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Snooker cues, baseball bats, and cricket stumps are traditionally made from which wood? | match took place between the United States and Canada. In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour.
In 1862, an English team made the first tour of Australia. The first Australian team to travel overseas consisted of Aboriginal stockmen who toured England in 1868.
In 1876–77, an ... | from conifer trunks, often Western Red Cedar ("Thuja plicata").
Other uses of wood in the arts include:
- Woodcut printmaking and engraving
- Wood can be a surface to paint on, such as in panel painting
- Many musical instruments are made mostly or entirely of wood
Uses Sports and recreational equipment.
Many types of ... | 800 | triviaqa-train |
‘Stop all the clocks’ are the opening words of which poem by W. H. Auden? | Funeral Blues
"Funeral Blues" or "Stop all the clocks" is a poem by W. H. Auden. An early version was published in 1936, but the poem in its final, familiar form was first published in "The Year's Poetry" (London, 1938).
Titles and versions.
The first, and less widely known, version of the poem, written and published i... | a yearning for a lost paradise resulting from the transformation of war.
- "Et in Arcadia Ego" is the title of a dystopian poem published by W. H. Auden in 1965.
- In conjunction with John Andrew, the artist Ian Hamilton Finlay created a marble carving entitled "Et in Arcadia ego" in 1976. The main part of the carving ... | 801 | triviaqa-train |
Which poem by Philip Larkin describes a train journey on a hot bank-holiday Saturday? | Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, "The North Ship", was published in 1945, followed by two novels, "Jill" (1946) and "A Girl in Winter" (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second ... | e" - (a rhyme scheme similar to that used in various of Keats' odes).
Larkin describes a stopping-train journey southwards from Paragon Station, Kingston upon Hull, where Larkin was a librarian at the university, on a hot Whitsun Saturday afternoon. It has always been supposed the poem was based on an actual train jour... | 802 | triviaqa-train |
Which Championship football team was originally known as Riverside FC? | History of Cardiff City F.C.
The history of Cardiff City Football Club spans the period from 1899 to the present time. For detail on individual periods of the club's history, see one of the following articles:
- History of Cardiff City F.C. (1899–1962)
- History of Cardiff City F.C. (1962–present) | Riverside Olympic FC
Riverside Olympic Football Club, is a soccer club which represents Launceston in the Tasmanian Northern Championship. The club also fields 37 teams across all junior divisions. Riverside Olympic play their home games at Windsor Park, in Launceston, Tasmania.
Riverside has teams in the Northern Prem... | 803 | triviaqa-train |
The first ball of the 2014 Major League Baseball season was pitched in which stadium? | 2014 Major League Baseball season
The 2014 Major League Baseball season began on March 22 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The North American part of the season started on March 30 and ended on September 28.
The Major League Baseball All-St... | . It was also the first no-hitter for a Washington major-league baseball pitcher since Bobby Burke of the original Washington Senators pitched one against the Boston Red Sox in a game at Griffith Stadium on August 8, 1931, and only the third in history for a Washington major-league team. It was also only the fifth no-h... | 804 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Watson in Guy Ritchie’s 2009 film Sherlock Holmes? | Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 American period mystery action film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. The screenplay, by Michael Robert Johnson, Anth... | "Affinity " ITV, 2008) and Michel Faber ("The Crimson Petal and the White", BBC 1, 2011). These narratives may indicate a of neo-Victorianism (Kohlke) and have been called 'in-yer-face' neo-Victorianism (Voigts-Virchow).
Recent productions of neo-Victorianism on screen include Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes films, the B... | 805 | triviaqa-train |
Which two islands are linked by the 33 and a half-mile-long Seikan rail tunnel? | the "on'yomi" readings of the first characters of , the nearest major city on the Honshu side of the strait, and , the nearest major city on the Hokkaido side.
The Seikan Tunnel is the world's longest tunnel with an undersea segment (the Channel Tunnel, while shorter, has a longer undersea segment). It is also the seco... | 700 billion yen, the Seikan Tunnel finally linked the islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, thereby becoming the longest tunnel of its kind in the world. Almost exactly three years later, on March 13, railroad service was inaugurated on the Tsugaru Kaikyo Line.
That same day saw the end of the Seikan ferry rail service. Duri... | 806 | triviaqa-train |
Which amendment to the Constitution mandated prohibition in the USA? | funding to fight back, but by 1917–18 the German community had been marginalized by the nation's war against Germany, and the brewing industry was shut down in state after state by the legislatures and finally nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. Enabling legislation, kno... | Constitution Project's Liberty and Security Committee in 2001 and joined the Advisory Committee for the Free Expression Policy Project in 2003. He has served on boards for a number of public interest organizations including Human Rights Watch Advisory Committee, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, and the American Bar As... | 807 | triviaqa-train |
What was Queen Victoria’s first name at birth, in May 1819? | Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer... | Charlotte von Siebold
Marian Theodore Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold (12 September 1788 – 8 July 1859) was a German physician. She is regarded as the first gynecologist in Germany. She was the daughter of the physicians Damian and Regina von Siebold and early an assistant of her parents. She graduated with a degree ... | 808 | triviaqa-train |
Which all-Pullman train ran between London and Brighton from 1931 to 1972? | Brighton Belle
The Brighton Belle was a named train which was operated by the Southern Railway and subsequently by British Rail from Victoria Station in London to Brighton, on the Sussex coast. Commissioned as the flagship of the Southern Railway's mass electrification project, which commenced in January 1931, the worl... | cars were deployed in a new train the "Torquay Pullman Limited", an all-Pullman service which ran two days a week between London Paddington and , stopping at and only. Not a commercial success, the train returned for the 1930 timetable as a 3 car only service, but was withdrawn at the end of the summer timetable, with ... | 809 | triviaqa-train |
What is the most populous city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido? | Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which ... | is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the nor... | 810 | triviaqa-train |
Port Louis is the capital city of which island nation? | Port Louis
Port Louis (, Mauritian Creole: "Porlwi", ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's economic, cultural and political centre, and most populous city. It is administered by the Municipa... | Ambae Island
Ambae Island, also known as Aoba or "Leper's Island", is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near , approximately NNW of Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila.
History.
First recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós in the spring of ... | 811 | triviaqa-train |
When used as an artists’ pigment, the oxide of which metal is known as Chinese white? | Zinc oxide
Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO. ZnO is a white powder that is insoluble in water, and it is widely used as an additive in numerous materials and products including rubbers, plastics, ceramics, glass, cement, lubricants, paints, ointments, adhesives, sealants, pigments, foods, batter... | Titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula . When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 (PW6), or CI 77891. Generally, it is sourced from ilmenite, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of app... | 812 | triviaqa-train |
Edmund II, son of Æthelred the Unready, was known by what appellation? | Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside (c. 99030 November 1016; , ; sometimes also known as Edmund II) was King of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York. Edmund's reign was marred by a war he had inherited from his father; his cognomen "Irons... | Æthelred the Unready
Æthelred II (Old English: "Æþelræd", ; 966 – 23 April 1016), known as the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death. His epithet does not derive from the modern word "unready", but rather from the Old English "unræd" meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun... | 813 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the modern glass pyramid that sits at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris? | to the east containing the Cour Carrée (Square Court) and the oldest parts of the Louvre; and two wings which wrap the Cour Napoléon, the Richelieu Wing to the north and the Denon Wing, which borders the Seine to the south. In 1983, French President François Mitterrand proposed, as one of his Grands Projets, the Grand ... | research, storage, and maintenance purposes. At the center of the courtyard he designed a glass and steel pyramid, first proposed with the Kennedy Library, to serve as entrance and anteroom skylight. It was mirrored by another inverted pyramid underneath, to reflect sunlight into the room. These designs were partly an ... | 814 | triviaqa-train |
Whose greatest work was laying out the plan for the city of New Delhi, India? | New Delhi
New Delhi (, ) is an urban district of Delhi which serves as the capital of India and seat of all three branches of the Government of India.
The foundation stone of the city was laid by Emperor George V during the Delhi Durbar of 1911. It was designed by British architects, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert B... | being Sardar Ujjal Singh, who was a Member of Parliament in India from the state of Punjab.
After a few years at school in Amritsar, he joined his father's business of civil construction dealing in the laying of railway tracks and the digging of tunnels.
Career.
When Hardinge, the Viceroy of India, announced the plan t... | 815 | triviaqa-train |
An architect and playwright, who designed Blenheim House in Oxfordshire, England? | fall from influence of his duchy and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh.
Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s. It is unique in its combined use as a family home, mausoleum and na... | Woodperry House
Woodperry House is a Grade I listed building in Stanton St John, South Oxfordshire, England.
Woodperry was built from 1728 for John Morse, a London goldsmith and partner in Child & Co. Morse owned a house in Woodstock at the entrance to Blenheim Palace that influenced the design, with the final Palladia... | 816 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the prison setting for the TV comedy ‘Porridge’? | Porridge (TV series)
Porridge is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the fi... | Porridge (disambiguation)
Porridge is a dish made by boiling ground, crushed, or chopped starchy plants - typically grain - in water, milk or both.
Porridge may also refer to:
- "Porridge" (TV series), a British situation comedy set in a prison
- "Porridge" (film), a film derived from the situation comedy series.
- "Po... | 817 | triviaqa-train |
What was the home state of character Tony Soprano in the TV series 'The Sopranos'? | The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his family life with his role as the leader of a crimina... | Livia Soprano
Olivia "Livia" Soprano (née Pollio), played by Nancy Marchand, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series "The Sopranos". She is the mother of Tony Soprano. A young Livia, played by Laila Robins and later by Laurie J. Williams is sometimes seen in flashbacks. Series creator David Chase has stated that ... | 818 | triviaqa-train |
Which square on a UK Monopoly Board comes between Pall Mall and Whitehall? | was the daughter of the Reading (and granddaughter of the B. & O.) Their track ran from the New York City area to Delaware Bay and some trains ran on the Reading-controlled track to Atlantic City.
The actual "Electric Company" and "Water Works" serving the city are respectively Atlantic City Electric Company (a subsidi... | '
Pall Mall is part of a group of three squares on the British "Monopoly" board game, alongside Whitehall and Northumberland Avenue. All three streets converge at Trafalgar Square. Rising house prices across London mean a small flat on Pall Mall, which is in the lowest-priced third of properties on the board, now sells... | 819 | triviaqa-train |
Who was revealed to be the fourth Russian spy in the Burgess, Philby and Maclean affair? | Kim Philby
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby (1 January 1912 – 11 May 1988) was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union in 1963. He served as both an NKVD and KGB operative.
In 1963, Philby was revealed to be a member of the spy ring now known as ... | officer to whom William Skardon, Scotland Yard's top interrogator, reported, when Skardon was questioning, and extracting a confession from, the atomic spy Klaus Fuchs. By then, Reed was in charge of the section which dealt with Russian spies, and thus was intimately involved in the investigation of those who spied for... | 820 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the author of the 1992 novel ‘Jurassic Park’? | publication of three more Crichton books under pseudonyms. Two were Lange novels," Drug of Choice" and "Grave Descend". "Grave Descend" earned him an Edgar Award nomination the following year.
There was also "" written with his younger brother Douglas Crichton. "Dealing" was written under the pen name 'Michael Douglas'... | Jacket", and "Ruby". In "Till Death Us Do Part" (1992), he portrayed author and attorney Vincent Bugliosi, who led the prosecution in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. In 1997, he co-starred in "Jurassic Park"s sequel, "", as Hammond's conniving nephew Peter Ludlow, a greedy and manipulative businessman.
Arliss has had ... | 821 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the 1987 novel 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'? | The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and... | work, even changing his protagonist, Sherman McCoy. Wolfe had originally made him a writer, but recast him as a bond salesman. Wolfe researched and revised for two years, and his "The Bonfire of the Vanities" was published in 1987. The book was a commercial and critical success, spending weeks on bestseller lists and e... | 822 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the picaresque American novel 'A Confederacy of Dunces'? | A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole which reached publication in 1980, eleven years after Toole's suicide. Published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who also contributed a foreword) and Toole's mother, the book became first a cult cla... | writing "A Confederacy of Dunces", which he finished at his parents' home after his discharge.
"Dunces" is a picaresque novel featuring the misadventures of protagonist Ignatius J. Reilly, a lazy, obese, misanthropic, self-styled scholar who lives at home with his mother. It is hailed for its accurate depictions of New... | 823 | triviaqa-train |
Which town sits opposite Tynemouth at the mouth of the River Tyne? | line and completed in 1909. A companion pier at South Shields protects the southern flank of the river mouth.
A lighthouse was built on the North Pier in 1864, but when the pier had to be rebuilt to a new design a new lighthouse was required. The work was undertaken by Trinity House, beginning in 1903; the lighthouse w... | bank of the River Tyne and it is from the finishing point that the party "trudged" to Tynemouth
- Tyne is the River Tyne
- Tyne Steam Packet Co. was the company which operated the first steam ferry on the Tyne
- Tynemouth is the town, as its name suggests, at the mouth of the River Tyne. T6he town also continues "round... | 824 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the village on the Wirral originally built by William Lever for his workers? | ' by William Powell Frith to promote the Sunlight soap brand. In 1922 he founded the Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight in Cheshire which he dedicated to his late wife Elizabeth.
Biography.
William Lever was born on 19 September 1851 at 16 Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England. He was the eldest son and the sev... | 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... | 825 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of population, which is the second largest city in Austria? | Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was created. Austria was involved in both world wars; it started the first one under Emperor Franz Joseph and was the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, who provoked the second one.
