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1,495,475 | What American composer, and head of the Marine Band from 1880 to 1892, was known as The March King? | music1880s.html Music of the 1880s By Dana P. and Laura M. Music is a big part of peoples lives today. Everyone loves music. The 1880�s is very different from today. One of the things that was different was the music. Some of the popular instruments of music was the violin and piano. In the 1880�s the St. Louis ... | Anne Boleyn and Lucia di Lammermoor Vincenzo Bellini 1801 1835 - ENG - 101 View Full Document , Anne Boleyn , and Lucia di Lammermoor Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) – Along with Donizetti and Rossini, he is considered one of the masters of the “bel canto” style. His operas include Norma , La Somnambula , I Puritani , and... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,476 | What single unit of measurement equates to 1.06×10-13 light-years? | Units: M the symbol for "molar" in chemistry (see below). Ma a symbol for one million years, often used in astronomy and geology. The "a" stands for the Latin annum. mab symbol for "meters above bottom" (bottom of the sea), a unit used in oceanography. mace a traditional Chinese unit for weighing precious metals, esp... | How far is a light-year? | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky Astronomy Essentials <a href="https://earthsky.wufoo.com/forms/z7x4a3/">Fill out my Wufoo form!</a> 238,048 subscribers and counting ... How far is a light-year? By Bruce McClure in Astronomy Essentials | Space | July 11, 2016 How can we comprehend the distance... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,477 | In which European city is the Brandenburg Gate? | Berlin Travel Tips from Rail Europe The impressive Berlin Brandenburg Gate at night Enjoying the cafes of the Hackesche Hofe in Berlin The majestic Concert Hall and Cathedral of Berlin A beautiful day at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin The Reichstag Presidentail Palace at night At the Gates of Modernity Berlin 2012. To g... | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,478 | Orangeman’s day in Northern Ireland celebrates victory in which battle | Battle of the Boyne in United Kingdom Home Calendar Holidays United Kingdom Battle of the Boyne Battle of the Boyne in United Kingdom People in Northern Ireland have a bank holiday on or after July 12 to commemorate the Battle of Boyne, which occurred on Ireland’s east coast in 1690. It's also known as "Orangem... | The 5th of November 1854 AD, Battle of Inkerman - 19 VC's won Battle of Inkerman - 19 VC's won The 5th of November 1854 AD The Battle of Inkerman, around the town of that name then in the Russian Empire, now in the Ukraine, was one of the most confused in 19th century military history, fought partly in darkness and lar... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,479 | What name is given to the traditional dessert served in American Thanksgiving Day? | Best Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes : Food Network Best Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes Get Thanksgiving dessert recipes, including pumpkin cake, pumpkin cheesecake, apple pie and pecan pie, from Food Network. Categories: http://foodnetwork.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/food/fullset/2012/4/27/1/WU0213H_pecan-pie_s4x3.jpg.re... | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras in the United States Home Calendar Holidays the United States Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras in the United States Mardi Gras is a holiday in some parts of the United States and often serves as a festive occasion featuring large celebrations. It is also known as Shr... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,480 | In which city is the new 27-storey $1bn residential property 'Antilla', home to the 4th richest person in the world, and (as at 2010) reportedly the most expensive home anywhere? | YES Bank CEO Rana Kapoor Buys Rs 128 Cr Home Next to Ambani's 27-storey Antilla..! ~ Real Estate, Share Market, Mutual Fund, Insurance YES Bank CEO Rana Kapoor Buys Rs 128 Cr Home Next to Ambani's 27-storey Antilla..! By S. Chitra on Sunday, June 02, 2013 The family of YES Bank CEO and MD Mr. Rana Kapoor has bought a r... | Log In - New York Times Log In Don't have an account? Sign up here » In order to access our Web site, your Web browser must accept cookies from NYTimes.com. More information » | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,481 | What was marmalade originally made from | How Does Marmalade Differ From Jelly? How Does Marmalade Differ From Jelly? How Does Marmalade Differ From Jelly? Marmalade. © 2008 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone Question: What is marmalade? How does marmalade differ from jelly or jam? Answer: Orange marmalade has long been a favorite spread for bread and toast. You may ... | Beware Of False Pennies Used In Size Relationships Most of the apples grown commercially are diploid (2n), although there are many triploid varieties. For example, 'Gravenstein' apples are triploid with a chromosome number of 51 (3n=51). They are produced by the union of a diploid egg (2n=34) and a haploid sperm (n=17)... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,482 | "Which famous singer made this quote ""I don't know anything about music, in my line you don't have to""?" | Good Quotations by Famous People Good Quotations by Famous People: Famous quotes, witty quotes, and funny quotations collected by Gabriel Robins over the years. "Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." - H. G. Wells (1866-1946) "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) "The who... | Heartbreak: part two of 1000 songs everyone must hear | Music | The Observer ABC 1981 Whether in its original, spare funk version or the orchestrated Trevor Horn take that appeared on the classic The Lexicon of Love album, this debut single provided a fine showcase for the sophisticated romanticism of the Sheffield pop... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,483 | What is the capital city of Southern Sudan? | New capital for Southern Sudan - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan New capital for Southern Sudan Save By Jacob K. Lupai April 27, 2009 — Suggesting a new capital for Southern Sudan is most likely to raise a number of questions. One is about the feasibility of such a project and of course the imagined enorm... | Map of Top Ten Largest African Countries by Area Largest Countries in the World by Area Countries in Africa Africa is made up of over fifty sovereign nations, and several more territories and dependencies. Of the countries in Africa, Algeria is the largest country by area, with an area of 2,381,740 square kilometers. A... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,484 | Which American song that remains a fundamental part of a jazz musicians' repertoire has been called 'the jazzman's Hamlet' and has also been used as an NHL team name? | St. Louis Blues (song) : Wikis (The Full Wiki) Blues "St. Louis Blues" is an American popular song composed by William Christopher Handy in the blues style. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians ' repertoire. It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song ; it has been performed by numerous... | Bezzerwizzer at Paint Branch High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Which geometric shape does Frank Llyod Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo? A spiral Which painter liked to present himself as the "Man in the Bowler Hat"? Rene Magritte Which IT company is also known by the abbreviation "HP"? Hewlett Packard Which ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,485 | What was the submarine developed by US engineer Robert Fulton in 1803? | Robert Fulton Search Robert Fulton American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton designed the first commercially successful steamboat in America in 1807, becoming a major source of transportation on rivers and resulting in a significant reduction in inland shipping costs. Share ASME getmedia/8aae915b-db8e-4f30-90ad-b6e3... | News Archive - Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine "hated" by The Beatles The Beatles hated the animated film "Yellow Submarine" and its catchy theme song, according to their record producer at the time, George Martin. "The song was for Ringo, just a throwaway," said Martin, who is conducting an orchestral programme of B... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,486 | Enoch Powell's political career ended in 1987 as a member of which party? | Enoch Powell - Metapedia Enoch Powell 27 July 1960 – 18 October 1963 Prime Minister July 1965 – 21 April 1968 Leader 10 October 1974 – 11 June 1987 Preceded by 23 February 1950 – 28 February 1974 Preceded by 8 February 1998 (1998-02-09) (aged 85) London, England Miss Pamela Wilson, from 1952 to 1998 (46 years) Children... | Labour party uk | Politicalideology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Politics of the United KingdomPolitical parties Elections The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Labour surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,487 | Who is the youngest person to have a Number One single in the UK – he was 9 years old in 1972? | 1000 Number Ones Search | About everyHit | Chart archive | Award / Poll Winners | Number 1s | FAQs | Contact us 1000 Number Ones On 16th January 2005, Elvis Presley achieved the one-thousandth Number One since the inception of the UK singles chart in 1952. This area of everyHit.com is a celebration of the first 1000 ch... | Avicii scores fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up 21 July 2013 Avicii scores fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up Tim Bergling, AKA Avicii, has scored the fastest selling single of 2013 so far with Wake Me Up, entering the Official Singles Chart at Number 1! 3370 By Dan Lane Tim Bergl... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,488 | What model of Chevy, discontinued in 1987, was a car in front and a pickup truck in back? | 1987 Chevrolet Trucks for Sale | Used Cars on Oodle Marketplace Searches Related to 1987 Chevrolet Trucks for Sale 1987 Chevrolet Trucks for Sale (1 - 15 of 42) $11,900 1987 Chevrolet 4X4 SQUARE BODY 76,895 miles · Houston, TX READYTO ROLL ..CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 WITH 4in CHASSIS LIFT AND 2in BODY LIFT KIT....TRUE 350C.I... | Project MUSE - A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana John R. Pfeiffer I. Works by Shaw Shaw, Bernard. The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. Chicago: Trafalgar Square, 2007. 75 pp., illustrated. List: $15.95. Not seen. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Bel Air, Calif.: Dodo P... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,489 | What iconic London institution was sold to the Qatar Investment Authority (Qatar's sovereign wealth fund) in May 2010? | How much of London Qatar REALLY owns - in pictures | Features | LondonlovesBusiness.com How much of London Qatar REALLY owns - in pictures Save Harrods and The Shard were just the beginning for the mega-rich emirate… Ah, Qatar. Today news has broken that the mega-rich Arab emirate might snap up the 164-year-old chain H... | Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, England Statistics, Weather and records and schedule - vCricket.com capacity 28000 Lord's Cricket Ground, generally known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home o... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,490 | Known as the Peace Garden State or the Roughrider State, what was the 39th state to join the Union on November 2, 1889? | The State of North Dakota - An Introduction to the Peace Garden State from NETSTATE.COM The State of North Dakota The Badlands: Theodore Roosevelt National Park Welcome to North Dakota. "Nothing could be more lonely and nothing more beautiful than the view at nightfall across the prairies to these huge hill masses, whe... | June 1, 1796 � Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. - Democratic Underground June 1, 1796 � Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. Tennessee (i/tɛnɨˈsiː/) (Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th most extensive an... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,491 | Icthyphobia is the fear of what? | Ichthyophobia - fish fear, fish phobia, fear of fish, phobia of fish Websites Welcome to my site for Ichthyophobia. In hopes of trying to provide some helpful information, I have searched the Internet looking for information on Ichthyophobia (fish fear, fish phobia, fear of fish, phobia of fish). Please note I am not a... | Do You Suffer From Astraphobia? [ ? ]Subscribe To This Site Do You Suffer From Astraphobia? Astraphobia is the fear of thunder and lightening. It is also known as Keraunophobia, Brontophobia, or Tonitrophobia. Enter your name and email address below to instantly receive your first Phobia Secrets Revealed lesson i... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,492 | After rising near Mallerstang in the Yorkshire Dales, which river flows through Kirkby Stephen arc Appleby-in-Westmoreland on its way to the sea? | The Historic Counties Trust :: Historic Counties Descriptions The Historic Counties Trust Historic Counties Descriptions The counties are listed along with their Historic Counties Standard (HCS) Number and their HCS Code. 01 ABN Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is a Highland county. Its coastline rounds the "Cold Shoulder... | Lake District National Park - Explore Ullswater Explore Ullswater Explore Ullswater Ullswater This lovely lake is surrounded by stunning mountain scenery to its south, softening to the gentle hills of the north. The lake is the second largest in England at seven and a half miles long, but is less than a mile across. It... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,493 | The Lancre Coven is the main group of witches in which series of novels? | Witches | Discworld Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia See also: Discworld magic A major subset of the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett involves the witches of Lancre . They are closely based on witches in British folklore, combined with modern Wicca and a slightly tongue-in-cheek reinterpretation of the Triple Goddess.... | Fictional Houses: from Thornfield to Eyre Hall | Rereading Jane Eyre Fictional Houses: from Thornfield to Eyre Hall Posted by lucciagray Throughout literature houses, or buildings where people have converged have become central elements and powerful symbols in the creative process. According to Gaston Bachelard in The ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,494 | Who was Super Bowl MVP the year after Joe Namath won it? | Photos of Super Bowl Most Valuable Players (MVPs) - CNN.com 1 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl II (1968) – Starr repeated the feat one year later as the Packers won back-to-back titles. Starr had 202 yards passing and one touchdown as Green Bay blew out Oakland 33-14. Hide Caption 2 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVP... | Silvergate Prep Jeopardy Template 100 Princess Peach In video gaming, what is the name of the princess whom Mario repeatedly stops Bowser from kidnapping? 100 What does Woody from Toy Story have in his boot? 100 We just set a goal, talkin' matchin' Lambos 100 what is the hottest planet 100 Who was the second president ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,495 | What is another name for the gladioli? | Gladiolus: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Gladiolus | The Old Farmer's Almanac How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Gladiolus Share: Rate this Article: Average: 4 (297 votes) Gladiolus is a perennial favored for its beautiful, showy flowers. Its flowers grow on tall spikes and are often found in cutting gardens or in t... | Keeping them straight: James the Greater and James the Less | The New Theological Movement Keeping them straight: James the Greater and James the Less St. James the Greater, of Compostela July 25th, Feast of St. James the Greater “St. James the Apostle, brother of blessed John the Evangelist, who was beheaded by Hero... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,496 | June 25, 1876 saw George Custer meet his Waterloo at the Battle of Little Big Horn, which happened in what present state? | Battle of the Little Bighorn - Native American History - HISTORY.com Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Author Battle of the Little Bighorn URL A+E Networks Introduction The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal t... | Tombstone History - The Earps and "Doc" Holliday PROFILES OF THE EARPS AND "DOC" HOLLIDAY WYATT EARP is best known as the fearless frontier lawman of Wichita and Dodge City, Kansas, and as principal survivor of the Gunfight at the OK Corral. But the Marshall Earp of legend accounted for only about 5 years of Wyatt's ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,497 | Who was the 11th century Anglo-Saxon rebel in England who led the resistance to the Norman Conquest from his base on the Isle of Ely? | Hereward the Wake - Outlawe 1070 - Thurcytel AND Utlamhe "the Exile" - with Hereward the Wake - Utlamhe The Exile Hereward the Wake - Also known as the Outlaw and the Exile , this 11th-century Anglo-Saxon led the British resistance against William the Conquerer and the invading Normans. His base was the Isle of Ely... | It’s been compared to Game of Thrones, but the BBC’s new Viking drama The Last Kingdom actually gives an insight into the true story of the birth of England… It is the late ninth century and much of the country has fallen to the Danes – leaving just a single kingdom holding out against the invaders, in the country we k... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,498 | Block, Fan, Horsetail, Plunge, Punchbowl and Segmented are types of what? | Waterfall Pictures | Beautiful Photos About me / Contact Waterfall Pictures Waterfalls come in many different shapes, forms and heights. Even a plunge of only a few meters is considered a waterfall in the eyes of some waterfall lovers. Here is a selection of our Waterfall Pictures and Photos taken from around the globe... | INDICATORS AND SET’S RESULT IN MALE VOLLEYBALL Rui Marcelino and Isabel Mesquita Faculty of Sport, Porto, Portugal Abstract The present study examines the associations between performance indicators (number of spike points, spike errors, spike continuity, block points, block errors, block continuity, serve points, serv... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,499 | In what object is a ship's compass traditionally kept ? | Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms - Wiktionary Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century. Contents: A[ edit ] above board - On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything. act of pardon / act of grace - A letter from a... | MarineWaypoints.com - Nautical Flags and their meanings Nautical Flags and Their Meanings The purpose of the International Code of Signals is to provide ways and means of communication in situations related essentially to safety of navigation and persons, especially when language difficulties arise, or because radio... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,500 | Who discovered the chemical elements Potassium, Sodium and Calcium? | Calcium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table Chemistry in its element: calcium (Promo) You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. (End promo) Chris Smith Hello, welcome to this week's Chemistry in its Element, ... | Symbols for Elements Symbols for Elements Some symbols should make sense to you immediately--such as C for carbon, O for oxygen and S for sulfur. This is because the English name is very similar to the Latin name for these elements. Some of the others should be quite baffling--such as Na for sodium, K for potas... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,501 | What word, from a US dietary reformist, refers to unsifted wholewheat flour? | Cooking with the Bible - GRAINS Cooking with the Bible GRAINS Barley Barley (Hordeum vulgare), cultivated for food and livestock feed, is a member of the Grass family. Probably originating in the highlands of what is now Ethiopia, modern barley is thought to have descended from wild barley (H. spontaneum), which is sti... | General Knowledge #5 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. General Knowledge #5 What does the legal term �caveat emptor� mean? Let the buyer beware Which Russian author wrote the novel A Month in the Country? Ivan Turgenev What do the initia... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,502 | Which TV chef had a dog called Chalky? | BBC NEWS | UK | England | Cornwall | Celebrity chef Stein's dog dies Celebrity chef Stein's dog dies TV Stars: Rick Stein and constant companion Chalky Celebrity Cornish chef Rick Stein's beloved dog has died, aged 17. Chalky, the Jack Russell owned by fish chef Rick Stein, had become well-known through his appearances... | Take a swim down memory lane with this video highlighting my first 50 years with StarKist®. 50th Birthday The Big 5-0 and I swear I haven’t aged a day. What can I say? Tuna is one healthy fish. 2010 StarKist® Headquarters on Pittsburgh's Northside unveiled a giant lighted sign featuring me! Bright idea StarKist®! 200... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,503 | In which capital city were the 1928 Summer Olympic Games held? | Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games | Britannica.com Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games Alternative Title: Games of the IX Olympiad Related Topics Netherlands Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Amsterdam , that took place May 17–Aug. 12, 1928. The Amsterdam Games were the eighth occurrence of the modern Olympic... | Canberra – Australia's capital city | australia.gov.au Canberra – Australia's capital city Australian architecture Canberra – Australia's capital city Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, is Australia's capital city. After Federation in 1901, a site for the capital was sought, and Canberra was selected. The A... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,504 | In his youth, actor Leslie Grantham served ten years in prison for which crime? | Leslie Grantham (Actor) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Leslie Grantham Male Born Apr 30, 1947 Leslie Michael Grantham is an English actor best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in the soap opera EastEnders. He is also a convicted murderer, having served 10 years for the killing of a German taxi driver, and he gen... | TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry recei... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,505 | "The USS ""Constitution"", launched in 1797, earned the nickname of ""Old Ironsides"" when she defeated the British warship HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812. What is her hull made of?" | USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), Boston, Massachusetts Bow of USS Constitution During the American Civil War, she was used as a training ship for United States Naval Academy midshipmen. Constitution was retired from active service in 1881, but she still sailed, notably on a 90-city ... | World's Oldest Serving Warship [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums Not IT, SHE..........please report onboard for corrective training.;) Bing I reckon this one's older. http://www.hms-victory.com/ Pontius Navigator Bing, unfortunately Victory does not sail and is not fully manned. Navaleye I suspect she would probably sink if al... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,506 | What ancient instrument did Orpheus play to charm creatures, rivers, and Hades in the Underworld? | Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - Greeka.com Discover the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice Orpheus, talented at playing music Orpheus is known as the most talented music player of the ancient times. It is said that god Apollo was his father, from whom took his extreme talent in music, and the Muse Calliope was his mother. He ... | The Greek Poet and Singer Arion Was #Blessed By Carly Silver Updated February 23, 2016. Ancient Greek poets were magic! Need more evidence than that simple statement? We've got all the details on this seaworthy adventurer, who could mount a dolphin as easily as he could strum his own instrument. Sail Away Herodotus st... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,507 | Which record label famously rejected a Beatles audition tape in 1962, saying that guitar bands were on the way out? | The Beatles' audition tape that was rejected has been discovered after 50 years | Daily Mail Online comments The Beatles’ audition tape that was infamously rejected by a record company boss - because he thought guitar groups were ‘on the way out’ - has been discovered after 50 years. The fledgling group were also told ... | Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,508 | What is the name of the container used to hold either 108 gallons of beer or 126 gallons of wine? | Links 13/12/2016: CoreOS Container Linux, CentOS Linux 7 | Techrights Links 13/12/2016: CoreOS Container Linux, CentOS Linux 7 Posted in News Roundup at 6:03 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Contents Compute like it’s 1989 For many of us, when we look around at the state of computing in 2016, we nod and think, “Yes, today is ... | French wines and wine regions of France South-west Alsace Situated on the lower eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains, in the Rhine valley between Strasbourg and Mulhouse, the Alsace vineyard is rather different from any other French wine growing area. Like the region of Alsace itself, the wine culture here is steeped... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,509 | Who composed the music for the opera The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)? | La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) - YouTube La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Ple... | Paloma Blanca by George Baker Selection Songfacts Paloma Blanca by George Baker Selection Songfacts Songfacts The title of this song translates as "White Dove", although it is perhaps better known as "Una Paloma Blanca" ("One White Dove"). Written by the Dutch singer-songwriter Johannes Bouwens, it has been both widely... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,510 | "What word is used to denote a summary or miniature form of something, and is also used as a synonym for ""embodiment""?" | What does epitome mean? Definitions for epitomeɪˈpɪt ə mi This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word epitome Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image(noun) a standard or typical example "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided Am... | Level 3 - General Knowledge 1000, - Memrise General Knowledge 1000 Ready to learn Ready to review Ignore words Check the boxes below to ignore/unignore words, then click save at the bottom. Ignored words will never appear in any learning session. Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly India What links - Goa - Ke... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,511 | What is the name of the American student who was convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, along with her Italian boyfriend and released in 2011 after an appeal? | Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend acquitted of murder of British student Meredith Kercher by Italian court - Mirror Online News Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend acquitted of murder of British student Meredith Kercher by Italian court A Seattle-based representative for Knox said he was 'overjoyed' after the decision, adding 'the... | TIME Magazine Mar. 07, 2016 by Jerry Brinn - issuu issuu M A R C H 7, 2 0 1 6 No traffic. No accidents. No deaths. All you have to do is give up your right to drive. By Matt Vella time.com Follow the crumbs. They will take you home. WorldMags.net Conversation WorldMags.net A return to Earth Six members of the TIME team... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,512 | What number cannot be written in Roman numerals? | Roman Numerals | History, Chart and Converter 1,000,000 If a smaller numerical value is placed before one of a larger numerical value it means subtraction, all else means addition. For example, IX means 9, XI means 11.You cannot place more than one number of smaller value before a number of a larger value for subtrac... | Fun With Words: Numbers Eight is the first number alphabetically. Zero is the last. Four is the only number that, spelled out, has as many letters. Fifty and seventy are the only numbers divisible by ten that, when spelled out, have as many letters as ten divides into them. Therefore, fifty-four and seventy-four are eq... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,513 | The 'Nineteenth Amendment' to the US Constitution provided for which change, in August 1920? | 19th Amendment - Women’s History - HISTORY.com Google Origins of Women’s Suffrage in the U.S. During America’s early history as a nation, women were denied some of the key rights enjoyed by male citizens. For example, married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money they might earn, and no female... | The United States Turns Inward: the 1920s and 1930s | Scholastic.com Grolier Online Discover the content connection—the definitive, fully integrated database collection and online research portal. It includes seven encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge,... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,514 | The Spurn Lightship is a museum in which city | Hull City Council : Spurn Lightship Learn more about Hull’s maritime past at Hull Maritime Museum The Spurn Lightship The Spurn Lightship guided ships safely through the treacherous River Humber for almost 50 years. Step aboard to discover how it was used as a navigational aid and find out what life was like on board... | International Space Hall of Fame :: New Mexico Museum of Space History :: Inductee Profile Inducted in 1995 Laid the foundation for modern astronomy. Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who put forth the theory that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth, spinning on its axis onc... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,515 | What is the name of the hormone which is said to give males their aggressiveness? | Aggression in Men - Hormone Levels Are a Key - NYTimes.com Aggression in Men: Hormone Levels Are a Key By DANIEL GOLEMAN Published: July 17, 1990 WHEN men are domineering and intensely competitive, it may be just another case of raging hormones, specifically the male sex hormone testosterone, researchers say. Scientist... | Pheromones - Crystalinks Pheromones A pheromone is any chemical or set of chemicals produced by a living organism that transmits a message to other members of the same species. There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that affect behavior or physiology. Their use among insects ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,516 | The early use of the new technology of the wireless telegram helped British police to capture whom on 31 July 1910? | UK TELEPHONE HISTORY UK TELEPHONE HISTORY For BPO Telephone history - click here 1875 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) of Salem, Massachusetts, USA constructed his first experimental telephone in Boston. Thomas A Watson (1854-1934) assisted Bell in his experiments. Bell was a Scot by birth, and had been born at 16 Sou... | SEPTEMBER September 1 SEPTEMBER National day of Libya, commemorating Colonel Gaddafis overthrow of King Idris I in 1969. 1864: Birth of Sir Roger David Casement, British diplomat. During World War I, in 1914, he organized Irish prisoners of war into a brigade, and led a Republican uprising. The Germans sent them to Ir... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,517 | What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot? | Long John Silver (Treasure Island) | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Long John Silver (Treasure Island) 37,032pages on Click To Help Darkseid! Darkseid has declared that this article requires immediate Cleanup in order to meet a higher standard. Help improve this article by improving formatting, spelling and ge... | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Search eText, Read Online, Study, Discuss. Introduction (1883) To this wonderful book I owe the confirmation of my imagination. As a child I must have heard or read some pirate stories and we played pirate games often. Then in the last year of primary school some muse prompted... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,518 | What is the full length of a badminton court in feet? | Badminton Court Dimensions | Court & Field Dimension Diagrams in 3D, History, Rules – SportsKnowHow.com Badminton Court Dimensions Click on the badminton court layout or the links below the layouts for printable or downloadable badminton court diagram. Our diagrams show the size, measurements and layout of a Overal... | Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts everyone celebrates my birthday with a bang! july 4th 1984 July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Julian Knowles and Nenad Zimonjic July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,519 | Which English football club play their home games at Ewood park? | Ewood Park: The Cradle of English Football - Blackburn Rovers - Ewood Park Ewood Park: The Cradle of English Football Chronology of Events Laws of the game: Approved by the Football Association : 1863. Notts County F.C. established: 1863. Laws of the game: Forward passes are permitted, as long as there are three defend... | London Football Club Guide London Football Club Guide Football Clubs A to Z From Arsenal to Wycombe Wanderers Other London Clubs Barnet Former owner Stan Flashman, a famous ticket tout, stumped up the cash that helped the Bees gain league status in 1991. Now Stan has gone, the money is tight and Barnet have blown the c... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,520 | Which fashion designer created the uniforms for the 2012 Olympic Team GB? | 2012 Olympic Uniform Designers - The Details of the 2012 Olympic Team Uniforms The details of the 2012 Olympic team uniforms view gallery 13 Photos With team collections by Stella McCartney, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Hermès, and others, there's a whole new competition in London. More Ralph Lauren (USA) Ralph... | Sports Direct buys fashion chains USC and Cruise Clothing | Business | The Guardian Sports Direct International Sports Direct buys fashion chains USC and Cruise Clothing Sports Direct paid £7m for an 80% stake in USC and Cruise, which specialise in designer brands such as Ugg boots and the Adidas Originals range Sports... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,521 | In the Bible, which king of Israel was the husband of Jezebel? | 7. My Way— The Story of Ahab and Jezebel | Bible.org From the series: Living in Love: Secrets from Bible Marriages PREVIOUS PAGE | NEXT PAGE 7. My Way— The Story of Ahab and Jezebel King David had been absent from the scene of Hebrew history for about 135 years when this story opens. His great kingdom, enlarged and mor... | The Bible and Interpretation - David, King of Judah (Not Israel) The Bible and Interpretation David, King of Judah (Not Israel) The traditions claiming that David ruled over a “united kingdom” of Israel and Judah emerged much later. If I am right on this point, the most popular legends about David are the creation of g... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,522 | Which country has the international car registration letters of GBZ | File:GBZ international vehicle registration oval.svg - Wikimedia Commons File:GBZ international vehicle registration oval.svg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Original file (SVG file, nominally 400 × 262 pixels, file size: 3 KB) DescriptionGBZ international vehicle registration oval.svg Gibraltar - co... | Internet Country Abbreviations Internet Country Abbreviations You can usually tell what country someone is in by looking at their email address. For instance, micky.mouse@ukonline.co.uk is in the United Kingdom. The trick is to look at the last two letter of the email address. They will usually be a fairly obvious abbr... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,523 | Opened in July, 1955, where is Disneyland Park, Disney's first? | Disneyland opens - Jul 17, 1955 - HISTORY.com Disneyland opens Publisher A+E Networks Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits... | 25 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Fun Facts | WDW Fan Zone 25 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Fun Facts Tweet The Magic Kingdom was the first of the four main theme parks to open on Walt Disney World property and whether it’s your favorite or not I think we can all agree that there is something very special about this... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,524 | Officially, what is Canada’s national summer sport? | National Sports of Canada Act National Sports of Canada Act S.C. 1994, c. 16 Assented to 1994-05-12 An Act to recognize hockey and lacrosse as the national sports of Canada Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Short Title National Sports of Can... | Canada This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Canada image by Ant�nio Martins-Tuv�lkin, and Martin Grieve 27 July 2007 Proportions: 1:2 also read the writings of John Matheson on the design of the flag See also: The Current Canadian Flag The Maple Leaf flag The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,525 | Three Mile Island is in which US state? | NRC: Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident Home > NRC Library > Document Collections > Fact Sheets > Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident Printable Version (does not include Animated Diagram of the Sequence of Events) Plant Diagram The Three Mile Island ... | My Questions - Documents Documents Share My Questions Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/my-questions.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <d... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,526 | Which Lancashire railway station was used for much of the'action' in the film 'Brief Encounter'? | Carnforth Station Heritage Centre - Home of Brief Encounter Home About News Events Exhibitions Contact Us Links Carnforth Station Heritage Centre and the Brief Encounter Refreshment Room opened on 17 October 2003 following 3 years work to renovate the derelict buildings of Carnforth Station. We celebrated our 10th anni... | Aira Force. Aira Force OS grid ref. NY 399 204 Aira Force, perhaps the most famous and one of the most frequently visited waterfalls in the Lake District, is situated in woodland near the northern shore of Ullswater , about 3 miles along the A592 from Patterdale and about 150 yards from the junction with the A5091. Ai... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,527 | What cell line used in research that was taken from an African-American woman who died in 1951 is the oldest and most commonly used human cell line? | Journey of the HeLa Cells - Home Journey of the HeLa Cells Home Background of the Hela cells and the impact of hela cells throughout history In 1951, an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to be treated for her cervical cancer.Henrietta's Doctors took tissue samples from her wit... | A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Salk produces polio vaccine Salk produces polio vaccine 1952 Poliomyelitis has been around since ancient times. There is still no cure for the disease. But at the peak of its devastation in the United States, Jonas Salk introduced a way to prevent it. This infectious viral dis... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,528 | Which US born blues musician has a Gibson guitar called Lucille? | B.B. King, Lucille and Gibson: The origins of a lifelong partnership - LA Times B.B. King, Lucille and Gibson: The origins of a lifelong partnership Entertainer of the year | 2005 Lisa Poole / Associated Press B.B. King performs in Lowell, Mass., in 2005. B.B. King performs in Lowell, Mass., in 2005. (Lisa Poole / Asso... | Bessie Lillian "Miss Lillian" Gordy Carter (1898 - 1983) - Find A Grave Memorial Bessie Lillian "Miss Lillian" Gordy Carter Sumter County Georgia, USA Author, Social Activist, Mother of US President Jimmy Carter. Fondly known as "Miss Lillian," she is remembered for her contribution to nursing in her home state of Geor... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,529 | 1970’s TV. What was the forename of Reggie Perrin’s incompetent brother-in-law? | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Wikis The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: Wikis Advertisements Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, b... | 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? - Liverpool Echo News 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? Share Get daily updates directl... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,530 | Give a year in the life of the poet and writer John Milton. | John Milton - John Milton Poems - Poem Hunter John Milton - John Milton Poems - Poem Hunter Do you like this poet? John Milton Poems Paradise Lost: Book 01 Of Man's first disobedience, and the ... Lycidas In this Monody the author bewails a learned Friend, ... Arcades Part of an entertainment presented to the Counte... | Zahn Family Jeopardy Jeopardy Template The brand of underwear Marty McFly wears in Back to the Future 200 What is The Boston Tea Party This took place on Griffin's Wharf in America in 1773. 300 How many of the United States Supreme Court Justices are women? 300 Who is Lord Alfred Tennyson? He wrote the famous 1855 poem... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,531 | What does a bad workman always blame? | A bad workman blames his tools - Idioms by The Free Dictionary A bad workman blames his tools - Idioms by The Free Dictionary http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/A+bad+workman+blames+his+tools A bad workman blames his tools a bad workman blames his tools If someone performs a job or task poorly or unsuccessfully, he or... | The Strong Delusion - Job�s Three Friends - Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar When Job’s three friends - Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar - heard of his adversity, they came to visit him, saying they wanted to comfort him (Job 2:11). But they didn’t actually comfort him at all, when we see the way they spoke to him later on. They o... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,532 | Who recorded the theme music for the Bond film The Living Daylights | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Living Daylights (soundtrack) Short Story — Film — Soundtrack — Song — Game — Characters The The Living Daylights soundtrack cover The soundtrack for The Living Daylights was composed by veteran Bond composer John Barry and was his last s... | From Shirley Bassey to Sam Smith: the James Bond Theme Songs, Ranked 18. "Thunderball" by Tom Jones (1965) True story: Jones actually put so much into hitting the song’s final high note that he fainted. And while the song is decent – and, sure, very James Bond-y – it’s not the strongest of the bunch, and that may be be... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,533 | What company owns Old Navy and Banana Republic? | About About History Be the world’s favorite for American style. Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in 1969 with a simple idea — to make it easier to find a pair of jeans and a commitment to do more. Over the last 46 years, the company has grown from a single store to a global fashion business with five bra... | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,534 | The human body is approximately 60% what? | Water properties: The water in you (Water Science School) Back to previous page The water in you Think of what you need to survive, really just survive. Food? Water? Air? Facebook? Naturally, I'm going to concentrate on water here. Water is of major importance to all living things; in some organisms, up to 90% of the... | Jacques Cartier | Exploration | France Jacques Cartier You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 7 to 102 are not shown in this preview. You're Reading a Free Preview Pages 106 to 110 are not shown in this preview. This action might not be possible to undo. Are you sure you want to continue? CANCEL We've moved you to where y... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,535 | In which midlands city was Samuel Johnson born? | Samuel Johnson Birthplace :: Plus44.com Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum. Breadmarket Street, Lichfield Staff WS13 6LG Tel 01542 264972 The house in which Dr Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 is an imposing building in the centre of the charming cathedral city of Lichfield. It now houses a museum dedicated to the life, w... | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,536 | John Gilbert, Charles Buchel, Maurycy Gottlieb and others have all painted whom? | nandigramunited: Most Saleable is Human Meat and Ruling Heegmonies Enact Cannibals Urban as Shylock Returns with Vengeance. Price Rise Index Remains Wellness Indicator for the Market Dominating Communities! DAILY MULNIVASI NAYAK Thursday, November 26, 2009 Most Saleable is Human Meat and Ruling Heegmonies Enact Canniba... | Cass Gilbert Buildings Photo Tours, Travelogues, And Random Topics Cass Gilbert Buildings A Photo Tour Of Twin Cities Area Buildings Designed By Pioneering Architect Cass Gilbert Introduction Cass Gilbert was a famous twin cities architect. While much of his career was spent designing houses and apartment buildings, ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,537 | On which English racecourse is the 1000 Guineas classic race run? | The Racing Pages. 1000 guineas - 2013 The 1000 Guineas is the second of the five English classic flat races for three year old thoroughbred horses. The race is open to fillies only and is run in early May at Newmarket racecourse over the famous Rowley Mile. Run at the same meeting as this classic race is the equivale... | The top ten racecourses to visit in the United Kingdom - The best racecourse, including Cheltenham, Ascot, Aintree, Newmarket, Sandown, York, Goodwood, Epsom, Doncaster and Hamilton - CheltenhamFestival.net The top ten racecourses to visit in the United Kingdom The top ten racecourses to visit in the United Kingdom Che... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,538 | In American criminal slang what is a ‘shamus’? | Shamus | Define Shamus at Dictionary.com shamus [shah-muh s, shey-] /ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ-/ Spell Irish 1925-1930 1925-30; of obscure origin, though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames shammes or the Irish male given name Séamas Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for shamus Expand How ‘Transcendence’ Dir... | World Jeopardy Jeopardy Template The national dish of Spain 100 It is the earth's largest continent? 100 This flag is red, white and blue and has fifty stars. 100 The Yankees and Mets play this type of sport. 100 Who is Lasse Hallstrom? What is the name of the Swedish director who directed Chocolat and My Life as a Dog... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,539 | "Which comic trio first appeared in radio's ""I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again""?" | · January 9 at 4:48am · We had our first full rehearsal yesterday for the 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again... Again!' tour (for both actors and musicians), which was the most mirth-filled meeting. On hand, was our very brilliant resident photographer, Kim Jones. She snapped some amazing pictures, perfectly capturing the... | My Questions - Documents Documents Share My Questions Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/my-questions.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <d... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,540 | Aestas is the Roman goddess of which season? | Aestas, the Roman Goddess of Summer Roman Aestas ("summer", or "summer heat") is the Roman personification of summer. She is mentioned by Ovid in his Metamorphoses, and She may be his own invention. He describes Her as standing by the emerald throne of Phoebus (the Sun-god), with the other personifications of Time such... | Gods and Goddesses 1 Gods and Goddesses 1 Here you'll find many diffrent gods and goddesses and there information Abassi Africa Creator god of the Efik people in Nigeria. Abeona Roman Goddess who protects children when they leave the parents' home. Abgal Mesopotamian Seven wise-men and the attending deities of the god ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,541 | What connects Martin Scorsese to the names The Dead Rabbits, The Daybreak Boys, and The Whyos (among others)? | 7 Infamous Gangs of New York - History Lists History Lists June 4, 2013 By Evan Andrews Lower Manhattan's Five Points neighborhood. Share this: 7 Infamous Gangs of New York Author 7 Infamous Gangs of New York URL Google During the Victorian era of the mid-to-late 1800s, New York City was rocked by an epidemic of gang v... | List of Shows, Films and Comics in Snafu Comics | Snafu Comics Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of Shows, Films and Comics in Snafu Comics 627pages on Share 300 is a 2006 fantasy war film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,542 | From which organisation did the term 'Third Degree' meaning an interrogation, originate? | etymology - What's with the third degree? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange What's with the third degree? Where did the phrase "third degree" (referring to intense interrogation) originate? Additionally, how did "grill" come to have its related meaning? 4 Then there's the "fourth degree" - spoken of in hushed... | The Third Man - From the Current - The Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection The Third Man By Michael Wilmington In The Third Man—probably the greatest British thriller of the postwar era—director Carol Reed and screenwriter Graham Greene set a fable of moral corruption in a world of near-Byzantine visual compl... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,543 | The Scales represent which sign of the Zodiac? | Libra - The Scales - Astrology - The White Goddess Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac, is shown as a woman holding a pair of scales. Libra is a Masculine, Cardinal Air sign. Libra - The Scales - Astrology - The White Goddess Home � Divination � Astrology � Libra - The Scales Libra - The Scales Libra - The Scal... | Libra The Scales – Star Sign Style SHOP Libra The Scales Of Justice… They say that the balance seeking tendencies of Libra can be likened to the Scales of justice, as this zodiac sign strives towards equality and temperance. Libra is Latin for weighing scales and the Libran nature of weighing and swaying is demonstrate... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,544 | Named after the Belgian-born chemist who invented it in about 1907, what was the first commercial plastic (made from formaldehyde and phenol)? | Celluloid, the First Synthetic Plastic, Invented by John Wesley Hyatt in 1860’s You are here: Home / Technology / Celluloid, the First Synthetic Plastic, Invented by John Wesley Hyatt in 1860’s Celluloid, the First Synthetic Plastic, Invented by John Wesley Hyatt in 1860’s December 21, 2015 KEY TOPICS John Wesley Hyatt... | Puzzles - Coffeetime Triv (Sat) 1: Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? 2: Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? 3: Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? 4: What is the name of the clockwork device used by musicians to measure time? 5: `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,545 | Excluding Russia, which country is the largest in Europe by area? | List of European Countries by Area By Amanda Briney Updated November 30, 2016. Europe is one of the world's continents and as such it occupies a large area of the world. It varies in latitude from places like Greece which is in the range of about 35˚N to 39˚N latitude to Iceland which ranges from around 64˚N to over 66... | What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? | Reference.com What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? A: Quick Answer The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is Sicily, which is located off the southern tip of the boot-shaped Italian cape. The island encompasses a total area of approximately 9,9... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,546 | Which actress played the role of Cora Smith in the 1946 film ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’? | The Postman Always Rings Twice | film by Garnett [1946] | Britannica.com The Postman Always Rings Twice film by Garnett [1946] 2001: A Space Odyssey The Postman Always Rings Twice, American film noir , released in 1946, based on the crime novel of the same name by James M. Cain . The film features all the elements of a... | Goldsmith, Oliver - Drama Online LA Theatre Works Type: Audio In this classic comedy of manners, two young men set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But is anybody in this rural estate ruly who they seem? Bawdy hijinks and popped pretensions are the hallmarks of this romping frolic that’s kept... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,547 | US investigative reporter and author Clifford Irving is best known for his 1971 hoax autobiography of which reclusive businessman? | Clifford irving Clifford Irving Publications back to playlist Thirty-seven years ago this week, the nation was enthralled with the scandal that Clifford Irving 's biography of Howard Hughes may be a fraud. published: 21 Jan 2009 views: 33865 Howard Hughes Biography author, Clifford Irving , and his lawyer, Martin Acker... | James Hilton: Lost Horizon Reviewed by Steven H Silver James Hilton's Lost Horizon is assured a place in the annals of publishing history, not necessarily for its literary value, but for the simple fact that it was the first novel published in paperback in 1939 by Ian Ballantine. Even before the paperback came ou... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,548 | What stitch, also called a whip stitch (when done by machine) or a crochet stitch (when done by hand), is used to reinforce the edge of thick materials? | Blanket stitch - Definition and synonyms of blanket stitch in the English dictionary. Translation of blanket stitch to 20 languages. blanket stitch Meaning of blanket stitch in the English dictionary DICTIONARY GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLANKET STITCH noun exclamation Blanket stitch is a noun. A noun is a type of word th... | Round 3 Jeopardy Template What is the Ford Mustang? This still-popular muscle car was launched late in 1964, what is it? 100 What is the Syndy Opera House? In 1973, which famous building with a roof resembling sails opened after 16 years of construction? 100 What are young urban professionals? The word “yuppie” was pop... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,549 | How many ‘Steps’ are there in the novel by John Buchan? | The Thirty-Nine Steps eBook by John Buchan - 9786050311983 | Kobo Show more Show less The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Bla... | The Jungle Drums September 2012 by The Courier Newspaper (page 8) - issuu issuu The Jungle Drums Brain Training FAMOUS BOOKS FAMOUS FIRSTS Each of these people is famous for being the first person to do something, but what was it? 1. Helen Sharman 2. Robin Knox Johnson 3. Nancy Witcher Astor 4. Alan Mullery 5. Ursula A... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,550 | What is the Army equivalent to a Group Captain in the R.A.F. | Group Captain | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit On 1 April 1918, the newly created RAF adopted its officer rank titles from the British Army , with Royal Naval Air Service Captains and Royal Flying Corps Colonels becoming Colonels in the RAF. In response to the proposal that the RAF should use its own rank... | Glossary of WWII RAF Slang & Terminology GLOSSARY OF WWII R.A.F. SLANG & TERMINOLOGY RAF cartoon from WWII . A/c: aircraft. Acc or Trolley Acc: Accumulator (battery) used to start aircraft engines on the ground. Ack: under the old phonetic alphabet, "Ack" stood for the letter "A", thus "ack-ack" was "A-A" or anti-aircr... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,551 | Dakar is the capital city of which African country? | Dakar, Capital City of Senegal Dakar, Capital City of Senegal Use Updated February 16, 2016. Basic Facts about Dakar Dakar is the capital city of Senegal in West Africa . Over 1 million people live in Dakar (double that for the whole metropolitan area) making it Senegal's largest city. Dakar is located on the Cape Verd... | Khartoum | national capital, Sudan | Britannica.com national capital, Sudan Al-Fāshir Khartoum, Arabic Al-Khurṭūm, (“Elephant’s Trunk”), city , executive capital of The Sudan , just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It has bridge connections with its sister towns, Khartoum North and Omdurman ,... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,552 | Who directed the 2012 film 'Zero Dark Thirty'? | Zero Dark Thirty (2012) directed by Kathryn Bigelow • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd 19 That's a very grudging three stars, because — like Flight — there's more to chew on than I initially realized, but I still think it's kind of a crappy movie. Let me count the ways: 1) The first third in particular wore me down. ... | STEVEN SPIELBERG WRITER AND FILM DIRECTOR. BIOGRAPHY Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an Oscar winning Jewish American film director and producer. His German last name comes from the name of the Austrian city where his Hungarian anc... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,553 | With a height of 3212 feet, what Venezuelan waterfall is the tallest in the world? | The Highest Waterfalls In The World - WorldAtlas.com The Highest Waterfalls In The World The Spectacular Angel Falls Located In Canaima National Park, Venezuela, Is The Tallest In The World. Venezuela's 3,212-foot Angel Falls dominates this area in Canaima National Park. Waterfalls are beautiful, natural occurrences th... | Passable Literature Trivia Quiz In which book would you find a Heffalump? Which detective had a landlady called Mrs. Hudson? Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel The Life of Pi? Which of Alexandre Dumas' 'Three Musketeers' real identity is Comte de la Fère? In which language did Vladimir Nabokov write Lolita? ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,554 | "Which English composer, whose work was influenced by folk song and the music of the 16th century, wrote ""London Symphony"", ""Pilgrim's Progress"" and ""Sinfonia Antarctica""?" | ACKLING, Roger 1938- English artist who works directly with the landscape by focusing the sun's rays through a small magnifying glass and burning lines on the surface of found pieces of wood or card. ADAMS, Ansel 1902-1984 Working at Yomesite in the 1920s, Adams became the most famous American landscape photog... | Music in the Time of War | Exploring Music 3:42 Program 2 The second show picks up where the first one left off, this time looking from a Russian perspective. Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 Overture tells the tale of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in a way suggestive of Beethoven’s Wellington’s Victory, but in a matter... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,555 | Which British Prime Minister had a type of hat named after him? | Winston Churchill - Biography - IMDb Winston Churchill Biography Showing all 160 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (92) | Personal Quotes (57) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Born in Blenheim Palace, the residence of his grandfather, the 7th Duke of Marlbor... | Britain Magazine | The official magazine of Visit Britain | Best of British History, Royal Family,Travel and Culture - British prime ministers of the 20th century Latest issue British prime ministers of the 20th century Do you know who presided over the setting up of the National Health Service, or who served the short... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,556 | In Greek myth who was the father of Hector? | Hector | Greek mythology | Britannica.com Greek mythology Hecuba Hector, in Greek legend , the eldest son of the Trojan king Priam and his queen Hecuba . He was the husband of Andromache and the chief warrior of the Trojan army. In Homer’s Iliad he is represented as an ideal warrior and the mainstay of Troy . His chara... | Demeter (Ceres) - Greek Goddess of Harvest, Fertility and Agriculture. | Greek Mythology Pantheon Demeter (Ceres) Greek Mythology Pantheon > Demeter (Ceres) – Greek Goddess of Harvest, Fertility and Agriculture Demeter (Ceres) – Greek Goddess of Harvest, Fertility and Agriculture Demeter (Ceres) Greek Goddess - Art Pic... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,557 | In which city is the Potala Palace, the traditional home of the Dalai Lama? | Potala Palace Potala Palace The Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet ( Enlarge ) ( Close-up ) Perched upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. Early legends concerning the rocky hill tell of a sacred cave, co... | Marco Polo – Silk Road Traveler and Explorer Marco Polo Marco Polo A well-known traveler and explorer, Marco Polo headed for China along the Silk Road in the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). The Travels of Marco Polo, dictated by him, described Chinese politics, economy, and culture in detail, which greatly aroused the desir... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,558 | What collective name is often used for Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester and Strood? | Medway Mortgage Shop - The Medway Towns The Medway Towns You are here: Home > The Medway Towns Search Search results appear here in real-time. Medway Towns Information The Medway Towns lie clustered around the estuary of the River Medway, approximately half way along the North Kent coast. The river got its name from t... | River Tyne from Dunston to North Shields » North East Film Archive River Tyne from Dunston to North Shields C.1965 | Film No. 20961 Comments An amateur film showing views along the Tyne from Dunston in Gateshead to North Shields filmed from locations on both sides of the river. The film includes footage of both the riv... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,559 | Which playwright wrote the screenplay for the 1982 film 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'? | Movie Review - - THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN - NYTimes.com THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN By Vincent Canby Published: September 18, 1981 We are in Dorset, Thomas Hardy country. More specifically we are in the South English fishing village of Lyme Regis, on Lyme Bay, and, to be more specific still, we are on the quay,... | Laurence Olivier - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Producer | Director Laurence Olivier could speak William Shakespeare 's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles Bennett , who met Olivier in 1927. Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,560 | What was the last Space Shuttle to orbit the Earth, doing so on the 21st July 2011? | NASA - The Space Shuttle Comments Since 1981, NASA space shuttles have been rocketing from the Florida coast into Earth orbit. The five orbiters — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — have flown more than 130 times, carrying over 350 people into space and travelling more than half a billion miles, ... | NASA - What is orbit? What is orbit? 09.10.03 Diagram of the planets and other heavenly bodies. Orbit is a word we hear quite often. Every time the Space Shuttle lifts off the launch pad, we hear it. Every time the Space Shuttle meets up with the International Space Station (ISS), we hear it. And every time a rocket la... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,561 | Which calamity in Ireland was a major factor in Sir Robert Peel's decision to repeal the Corn Laws in 1846? | To what extent was the Irish Famine merely an excuse for Peel to repeal the 1815 Corn Laws? - GCSE History - Marked by Teachers.com To what extent was the Irish Famine merely an excuse for Peel to repeal the 1815 Corn Laws? Extracts from this document... Introduction To what extent was the Irish Famine merely an excuse... | BBC - History - Sir Robert Peel z Sir Robert Peel © Peel was twice British prime minister and his period in government saw landmark social reforms and the repeal of the Corn Laws. Robert Peel was born on 5 February 1788 in Bury, Lancashire. His father was a wealthy cotton mill owner, and Peel was educated at Harrow ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,562 | After which famous Venetian is Venice’s international airport named? | Venice Marco Polo International Airport Hotels Near the Airport Venice Marco Polo Airport (IATA: VCE, ICAO: LIPZ) is an airport located on the Italian mainland 4.3 nautical miles (8.0 kilometres; 4.9 miles) north of Venice, Italy, in Tessera, a Frazione of the Comune of Venice nearest to Mestre. The airport was named... | Translations Translations Search facility Nevil Shute Norway The Foundation is trying to build up a profile of the availability of Nevil Shute titles in languages other than English. Devoted Shutists have provided the foundation with details of books translated into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese Russia... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,563 | Which freckled, red-headed actress has now had five nominations, this time around for 'Still Alice'? | