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What's missing: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth | Ivy League
The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight private universities in the Northeastern United States. The term "Ivy League" is typically used to refer to those eight schools as a group of elite colleges beyond the sports context. The eight members are Brown U... | Colonial colleges
The colonial colleges are nine institutions of higher education chartered in the Thirteen Colonies before the United States of America became a sovereign nation after the American Revolution. These nine have long been considered together, notably in the survey of their origins in the 1907 "The Cambrid... | 51,900 | triviaqa-train |
By what common name do we known the Disney and ballet character Princess Aurora? | known as "The Wonderful World of Disney".
Disney's film studios stayed busy as well, averaging five or six releases per year during this period. While the production of shorts slowed significantly during the 1950s and 1960s, the studio released a number of popular animated features, like "Lady and the Tramp" (1955), "S... | Aurora" became a popular baby name, with parents often naming their daughters after the character. However, despite being featured prominently in Disney merchandise, "Aurora has become an oft-forgotten princess", and her popularity pales in comparison to those of Cinderella and Snow White. While creating the Disney Pri... | 51,901 | triviaqa-train |
Which one hangs from the ceiling? A stalactite? Or a stalagmite? | stalagmites form very quickly within hours or days. Unlike lava stalagmites however, they may grow back as long as water and temperatures are suitable. Ice stalagmites are more common than their stalactite counterparts because warmer air rises to the ceilings of caves and may raise temperatures to above freezing.
Ice s... | - the column known as "Goliath", one of the largest stalagmites in the world measuring tall and in circumference;
- the large flow stone "waterfall," tall and long;
- an "improbable" stalagmite, only in diameter at its base and rising at a 45-degree angle from a rock formation to the cave ceiling above;
- the Big Room,... | 51,902 | triviaqa-train |
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated the first African American judge to the US Supreme Court. Who was it? | the Court began to increase in the late 20th century. Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice in 1967. Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice in 1981. Marshall was succeeded by African-American Clarence Thomas in 1991. O'Connor was joined by Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993. After O'Connor's... | interstate transportation.
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Robinson received a recess appointment from President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 6, 1964, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge James Ward Morris. He was nominated to the same seat by President Johnson on ... | 51,903 | triviaqa-train |
The 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again is a remake of what 1965 Bond film? | Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion to date, the films produced by Eon constitute the fifth-highest-grossing film series. Six actors have portrayed 007 in the Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig.
Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co-produced most of the Eon films until 1975, when Broccoli became... | .
James Bond.
The hotel was used as a filming location for the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again" (1983 unofficial remake) starring Sean Connery. The scene in "Never Say Never Again" where the character of Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera) (not actually Kim Basinger as the source says) is waterskiing was shot in fron... | 51,904 | triviaqa-train |
January 25, 1947 saw the death, from neurosyphilis, of what famous American, nicknamed Scarface? | Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (, ; born January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he... | .
Biographies Brigham Young.
- Admiring biography of Brigham Young, the 2nd President of the LDS Church (from 1847–1877); nicknamed the "American Moses" because he led his followers in an exodus through a desert, to what they saw as a promised land.
- Part of the Library of American Biography Series. Republished on 24 ... | 51,905 | triviaqa-train |
How much of the earth's surface is covered by oceans? | respect to its orbital plane, producing seasons on Earth. The gravitational interaction between Earth and the Moon causes tides, stabilizes Earth's orientation on its axis and gradually slows its rotation. Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System and the largest and most massive of the four terrestrial planets.
... | , early Earth's surface was much as it is today. The action of plate tectonics traps vast amounts of CO, thereby reducing greenhouse effects, and leading to a much cooler surface temperature, and the formation of solid rock and liquid water.
Earth's water inventory.
While the majority of Earth's surface is covered by o... | 51,906 | triviaqa-train |
The planet Venus is known as the Evening Star. Which of the celestial bodies is known as The Morning Star? | , hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology.
Planets are generally divided into two main types: large low-density giant planets, and smaller rocky terrestrials. There are eight planets in the Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, the... | Red Horn was "either evening- or morning-star", and in 1954 he changed his position yet again, asserting that Red Horn, "probably is identical with the Evening Star". After an extensive discussion of the problem, Lankford summed up by saying, "It appears that the safest conclusion for this study of Morning Star traditi... | 51,907 | triviaqa-train |
The terms curd and whey are associated with making what? | to a non-dairy substance of similar appearance or consistency, though in these cases a modifier or the word "curdled" is generally used.
In England, curds produced using rennet are referred to as junket; true curds and whey are produced from the natural separation of milk due to its environment (temperature, acidity).
... | starter is made, or saved from previous batch of dahi, milk is boiled and cooled. In a separate bowl dahi is mixed with its whey, and then mixed together with the milk. It is then left to sit undisturbed for 5 to 10 hours.
This practice can also be applied for making dahi/yogurt from milk substitutes, such as soy milk.... | 51,908 | triviaqa-train |
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was followed up by what 2008 blockbuster? | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third installment in the "Indiana Jones" franchise. Harrison Ford reprises the title role, while his father i... | Indiana Jones
Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is the title character and protagonist of the "Indiana Jones" franchise. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials. The character first appeared in the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark", to be followed by "Indiana Jones ... | 51,909 | triviaqa-train |
“Oh my God, they killed Kenny! …You bastards!” is frequently heard on what TV classic? | Parker in 1992 ("Jesus vs. Frosty") and 1995 ("Jesus vs. Santa").
Kenny is a third, later fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town life in his hometown of South Park, Colorado, where he lives with his poverty-stricken family. Kenny is animated by computer to... | a comically absurd fashion, and usually followed by Stan and Kyle respectively yelling "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" and "You bastards!" Shortly afterward, rats would commonly appear and begin picking at his corpse. In a following episode, Kenny would reappear alive and well, usually without any explanation. Most cha... | 51,910 | triviaqa-train |
In economics, which four countries are known as the BRIC countries, grouped as being at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development? | BRIC
BRIC is a grouping acronym referring to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, deemed to be developed countries at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development, on their way to becoming developed countries. It is typically rendered as "the BRICs" or "the BRIC countries" or "the BRIC economies"... | student experience and help institutions compete globally. It evaluates the standing of national higher education systems by providing rankings in four broad areas: resources, environment, connectivity and output. The rankings are then combined to provide an overall ranking. The ranking is then adjusted by GDP per capi... | 51,911 | triviaqa-train |
The month of January was named after which Roman god? | of the 1st-century BC scholar Varro, known through other classical and Christian authors.
The earliest pantheon included Janus, Vesta, and a leading so-called Archaic Triad of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, whose flamens were of the highest order. According to tradition, Numa Pompilius, the Sabine second king of Rome, fo... | of the space.
Significance.
In Latin, Campus Martius means "Field of Mars", a god highly considered in the Roman pantheon. Paul W. Jacobs III attributes the significance of Mars to his patronage of both military and agriculture. In the calendar year, March was the month named after Mars: this month first marked the beg... | 51,912 | triviaqa-train |
The longest serving and first flying space shuttle, which vehicle was lost on re-entry Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of 7 astronauts? | Tests and has no orbital capability. Four fully operational orbiters were initially built: "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", and "Atlantis". Of these, two were lost in mission accidents: "Challenger" in 1986 and "Columbia" in 2003, with a total of fourteen astronauts killed. A fifth operational (and sixth in total... | Macintosh on sale in the United States two days later.
Events February.