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy with a President as head of state and a Chancellor as he... | Feldkirch, Vorarlberg
Feldkirch () is a medieval city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the administrative center of the district Feldkirch. After Dornbirn, it is the second largest town in Vorarlberg in terms of population, with slightly more inhabitant... | 826 | triviaqa-train |
In terms of population, which is the second largest city in Finland? | Finland
Finland ( ; ), officially the Republic of Finland (, ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Van... | , Helsinki is the global gateway to and from Finland. The city has Finland's largest immigrant population in both absolute and relative terms. There are over 140 nationalities represented in Helsinki. It is home to the world's largest Estonian community outside of Estonia.
Foreign citizens make up 9.6% of the populatio... | 827 | triviaqa-train |
Served with a steak, which sauce is made with butter, egg yolks, white wine vinegar, and tarragon? | is the main flavoring component of Béarnaise sauce. Fresh, lightly bruised sprigs of tarragon are steeped in vinegar to produce tarragon vinegar.
Tarragon is used to flavor a popular carbonated soft drink in the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (where it originally comes from) and, by extension, Russia, Ukrain... | parsley.)
- Sauce ravigote: The addition of a little lemon or white wine vinegar creates a lightly acidic velouté that is traditionally flavored with onions and shallots, and more recently with mustard.
- Sauce Vin Blanc: Sauce Vin Blanc has the addition of fish trim, egg yolks and butter and is typically served with f... | 828 | triviaqa-train |
Which bloody 1651 encounter was the final battle of the English Civil Wars? | English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") principally over the manner of England's governance. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles ... | Second English Civil War
The Second English Civil War (1648–1649) was the second of three wars known collectively as the English Civil War (or "Wars"), which refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651 and also include t... | 829 | triviaqa-train |
"Who revolutionized the high jump, inventing a unique ""back-first"" technique, named after him?" | Dick Fosbury
Richard Douglas Fosbury (born March 6, 1947) is an American retired high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. Besides winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, he revolutionized the high jump event with a "back-first" technique, now known as the... | Academie's purpose was to improve the quality of dance training in France, and to invent a technique or curriculum that could be used to transform ballet into a formal discipline. Shortly after the Academie was formed, in 1672, King Louis XIV established a performing company called the Academie Royal de Musique de Danc... | 830 | triviaqa-train |
Which Mountain Pass provides a route between Kentucky and Tennessee via the Appalachians? | include the interstate Cumberland Gap Tunnel and the rural Nada Tunnel.
Transportation Rails.
Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Ashland, South Portsmouth, Maysville and Fulton. The "Cardinal" (trains 50 and 51) is the line that offers Amtrak service to Ashland, South Shore, Maysville and S... | Geography.
Golden Pond is located at , in western Kentucky near the Tennessee border. It is situated in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, a peninsula lying between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, which are formed by the Tennessee River and Cumberland River respectively; the town lies west of the latter l... | 831 | triviaqa-train |
Which was Roger Moore’s final Bond film? | (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then he tried a thriller "The Naked Face" (1984), written and directed by Bryan Forbes.
Career James Bond era (1973–1985) "A View to a Kill" (1985).
Moore starred in his final Bond film, "A View to a Kill" (1985). Moore was the oldest actor to have played Bond – he was 4... | the writer–executor correspondence, Snelling stresses his preference for the literary 007, because he felt the film series’ interpretation, especially Roger Moore’s entries, abandoned the "adult" secret agent character Ian Fleming created; ultimately, O. F. Snelling lost interest in all things Bond.
See also.
- Outline... | 832 | triviaqa-train |
Which film opens with Bond performing a bungee jump from a dam? | Casino Royale", at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, where he wrote all his Bond novels during the months of January and February each year. He started the story shortly before his wedding to his pregnant girlfriend, Ann Charteris, in order to distract himself from his forthcoming nuptials.
After completing the manuscri... | scenes and film the ones in Severnaya earlier.
The opening bungee jump at Arkhangelsk, shot at the Contra Dam in Switzerland and performed by Wayne Michaels, was voted the best movie stunt of all time in a 2002 Sky Movies poll, and set a record for the highest bungee jump off a fixed structure. The ending of the pre-cr... | 833 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the theme for the film ‘You Only Live Twice’? | tracks. The theme song, "You Only Live Twice", was composed by Barry and lyricist Leslie Bricusse and sung by Nancy Sinatra after her father Frank Sinatra passed on the opportunity. Nancy Sinatra was reported to be very nervous while recording — first she wanted to leave the studio; then she claimed to sometimes "sound... | Band Theory, Alf Clausen and his Jazz Orchestra, the Stan Kenton Alumni Band. In addition, she is heard on pianist Bill Cunliffe's Christmas album "That Time of Year" (2011).
Donatelli sang "You Only Live Twice" as a parody theme song on "The Simpsons", Season 25, Episode 4 "YOLO".
Discography.
- 2005 - "In the Compan... | 834 | triviaqa-train |
Which film company did George Harrison create to finance ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’? | HandMade Films
HandMade Films is a British film production and distribution company. Notable films from the studio include "Monty Python's Life of Brian", "Time Bandits" and "Withnail and I".
History.
HandMade Films was formed by former Beatle George Harrison and business partner Denis O'Brien in 1978 to finance the Mo... | of Brian""]. This book analyses the film structure as an hypertext and Brian the Messiah as a modern leader figure.
- Larsen, Darl. "A Book about the Film" Monty Python's Life of Brian. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. .
External links.
- "Monty Python's Life of Brian" film script
- Graffiti vandal strikes in Gl... | 835 | triviaqa-train |
In the US, National Ice Cream Day, the third Sunday in July, was designated by which President? | of July 1984 as "National Ice Cream Month" and July 15, 1984, as "National Ice Cream Day". It was signed into public law by President Ronald Reagan on July 9, 1984 with Presidential Proclamation 5219.
Even though the resolution only mentioned a specific month and day in 1984, the celebrations have held up in the years ... | National Ice Cream Month
National Ice Cream Month is celebrated each year in July/August and National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in July, in the United States.
The celebrations were originated by Joint resolution 298 in the United States Senate, which was sponsored by Senator Walter Dee Huddleston ... | 836 | triviaqa-train |
Bayer Designations relate to which celestial bodies? | . Stars may be found in multi-star systems that orbit about each other in a hierarchical organization. A planetary system and various minor objects such as asteroids, comets and debris, can form in a hierarchical process of accretion from the protoplanetary disks that surrounds newly formed stars.
The various distincti... | reviews from critics, who praised the story, script and performances.
Plot.
In 1832, a chemistry doctor called Iosif Gamel presents his thesis to the Imperial Science Academy of Saint-Petersburg which says that the new lens made out of a new type of silver can not only capture light, but also a person's soul. This prov... | 837 | triviaqa-train |
According to the television advert, which website gets confused with ‘Compare The Market’? | Compare the Market allows customers to compare prices on a number of insurance products including car, home, van, life, pet, travel and over 50s insurance. It has also expanded in to the comparison of items that can be switched such as energy/utilities, broadband and digital TV, as well as a range of financial products... | television for the first time with the 'We Love to Say No' advert developed by The Market Creative. The project encompassed a 30-second TV advert as well as a direct marketing campaign to help with the re-branding and new website for the company.
Current.
In January 2019 a team led by the founder of the business James ... | 838 | triviaqa-train |
How many cards are in each suit in a standard deck of cards? | cards."
William Henry Wilkinson suggests that the first cards may have been actual paper currency which doubled as both the tools of gaming and the stakes being played for, similar to trading card games. Using paper money was inconvenient and risky so they were substituted by play money known as "money cards". One of t... | game is usually best played with at least four players.
Details of play.
Thirty-one uses a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Aces are high, counting 11, court cards count 10, and all other cards count face value. Each player gets a hand of three cards. The rest of the deck sits in the middle of the table as stock for ... | 839 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of cartoon character Mickey Mouse’s pet dog? | . Note that the theme of kidnapping by a gorilla is present here three years prior to the "King Kong" film of 1933.
Introduction of a pet.
In "The Picnic", (November 14, 1930) Minnie introduces her boyfriend to her new pet dog, Rover. This is actually Pluto making his first appearance as an individual character. Two un... | Elmer the Great Dane
Elmer the Great Dane is a Walter Lantz character in the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon series. The character's name is most likely a reference to "Elmer, the Great", a 1933 film.
Concept.
When Universal's then biggest cartoon star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was declining in popularity, Lantz decided ... | 840 | triviaqa-train |
Who sang the 1964 hit single ‘Chapel of Love’? | Chapel of Love
"Chapel of Love" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, and made famous by The Dixie Cups in 1964, spending three weeks at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song tells of the happiness and excitement the narrator feels on her wedding day, for she and her love are goin... | New Zealand on Zodiac Records; coupled with a cover of Anita Bryant's "Paper Roses" the single reached #5 on the Lever Hit Parade. The Lettermen, who Stevens had played with as The Foremost, recorded a version of the track for their 1962 album, "Once Upon a Time". Lawrence Welk featured the song on his 1964 album, "The... | 841 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 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... | 842 | triviaqa-train |
How many events make up a pentathlon? | jump
- Shot put
- High jump
- 1500 metres
Format One hour.
The one-hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500 m) within sixty minutes of the start of the first event. The world record holder is Czech decathlete Robert Změlík, who achieved 7,897 points ... | had to possess speed, strength, and power in order to win. All the events were held on the same day and while the order of the events is unclear, it is known that wrestling was held last.
The scoring of the Pentathlon is also still under discussion. There is not written evidence on how each event was ranked or how athl... | 843 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the only bird in the Chinese Zodiac? | of the twelve zodiac animal signs (生肖 "shēngxiào") or Earthly Branches. They are in order as follows: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. In Vietnam the Rabbit is replaced by the cat.
This combination creates the 60-year cycle due to the fewest years (least common mult... | is one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac which is used to designate years in the Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits. Dragon years are usually the most popular to have children. There are more people born in Dragon years than in any other animal years of ... | 844 | triviaqa-train |
How many ‘Steps’ are there in the novel by John Buchan? | of Honour.
In 1935 Buchan's literary work was adapted for the cinema with the completion of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps", starring Robert Donat as Richard Hannay, though with Buchan's story much altered. This came in the same year that Buchan was honoured with appointment to the Order of St. Michael and St. George... | A Lodge in the Wilderness
A Lodge in the Wilderness is a 1906 political quasi-novel by the Scottish author John Buchan.
Plot.
The book relates an imagined conference arranged by a multi-millionaire, Francis Carey, to discuss Empire. The guests are contemporary figures from the upper and professional classes, nine men a... | 845 | triviaqa-train |
What is the cube root of 1,000? | , are th root of unity and are all distinct. (If where , then , which would imply that would not be primitive.) This implies that , , ..., , are all of the th roots of unity, since an th-degree polynomial equation has at most distinct solutions.
From the preceding, it follows that, if is a primitive th root of unity, t... | , you will not quote Indian statistics with that assurance. The Government are very keen on amassing statistics – they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But what you must never forget is that every one of these figures comes in the first place from t... | 846 | triviaqa-train |
By what name is British DJ Norman Cook better known? | Praise You", "Right Here, Right Now", "Weapon of Choice", and "Wonderful Night", achieved commercial and critical success. In 2008, Cook formed The Brighton Port Authority with David Byrne. Cook has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada, and Wildchild.... | the Iroquois and almost nothing of their culture survives - the name by which they called themselves is not even known.
Following the extermination of the Neutrals, the area was abandoned by the Iroquois and settled by a branch of the Chippewa nation, originating the former name of the river and subsequently the name o... | 847 | triviaqa-train |
Who plays Stephen in the 2012 film ‘Django Unchained’? | Django Unchained
Django Unchained () is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, and Don Johnson in supporting roles. Set in ... | against each other in the pursuit of money and, ultimately, revenge against Jackson; the Major having murdered his wife years before.
Character biography "Django Unchained".
The 2012 Western film, directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained" starring Jamie Foxx as Django is set in 1858, three years before the star... | 848 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1975 Judith Rossner novel is based on the events surrounding the brutal murder of 28 year old New York school teacher Roseann Quinn? | Judith Rossner
Judith Rossner (March 31, 1935 – August 9, 2005) was an American novelist, best known for her acclaimed best sellers "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1975) and "August" (1983).
Life and career, 1935–1973.
Born in New York City, on March 31, 1935, Judith Louise Perelman was raised in the Bronx. Her father, Jose... | novels had not sold well. Following "Any Minute I Can Split", Rossner began a novel about two women who marry conjoined twins. In the meantime, Nora Ephron, who was editing a women's issue of "Esquire", invited Rossner to participate. Rossner, who had been recovering from a car accident, had become interested in the tr... | 849 | triviaqa-train |
St Andrews Road, Anderson Bridge and Raffles Boulevard are all sections of the Formula One Grand Prix track in which country? | Anderson Bridge
Anderson Bridge is a vehicular bridge that spans across the Singapore River. It is located near the river's mouth in the Downtown Core Planning Area of Singapore's Central Area.
The bridge was completed in 1910, and was named after the Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Fe... | leads from the pit area and under the Benjamin Sheares Bridge to Republic Boulevard and turns onto Raffles Boulevard. It then proceeds along Nicoll Highway, Stamford Road and Saint Andrew's Road around the Padang, past the City Hall.
The track then goes onto the Anderson Bridge, past the Fullerton Hotel and make a tigh... | 850 | triviaqa-train |
Which animal is known as River Horse? | plural. Hippopotamuses are gregarious, living in groups of up to thirty animals. A group is called a pod, herd, dale, or bloat.
Taxonomy and origins.
Taxonomy and origins Classification.
The hippopotamus is the type genus of the family Hippopotamidae. The pygmy hippopotamus belongs to a different genus in Hippopotamida... | production, as such, is not allowed in many northern European countries, such as in Finland. In Finland, giving feed, drink or other nutrition which is known to be dangerous to an animal which is being cared for is prohibited, as well as failing to give nutrients the lack of which is known to cause the animal to fall i... | 851 | triviaqa-train |
In the Painting ‘The Last Supper’ by Leonardo Da Vinci, who is said to be seated on the right-hand side of Jesus? | The apostles were identified by their names using a manuscript found in the 19th century. (Before this, only Judas, Peter, John and Jesus were positively identified.) From left to right, according to the apostles' heads:
- Bartholomew, James, son of Alphaeus, and Andrew form a group of three; all are surprised.
- Judas... | Lord's Supper (disambiguation)
The Lord's Supper may refer to:
- Eucharist, the Christian rite involving eating bread and drinking wine
- The Last Supper, the last meal Jesus of Nazareth shared with his disciples in the collection of Christian Scriptures called "The Holy Bible."
- The Last Supper, a painting by Leonard... | 852 | triviaqa-train |
Which US fashion designer directed the 2009 film ‘A Single Man’? | A Single Man
A Single Man is a 2009 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. It is directed by Tom Ford in his directorial debut and stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university ... | "A Single Man" (nominee)
- 2009: Honored as one of "GQ" USA's Men of the Year
- 2009: "GQ" Germany Man of the Year
- 2010: GLAAD Media Awards – Outstanding Film Wide Release for "A Single Man"
- 2010: Menswear Designer of the Year – CFDA (nominee)
- 2012: All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons – Member
- 2013: Named one of the 50 ... | 853 | triviaqa-train |
‘El Draque’ was the Spanish nickname of which English sea captain and privateer? | him a pirate, known to them as "El Draque". King Philip II allegedly offered a reward for his capture or death of 20,000 ducats, about £6 million (US$8 million) in modern currency.
Birth and early years.
Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon, England. Although his birth date is not formally recorded, it is known t... | HMS Heureux (1800)
Heureux was a 22-gun French privateer brig that the British captured in 1800. She served with the Royal Navy as the 22-gun post ship HMS "Heureux". She captured numerous French and Spanish privateers and merchant vessels in the Caribbean before she was lost at sea in 1806. Her fate remains a mystery ... | 854 | triviaqa-train |
In the Jewish calendar, what is the third month of the religious year called? | , Shavuot (6 Sivan), Rosh Hashanah (1 Tishrei), Yom Kippur (10 Tishrei), Sukkot (15 Tishrei), and Shemini Atzeret (22 Tishrei). This period is fixed, during which no adjustments are made.
There are additional rules in the Hebrew calendar to prevent certain holidays from falling on certain days of the week. (See Rosh Ha... | Jyeshtha (month)
Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha (; "jēṭ"; "zeth") is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year. Known as "Joishtho" ( "Jyôishţhô") in Bengali, it is the second month of the Bengali calendar.
In lunar religious calendars, Jyēṣṭha begins on the new moon... | 855 | triviaqa-train |
During which year did the first RHS Chelsea Flower Show take place? | Hospital, Chelsea, for this one-off event. It proved such a good site for an exhibition that the Great Spring Show was moved there in 1913, where it has taken place almost every year since.
History Royal Hospital, Chelsea – early 20th century.
The RHS first became involved with the Chelsea Hospital in 1905. Three years... | shows.
The RHS is well known for its annual flower shows which take place across the UK. The most famous of these shows is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, visited by people from across world. This is followed by the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (which the RHS took over in 1993) and RHS Tatton Park Flower Show in Chesh... | 856 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the fifth largest country in the world by area? | Cruz"), but European sailors and merchants commonly called it simply the "Land of Brazil" ("Terra do Brasil") because of the brazilwood trade. The popular appellation eclipsed and eventually supplanted the official Portuguese name. Some early sailors called it the "Land of Parrots".
In the Guarani language, an official... | , 234 square miles, 606 km in Indiana, & 1,576 square miles, 4,079 km in Illinois) making it the largest lake entirely within one country by surface area (Lake Baikal, in Russia, is larger by water volume), and the fifth-largest lake in the world. It is the larger half of Lake Michigan–Huron, which is the largest body ... | 857 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was British monarch Queen Victoria born? | Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer... | , which may be born of his late Majesty's consort" Queen Adelaide, because any such unborn progeny would have had a prior claim to the throne; had there been such progeny born subsequent to the accession of Queen Victoria, he would have "ipso facto" displaced Victoria as British monarch.
See also.
- "En ventre sa mere"... | 858 | triviaqa-train |
A square knot is another term for which type of knot? | of the other end i.e. not really a double slipped reef knot. The name "Square knot" is also used for completely different other knots such as the mathematical concept of square knot, or friendship knot; this last one earns the name by being flat and drawing a square on one face (and a cross on the other face).
Uses.
Th... | . Specifically, it is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a polynomial with integer coefficients.
In the late 1980s, Witten coined the term topological quantum field theory for a certain type of physical theory in which the expectation values of observable quantities are... | 859 | triviaqa-train |
What was the middle name of late US author Truman Capote? | Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote (; born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella "Breakfast at Tiffan... | reporting was no longer the datum or piece of information but the scene. Scene is what underlies "the sophisticated strategies of prose."
The first of the new breed of nonfiction writers to receive wide notoriety was Truman Capote, whose 1965 best-seller, "In Cold Blood", was a detailed narrative of the murder of a Kan... | 860 | triviaqa-train |
The Stotinka is a unit of currency of which European country? | Bulgarian lev
The lev (, plural: / , ) is the currency of Bulgaria. It is divided in 100 "stotinki" (, singular: , ). In archaic Bulgarian the word "lev" meant "lion", a word which in the modern language became "lăv" (IPA: ) (in Bulgarian: лъв). Stotinka comes from the word "sto" (сто) - a hundred.
History.
History Fir... | De facto currency
A de facto currency is a unit of money that is not legal tender in a country but is treated as such by most of the populace. The United States dollar and the European Union euro are the most common de facto currencies.
Euro.
Andorra used the euro unofficially prior to June 2013, at which point the eur... | 861 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870? | Standard Oil
Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing, transporting, refining, marketing company, and monopoly. Established in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refinery in the world of its time. Its history as one of the world's first and largest ... | age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He ran it until 1897, and remained its largest shareholder.
