curator, artist and lecturer. From 1975–1998 he was the chief art critic of the Observer, and from 1994 a visiting professor at Nottingham Trent University. His book "The Pitmen Painters" inspired the play of the same name by Lee Hall.
Educat... | 51,123 | triviaqa-train |
The name of which manufacturer is taken from a Danish phrase meaning 'play well'? | discolouration and warping, and is more resistant to heat, acids, salt, and other chemicals. Samsonite manufacturing in North America did not switch at the same time, and still used some degree of cellulose acetate in its Lego products. 1964 was the first year that instruction manuals were included in Lego sets.
One of... | . Today, it is a manufacturer of industrial robots and automation systems.
- Kyocera – from Kyoto Ceramics, after Kyoto in Japan
L.
- LaCie – from the French phrase "la cie", meaning "the company"
- Lada – from the name of a Slavic goddess, and used as a trading name by Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ (АВТОВАЗ ... | 51,124 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only regnal name to be used by British monarchs in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries? | , but the regnal number is based on only one of those names, for example Charles X Gustav of Sweden, George Tupou V of Tonga. If a monarch reigns in more than one realm, he or she may carry different ordinals in each one, as some realms may have had different numbers of rulers of the same regnal name. For example, the ... | Spanish Empire (described by historians as the first global empire) in Madrid by his son Philip II of Spain and successors, the term continued to be used for the Spanish Empire in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. In more recent times, it was used for the British Empire, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a ... | 51,125 | triviaqa-train |
As cartographers do not consider Chile to have an Atlantic coastline, which is the only South American country to have both Atlantic and Pacific coastlines? | at about 5°N latitude, where it stretches approximately from Indonesia to the coast of Colombia—halfway around the world, and more than five times the diameter of the Moon. The lowest known point on Earth—the Mariana Trench—lies below sea level. Its average depth is , putting the total water volume at roughly .
Due to ... | List of U.S. states and territories by coastline
This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. Thirty states have a coastline: twenty-three with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico), and/or Pacific Ocean, and eight with a Great Lakes coastline.... | 51,126 | triviaqa-train |
Which popular British artist, active in Plymouth from the 1960's and famous for her paintings of fat people, died in May 2008? | Scott and Frank Bickerton both lived in the city. Artists include Beryl Cook whose paintings depict the culture of Plymouth and Robert Lenkiewicz, whose paintings investigated themes of vagrancy, sexual behaviour and suicide, lived in the city from the 1960s until his death in 2002. Illustrator and creator of children'... | Narottam Narayan
Narottam Narayan Sharma (born 1896, died 1986 or 1992) was an Indian artist from Nathdwara. He is especially famous for his images of Krishna, which were popular throughout North India and were even more influential than the works of Raja Ravi Varma.
Several of his paintings of Krishna, Lakshmi, Sarasv... | 51,127 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played Lord Alfred Douglas, opposite Stephen Fry asthe title character, in the 1997 film 'Wilde'? | silversmith Benvenuto Cellini.
Wilde returns to London and weds Constance Lloyd (Jennifer Ehle), and they have two sons in quick succession. While their second child is still an infant, the couple hosts a young Canadian named Robbie Ross (Michael Sheen), who seduces Wilde and helps him come to terms with his homosexual... | Sadie Frost.
In 1997, he became more widely known with his role in the Oscar Wilde biopic "Wilde". Law won the "Most Promising Newcomer" award from the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his role as Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, the glamorous young lover of Stephen Fry's Wilde. In Andrew Niccol's science fiction f... | 51,128 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian played Charlie Chaplin in Peter Bogdanovitch's 2001 film 'The Cat's Meow'? | The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Tilly. The screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his play of the same title, which was inspired by the mysterious death of film mogu... | the 1924 death of producer Thomas Ince aboard the yacht of William Randolph Hearst. This fictitious version presents Chaplin and Davies as lovers and Hearst as the jealous old man unwilling to share his mistress.
"RKO 281" is a 1999 film about the making of "Citizen Kane". The movie includes a scene depicting screenwri... | 51,129 | triviaqa-train |
Which African country has coastlines on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean? | . These first modern humans left Africa and populated the rest of the globe during the Out of Africa II migration dated to approximately 50,000 years BP, exiting the continent either across Bab-el-Mandeb over the Red Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar in Morocco, or the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt.
Other migrations of modern hu... | excretion of excess salt gives the false impression that the turtle is crying.
Distribution.
The loggerhead sea turtle has a cosmopolitan distribution, nesting over the broadest geographical range of any sea turtle. It inhabits the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.
In the Atlantic Ocean, t... | 51,130 | triviaqa-train |
Which ice hockey team defeated the 'Pittsburgh Penguins' to win their 11th Stanley Cup in June 2008? | 2008 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2008 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2007–08 season, and the culmination of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins. ... | 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. The Penguins would win the Stanley Cup championship in back to back years, defeating the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Finals after winning... | 51,131 | triviaqa-train |
Which German author wrote the novels 'The Glass Bead Game' and 'Siddharta'? | , Hesse penned his novel "Demian", which would be published following the armistice in 1919 under the pseudonym Emil Sinclair.
Life and work Casa Camuzzi.
By the time Hesse returned to civilian life in 1919, his marriage had fallen apart. His wife had a severe episode of psychosis, but, even after her recovery, Hesse s... | sing.” In the nineteen-thirties, Hesse made a quiet statement of resistance by reviewing and publicizing the work of banned Jewish authors, including Franz Kafka. From the end of the 1930s, German journals stopped publishing Hesse's work, and the Nazis eventually banned it.
"The Glass Bead Game" was Hesse's last novel.... | 51,132 | triviaqa-train |
Deriving from the Italian for 'trouse leg', what name is givento a folded pizza? | Calzone
A calzone (, , ; "stocking" or "trouser") is an Italian oven-baked folded pizza that originated in Naples in the 18th century. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and is stuffed with salami, ham or vegetables, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg... | meat. Less commonly, it is served with chicken or beef alone. One popular variety of tomato sauce is "marinara sauce, "an Italian-American term for a simple tomato sauce with herbs – mostly parsley and basil.
Contrary to what the name might suggest ('marinara' is Italian for "sailor-style") it is without seafood. In It... | 51,133 | triviaqa-train |
Who did William the Conqueror appoint as his first Archbishop of Canterbury in 1070? | included in the Roman Martyrology, and in the current edition maintains the rank of "beatus", the feast day being celebrated on 28 May.
Modern Commemoration.
In 1931, the Archbishop Lanfranc School (now The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy) was opened in Croydon, where he had resided at Croydon Palace. Canterbury Christ Chu... | Thrupp, Oxfordshire
Thrupp is a hamlet just north of Kidlington in Oxfordshire. It is beside the Oxford Canal and close to the River Cherwell.
History.
Before the Norman conquest of England in 1066 Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury held the manor of Thrupp. In 1070 Stigand was deposed and William the Conqueror confisca... | 51,134 | triviaqa-train |
The American television series 'Angel' was a spin-off of which other hugely popular show? | Live with Kelly and Ryan" (and its previous iterations with Regis Philbin as co-host), "The Jenny Jones Show", "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Rachael Ray", "Dr. Phil", "Ricki Lake (TV series)", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and "Harry" which run the gamut from serious to lighthearted in topicality and format; a subset of so-... | U.S. television science fiction
U.S. television science fiction is a popular genre of television in the United States that has produced many of the best-known and most popular science fiction shows in the world. Most famous of all, and one of the most influential science-fiction series in history, is the iconic "" and ... | 51,135 | triviaqa-train |
Which type of bread takes its name from the Italian for 'slipper'? | Ciabatta
Ciabatta (, literally "slipper") is an Italian white bread made from wheat flour, water, olive oil, salt, and yeast, created in 1982 by a baker in Verona, Veneto, Italy, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. Ciabatta is somewhat elongated, broad, and flat, and is baked in many variations.
While "p... | (Genoan), but in any case its preparation is different from its Italian counterpart, and the addition of cheese to make the dish (fugaza con queso or fugazzeta) started in Argentina or Uruguay.
"Fainá" is a type of thin bread made with chickpea flour (adopted from northern Italy). The name comes from the Ligurian word ... | 51,136 | triviaqa-train |
The American television series 'The Lone Gunmen', which centred on a group of investigators who ran a conspiracy theory magazine, was a spin-off of which other succesful series? | X-Files" episode "This", the part of his mind he had uploaded contacted Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, and told them to destroy the server. When they did, it was revealed he was still “alive” in the backup he created.
Characters Associates.
Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) – an FBI Special agent who was in charge of The X-File... | (totalling 43,000 with 2 subcamps).
Notably, two KL Majdanek concentration camp commandants were put on trial by the SS themselves in the course of the camp operation partly because of what Majdanek was initially, merely a storage depot for gold, money and furs stolen from trainloads of Holocaust victims at death facto... | 51,137 | triviaqa-train |
Which French author wrote the novels 'The Counterfeiters' and 'The Immoralist'? | The Counterfeiters (novel)
The Counterfeiters (French: "Les Faux-monnayeurs") is a 1925 novel by French author André Gide, first published in "Nouvelle Revue Française". With many characters and crisscrossing plotlines, its main theme is that of the original and the copy, and what differentiates them – both in the exte... | had said that Gunn is “one of the most under-appreciated filmmakers of his time.”
Gunn's drama "Johnnas" won an Emmy award in 1972.
Career.
A native of Philadelphia, Gunn wrote more than 29 plays during his lifetime. He also authored two novels and wrote several produced screenplays. In 1950, Gunn studied acting with M... | 51,138 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous fictional character was first introduced in the 1887 edition of 'Beeton's Christmas Annual'? | Legacy.
Legacy The detective story.
Although Holmes is not the original fictional detective, his name has become synonymous with the role. The investigating detective (such as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey) became a successful character for a number of authors.
Legacy "Elemen... | to a wide audience; the duo had provided the subject of Doyle's first novel, "A Study in Scarlet", which was published in "Beeton's Christmas Annual" in 1887. The story in "The Strand" was one in a series of six, published in successive months. They were well received by the public, and the editors of the magazine comm... | 51,139 | triviaqa-train |
In which city in Texas is the fortress known as 'The Alamo', to be found? | were executed immediately. Santa Anna reiterated this message in a strongly worded letter to United States President Andrew Jackson. This letter was not widely distributed, and it is unlikely that most of the American recruits serving in the Texian Army were aware that there would be no prisoners of war.
When Mexican t... | be found in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the Zigler Museum in Jennings, Louisiana, as well as other museums and private collections. JP Morgan acquired his works, which are housed today at its main headquarters.
His portraits are scarce. He painted portraits of the 12 "Texas Immortals," whic... | 51,140 | triviaqa-train |
In which Europeancity would you find the giant monument called 'The Atomium'? | Atomium
The Atomium ( ) is a landmark building in Brussels, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World Expo (Expo 58). It is located on the Heysel Plateau, where the exhibition took place. It is now a museum.
Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak, it stands tall. Its nine ... | Until 2016 there was a Chair-O-Plane ride at Alton Towers in Staffordshire. Called Twirling Toadstool it was set in a fantasy themed area of the park called Cloud Cukoo Land, it was themed as a giant mushroom. This was formerly themed as a prehistoric dinosaur-type ride and located in an area called Ug Land.
You can al... | 51,141 | triviaqa-train |
Which village on the Wirral Penisula was built in 1888 to house workers at the Lever Brothers factory? | Port Sunlight
Port Sunlight is a model village and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, it is located between Lower Bebington and New Ferry, on the Wirral Peninsula. Port Sunlight was built by Lever Brothers to accommodate workers in its soap factory (now part of Unilever); work commenced in 1888. ... | in the world. Lever was a benevolent employer, caring for the welfare of his workers, and providing a high standard of housing for them. Between 1906 and 1909 he was a Liberal Member of Parliament for Wirral, and from 1917 a member of the House of Lords. He was also an art collector, and built the Lady Lever Art Galler... | 51,142 | triviaqa-train |
Which King of England was imprisoned by the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VI, and held for a ransom of 150,000 marks? | called alternatively (or Peter) , John Sabroz, Dudo, and (from the town of ) by chroniclers, the man turned out (according to some sources, but not all) to be a boy. He said Richard had killed his father and two brothers, and that he had killed Richard in revenge. He expected to be executed, but as a final act of mercy... | on 29 October.
Exile and return.
Longchamp went to the court of Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, who was holding King Richard captive at Trifels. The bishop arranged for Richard to be held at the imperial court and negotiated a payment plan for the ransom, 100,000 marks, under the terms of which the emperor agreed to ... | 51,143 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1978 horror movie does the killer wear a William Shatner mask that has been painted white? | Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. The film tells the story of serial killer Michael Myers as he stalks and kills teenage babysitters... | editor. Wallace created the trademark mask worn by Michael Myers throughout the film from a Captain Kirk mask purchased for $1.98 from a costume shop on Hollywood Boulevard. Carpenter recalled how Wallace "widened the eye holes and spray-painted the flesh a bluish white. In the script it said Michael Myers's mask had '... | 51,144 | triviaqa-train |
In which novel by George du Maurier does the character | George du Maurier
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 18348 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer, known for his work in "Punch" and for his Gothic novel "Trilby", which featured the character Svengali. He was the father of actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of writers Angela du... | Brittan", which features Drummond.
Works Short stories.
These short stories are all by McNeile.
Works Stage.
McNeile and Gerald du Maurier adapted the first novel, "Bulldog Drummond" for the stage, where it was shown at Wyndham's Theatre during the 1921–22 season. du Maurier played the title role in a run of 428 perfor... | 51,145 | triviaqa-train |
Which Channel 4 sit-com is set in the offices of 'Reynholm Industries', a fictitious British corporation in central London? | The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry.
Set in the offices of the fictional Reynholm Industries, the programme revolves around the three staff member... | .
Overview.
The sit-com takes places in the studio and offices of fictional TV channel show "Jump Start" and in the main character Casper's apartment, both located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Generally the main story revolves around Casper (in later seasons referred to as by his full name, Casper Christensen) who is usuall... | 51,146 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the 'Boxer Rebellion' occur? | events, he adds, such as the Chinese Nationalist Revolution of the 1920s and even the activities of the Red Guards of the 1960s, were perceived as being in the shadow of the Boxers.
In Taiwan and Hong Kong, history textbooks often present the Boxer as irrational. But in the People's Republic of China, government textbo... | 16,175 Australians, with 16,314 horses, served in the Boer War; 251 were killed in action, 267 died of other causes and 43 went missing in action. Six Victoria Crosses were awarded to Australians, five serving with Australian contingents and one serving with the South African Constabulary. Many Australians did more tha... | 51,147 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scotch whisky is named after the man who started to sell it in his grocer's shop in Ayreshire in 1820? | Walker Green Label and Monkey Shoulder are examples of blended malt whisky. Starting from November 2011, no Scotch whisky could be labelled as a vatted malt or pure malt, the SWR requiring them to be labelled blended malt instead.
Types Blended.
Blended Scotch whisky constitutes about 90% of the whisky produced in Scot... | boarding Eiichirō Kamoi, Kinjirō's son who resents his father for what he thinks he did to his mother. Ellie miscarries and finds out that becoming pregnant again might threaten her life. Seeing this human drama, Eiichirō reconciles with his father and decides to learn whisky making from Masaharu.
Ellie and Masaharu ad... | 51,148 | triviaqa-train |
In which country did the 'Mau Mau Uprising' occur? | Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960), also known as the Mau Mau Rebellion, the Kenya Emergency, and the Mau Mau Revolt, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963) between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as "Mau Mau", and the British colonists.
Dominated by the Kikuyu people, Meru ... | in that they did not lead to "de facto" capitulation and independence were the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960). Colonial security forces were reinforced by regular troops from the metropolitan power and the insurgent groups were hampered by a lack of military equipment and training, as well as the absence of a friendly ad... | 51,149 | triviaqa-train |
The Dance Class and Absinthe are famous works by which painter? | Sinatra.
History Bans.
Absinthe became associated with violent crimes and social disorder, and one modern writer claims that this trend was spurred by fabricated claims and smear campaigns, which he claims were orchestrated by the temperance movement and the wine industry. One critic claimed:
Edgar Degas's 1876 paintin... | are once again producing absinthe.
Personalities.
- Henri Louis Pernod (Perrenod), Famous distiller
- Edgar Faure, member of the Académie française, president of the city council, and mayor
- Philippe Grenier, physician and first Muslim member of French parliament
- Xavier Marmier, writer and poet
- Robert Fernier, pai... | 51,150 | triviaqa-train |
Which automotive engineer designed the Volkswagen 'Beetle'? | car" ( in German), its concept and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network (Reichsautobahn). Members of the National Socialist party, with an additional dues surcharge, were promised the ... | RW Kit Cars
RW Kit Cars Ltd. was an English manufacturer of kit cars, founded in 1983 by Roger Woolley.
Vehicles.
Vehicles RW Karma.
In 1984 RW Kit Cars took over Perry Automotive Development's Karma project. Perry had been manufacturing the Karma, which was designed by Custom Classics of California, since 1982. It is ... | 51,151 | triviaqa-train |
'Dr. Robotnik' and 'Knuckles the Echidna' are characters in which video game series? | Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles debuted in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" in 1994 after Doctor Eggman tricks him into opposing Sonic and Tails. He first became playable in "Sonic & Knuckles" later that year; he learns of Eggman's trickery and teams up with Sonic and Tails during that game's events. Since then he has appeared in ... | Echidna, sets out to prevent Robotnik from collecting the other shards and fortifying his island base. Sonic and Knuckles serve as the player-characters of the single-player game. Sonic, in addition to his spinning attacks from prior "Sonic" games, has a special double-jump that gives him a secondary jump in midair. Kn... | 51,152 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of Harper Lee's only novel? | July 2015 as a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird", though it has been confirmed to be the first draft of the latter, with many narrative incongruities, repackaged and released as a completely separate work. The book is set some 20 years after the time period depicted in "Mockingbird", when Scout returns as an adult from... | Harper & Brothers, respectively. This novel is based upon the life of Daisy de Melker.
- "What Hath a Man?" was published in 1938 in the UK and the US by Chatto & Windus and Harper & Brothers, respectively.
- "The Herr Witchdoctor" was published in the UK by William Heinemann in 1941. In 1941 in the US it was published... | 51,153 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of electrical conductance? | Siemens (unit)
The siemens (symbol: S) is the derived unit of electric conductance, electric susceptance, and electric admittance in the International System of Units (SI). Conductance, susceptance, and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance, reactance, and impedance respectively; hence one siemens is redundantly... | . This concept is analogous to electrical conductance in the electric circuit.
Magnetic permeance formula_1 is defined as the reciprocal of magnetic reluctance formula_3 (in analogy with the reciprocity between electric conductance and resistance):
which can also be re-written:
using (magnetic circuit analogue of Ohm's... | 51,154 | triviaqa-train |
'Johnny Cage' and 'Sub-Zero' are characters in which video game series? | Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage (real name Jonathan "John" Carlton) is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game series and media franchise. He was introduced as the first of the series' original seven player characters in the first "Mortal Kombat" game in 1992, and has become a staple of the series. Inspire... | -action cosplay trailers featuring Rachelle Glover (Kitana) and Danni Levy (Mileena) were released; they were later combined into one commercial video titled "Fight Anywhere".
On March 8, 2011, a demo version of the game was released for download globally, initially exclusively for PlayStation Plus members. The demo (a... | 51,155 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of Oscar Wilde's only novel? | Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel "The Picture of D... | realm of Gort Na Cloca Mora.
- The setting of Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant".
- Leixlip Castle, from Charles Robert Maturin's novel of the same name, haunted by faeries.
- Dublin, the streets of which are haunted by the ghost of Molly Malone, and where a red-tiled house was haunted by a disembodied hand, as describe... | 51,156 | triviaqa-train |
Starring Christian Bale and released in 2009, what is the title of the fourth film in the 'Terminator' series? | second film results in the creation of new parallel timelines: in the continuity of "" and "Terminator Salvation", Judgment Day was postponed to July 25, 2004; in the separate chronology of "", the attack on Cyberdyne Systems delayed Judgment Day to April 21, 2011.
In "Terminator Genisys", the fifth film in the franchi... | The Terminators (film)
The Terminators is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Xavier S. Puslowski, starring Jeremy London, A Martinez, Paul Logan, and produced by The Asylum. Though the film's title is deliberately similar to the 1984 film "The Terminator", the events in the film's storyline are more similar to 197... | 51,157 | triviaqa-train |
According to the Bible, in which city in modern-day Turkey was Paul the Apostle born? | Paul the Apostle
Paul the Apostle (; ; ; c. 5 – c. 64 or 67), commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus (; ), was an apostle (although not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Paul is generally considered one of the most important fi... | Trogyllium
Trogyllium, Strogyllium or Stogyllium was a mainland coastal location in modern Turkey, near to the Greek island of Samos. It is mentioned in some versions of , as a place where Luke the Evangelist, Paul the Apostle and their companions stayed during their southbound maritime journey from Assos to Rhodes. Th... | 51,158 | triviaqa-train |
Matola and Beira are the second and third largest cities in which African country? | a relatively stable presidential republic, although it still faces a low-intensity insurgency.