- February 1 – Medicare comes into effect in Australia.
- February 3
- Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth.
- STS-41-B: Sp... | 51,913 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon character, who cooks at the Krusty Krab, calls Bikini Bottom home? | 17 through May 19.
On July 13, 2013, Toyota, with Nickelodeon, unveiled a "SpongeBob"-inspired Toyota Highlander. The 2014 Toyota Highlander was launched on SpongeBob Day at the San Diego Padres v. Giants game. The "SpongeBob" Toyota Highlander visited seven U.S. locations during its release, including the Nickelodeon ... | Jessica Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit is a fictional character in "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" and its loose film adaptation, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". She is depicted as Roger's human toon wife in various Roger Rabbit media. Jessica is renowned as one of the most well-known sex symbols in animation. She is also well known fo... | 51,914 | triviaqa-train |
Feb 2, 1905, saw the birth of what Russian born American author who founded the philosophical system called Objectivism? | Objectivism (Ayn Rand)
Objectivism is a philosophical system developed by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand. Rand first expressed Objectivism in her fiction, most notably "The Fountainhead" (1943) and "Atlas Shrugged" (1957), and later in non-fiction essays and books. Leonard Peikoff, a professional philosopher and Rand... | (1905–1982): Russian-born American author and founder of Objectivism.
- Derek Raymond (1931–1994): English writer, credited with being the founder of English noir.
- Stan Rice (1942–2006): American poet and artist, Professor of English and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, and husband of writer Anne R... | 51,915 | triviaqa-train |
In what US city is this years Super Bowl scheduled to be played? | Super Bowl XLIV
Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champions New Orleans Saints and the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Indianapolis Colts to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season. The Saints defeated the Colts by a ... | team has yet worn a third jersey or Color Rush uniform for the Super Bowl.
Venue Host cities/regions.
Fifteen different regions have hosted Super Bowls.
Venue Host stadiums.
A total of 26 different stadiums, six of which no longer exist and one of which does not yet exist, either have hosted or are scheduled to host Su... | 51,916 | triviaqa-train |
Amethyst is the birthstone for which month of the year? | Amethyst
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz.
The name comes from the Koine Greek ἀμέθυστος "amethystos" from ἀ- "a-", "not" and μεθύσκω "methysko" / μεθύω "methyo", "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks wore amethyst and carved drinking vesse... | stand-out colors in her designs and fashions.
- Tylie – The 15-year-old jewelry maker of the line. Energetic and smart, she is quite intelligent about a design and always favors new ones. She also hates boredom, which means she could be impatient and can easily get upset at times. Her birthstone is amethyst, and her fa... | 51,917 | triviaqa-train |
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in what country? | 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... | Great Rebellion of 1817–18
The Great Rebellion of 1817–18, also known as the 1818 Uva–Wellassa uprising (after the two places it had started), or simply the Uva rebellion, was the third Kandyan War with the British, in what is now Sri Lanka. It took place in what is now Uva, which was then a province of the Kingdom of ... | 51,918 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the competitor to the Matchbox die cast car, introduced by Mattel in 1968? | ). These consisted of easily assembled hard plastic track, designed to look like concrete roads, rather than the soft plastic of Hotwheels and Superfast track. The system worked by means of trackside electric motors driving continuous spring loops which would run in channels. Small plastic pins could be attached to the... | Matchbox (brand)
Matchbox is a popular toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast Matchbox toys were sold in boxes similar in to those in which matches were sold. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys... | 51,919 | triviaqa-train |
What Canadian band sang about a modern warrior named Tom Sawyer who had a mean, mean stride? | Tom Sawyer (song)
"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, originally released on their 1981 album "Moving Pictures" as its opener. The band's lead singer and bassist, Geddy Lee, has referred to the track as the band's "defining piece of music ... from the early '80s". It is one of Rush's best-known songs and... | the same level of the enslaved. Politically, the black Loyalist communities in both Nova Scotia and Upper Canada were characterized by what the historian James Walker called "a tradition of intense loyalty to Britain" for granting them freedom and Canadian blacks tended to be active in the militia, especially in Upper ... | 51,920 | triviaqa-train |
Feb 4th marks the anniversary of the election of George Washington to the nation's highest office. In what year did he become the first US president? | George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – , 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitu... | African-American to become U.S. President, Jackson was asked about his emotion regarding the 20-year wait for a man of his skin color to reach the nation's highest office, and noted that while he had played some role in helping to create the circumstances for the 2008 election, his remark was not to diminish the effort... | 51,921 | triviaqa-train |
1936 saw Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson the first inductees into what? | and ERA. In fact, he is the only professional pitcher in history to rank in the top ten both in career wins and in career ERA, if taking 19th century pitchers statistics into account. Otherwise, both Mathewson and Walter Johnson would hold that distinction. In Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one... | same day, was also inducted in his first year of eligibility. It was the first time since the original five selections (Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson) that anyone had won 75% of the votes on their first try.
- Singer Tony Bennett first recorded what would become his signature so... | 51,922 | triviaqa-train |
If my local college awards me a D D degree, what Doctorate have I earned? | the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) in 2013 as:
In terms of number of institutions offering the awards, the most common doctorates of this type in UKCGE surveys carried out in 2008 and 2013 were the Doctor of Science (DSc), Doctor of Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Law (LLD), Doctor of Music (DMus) and Doctor of D... | Sidney S. Alexander
Sidney Stuart Alexander (May 3, 1916 - February 19, 2005) was an American economist who was associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alexander graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard College in 1936. Continuing at Harvard University, he received a master's degree in 1938 and a docto... | 51,923 | triviaqa-train |
The 1993 file Cool Runnings is based on a Jamaican team trying to compete in what sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics? | have occurred following the Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Differences between real life and film Organization.
A fictional all-encompassing winter sports governing body, the "International Alliance of Winter Sports", appears in the film. In reality, each Winter Olympic Sport has its own governing body, and bobsledding fa... | Megachile dupla
Megachile dupla is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Ritsema in 1880. | 51,924 | triviaqa-train |
Located between 3rd and 4th Ave, what building is home to Seattle Symphony? | Seattle Symphony
The Seattle Symphony is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. Since 1998, the orchestra is resident at Benaroya Hall. The orchestra also serves as the accompanying orchestra for the Seattle Opera.
History.
History Beginnings.
The orchestra gave its first performance on December 29, 1903, ... | Destroyed) – now NE corner of 1st Ave. and Yesler Way, Seattle
- Carliss P. Stone Block (1883, Destroyed) – Front Street (now 1st Ave.), Seattle
- Schwabacher Building (1883, Destroyed) – Yesler Way West of 1st Ave., Seattle
- Henry Yesler House (1883-4, Destroyed) – 3rd, 4th, James and Jefferson Streets, Seattle
- Wah... | 51,925 | triviaqa-train |
Playing in the Eastern Conference, what NBA team plays their home games in Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina? | Spectrum Center (arena)
Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. The arena seats 19,077 for NBA games but can be expanded to 20,200 for college basketball games.
History.
The arena o... | Union in the Super Series, and in 1978, played against World Hockey Association teams also in preseason training. Like the NFL, the NHL sometimes schedules exhibition games for cities without their own NHL teams, often at a club's minor league affiliate (e.g. Carolina Hurricanes games at Time Warner Cable Arena in Char... | 51,926 | triviaqa-train |
First issued by Bank of America in 1958, the BankAmericard is now known by what name? | 1980s, with a change in federal banking legislation and regulation, could Bank of America again expand its domestic consumer banking activity outside California.