Rockefeller's wealth soared as kerosene and gasoline grew in importance, and he became the richest person in the country, controlling 90% of all oil in th... | 862 | triviaqa-train |
Athlete Usain Bolt advertised which media company’s products in 2012? | runners some private coaching and also participated in the 10th anniversary celebrations for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
In January 2012, Bolt impersonated Richard Branson in an advertising campaign for Virgin Media. The campaign was directed by Seth Gordon and features the Virgin founder Branson to promote its broa... | Jacko Gill
Jackson Gill (born 20 December 1994) is a New Zealand track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. Gill throws with his right hand, using the spin technique. In 2010, he won gold in the shot put at the World Junior Championships at the age of , which made him the youngest ever male gold medalist at ... | 863 | triviaqa-train |
What is the surname of the siblings Harriet, James and John in the Charles Dickens novel ‘Dombey and Son’? | she futilely tries to earn his love. In the meantime, young Walter sent off to fill a junior position in the firm's counting house in Barbados through the manipulations of Mr Dombey's confidential manager, Mr James Carker, 'with his white teeth', who sees him as a potential rival through his association with Florence. ... | .
- In the novel "Velocity" by Dean Koontz, the comatose wife of the main protagonist often makes incoherent references to the works of Dickens, the 'most mysterious' coming from "Dombey and Son", "I want to know what it says, the sea. What it is that it keeps on saying."
Sources.
- Dickens, Charles. "Dombey and Son". ... | 864 | triviaqa-train |
Bara Brith is a fruit bread originating in which country? | a colloquialism – to "over spice the bara brith" means to do something to excess.
In 2006, British supermarket chain Morrisons withdrew bara brith from sale at 19 of its Wales-based stores. Complaints were issued in the press, but the company insisted that the bread was removed because of lack of sales. A survey conduc... | Bara brith
Bara brith, sometimes known as "speckled bread" (the literal meaning of the original Welsh-language name), is a yeast bread either enriched with dried fruit or made with self-raising flour (no yeast). It is traditionally flavoured with tea, dried fruits and mixed spices, and is served sliced and buttered at ... | 865 | triviaqa-train |
Ambergris is a waxy substance used in perfumery and is believed to originate in the intestines of which creatures? | Sperm whale
The sperm whale ("Physeter macrocephalus") or cachalot is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus "Physeter" and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus "K... | in Turkish coffee and in hot chocolate in 18th century Europe. The substance is considered an aphrodisiac in some cultures.
Ancient Egyptians burned ambergris as incense, while in modern Egypt ambergris is used for scenting cigarettes. The ancient Chinese called the substance "dragon's spittle fragrance". During the Bl... | 866 | triviaqa-train |
Which planet in our solar system was discovered by Johann Galle and Heinrich D’Arrest in 1846? | , 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... | prediction by 18 September in a letter to Johann Galle of the Berlin Observatory. The letter arrived five days later, and the planet was found with the Berlin Fraunhofer refractor that same evening, 23 September 1846, by Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest within 1° of the predicted location near the boundary between Capricorn... | 867 | triviaqa-train |
What is the US state capital of Maine? | It is the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes.
Maine is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. There is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, including ... | Vermont and Utah. (Capital "V" Capital "T" and Capital "U" Capital "T")
- Give the two states whose largest cities are Portland. (Maine, and Oregon)
- Give the 4 countries that are in The United Kingdom. (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England)
Sample First and Fourth Quarter Questions World History.
- What did ... | 868 | triviaqa-train |
Late US singer/songwriter Jiles Perry Richardson Jr, born October 1930, was better known by what name? | Valens came to rest several feet away from the wreckage on open ground, while Richardson was thrown approximately 100 feet beyond the wreckage, across the fence line and into the next cornfield, wearing only a red-checkered flannel shirt and light blue cotton pants. All three died instantly of massive head and chest in... | Adina (singer)
Adina Thembi Ndamse (born October 3) better known by her stage name Adina is a Ghanaian-South African singer, songwriter, actress and sometimes a model. She was the winner of music reality show Stars of the Future in 2008. Her eighth music single titled "Too Late" won her two awards - Record of the Year ... | 869 | triviaqa-train |
In the US, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of which month? | Thanksgiving (United States)
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival. Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by George Washington after a request by Congress. Thomas Jeffer... | The advantages of this simple system are evident. The months are nearly equal in length, and all have the same number of business days. Any given day of any month falls on the same day of the week each year. A mind of modest ability will learn in a few minutes the weekday with which each month invariably begins, and wi... | 870 | triviaqa-train |
The Polar Music Prize is an annual award in which country for significant achievements in music? | Polar Music
Polar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag.
Background.
The first act that Polar Music signed was the Hootenanny Singers featuring Björn Ulvaeus. Polar eventually gained prosperity producing Ulvaeus' next group, international superstars ABBA. As a ... | CMT Music Awards is an annual ceremony held in Nashville, Tennessee, dedicated exclusively to honor country music videos. It was established in 1967, and had several names throughout the years. In 2002, it was moved to Country Music Television and, in 2005, was renamed CMT Music Awards. Rexha has received two nominatio... | 871 | triviaqa-train |
Which British monarch was born Albert Frederick Arthur George? | on the 15th. He was interred initially in the Royal Vault until he was transferred to the King George VI Memorial Chapel inside St George's on 26 March 1969. In 2002, fifty years after his death, the remains of his widow, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the ashes of his younger daughter Princess Margaret, who bot... | Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (22 July 194230 June 2012), was a British-Australian farmer, who is most noted because of the documentary "Britain's Real Monarch", which alleged he was the rightful monarch of England instead of Queen Elizabeth II. From Fe... | 872 | triviaqa-train |
The Hilsa is the national fish of which Asian country? | . According to Ethnologue, 81% of people spoke English at home, including L2 speakers. Other languages spoken at home included Chinese 2.9%, Italian 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, Greek 1%, Vietnamese 0.9% and Spanish 0.4%.
There were almost 400 languages spoken by Indigenous Australians prior to the arrival of Europeans. Only abo... | sucker, sailfin sucker, topsail sucker, Asian sucker, Chinese sucker, wimple carp, wimple, freshwater batfish, Hilsa herring, rough fish, Chinese or Asian zebra high-fin shark, Chinese or Asian zebra high-fin sucker, Chinese emperor, Siamese sucker, Chinese banded shark, and "Entsuyui" in Japanese. Despite its common n... | 873 | triviaqa-train |
During 1897, the World’s first radio station was set up by Marconi at the Needles Battery at the western tip of which European island? | History of the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is rich in historical and archaeological sites, from prehistoric fossil beds with dinosaur remains, to dwellings and artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Roman periods.
Formation.
The River Solent was the largest tributary of the Channel River that draine... | rural, with most people employed in farming, fishing or boat-building. The boom in tourism, spurred by growing wealth and leisure time, and by Victoria's example, led to significant urban development of the island's coastal resorts.
The world's first radio station was set up by Marconi in 1897, during her reign, at the... | 874 | triviaqa-train |
A silkie is what type of bird? | act as vectors for spreading diseases such as psittacosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, mycobacteriosis (avian tuberculosis), avian influenza (bird flu), giardiasis, and cryptosporidiosis over long distances. Some of these are zoonotic diseases that can also be transmitted to humans.
Relationship with humans Econ... | 's capacity in the later episode "Power Moves." It is unknown how the Bird-A-Rang got its ability to talk prior to "Power Moves," nor how it came to be eaten by Silkie in the interim; it is possible that "Books" and "Power Moves" were just simply aired out of their correct order.