Mozambique is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources. The country's economy is based largely on agriculture, but industry is growing, mainly food and beverages, chemical manufacturing and aluminium and petroleum pr... | :
br"total:"
br"land:"
786,380 km²
br"water:"
13,000 km²
Capital
- Maputo (Lourenço Marques)
Major Cities
- Matola
- Nampula
- Beira
- Chimoio
- Nacala
- Quelimane
- Tete
- Lichinga
- Pemba (Porto Amelia)
Other Cities
- Angoche (António Enes)
Land boundaries:
"total:" 4,571 km
br"border countries:"
Malawi 1,569 km, Sou... | 51,159 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the oldest man ever to be elected President of the USA? | List of presidents of the United States by age
This is a list of presidents of the United States by age. The first table charts the age of each United States president at the time of presidential inauguration (first inauguration if elected to multiple and consecutive terms), upon leaving office, and at the time of deat... | example, in the prologue, the authors write, "Kennedy is the youngest president ever elected. Eisenhower is the oldest." While Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected at the time of his inauguration and remains so today, Dwight D. Eisenhower was not the oldest ever elected even in 1961 at the time of Kennedy's ... | 51,160 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, Heracles' First Labour was to slay which creature? | He was forced to do women's work and to wear women's clothes, while she wore the skin of the Nemean Lion and carried his olive-wood club. After some time, Omphale freed Heracles and married him. Some sources mention a son born to them who is variously named. It was at that time that the cercopes, mischievous wood spiri... | mythology.
- The Will-o'-the-wisp appears in swamps, and in some areas there are legends of it being an evil spirit.
- The Bunyip are a creature from Aboriginal mythology that lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.
- The Grootslang are huge elephant-like creature with a serpent's tail which acco... | 51,161 | triviaqa-train |
Released in 2006, 'Why Won't You Give Me Your Love' was the first top ten hit for which group from Merseyside? | Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?
"Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" was the first single to be released from The Zutons' second album "Tired of Hanging Around". It was released on 3 April 2006 and became the band's first UK Top 10 entry, peaking at #9 in the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing.
Track listing CD Version 1.
... | by July 2006.
History "Tired of Hanging Around" (2006–2007).
The new album "Tired of Hanging Around" was released on 17 April 2006 and reached No. 2 in the UK album charts. The first single from the album "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and the second single "Valerie" both peaked at 9 in the charts, a fair achieveme... | 51,162 | triviaqa-train |
Of the all time top ten scorers in Premier League history, three have played for Manchester United. Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke and who else? | of the season with 18 goals, including a slew of spectacular goals, one of which (a chip against Everton) had the fans' vote as the Manchester United goal of the season. Cole also developed a strong partnership with Teddy Sheringham (despite considerable personal friction between the two), but United finished trophyles... | trophies plus a European trophy. Cole ended the season with a total of 18 goals in all competitions, 5 for Manchester United and 13 in just 20 matches for Blackburn.
Rovers finished sixth the following season and qualified for the UEFA Cup. That campaign saw Cole reunited with Dwight Yorke, who had signed for Blackburn... | 51,163 | triviaqa-train |
Which chemical element is named after the inventor of Dynamite? | Nobelium
Nobelium is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol No and atomic number 102. It is named in honor of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and benefactor of science. A radioactive metal, it is the tenth transuranic element and is the penultimate member of the actinide series. Like all elements with atom... | – gadolinite, the mineral after which the chemical element gadolinium has been named.
- Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist – Matilda effect
- Thomas Gage, British botanist – greengage
- Gaget, French businessman – Gaget, Gauthier & Cie, gadget
- Hugh Gaitskell, British politician – Gaitskellism
- Uziel Gal, Israeli... | 51,164 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer wrote the operas 'The Barber Of Seville' and 'William Tell'? | Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (; 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-s... | use of the orchestra
- Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784), composer, music theorist, and music historian who was internationally renowned as a teacher
- Giovanni Paisiello (1740–1816), one of the most successful and influential opera composers of his time. He composed more than 80 operas, including a very popular "B... | 51,165 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer wrote the operas 'The Flying Dutchman' and 'Parsifal'? | The Flying Dutchman (opera)
The Flying Dutchman (German: ), WWV 63, is a German-language opera, with libretto and music by Richard Wagner. The central theme is redemption through love.
Wagner conducted the premiere at the Königliches Hoftheater in Dresden in 1843.
Wagner claimed in his 1870 autobiography "Mein Leben"... | , The Flying Dutchman, Rheingold, Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung, Tristan and Parsifal.
He has recorded numerous symphonic works by Badings, Raff and recently the first opera by the romantic Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar with the Norrköping Symphony for the label Sterling.
External links.
- Official website ... | 51,166 | triviaqa-train |
During the reign of which king did the 'Model Parliament' sit? | of a parliament with some degree of power to which the throne had to defer no later than the rule of Edward I. Like previous kings, Edward called leading nobles and church leaders to discuss government matters, especially finance. A meeting in 1295 became known as the Model Parliament because it set the pattern for lat... | the 1430 law to make clear that the resident of a county had to have a forty shilling freehold in that county to be a voter there.
History King, Lords and Commons.
During the reign of the Tudor monarchs the modern structure of the English Parliament began to be created. The Tudor monarchy was powerful, and there were o... | 51,167 | triviaqa-train |
Which horse won the 2009 Epsom Derby? | 2009 Epsom Derby
- The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter – nse = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neckbr† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated
Winner's details.
Further details of the winner, Sea the Stars:
- "Foaled:" 6 April 2006 in Ireland
- "Sire:" Cape Cross; "Dam:... | Camelot (horse)
Camelot (foaled 15 March 2009) is a British-bred, Irish-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the leading European two-year-olds of 2011 and won the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster. He was made the winter favourite for the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby. On his three-year-old debut, Camelot won th... | 51,168 | triviaqa-train |
Which cat-sized carniverous marsupial used to be known as the 'native cat' but is now usually known by its Aboriginal name? | Quoll
Quolls (; genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials native to mainland Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. Another two species are known from fossil remains in Pliocene... | Queensland tiger
The Queensland tiger is a cryptid reported to live in the Queensland area in eastern Australia.