New technologies also allowed the direct linking of credit cards with individual bank accounts. In 1958, the bank introduced the BankAmericard, which changed ... | banks, but none of them were able to last very long. In September 1958, Bank of America launched the "BankAmericard" in Fresno, California, which would become the first successful recognizably modern credit card. This card succeeded where others failed by breaking the chicken-and-egg cycle in which consumers did not wa... | 51,927 | triviaqa-train |
Known as the Empire State of the South, what was the 4th state to join the union on January 2, 1788? | Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Georgia is the 24th largest and 8th-most populous of the 50 United States. Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, to the northeast by South Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the... | in what would become known as the War of the Golden Stool. In the end, the British were victorious; they exiled Asantewaa and other Asante leaders to the Seychelles to join Asante King Prempeh I.
In January 1902, Britain finally designated the Ashanti Kingdom as a protectorate. the Ashanti Kingdom was restored to self-... | 51,928 | triviaqa-train |
Isaac Stern, Nicolai Paganini, Itzhak Pearlman, and Yehudi Menuhin were all famous for playing which instrument? | Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 are among the best kn... | finer details of attack, tone, phrasing, and overall shape, and the student is expected to have complete control of more basic elements such as rhythm and pitch. The value of the master class setup is that all students can benefit from the master's comments on each piece.
Many concert performers have given master class... | 51,929 | triviaqa-train |
Appearing in Parade magazine since 1980, what is the name of the single panel comic strip, inked by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner, that features pleasant, likable Saint Bernard, who by his very size, gets in the way of the family he lives with? | John Reiner
John Reiner (born 1956) is a cartoonist who collaborates with writer Bunny Hoest on three cartoon series: "The Lockhorns", syndicated by King Features, and "Laugh Parade" and "Howard Huge" (both for "Parade" magazine).
Born in New York City, Reiner was raised on Long Island, where he graduated from Smithtow... | King Features Syndicate, the strip was continued by Hoest's widow, Bunny Hoest and Bill's assistant, John Reiner, until they decided to end it in 1996.
Characters and story.
"What a Guy!" was created when Bill and Bunny were visiting with Bunny's daughter and her family. Bunny's grandson was an early "latchkey" child. ... | 51,930 | triviaqa-train |
Named for a famous Chicago bartender, what is the common name for a drink that has been spiked with a drug, usually chloral hydrate, given to someone in order to incapacitate them? | its use was widespread. It was widely used recreationally and prescribed in the late 19th century. Chloral hydrate is soluble in both water and ethanol, readily forming concentrated solutions. A solution of chloral hydrate in ethanol called "knockout drops" was used to prepare a Mickey Finn. More reputable uses of chlo... | orally either by itself or in conjunction with other anesthetics, such as ketamine, barbiturates, chloral hydrate, and halothane in order to provide reliable anesthesia effects. The most common route of administration is injection. The drug is used as a veterinary anesthetic and the recommended dose varies between spec... | 51,931 | triviaqa-train |
Born Eric Arthur Blair in India, on June 25, 1903, what British author penned such books as Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and Washington, and Homage to Catalonia? | Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations fighting for the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. The war was one of the shaping events on his political outlook and a significant part of what led him to write, in 1946, "Every line of serious w... | cities. "The Road to Wigan Pier" is initially a study of poverty in the North of England, but ends with an extended autobiographical essay describing some of Orwell's experiences with poverty. "Homage to Catalonia" recounts his experiences as a volunteer fighting fascism with the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification i... | 51,932 | triviaqa-train |
If verso is the left side page of a book, what name is given to the right? | Recto and verso
Recto and verso are respectively, the text written or printed on the "right" or "front" side and on the "back" side of a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.
Etymology.
The terms are shortened from Latin "rectō foliō" and "versō foliō", translating to "on the ri... | style typography used are the use of sans serif type for emphasis (mostly chapter and section headings), and typesetting most punctuation marks as if they were ruby.
Verse numbers are typeset on the right-hand side of the first word of each verse as ruby.
Notes are typeset as footnotes; however, because it is typeset v... | 51,933 | triviaqa-train |
What type of animal is the video game character Sonic, introduced by Sega on June 23, 1991? | . The games revolve around a set of minigames and are playable with up to four players.
"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games", released for both Nintendo DS and Wii, is a collection of 24 events based on the 2008 Summer Olympic Games from Beijing, in which characters from Sega's "Sonic the Hedgehog" series compete with... | , before joining ABB Group working as part of the international sales force for their power station division. He identified that a potential client also ran an IndyCar team in the United States, and assisted in organising a sponsorship deal with the team.
In 1996 Lowdon returned to the UK and created Industry On-line, ... | 51,934 | triviaqa-train |
Grover Cleveland was the only US president to serve non-consecutive terms. Which president, the 23rd, served in between his two terms? | Stetson, Tracy, and MacVeigh. This affiliation was more of an office-sharing arrangement, though quite compatible. Cleveland's law practice brought only a moderate income, perhaps because Cleveland spent considerable time at the couple's vacation home Gray Gables at Buzzard Bay, where fishing became his obsession. Whil... | .
The relationship between Bart and George is a homage to the United States television series "Dennis the Menace" from 1959, with the Bushes standing in for Dennis's elderly neighbors, the Wilsons. In response to George spanking Bart, Grandpa says: "Big deal! When I was a pup, we got spanked by Presidents till the cows... | 51,935 | triviaqa-train |
First founded 182 years ago today, which organization requires a belief in the Great (or Grand) Architect of the Universe? | he had built several towns and palaces for the gods. Among them were, in chronological order, Svarga(Heaven) in the Satya Yuga, Lanka in the Treta Yuga, and Dwarka (Krishna's capital) in the Dwapara Yuga.
Freemasonry.
Masonic historians such as William Bissey Gary Leazer (quoting "Coil's Masonic Encyclopaedia"), and S.... | the soul and human solidarity" were struck out. The United Grand Lodge of England's (UGLE) response was a resolution in March 1878 that "That the Grand Lodge, whilst always anxious to receive in the most fraternal spirit the Brethren of any Foreign Grand Lodge whose proceedings are conducted according to the Ancient La... | 51,936 | triviaqa-train |
Nero Wolfe, that famous detective created by Rex Stout, rarely leaves his house. What is the name of his able bodied assistant, who does all of Nero's legwork? | Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe is a fictional character, a brilliant, oversized, eccentric armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in New York City, and he is loath to leave his home for... | , dapper young confidential assistant with an eye for attractive women, narrates the cases and does the legwork for the detective genius.
Stout wrote 33 novels and 41 novellas and short stories from 1934 to 1975, with most of them set in New York City. The stories have been adapted for film, radio, television and the s... | 51,937 | triviaqa-train |
The 11th amendment to the US constitution addresses the ability of citizens and foreigners to sue whom? | citizen, or a British protected person. The Aliens Act of 1905, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act of 1914 and the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act of 1919 were all products of the turbulence in the early part of the 20th century.
Common law jurisdictions United States.
Under the Immigration and Nationa... | in Boston, and in his own firm.
Advocacy work.
In 2009, as a private attorney, Clements represented several public interest organizations with a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in the Citizens United case. Clements argued: "[w]hether or not the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United explicitly addresses 'corporate... | 51,938 | triviaqa-train |
What sort of animal is a Rhodesian ridgeback? | these offspring to ensure they will not be bred but can live into maturity as non-showing, non-breeding pets. Some breed parent clubs and canine registries in Europe have even made the culling of ridgeless whelps a requirement. It was pointed out on the BBC One investigative documentary "Pedigree Dogs Exposed" that the... | Books, UK 1999)
- "De Rhodesian Ridgeback in Nederland" 1945-1991 PCR Geurts & JG Coppens (Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Nederland 1995)
- "The Rhodesian Ridgeback - The Origin, History and Standard" TC Hawley (Privately published, South Africa 1957-80)
- "Rhodesian Ridgeback" Ann Woodrow (Privately published, England 1986)... | 51,939 | triviaqa-train |
What skateboarder has launched a 10 years series of video games that have dominated the genre? | , which was first ever landed by Tom Schaar in 2012.
Culture.
Skateboarding was popularized by the 1986 skateboarding cult classic "Thrashin'". Directed by David Winters and starring Josh Brolin, it features appearances from many famous skaters such as Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero. "Thrashi... | - Sylph Comics
Publishing imprints Novels.
- Mahō no Island Bunko
- Media Works Bunko
Contests.
- Dengeki Comic Grand Prix
- Dengeki Taishō
Video games.
ASCII Media Works has been in the business of developing and producing video games of series that have light novels or manga published by the company. These games are ... | 51,940 | triviaqa-train |
Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail? | of the Vulgate Cycle used the Grail as a symbol of divine grace; Galahad, illegitimate son of Lancelot and Elaine, the world's greatest knight and the Grail Bearer at the castle of Corbenic, is destined to achieve the Grail, his spiritual purity making him a greater warrior than even his illustrious father. Galahad and... | The earliest surviving versions already incorporate references to King Arthur and his court. The connection between Tristan and Iseult and the Arthurian legend was expanded over time, and sometime shortly after the completion of the Vulgate Cycle (the Lancelot-Grail) in the first quarter of the 13th century, two author... | 51,941 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the recording label founded by the Beatles? | Apple Records
Apple Records is a record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston. In practic... | Jacaranda Records
Jacaranda Records is an independent record label in Liverpool, United Kingdom, specialising in Immersive Audio.
Headquartered above the Jacaranda Club, the 1958 venue credited with launching The Beatles on their early careers, the label also operates live music venues and record stores across the city... | 51,942 | triviaqa-train |
The largest portion of Yellowstone National Park is located in which state? | Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first... | Park County, Montana
Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. At the 2010 census, the population was 15,636. Its county seat is Livingston. A small part of Yellowstone National Park is located in the extreme southern part of the county.
History.
Park County was authorized by the Territorial Legisla... | 51,943 | triviaqa-train |
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are collectively known as what? | to reconcile their bills after disagreeing over whether to ratify Articles One and Two. All three later ratified the Constitutional amendments originally known as Articles Three through Twelve as part of the 1939 commemoration of the Bill of Rights' sesquicentennial: Massachusetts on March 2, Georgia on March 18, and C... | Senator voting against all amendments.
Consequences.
After having passed the amendments, parliament was immediately dissolved again, leading to the first election in organised in accordance with the new Constitution in 1918. The Social Democratic Workers' Party grew substantially, but the Christian democratic parties d... | 51,944 | triviaqa-train |
With what unfortunate name did Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin dub their first born daughter? | cranberry juice when he behaves "like an idiot". PETA named him the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2005. However, he began eating meat again after his split with Gwyneth Paltrow. Martin is a supporter of Arsenal Football Club. According to an article released by Quartz in May 2018, Martin has an estimated wealth of £94 ... | Coldplay Live 2003
Coldplay Live 2003 is a live/video album by British rock band Coldplay, first released in November 2003. The set features concerts filmed at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on 21 and 22 July 2003.
It was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.
The song "Moses", exclusive ... | 51,945 | triviaqa-train |
After how many years does Halley's comet appear? | Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years. Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.
Halley's returns to the inner Solar System have been observed and recorded b... | Naming of comets
Comets have been observed for the last 2,000 years. During that time, several different systems have been used to assign names to each comet, and as a result many comets have more than one name.
The simplest system names comets after the year in which they were observed (e.g. the Great Comet of 1680). ... | 51,946 | triviaqa-train |
What is the oldest soft drink in America? | Holland, Michigan.
Vernors may have been aged for four years in oak barrels when it was first concocted. However, whether that process continues to the present time is subject to speculation, at least, and the lack of confirmation from the Dr. Pepper company, and its change in packaging and labeling in 1996, calls that... | Laranjada
Laranjada is a carbonated orange flavour soft drink that is produced and distributed by the Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira, which is owned by the Pestana Group.
History.
Launched in 1872, it was the first soft drink to be produced in Portugal and therefore the oldest, remaining very popular to the present day... | 51,947 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the medieval art that has a goal of turning base metals into gold? | while Mary the Jewess is credited as being the first non-fictitious Western alchemist. They wrote in Greek and lived in Egypt under Roman rule.
Mythology – Zosimos of Panopolis asserted that alchemy dated back to Pharaonic Egypt where it was the domain of the priestly class, though there is little to no evidence for hi... | the country, their remains have been reconstructed thus providing physical evidence of what they looked like.
Metalwork and Engravings.
Armenia has a history of making engravings and metalwork which are also considered as part of the art. Artifacts in this category can be subdivided into coins, silver and gold, and br... | 51,948 | triviaqa-train |
The density, or richness, of which substance is measured by a lactometer? | The instrument is graduated into a hundred parts. Milk is poured in and allowed to stand until the cream has formed, then the depth of the cream deposit in degrees determines the quality of the milk. If the milk sample is pure, the lactometer floats; if it is adulterated or impure, the lactometer sinks.
Specialized hyd... | the superscript indicates the temperature at which the density of the material is measured, and the subscript indicates the temperature of the reference substance to which it is compared.
Uses.
Relative density can also help to quantify the buoyancy of a substance in a fluid or gas, or determine the density of an unkno... | 51,949 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the spokesperson for Kellogs Frosted Flakes? | their products. Kellogg's once released "Mission Nutrition", a PC game that came free with special packs of cereal. It played in a similar fashion as "Donkey Kong Country"; users could play as Tony the Tiger, Coco the Monkey, or Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Kellogg's has also released "Talking" games. The two current versio... | " from Tom.
Ivory flakes portion of show starts with visiting patrons: " Who are you?"
Ivory flakes commercial.
"Going for a hat".
Drawing for the wishing ring.
2nd half of show-Kellogs' Pep.
Good Good neighbor letter.
Uncle Corny joke and confirming he will send out orchid.
Pep commercial.
Taking bids for oldest lady ... | 51,950 | triviaqa-train |
How many troy ounces are in a troy pound? | Troy weight
Troy weight is a system of units of mass that originated in 15th-century England, and is primarily used today in the precious metals industry. Its units are the grain, pennyweight (24 grains), troy ounce (20 pennyweights), and troy pound (12 troy ounces). The grain is the same grain used in the more common ... | evidence from the 15th century that the troy pound was used for weighing metals and spices. After the abolishment of the Tower pound in 1527 by Henry VIII of England, the troy pound was the official basis for English coin weights. The British apothecaries' system was based on the troy pound until metrication, and it su... | 51,951 | triviaqa-train |
The United States launched Operation Desert Shield in 1990 to prevent Iraq from invading what country? | Iraq
Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially the Republic of Iraq ( '; '), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic ... | existence, although some of its subordinate elements remained active as separate units. This included the 8th Battalion, 40th Armor, which was reassigned to the 63d ARCOM.
In late July 1990, soldiers of 8th, 40th Armor were sent to Fort Hunter Ligget, California for Annual Training. After their arrival, they were notif... | 51,952 | triviaqa-train |
The majority of the Mohave Desert is located in which state? | by heat. Temperatures on valley floors can soar above and above at the lowest elevations. Low humidity, high temperatures, and low pressure, draw in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico creating thunderstorms across the desert southwest known as the North American monsoon. While the Mojave does not get nearly the amount of... | Upper Burro Creek Wilderness
Upper Burro Creek Wilderness is a 27,440-acre (11,100 ha) wilderness area located in Yavapai and Mohave Counties in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the town of Bagdad.
Topography.
Upper Burro Creek is one of the few perennial streams to flow undammed i... | 51,953 | triviaqa-train |
Who gnawed a chunk from Evander Holyfield's ear on June 28, 1997? | Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as "The Sound and the Fury" and afterwards infamously referred to as "The Bite Fight", was a professional boxing match contested on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights... | was defeated by heavy underdog Evander Holyfield in 1996. In their 1997 rematch, Tyson bit a chunk from Holyfield's ear, resulting in his disqualification; Tyson's boxing license was revoked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for one year and he was fined US$3 million. Holyfield won two of the three title belts, b... | 51,954 | triviaqa-train |
In response to a Soviet blockade, June 26th, 1948, saw the Western Allies begin an airlift to what city? | Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.... | Gill v. Whitford
Gill v. Whitford, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering. Other forms of gerrymandering based on racial or ethnic grounds have been deemed unconstitutional, and while the Supreme Court has identified that extreme partisan g... | 51,955 | triviaqa-train |
Who was is the only two term US President to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents? | presidents have gradually surrounded themselves with many layers of staff, who were eventually organized into the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Within the Executive Office, the president's innermost layer of aides (and their assistants) are located in the White House Office.
To allow the gover... | of the United States. Cleveland is the only president ever to have served two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897) as President and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents.
- On March 20, 1923, the Post Office issued the 12-cent Cleveland issue, first released ... | 51,956 | triviaqa-train |
Which space probe, launched in 1977, is set to reach the edge of the known solar system and be the first man made object to experience interstellar space? | Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977. Part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System, "Voyager 1" was launched 16 days after its twin, "Voyager 2". Having operated for as of , the spacecraft still communicates with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and... | which as of 2019 includes . It is the fifth space probe to achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the Solar System.
On January 19, 2006, "New Horizons" was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by an Atlas V rocket directly into an Earth-and-solar escape trajectory with a speed of about . It was the faste... | 51,957 | triviaqa-train |
What 19th century author wrote the pentalogy of Leatherstocking Tales novels featuring the protagonist Natty Bumppo? | Leatherstocking Tales
The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, set in the eighteenth century era of development in the primarily former Iroquois areas in central New York. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, a frontiersman known to European-American settlers as "Leath... | name of the author of "The Columbus Book Of Euchre" and "House Of Evil".
- Postage stamps
- In 1989, the Soviet Union issued a series of postage stamps depicting themes of Cooper's "The Leatherstocking Tales".
- Sculptures and memorials
- The Lederstrumpfbrunnen ("leatherstocking fountain") in Edenkoben (Germany) conta... | 51,958 | triviaqa-train |
Which US President served between Grover Cleveland's two terms? | Stetson, Tracy, and MacVeigh. This affiliation was more of an office-sharing arrangement, though quite compatible. Cleveland's law practice brought only a moderate income, perhaps because Cleveland spent considerable time at the couple's vacation home Gray Gables at Buzzard Bay, where fishing became his obsession. Whil... | , died in and is buried in Princeton
- Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States, retired to, died in, and buried in Princeton
- Ruth Cleveland (1891–1904), daughter of Grover and Frances Cleveland born between Cleveland's two terms in office, died at age 12 and is buried at Princeton C... | 51,959 | triviaqa-train |
June 25, 1876 saw which Lakota Sioux holy man defeat Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn? | , along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory.
The fight was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, who were led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, and had been inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull (... | There were an estimated 1500 to 2000 warriors from Northern Cheyenne and five major Sioux tribes. The Indians had no intention of fleeing. They were determined to stand and fight." On June 25 and 26, 1876, George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry (with 468 fatalities and 55 wounded) were defeated at the Battle of th... | 51,960 | triviaqa-train |
What famous fictional detective, created by Erle Stanley Gardner, had a famous secretary named Della Street? | Della Street
Della Street is the fictional secretary of Perry Mason in the long-running series of novels, short stories, films, and radio and television programs featuring the fictional defense attorney created by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Description.
In the first Perry Mason novel, "The Case of the Velvet Claws", written... | Cool and Lam
Cool and Lam is a fictional American private detective firm that is the center of a series of detective novels written by Erle Stanley Gardner using the pen name of A. A. Fair.
Bertha Cool.
In the first book about her, "The Bigger They Come" (1939; British: "Lam to the Slaughter"), Bertha Cool opened her d... | 51,961 | triviaqa-train |
What moderately famous celebrity, who died on June 25, 2009, called the 2,800 acre Neverland ranch his home until 2006? | for Artist of the Century. Later that year, an anonymous surrogate mother gave birth to his third child, Prince Michael Jackson II (nicknamed "Blanket"), who had been conceived by artificial insemination. On November 20, Jackson briefly held Blanket over the railing of his Berlin hotel room, four stories above ground l... | a private room created for him in Farshchian's garage. Farschian also visited Jackson and his family at the celebrity's Neverland Ranch in Southern California.
Unfortunately, Jackson's use of the general anesthetic Propofol, administered by Dr. Conrad Murray, eventually led to his death on June 25, 2009. After Jackson'... | 51,962 | triviaqa-train |
With an atomic number of 80, what element takes its symbol from the Latin hydrargyrum, and was previously used in thermometers? | Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum ( ). A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other e... | Hafnium
Hafnium is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray, tetravalent transition metal, hafnium chemically resembles zirconium and is found in many zirconium minerals. Its existence was predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, though it was not identified until 1923, by Cost... | 51,963 | triviaqa-train |
What future politician starred alongside a chimp named Bonzo in the 1951 movie Bedtime for Bonzo? | Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
Reagan was raise... | Bonzo Goes to College
Bonzo Goes to College (1952) is the sequel to "Bedtime for Bonzo". Like that film, it was directed by Frederick De Cordova but has a different cast and writers.
Plot.
Former lab chimp Bonzo, suddenly literate, runs away from a carnival sideshow. He lands in the college town of Pawlton, where young... | 51,964 | triviaqa-train |
Mountainous Sherpas and bad-assed Ghurkas are native to which country? | Sherpa people
Sherpa is one of the ethnic groups native to the most mountainous regions of Nepal and the Himalayas. The term "sherpa" or "sherwa" derives from the Sherpa language words "Shyar" ("east") and "Pa" ("people"), which refer to their geographical origin of eastern Nepal.
Most Sherpa people live in the eastern... | or a highlander, and "ghéi" "sea", signifying "a people dwelling and inhabiting a mountainous country near the sea coast", or "between two seas".
Ethnonyms Circassian, Charkas, Cherkes.