After Robin becomes enamored with the c... | 875 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of Timothy Dalton’s first James Bond film? | involving a parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower.
The Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre doubled as the exterior of villain Max Zorin's mine, while the scenes in the complex under Zorin's stables were filmed in a Renault plant in Swindon, before primary filming moved to San Francisco. Filming finished in January 1985 at... | Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill is a 1989 American-British spy film, the sixteenth in the "James Bond" film series produced by Eon Productions, and the last to star Timothy Dalton in the role of the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming story. It is also the fifth an... | 876 | triviaqa-train |
Composer Edvard Grieg was born in which country? | Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brough... | seats 48 passengers and is operated by Danish Air Transport, and one Jetstream 32, which seats 19 and is operated by Helitrans. The airline used Sandefjord Airport, Torp as its reserve airport in case of bad weather. The airline is named after the play "The Wild Duck" () written by Henrik Ibsen, who was born in Skien. ... | 877 | triviaqa-train |
Billy the Badger is the mascot of which English football club? | sold off as the club were in debt, so it was little surprise when the club were relegated again to the Third Division in 1986. The club nearly went out of business in 1987 via an ill-advised merger attempt with Queens Park Rangers. It was only the intervention of ex-player Jimmy Hill that allowed the club to stay in bu... | have another team called Plymouth United F.C. dating back to 1886. The club takes its nickname from the group of English non-conformists that left Plymouth for the New World in 1620: the club crest features the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts and the club's mascot is named Pilgrim Pete.
The city ... | 878 | triviaqa-train |
What is the first name of Joey’s nephew in the US television series ‘Joey’? | to turn his family into his friends. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina, a strong and sexy hairdresser, Joey moves in with his genius 20-year-old nephew, graduate student Michael who literally is a rocket scientist. What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills,... | father's home where he is eager and nervous for what the next six weeks with his Dad, will have in store for him. After not seeing his father for many years, Joey’s questions regarding his concerns towards his father, become endless. This array of questions in the form of “What If’s” that Joey bases his questions on, a... | 879 | triviaqa-train |
Robin and Giles are the sons of which British Prime Minister? | Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx
Gladys Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (; 12 January 19166 June 2018) was an English poet and the wife of Harold Wilson, who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The prime ministerial spouse to become a centenarian, she died at the age of .
Biography.
S... | daughter of George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton. The couple had four daughters and two sons. Their eldest daughter, Kathleen, died at the age of 30, and their youngest son Patrick Alington was killed in World War II at Salerno in 1943. Their eldest son, Giles Alington, became Dean and Senior Tutor of University Colle... | 880 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the fictional Italian tenor in the UK ‘Go Compare’ television adverts? | Gocompare.com
GoCompare is a British financial services comparison website, established in Wales in 2006. It provides comparison details for financial products including car insurance, home and pet insurance and breakdown cover. Since 2009 its adverts have featured a fictional Italian tenor named Gio Compario (played b... | Compare the Meerkat
Compare the Meerkat is an advertising campaign on British commercial television for comparethemarket.com, a price comparison website, part of BGL Group. The adverts feature Aleksandr Orlov, a CGI fictional anthropomorphic Russian meerkat and his family and friends. Orlov is portrayed as being of ari... | 881 | triviaqa-train |
How many points are there on a compass? | retained the term "one point" to describe of a circle in such phrases as "two points to starboard". By the middle of the 18th century, the 32-point system was extended with half- and quarter-points to allow 128 directions to be differentiated.
Compass points.
The names of the compass point directions follow these rules... | HUD. Sometimes the compass itself might not be a real compass, rather one that points toward the next location or goal. Another notable example is in the open-world driving game "Crazy Taxi".
There are also trends common among genres and platforms. Many online games show player names and a chat text box for talking to ... | 882 | triviaqa-train |
Poet W H Auden died in which European city in 1973? | York to Oxford, where his old college, Christ Church, offered him a cottage, while he continued to spend summers in Austria. He died in Vienna in 1973, a few hours after giving a reading of his poems at the Austrian Society for Literature; his death occurred at the Hotel Altenburger Hof where he was staying overnight b... | (Friday).
- The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup d'état in Chile.
- Dutch cargo ship "Leliegracht" sinks off IJmuiden with the loss of five of her eleven crew.
September 29, 1973 (Saturday).
- West German coaster "Viggo Hinrichsen" founders o... | 883 | triviaqa-train |
Which former footballer and manager co-wrote the UK television series ‘Hazell’? | Hazell (TV series)
Hazell is a British television series that ran from 1978–1979, about a fictional private detective named James Hazell.
Overview.
James Hazell was a cockney private detective character created by journalist and novelist Gordon Williams and footballer-turned-manager Terry Venables, who wrote under the ... | " among others in either a songwriter, record producer or musician role. Pajon has contributed to television soundtracks such as "Live from Studio Five", "The Voice of the Philippines", "The Voice UK", "The X Factor" and "Dancing with the Stars" among others. He co-wrote the theme and title credit to "Samurai Jack", th... | 884 | triviaqa-train |
Mexico and which country are separated by the Yucatan Channel? | Yucatán Channel
The Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán (Spanish: "Canal de Yucatán") is a strait between Mexico and Cuba. It connects the Yucatán Basin of the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico. It is just over wide and nearly deep at its deepest point near the coast of Cuba.
Currents.
The Yucatán Channel separat... | a rate of per year, while the Pacific and Rivera plates are moving northwest relative to the North American Plate. Southern Mexico also contains numerous faults, which causes that section of the country to have high tectonic activity. Northeastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula are not as seismically active as the ar... | 885 | triviaqa-train |
What is the capital of the islands of Madeira? | soldiers fallen in the Crimean War, were stationed in Funchal, Madeira.
History World War I.
On 31 December 1916, during the Great War, a German U-boat, , captained by Max Valentiner, entered Funchal harbour on Madeira. "U-38" torpedoed and sank three ships, bringing the war to Portugal by extension. The ships sunk wer... | is distributed between the three capitals of the former districts of the Azores: the regional parliament is located in the city of Horta (on Faial Island); Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel Island) is the most populous city and home to the Regional Presidency and administration; while Angra do Heroísmo (on Terceira Island),... | 886 | triviaqa-train |
Which infamous club was founded in San Bernardino, California in 1948? | four-day celebration of America's "Mother Road" that is held in downtown San Bernardino each September; the Berdoo Bikes & Blues Rendezvous, held in the spring; the National Orange Show Festival, a citrus exposition founded in 1911 and also held in the spring; and, the Western Regional Little League Championships held ... | Glen Bell
Glen William Bell Jr. (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Taco Bell chain of restaurants.