Also known by its native name, the yarri, it is described as being a dog-sized feline with stripes and a long tail, prominent front teeth and a savage temperament. It has been hypothesized to be a survivor o... | 51,169 | triviaqa-train |
'21st. Century Break Down' was a 2009 number one hit album for which group? | History.
History Formation and Lookout! years ("39/Smooth" and "Kerplunk", 1986–1993).
In 1986, friends Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, 14 years old at the time, formed a band called Sweet Children. The group's first live performance took place on October 17, 1987, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California. In 1... | on theological and apocalyptic concepts.
The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It also yielded the band's first top 10 single hit, with "Time Is Running Out" peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2009, it was voted by "Kerrang!" as the second-best album of the 21st century thus far.
Title.
In A... | 51,170 | triviaqa-train |
What is the state capital of New South Wales? | New South Wales
New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' sta... | the term state-owned enterprise is murky. All three words in the term are challenged and subject to interpretation. First, it is debatable what the term "state" implies (e.g., it is unclear whether municipally owned corporations and enterprises held by regional public bodies are considered state-owned). Next, it is con... | 51,171 | triviaqa-train |
In which of Shakespeare's plays do the characters 'Viola' and 'Malvolio' appear? | magic, and comic lowlife scenes. Shakespeare's next comedy, the equally romantic "Merchant of Venice", contains a portrayal of the vengeful Jewish moneylender Shylock, which reflects Elizabethan views but may appear derogatory to modern audiences. The wit and wordplay of "Much Ado About Nothing", the charming rural set... | Immortal Gentleman
Immortal Gentleman is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller and Dennis Hoey. It was a low-budget B film, which usually did not have historical settings.
Synopsis.
In the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and... | 51,172 | triviaqa-train |
'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' was a 2009 number one hit album for which group? | Kasabian
Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997. The band's original members were vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. The band's line-up was completed by drummer Ian Matthews in 2004 after a string of session drumme... | On 14 June 2009, "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, spending two weeks there. "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize, and was named "Best Album" at the 2009 Q Awards. The band won "Best Group" at the 2010 Brit Awards. At the 2010 Q Awards the ... | 51,173 | triviaqa-train |
In which organ of the body would you find the 'Islets of Langerhans'? | Pancreatic islets
The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans. The pancreatic islets constitute 1 to 2% of the pancreas volume and receive 10–15% of its blood flow.... | for transplanting a number of cells including islets of Langerhans for diabetes treatment, parathyroid cells and adrenal cortex cells.
Clinical relevance Encapsulated cells Encapsulated hepatocytes.
Shortage of organ donors make artificial cells key players in alternative therapies for liver failure. The use of artific... | 51,174 | triviaqa-train |
In which town in Greater Manchester is the TV series 'Shameless' set? | . Stretford was also part of the land believed to have been occupied by the Celtic Brigantes tribe, and lay on their border with the Cornovii on the southern side of the River Mersey. The remains of 1st-century forts at Castlefield in Manchester, and Castleshaw Roman fort in Saddleworth, are evidence of Roman occupatio... | List of Shameless (British TV series) characters
The following is a list of fictional characters from the English comedy-drama Shameless, created by Paul Abbott, which began broadcasting on Channel 4 in 2004. The programme is set on the fictional Chatsworth Estate in suburban Manchester and the surrounding area, and pr... | 51,175 | triviaqa-train |
In which organ of the body would you find 'Bowman's Capsule'? | by Ukrainian surgeon and anatomist from the Russian Empire, Prof. (1748–1795), in his 1782 doctoral thesis "De structura renum" ("About Kidney Structure", in Latin); thus, much prior to Bowman.
Together with the glomerulus it is known as a renal corpuscle, or a Malpighian corpuscle, named after Marcello Malpighi (1628–... | then into the plasma in the adjacent peritubular capillaries through the endothelial cells lining that capillary. This process regulates the volume of body fluid as well as levels of many body substances. At the end of the tubule, the remaining fluid—urine—exits: it is composed of water, metabolic waste, and toxins.
Th... | 51,176 | triviaqa-train |
Winning the US Masters in 2003, who was the last Canadian to win a golf 'Major'? | on Tiger Woods' off-the-course behavior. "It's not simply the degree of his conduct that is so egregious here," Payne said, in his opening speech. "It is the fact he disappointed all of us and more importantly our kids and grandkids."
The 2003 tournament was won by Mike Weir, who became the first Canadian to win a men'... | his British rivals, Sandy Lyle and Nick Faldo, by winning the Masters Tournament; the first person representing Wales to ever win a major championship.
After winning the Torras Monte Carlo Golf Open in 1991, Woosnam had a decline in form in the second half of the year and said that he was suffering from exhaustion afte... | 51,177 | triviaqa-train |
Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series? | Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the lead protagonist of the Fox television series "24". His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) based in Los Angeles, and working with the FBI in Washington, D.C. during season 7.
Within the "24"... | Hour of the Alien Terrorist Unit" offers to help rescue Six.
In other media "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia".
In episode 14, season 3 of the TV show "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia", Dennis Reynolds names his junkyard cat “Agent Jack Bauer”.
Kingsman
In the spy film series Kingsman, main character Gary "Eggsy" Un... | 51,178 | triviaqa-train |
Tactile relates to which of the senses? | die and regenerate on a regular basis. The inability to smell is called anosmia. Some neurons in the nose are specialized to detect pheromones.
Five "traditional" senses Touch.