The word "Circassians" ( ) is an exonym. The Russians referred to all Circassian tribes as "Cherkesy", which may be derived from "Kerk... | 51,965 | triviaqa-train |
"Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Pipe" might be an example of winning what Parker Brothers game? | List of Cluedo characters
This is a list of characters in the game of "Cluedo".
Dr. Black/Mr. Boddy.
"Dr. Black" (UK)/"Mr. Boddy" (US), a stock character and generic victim, is the owner of Tudor Close (later known as Tudor Manor, Tudor Hall and Boddy Mansion). In "Cluedo" he is the unseen host who is murdered, which i... | original Waddingtons rules, five in the Parker Brothers version and most computer editions.
Different atom positions lead to different average scores - a very easy four-ball game might average eight or nine points to solve, while a very hard game might average 18 points.
Variants.
The most common variant of "Black Box"... | 51,966 | triviaqa-train |
What city serves as the Prime Meridian, 0 degrees for longitude calculations? | the same length, being half of a great circle on the Earth's surface and therefore measuring 20,003.93 km (12,429.9 miles).
Pre-Greenwich.
The first prime meridian was set by Eratosthenes in 200 BCE. This prime meridian was used to provide measurement of the earth, but had many problems because of the lack of latitude ... | Hun Kal (crater)
Hun Kal is a small crater on Mercury that serves as the reference point for the planet's system of longitude. The longitude of Hun Kal's center is defined as being 20° W, thus establishing the planet's prime meridian.
Hun Kal was chosen as a reference point since the actual prime meridian was in shadow... | 51,967 | triviaqa-train |
The world's largest public corporation by revenue, what company had its first location opened in Rogers, Arkansas on July 2, 1962? | Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It al... | , 1972, the Government of Nova Scotia acquiredNova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited (NSLP), an investor-owned utility, leasing its assets to the renamed Nova Scotia Power Corporation (NSPC). In 1984, NSPC opened the world's first tidal power generating station on the Annapolis River at Annapolis Royal. This tech... | 51,968 | triviaqa-train |
Lead by total bad-ass Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Rider charge up Kettle and San Juan hills happened on July 1, 1898 in what country? | for a build-up in the country's naval strength, particularly the construction of battleships. Roosevelt also began pressing his national security views regarding the Pacific and the Caribbean on McKinley, and was particularly adamant that Spain be ejected from Cuba. He explained his priorities to one of the Navy's plan... | before the final assault on the Spanish fortifications, Captain O'Neill was warned about unnecessarily exposing himself to Spanish fire. Even as he was dismissing the danger, O'Neill was instantly killed by a bullet hitting him in the mouth. Frantz immediately took over the command and led the company to a successful c... | 51,969 | triviaqa-train |
Native mostly to Mexico, what is the name of the blue cactus used to make Tequila? | type of agave. Tequila is commonly served neat in Mexico and as a shot with salt and lime across the rest of the world.
The red volcanic soil in the region around the city of Tequila is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue agave, and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year. Agav... | were later put on pulquerías and the sale of pulque. Today, there are very few pulquerías left operating in Mexico.
Pulque production.
Pulque is a milky, foamy, alcoholic beverage native to central Mexico and made from fermented maguey sap, similar to tequila and mescal but with a much lower alcohol content, between 3 ... | 51,970 | triviaqa-train |
Thursday marks the demise of the PAC-10 athletic conference and the birth of the PAC-12 when what two universities join the conference? | BCS conference, having played in (and won) two BCS games beforehand.
On July 27, 2010, the conference unveiled a new logo and announced that the Pac-10 would be renamed the Pac-12 when Utah and Colorado formally joined in July 2011. On October 21, the Pac-12 announced that its football competition would be split into t... | were the first conference champions of the newly formed Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), commonly referred to as the "Big Five" at the time, and now as the "Pac-12". The conference formed in the wake of the "pay for play" scandal and collapse of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) after the 1958 coll... | 51,971 | triviaqa-train |
What fast food restaurant chain, rocked when 4 children died following an e. coli outbreak in 1990, frequently used antenna balls in their TV commercials? | ; Dick's Drive-In in Seattle, Washington and Arctic Circle in Utah and other western states; Halo Burger around Flint, Michigan and Burgerville in the Portland, Oregon area. Also, Whataburger is a popular burger chain in the American South, and Jack in the Box is located in the West and South. Canada pizza chains Toppe... | apparently conducted by Jenny Lewis) with pornographic actors Tommy Gunn, Faye Runaway, and Hailey Young. Along with the band, these three are featured in the video, where they interact in what is best described as a sexually charged manner.
In popular culture.
In 2009 American-based fast-food restaurant chain Carl's J... | 51,972 | triviaqa-train |
Hall-of-fame boxer Mike Tyson was disqualified from his June 27, 1997 fight against what World Heavyweight Champion, when Tyson bit off a portion of his ear? | to regain the titles, Tyson defeated Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991, but pulled out of a fight with then-undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (who had defeated Douglas later in 1990) due to a rib injury.
In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison, but was released on parole af... | several of the sport's top contenders, were entered into the tournament. In the first leg of the tournament, Trevor Berbick met then-WBC champion Pinklon Thomas for the WBC portion of the heavyweight title. In a closely contested fight, Berbick was able to narrowly earn the victory by unanimous decision to capture his ... | 51,973 | triviaqa-train |
What liquor, the primary ingredient in the original Martini and the Singapore Sling, gets its flavor from the juniper berry? | they discovered regarding the original recipe.
Present style.
By the 1980s, the Singapore Sling was often little more than gin, bottled sweet and sour, and grenadine. With the move towards fresh juices and the re-emergence of quality products like Cherry Heering, the cocktail has begun to resemble its original version.... | "
Modern use.
Modern use Beverage.
Vermouth is a common cocktail ingredient, particularly in Martinis and Manhattans. When drinking vermouth by itself, it is normally an apéritif. Vermouth is used as an ingredient in many different cocktails, as people found it beneficial for lowering the alcohol content of cocktails w... | 51,974 | triviaqa-train |
Double Dutch is a variation of what children's game? | USA Jump Rope Tournaments as well as the AAU Junior Olympic Games and the World Jump Rope Federation's worldwide annual competitions.
The World Jump Rope Championships were held in July, 2012, at George Washington University, in Washington D.C.
Double Dutch competitions are categorized as compulsory, freestyle, and spe... | To a pretty little girl with a strawberry curl
And this is what he said to her:
I L-O-V-E love you,
I K-I-S-S kiss you.
And he fell in the lake,
And he swallowed a snake,
And he came out with a bellyache.
Variation 11 (Long Island, NY, 1970s - a clapping game)
I am a pretty little Dutch girl,
As pretty as pretty can be... | 51,975 | triviaqa-train |
July 2, 1961 saw Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway commit suicide at his farm in Ketchum in what state? | successive plane crashes that left him in pain and ill-health for much of the rest of his life. In 1959, he bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho where he ended his own life in mid-1961.
Life.
Life Early life.
Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father, Clarence... | railroad passenger numbers. The area became popular with celebrities, including Ernest Hemingway and Gary Cooper. On July 2, 1961 Hemingway committed suicide at his home overlooking the Big Wood River; he is buried at the Ketchum Cemetery.
On February 9, 1945 a B-24 Liberator bomber crashed on Mount Harrison in the Alb... | 51,976 | triviaqa-train |
Ambrosia, Pippin, Gravenstein, and McIntosh are all types of what? | - McIntosh, Washington, an unincorporated community
- McIntosh County (disambiguation)
- In Canada
- McIntosh, Bruce County, Ontario, an unincorporated community
- McIntosh, Kenora District, Ontario, an unincorporated place
In outer space
- , an asteroid
Technology.
Apple Macintosh a series of personal computers produ... | 'Transparent', 'Primate', 'Sweet Bough', and 'Duchess'; fall producers include 'Fuji', 'Jonagold', 'Golden Delicious', 'Red Delicious', 'Chenango', 'Gravenstein', 'Wealthy', 'McIntosh', 'Snow', and 'Blenheim'; winter producers include 'Winesap', 'Granny Smith', 'King', 'Wagener', 'Swayzie', 'Greening', and 'Tolman Swee... | 51,977 | triviaqa-train |
Sarajevo is the capital of what modern country? | of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by local Young Bosnia activist Gavrilo Princip that sparked World War I, which also ended Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and resulted in the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Later, after World War II, the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina wit... | the men began to discuss killing natives of the area. William Bailey and George Gay murdered a native man and also attempted to kill the boy but he escaped. This violence was committed as they had previously skirmished with some Takelma natives of Rogue Valley directly to the north. The distinctions between the Shasta ... | 51,978 | triviaqa-train |
28th June, 1914, saw the assassination of Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, the triggering event of World War 1. In which European city were the Archduke and his wife, did the assassination take place? | Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria, Archduke of Austria-Este (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was a member of the imperial Habsburg dynasty, and from 1896 until his death the heir presumptive ("Thronfolger") to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajev... | 1665 when Mar Gregorios, a Bishop sent by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, arrived in India. The dissident group under the leadership of the Archdeacon welcomed him, mistaking him for an East Syriac Rite Bishop sent by the Church of the East. Though most of the St. Thomas Christians gradually relented in their... | 51,979 | triviaqa-train |
What conference, which is now held in Europe, Asia, as well as the US, hosts a series of talks of 18 minute maximum length, devoted to "ideas worth spreading"? | interests of independence.
The TED staff consists of about 180 people headquartered in New York City and Vancouver.
TED Prize.
The TED Prize was introduced in 2005. Until 2010, it annually granted three individuals $100,000 and a "wish to change the world". Each winner unveils their wish at the main annual conference. ... | "When we first discussed ideas for the series, I happened to mention that I had never had a foreign holiday until I was 18. I always holidayed at home and we travelled the length and breadth of Ireland and Scotland. I have a real appreciation of what is around us and this series is reminding people what a beautiful par... | 51,980 | triviaqa-train |
Because we can never get enough vampires or werewolves, the 3rd installment of the Twilight saga is hit the big screen today. What is the name of the book on which it is based? | Lefevre as Victoria for the third "Twilight" film, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". Summit Entertainment attributed the change to scheduling conflicts. Lefevre said she was "stunned" and "greatly saddened" by the decision. Jodelle Ferland was cast as the newly turned vampire, Bree. Other new cast members for the third fil... | of bloodthirsty newborn vampires in Seattle to rise up against the combined forces of the werewolves and Cullen family. During this battle, both she and her new fighting partner, Riley, are destroyed by Edward and the young wolf Seth Clearwater. Her supernatural talent is self-preservation; she can sense if others are ... | 51,981 | triviaqa-train |
The last contact coming from navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937, who famously disappeared somewhere over the Central Pacific but was not declared dead until Jan 5, 1939? | Fred Noonan
Frederick Joseph "Fred" Noonan (born April 4, 1893; disappeared July 2, 1937) was an American flight navigator, sea captain and aviation pioneer who first charted many commercial airline routes across the Pacific Ocean during the 1930s. He was last seen in Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, on the last land ... | find it and after numerous more attempts it appeared that the connection had dropped. The last transmission received from Earhart indicated she and Noonan were flying along a line of position (taken from a "sun line" running on 157–337 degrees) which Noonan would have calculated and drawn on a chart as passing through ... | 51,982 | triviaqa-train |
What daily comic strip, introduced by Brian Basset in 2001, tells a story about a young boy, who's actual name is Russell, and his dog? | Brian Basset
Brian Basset is an American comic strip artist ("Red and Rover"). Previously, he worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Times from 1978 to 1994, as well as being the creator and artist behind the syndicated comic strip "Adam", later changed to "Adam@home" (1984-2009).
Early years.
Basset was bor... | Fred Basset
Fred Basset is a comic strip about a male basset hound. The cartoon was created by Scottish cartoonist Alex Graham and published first in the "Daily Mail" on 8 July 1963. It has since been syndicated around the world.
Fred's cartoon strips are renamed as "Wurzel" in Germany, "Lillo il Cane Saggio" (Lillo th... | 51,983 | triviaqa-train |
What legendary guitarist, rock star (having released 31 albums over his career), radio and TV host is known as The Motor City Madman | Great White Buffalo", arranged with Rob Grange) established a fan base for Nugent and the other Amboy Dukes. Personnel changes nearly wrecked the band, which became known as Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes. Nugent reunited with the other members of the Amboy Dukes at the 2009 Detroit Music Awards, which took place April 1... | John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante (; born March 5, 1970) is an American guitarist, singer, composer, and producer. He is best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, from 1988 until 1992 and from 1998 until 2009. He recorded five studio albums with them.
Frusciante has an active solo... | 51,984 | triviaqa-train |
Who's missing: Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsenm, Steve Lombard? | Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in "Action Comics" #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for the Metropolis newspaper the "Daily Planet" and the primary love int... | co-star Stana Katic as Lois Lane and John Noble as Brainiac. Additional voices in the cast include Frances Conroy reprising her role as Martha Kent, Alexander Gould as Jimmy Olsen, Wade Williams as Perry White, Diedrich Bader as Steve Lombard, Michael-Leon Wooley as Ron Troupe, and Stephen Root as Zor-El. The film was ... | 51,985 | triviaqa-train |
Ann Rules book The Stranger Beside Me, is about what serial killer, assumed to have murdered 35 people, before hitting the electric chair in Starke, Florida on January 24, 1989? | café just after midnight. Her naked body was found by hikers to the northeast in American Fork Canyon on Thanksgiving Day. Both women had been beaten, raped, sodomized, and strangled with nylon stockings. Years later, Bundy described his postmortem rituals with the corpses of Smith and Aime, including hair shampooing a... | Mary Ann Cotton
Mary Ann Cotton (' Robson; 31 October 1832 – 24 March 1873) was an English serial killer, convicted of, and hanged for, the murder by poisoning of her stepson Charles Edward Cotton. It is likely that she murdered three of her four husbands, apparently in order to collect on their insurance policies, and... | 51,986 | triviaqa-train |
Connect Four, Battleship, Twister, Yahtzee, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and The Game of Life are all games produced by what US game company? | game which dates from World War I. It was published by various companies as a pad-and-pencil game in the 1930s, and was released as a plastic board game by Milton Bradley in 1967. The game has spawned electronic versions, video games, smart device apps and a film.
History.
The game of "Battleship" is thought to have it... | Executive toys.
- Newton's cradle
- Pin Art
Food-related toys.
- Easy-Bake Oven
- Pez dispenser
- Snow cone machine
- Tea set
Games.
- Atari 2600
- Barrel O' Monkeys
- Battleship
- Candy Land
- Chutes and Ladders
- Clue
- Concentration (aka Memory)
- Connect Four
- Dominoes
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Game Boy
- Hungry Hung... | 51,987 | triviaqa-train |
August 21st was the anniversary of Hawaii joining the union, the last state to do so, in what year? | Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state geographically located in Oceania, although it is governed as a part of North America, and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost... | interest what-so-ever in re-joining Busted and I never will", but James wrote on his Twitter page, "I'll fucking get up and do it any time, any day, anywhere".
History 2013–2015: McBusted.
From 19 to 22 September 2013, Matt and James made a surprise brief reunion as Busted when they joined McFly as special guests durin... | 51,988 | triviaqa-train |
5W-20, 10W-30, and 20W-20 are common weights of what commodity? | SF/SG standard.
Standards ILSAC.
The International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC) also has standards for motor oil. Introduced in 2004, GF-4 applies to SAE 0W-20, 5W-20, 0W-30, 5W-30, and 10W-30 viscosity grade oils. In general, ILSAC works with API in creating the newest gasoline oil specific... | December 1, 1988.
Rationale and Index Mechanism.
The DBLCI-Mean Reversion is the only index which dynamically changes its weights
according to whether a commodity is considered cheap or expensive. When all the
commodities are within 5% of their five-year averages, the weights will automatically
revert to the weights of... | 51,989 | triviaqa-train |
Jiminy Jillickers! Ultimately played by Milhouse, what is the name of Radioactive Man's sidekick? | Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode)
"Radioactive Man" is the second episode of "The Simpsons" seventh season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 24, 1995. The episode sees the film version of the comic book series "Radioactive Man" set up production in Springfield. Much to Bart'... | Jameson. The story of a new Spider-Man makes the headlines. Betty is subsequently killed by Venom after trying to expose the new Spider-Man's identity.
Other versions What If?
In "What If the Radioactive Spider Had Bitten Someone Else?", Betty is one of three candidates - along with Flash Thompson and John Jameson - wh... | 51,990 | triviaqa-train |
On Aug 23, 1939, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with what other country, paving the way for the Nazi invasion of Poland? | the more isolationist Stalinist regime asserted power and the abandonment of post–World War I Treaty of Versailles military controls decreased Germany's reliance on Soviet imports.
In 1936, Germany and Fascist Italy supported Spanish Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, while the Soviets supported the partially socia... | production facilities in both countries.
History Military build-up Poland.
In January 1934, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with Poland. In March 1939, Hitler demanded the return of the Free City of Danzig and the Polish Corridor, a strip of land that separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany. The British an... | 51,991 | triviaqa-train |
During WWI, manufacturers of what product relabeled themselves as Liberty Cabbage to avoid anti-German sentiments? | I, due to concerns the American public would reject a product with a German name, American sauerkraut makers relabeled their product as "Liberty Cabbage" for the duration of the war.
Production.
Sauerkraut is made by a process of pickling called lactic acid fermentation that is analogous to how traditional (not heat-tr... | Tough, and Gatorade Fierce was relabeled Bring It. However, these names were short-lived, as a 2% decline in market share in 2009 led to a broader repositioning of the entire line in 2010. Beginning in February 2010, the Gatorade product portfolio was re-positioned around what the company refers to as the G Series, cat... | 51,992 | triviaqa-train |
On August 21, 1911, Italian patriot Vincenzo Peruggia stolen what "moderately famous" painting from the Louvre, which was not recovered for 2 years? | Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world." The "Mona Lisa" is also one of the ... | French poet Guillaume Apollinaire came under suspicion; he was arrested and put in jail. Apollinaire tried to implicate his friend Pablo Picasso, who was also brought in for questioning, but both were later exonerated. The real thief was Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia an Italian wishing to return it to Italy. He was... | 51,993 | triviaqa-train |
Having overcome her own addiction to alcohol and prescription medicine, what former first lady opened a treatment center for chemical dependency in Rancho Mirage, CA? | . It is common for the first lady to hire a staff to support these activities. Lady Bird Johnson pioneered environmental protection and beautification. Pat Nixon encouraged volunteerism and traveled extensively abroad; Betty Ford supported women's rights; Rosalynn Carter aided those with mental disabilities; Nancy Reag... | condo, 30-bed residences
Facility.
Champion Center was built by ProWest Constructors in the demolished and remodeled 43,000 square foot old Lompoc Hospital building. The new building was designed by NTD Architecture specifically for chemical dependency treatment.
History.
Champion Center is a product of a partnership b... | 51,994 | triviaqa-train |
Killing thousands, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried on Aug 24, 79AD when what volcano erupted? | Pompeii
Pompeii () was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area (e.g. at Boscoreale, Stabiae), was buried under of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ... | Pliny the Younger, a Roman administrator and poet who dated the eruption to August 24. New evidence, however, suggests that this eruption may have occurred on October 24.
The volcano ejected a cloud of stones, ashes and volcanic gases to a height of , spewing molten rock and pulverized pumice at the rate of per second,... | 51,995 | triviaqa-train |
What salad dressing (containing mayonnaise, anchovies, chives and sour cream) was named after a 1921 play? | Green goddess dressing
Green goddess is a salad dressing, typically containing mayonnaise, sour cream, chervil, chives, anchovy, tarragon, lemon juice, and pepper.
History.
The dressing is named for its tint. The most accepted theory regarding its origins points to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1923, when the ho... | Ranch dressing
Ranch dressing is a type of salad dressing made of some combination of buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, mustard, herbs (commonly chives, parsley, and dill), and spices (commonly black pepper, paprika, and ground mustard seed), mixed into a sauce based on mayonnaise, or another oil emulsion. Sour cream an... | 51,996 | triviaqa-train |
Known for his love of Ludwig van, what is the name of the piano playing character in the Peanuts comic strip? | . Snoopy was also an early character in the strip, first appearing in the third strip, which ran on October 4. Its first Sunday strip appeared January 6, 1952, in the half-page format, which was the only complete format for the entire life of the Sunday strip. Most of the other characters that eventually became the mai... | Rerun van Pelt
Rerun van Pelt is Linus and Lucy's younger brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts". He is named when Lucy van Pelt, his sister, calls the situation (his birth) a 'rerun' of what happened with her brother, Linus van Pelt. Linus decides to name him that.
Development.
Rerun started as a minor c... | 51,997 | triviaqa-train |
If I'm on vehicles named Ganges Gertie, Irrawaddy Irma, Orinoco Ida, or Zambesi Zelda, what Disney World Magic Kingdom attraction am I on? | and the South Pacific, with an extension resembling a Caribbean town square. It contains classic attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean, the Jungle Cruise, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, the Swiss Family Treehouse, and The Magic Carpets of Aladdin.
Lands Frontierland.
In Frontierland guests can relive the Ame... | city, as opposed to an isolated jungle outpost. This version shares a station building with the park's steam train ride, Western River Railroad. The spiels in Tokyo Disneyland are delivered in Japanese.
In 2015, the ride was refurbished to include special effects.
Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo Disneyland Boa... | 51,998 | triviaqa-train |
After the invasion of Poland, which was the next country to be invaded by the Germans in World War II? | . Meanwhile, Nazi-Soviet political rapprochement and economic co-operation gradually stalled, and both states began preparations for war.
Course of the war Western Europe (1940–41).
In April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the Allies were attempting to cut of... | , such as those written by the famous Yiddish author and playwright, Sholom Aleichem.
Life during World War II.
In the lead up to the Second World War, Waisman’s parents became alarmed at the rise of antisemitism in Europe. After the Germans invaded Poland on September 1 1939, the family remained in the country as they... | 51,999 | triviaqa-train |
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