Born in Lynwood, California, Glen Bell graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a cook during World War II. After the Marine... | 887 | triviaqa-train |
The Slag Brothers were contestants in what? | Wacky Races
Wacky Races is a media franchise containing four animated series, several video games, and a comic book, with most centered on the theme of various Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters primarily engaged in auto racing (although occasionally employing other means of transportation), usually in odd vehicles and w... | individually. They had personal sessions to know more thereafter to advise and present what the client needs to do. This was to test what they have learned so far at the Magnate Mansion. After the presentation, the client met the board members to present the strengths and weaknesses of the contestants as follows:
Board... | 888 | triviaqa-train |
Another Suitcase In Another Hall is a song from which musical? | related. Spoken dialogue is generally interspersed between musical numbers, although "sung dialogue" or recitative may be used, especially in so-called "sung-through" musicals such as "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Falsettos", "Les Misérables", "Evita" and "Hamilton". Several shorter musicals on Broadway and in the West En... | sing in a higher range than her usual, since the "mistress" character was a teenager, and should have sounded younger. Before the sequence of the eviction of the mistress occurs in Act I of the musical, Eva's character sings the song "Hello and goodbye" and then "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" begins. A soft strumme... | 889 | triviaqa-train |
What are the legislative assemblies of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney called? | by the States of Jersey Police with the support of the Honorary Police as necessary, States of Jersey Ambulance Service, Jersey Fire and Rescue Service and the Jersey Coastguard. The Jersey Fire and Rescue Service and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution operate an inshore rescue and lifeboat service; Channel Island... | was in 1957 when Guernsey beat Jersey 6-4.
Change of name.
It was reported in March 2009 that the name of the competition would have to be changed due to proposed legislative restrictions on tobacco advertising in Jersey. Although the "Muratti" brand of cigarettes is not sold in Jersey, the name of the tobacco manufact... | 890 | triviaqa-train |
Whose partners include Crazylegs Crane and the Aardvark? | Crazylegs Crane
Crazylegs Crane is a 16-episode made-for-television cartoon series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in 1978 for "The All New Pink Panther Show" on ABC.
Production.
This was Crazylegs Crane's first series dedicated solely to him. Previously, he had made regular appearances in the three DePatie-Fre... | pride.
- The nervous pheasant
- Pheasants are often depicted as being worried about being shot at. Examples include the pheasants from "Bambi" and Mr and Mrs Pheasant in "The Animals of Farthing Wood"
Common Western animal stereotypes Birds in general Cranes.
- The graceful crane
- Examples: Master Crane from "Kung Fu ... | 891 | triviaqa-train |
Which star constellation is ‘the herdsman’? | that were once popular but have since been dropped. The northern constellation Quadrans Muralis survived into the 19th century (when its name was attached to the Quadrantid meteor shower), but is now divided between Boötes and Draco.
Early modern astronomy 88 modern constellations.
A general list of 88 constellations w... | intervening gas and dust.
Nomenclature.
"β Boötis" (Latinised to "Beta Boötis") is the star's Bayer designation.
It bore the traditional name "Nekkar" or "Nakkar" derived from the Arabic name for the constellation: "Al Baḳḳār" 'the Herdsman'. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on St... | 892 | triviaqa-train |
Which star constellation is ‘the charioteer’? | Auriga (constellation)
Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Located north of the celestial equator, its name is the Latin word for “the charioteer”, associating it with various mythological beings, including Erichthonius and Myrt... | "Almagest", the goat that the charioteer is carrying. In Bayer's 1603 work "Uranometria", Capella marks the charioteer's back. The three "Haedi" had been identified as a separate constellation by Pliny the Elder and Manilius, and were called "Capra", "Caper", or "Hircus", all of which relate to its status as the "goat ... | 893 | triviaqa-train |
On which river does Middlesbrough stand? | , has links with supporters' clubs across the globe. The largest supporters' clubs include the Official Supporters' Club, the Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters' Association, Yarm Reds, Red Faction and Middlesbrough Supporters South.
Middlesbrough supporters' main rivals are Sunderland (with whom they contest the Tees–W... | village appears on maps of 1577 and 1611, but is absent from later maps of 1645 and 1720.
There is an 18th century bridge over the River Wiske, where an old inn used to stand; the Black Horse.
Recent history.
In 1866, Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, a scientist and ironmaster (Dorman Long – Middlesbrough) and early patron of ... | 894 | triviaqa-train |
Pygmalion was the legendary king of which island? | Pygmalion of Tyre
Pygmalion (also known as Pu'mayyaton) was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BC and a son of King Mattan I (840-832 BC).
During Pygmalion's reign, Tyre seems to have shifted the heart of its trading empire from the Middle East to the Mediterranean, as can be judged from the building of new colonies includin... | Battus of Malta
In Greco-Roman mythology, Battus () was a semi-legendary king of Malta who offered sanctuary to Anna Perenna, the sister of Dido, the Carthaginian founder in Virgil's Aeneid. Battus features briefly in Ovid's Fasti as the protector of Anna Perenna.
Appearance in Ovid's "Fasti".
After Dido's tragic death... | 895 | triviaqa-train |
On which children's television show did Ant and Dec first meet? | Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec are an English TV presenting duo, consisting of Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Formed after their meeting as actors on CBBC's drama, "Byker Grove", they performed together as pop musicians PJ & Duncan, th... | " which powered the song to number one on the UK iTunes chart and on Sunday 31 March 2013 the track was revealed as the Official UK Number 1 single on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1. All money made from the re-release was donated to charity.
Career Presenting.
Career Presenting Children's television.
Ant & Dec got t... | 896 | triviaqa-train |
With which brand name do you associate the synthetic substance polytetrafluoroethylene? | Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications. The well-known brand name of PTFE-based formulas is Teflon by Chemours. Chemours was a spin-off from DuPont, which originally discovered the compound in 1938. Another popular brand ... | attention (measured with AttentionTracking), communicate the message, build the brand's image, and motivate the consumer to purchase the product or service. (Young, 2005)
- Brand awareness research — the extent to which consumers can recall or recognize a brand name or product name
- Brand association research — what d... | 897 | triviaqa-train |
What name is given to Toyota’s luxury vehicle division? | Toyota
Toyota is the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, and one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe. Toyota is also a market leader in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car mod... | Lincoln Continental
The Lincoln Continental is a series of mid-sized and full-sized luxury cars produced by Lincoln, a division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company. The model line was introduced following the construction of a personal vehicle for Edsel Ford, who commissioned a coachbuilt 1939 Lincoln-Zephyr c... | 898 | triviaqa-train |
Which country’s largest cities (by population) include Klagenfurt (no.6) and Villach (no.7)? | Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (; , , ) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria. With a population of 100,817 (1 January 2019), it is the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is the bishop's seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and home to the University of Klagenfurt.
G... | southern and southeastern parts of the state. Its size cannot be determined precisely because the representatives of the ethnic group reject a count. Recommendations for a boycott of the 2001 census, which asked for the language used in everyday communication, reduced the count of Slovene speakers to 12,554 people, 2.3... | 899 | triviaqa-train |
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