Touch or somatosensation (adjectival form: somatic), also called tactition (adjectival form: tactile) or mechanoreception, is a perception resu... | relates to all of that which is perceived by the bodily senses. The bodily senses make it clear that all visible things are subject to change, which Socrates categorizes into either the change of becoming or the change of perishing. Socrates argues that the bodily senses can only bring us to opinions, conveying an unde... | 51,179 | triviaqa-train |
What is a camel with two humps called? | % of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up the remainder. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
The word "camel" is derived via and ("kamēlos") from Hebrew or Phoenician: "gāmāl". Used informally, "camel" (or, more correctly, "camelid") refers... | Orbelyanovka
Orbelyanovka (, ) is a rural locality (a "selo") in Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia.
Location.
Orbelyanovka is located in the North Caucasus, around 20 km west of Mineralnye Vody, and around 25 km northwest of the health resort city Pyatigorsk. The village lies on the right bank of Kuma River at 400 m a... | 51,180 | triviaqa-train |
An alligator pear is another name for which fruit? | Avocado
The avocado ("Persea americana"), a tree with probable origin in South Central Mexico, is classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The fruit of the plant, also called an avocado (or avocado pear or alligator pear), is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed.
Avocados are ... | locals as the large garden of fruit trees. As the homes rimmed with beautiful gardens and trees spread to its own shops, and miscellaneous Dakkakin on both sides of the main road to the town (saha).
Name.
Anis Freiha says in his book "The Miagam" That the name is Aramaic, which means "the elephant's village" other mean... | 51,181 | triviaqa-train |
Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer? | Lulu (singer)
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, TV personality and businesswoman.
She is internationally known, but especially by UK audiences in the 1960s. Later in her career she had hits internationally with "To Sir with Love" ... | also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest 1969 winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and in the UK for her 1964 hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Life and career.
Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie was born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, and grew up in ... | 51,182 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop? | Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa E... | cameo as an effeminate hotel employee in the Eddie Murphy film of 1984, "Beverly Hills Cop".
From 1985 to 1986, he appeared on "Saturday Night Live" as a featured performer, before getting fired after just eleven episodes for improvising during a live sketch, playing his character as a flamboyant gay cop instead of a ... | 51,183 | triviaqa-train |
What is the common name for nitrous oxide? | such as sodium hydroxide) can remove this, decreasing the corrosive properties observed when is further oxidised during combustion into sulfuric acid, making emissions cleaner.
Uses Aerosol propellant.
The gas is approved for use as a food additive (also known as E942), specifically as an aerosol spray propellant. Its ... | List of carboxylic acids
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by a carboxyl (-COOH) functional group. The naming of these compounds is governed by IUPAC nomenclature, which ensures systematic and consistent naming of chemicals. Numerous organic compounds have other common names, often originating in histori... | 51,184 | triviaqa-train |
Which vegetables are hash browns made from? | The USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming five to nine servings of fruit and vegetables daily. The total amount consumed will vary according to age and gender, and is determined based upon the standard portion sizes typically consumed, as well as general nutritional content. Potatoes are not includ... | English cuisine include the Sunday roast; featuring a roasted joint, usually roast beef (a signature English national dish dating back to the 1731 ballad "The Roast Beef of Old England"), lamb or chicken, served with assorted boiled vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. The full English breakfast consists of bacon, ... | 51,185 | triviaqa-train |
In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)? | 1994 with a television programme presented by Noel Edmonds. The first numbers drawn were 30, 3, 5, 44, 14 and 22, the bonus was 10, and seven jackpot winners shared a prize of £5,874,778.
Tickets became available on the Isle of Man on 2 December 1999 at the request of Tynwald.
A second lottery draw, Thunderball, was in... | showing the results of the day's Lotto and Thunderball draws and also how many winners there are. The same thing is also broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday nights after the local news opt-out showing the results of the Tuesday EuroMillions draw and UK millionaire raffle.
"National Lottery Stars".
"National Lottery Stars" ... | 51,186 | triviaqa-train |
Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final? | hat-tricks have been scored in a World Cup final, by Geoff Hurst for England in the 1966 final during extra time against West Germany, and Carli Lloyd for the USA against Japan in the 2015 Women's World Cup final. Lloyd's was the fastest hat-trick scored in a World Cup final at 13 minutes from first to last goal, and a... | three FIFA Fair Play Trophies.
Hat-tricks.
- Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale are the only players who have scored a hat-trick. Suárez did so in the 2015 semi-final against Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao where he scored all three goals of that match. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in 2016 FIFA Club W... | 51,187 | triviaqa-train |
In 1902 Newton Heath football club changed their name to what? | showed that Manchester United had the loudest fans in the Premier League.
Supporters are represented by two independent bodies; the Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association (IMUSA), which maintains close links to the club through the MUFC Fans Forum, and the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST). Afte... | Pacific Ocean north of the Great Barrier Reef.
Distribution and habitat Host anemones.
The relationship between anemonefish and their host sea anemones is not random and instead is highly nested in structure. "P. biaculeatus" is highly specialised with only one species anemone host, "Entacmaea quadricolor" bubble-tip a... | 51,188 | triviaqa-train |
For which novel did author Salman Rushdie win a Booker Prize in 1981? | Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. Much... | author
- Janan Ganesh, author and columnist
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy, television journalist
- Sunny Hundal, journalist, political blogger
- Maya Jaggi, writer, literary critic and editor
- Manjit Kumar, author of mathematical and scientific interest
- Sir V.S. Naipaul, author and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literat... | 51,189 | triviaqa-train |
Nick Faldo scored a hole-in-one in a Ryder Cup. What year? | held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, caused great controversy. A remarkable comeback by the American team helped propel the U.S. to a 14½–13½ victory after trailing 10–6 at the start of the final day. The U.S. defeated Europe 8½–3½ in the singles matches to seal the first American victory since 1993.
T... | . He is the eighth most successful European golfer on points scored, with the second highest scoring rate.
During the 2008 Matches, Westwood sat out for the first session in his Ryder Cup career during the matches after a controversial decision by captain Nick Faldo. The European Team ended up losing to the U.S. 16½–11... | 51,190 | triviaqa-train |
Which puppet became famous after appearing on David Nixon's magic shows on TV? | the British version of "Candid Camera", "Comedy Bandbox" (1962) (later "David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox" (1966) and was Basil Brush's first partner. His magic shows included "Tonight with David Nixon" (1969), "David Nixon's Magic Box" (1970) and "The David Nixon Show" (1972) as well as "David Nixon's Christmas Magic" (197... | 40 years after he was in office. Nixon's head was included in TV Squad's list of the five best television appearances by Presidents in animated or puppet form. The character was considered to be particularly interesting because he could be "pure evil" but also command respect and also because "Nixon's head trapped in g... | 51,191 | triviaqa-train |
In which city did Dr. Christian Barnard perform the world's first heart transplant? | -American press) during the time of South African apartheid. Dirk van Zyl, who received a new heart in 1971, was the longest-lived recipient, surviving over 23 years.
Between December 1967 and November 1974 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, ten heart transplants were performed, as well as a heart an... | largest amusement park when it opened in 1967 as part of Expo ’67.
Canada's first heart transplant was performed on 31 May 1968, by Dr. Pierre Godin the Chief Surgeon at the Montreal Heart Institute, on patient Albert Murphy of Chomedy, Quebec a 59-year-old retired butcher suffering from degenerative heart disease. The... | 51,192 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital city of Kenya? | climate. The second is the ""Safari Capital of the World"", which is used due to Nairobi's prominence as a hub for safari tourism.
Culture Literature and film.
"Kwani?" is Kenya's first literary journal and was established by writers living in Nairobi. Nairobi's publishing houses have also produced the works of some of... | .
Thika Coffee Mills is a major private coffee miller in Kenya.
Business Kenya Nut Company.
Kenya Nut Company was founded in 1974 and has 2,500 employees. It is a major player in the global macadamia nuts market. In 2006, Kenya earned Kshs 2.3 billion (equivalent to US$33 million then) from macadamia nut exports. Kenya... | 51,193 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Bert the chimney sweep in the film 'Mary Poppins'? | , played by Dick van Dyke, sings "Chim Chim Cher-ee" which won the Oscar for "Best Song" in 1965. The chorus refers to the traditional association of chimney sweeps with good luck: "Good luck will rub off when I shake 'ands with you, or blow me a kiss ... and that's lucky too".
The novel "Die schwarzen Brüder" ("The Bl... | Bert
Bert or BERT may refer to:
Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert.
- Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname
- Bert (Sesame Street), fictional character on the TV series "Sesame Street"
- Bert (horse), foaled 1934
- Bert (Mary Poppins), a Cockney chimney sweep in the book serie... | 51,194 | triviaqa-train |
How many times was Stanley Baldwin the 'British Prime Minister'? | The office is not established by any statute or constitutional document but exists only by long-established convention, whereby the monarch appoints as Prime Minister the person most likely to command the confidence of the House of Commons; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of ... | Wilden Ironworks
The Wilden Ironworks was an ironworks in Wilden, Worcestershire, England. It operated for many years and was acquired by the Baldwin family, ancestors of British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
Wilden Mill.
Wilden was part of the demesne of the Bishop of Worcester's manor of Hartlebury. A mill was buil... | 51,195 | triviaqa-train |
What character did Bernard Hill play in the TV series 'Boys From The Black Stuff'? | The character of Yosser Hughes was widely discussed. He was a man driven to the edge of his sanity by the loss of his job, his wife, the authorities' continued attempts to take his children away from him and his constant attempts at salvaging his male pride (often being the main give-away of his insecurity). His catchp... | The Black Stuff
The Black Stuff may refer to
- "The Black Stuff", BBC TV play directed by Jim Goddard that launched the "Boys from the Blackstuff" series
- Guinness, a drink sometimes referred to as "the black stuff" | 51,196 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Domenikos Theotocopoulos better known as? | El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos ( ; October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Gree... | " are bone and muscle therapists who emphasize physical ailments. "Parteras" are midwives. "Oracionistas" work primarily through the power of prayer. Other types include "sobadors," who are masseurs, and "brujas", who are witches.
Among these broader terms there are several subspecialties. For instance, "yerberos" who ... | 51,197 | triviaqa-train |
What was Stan Laurel's real name? | in his grandparents' house on 16 June 1890 in Argyll Street, Ulverston, Lancashire, to Arthur Jefferson, a theatre manager from Bishop Auckland, and Margaret (née Metcalfe), an actress from Ulverston. He was one of five children.
His parents were both active in the theatre and always very busy. In his early years, Laur... | 's ability to make an informed decision about what to reveal." Some users may feel uncomfortable with displaying their real names and choose a fake name that appears real to others.
Social networking sites Twitter.
Unlike Facebook, the Twitter social networking site does not require real-names for Twitter accounts. Acc... | 51,198 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the Patron Saint of France? | in Saint-Denis is France's largest stadium and was the venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. Since 1903, France is famous for its 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car endurance race. Several major tennis tournaments take place in France, including the Paris Masters and the French Open, one of the... | Saint Eligius
Saint Eligius (also Eloy, Eloi or Loye; ; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660 AD) is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and coin collectors. He is also the patron saint of veterinarians, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), a corps of the British Army, but he is best known for b... | 51,199 | triviaqa-train |
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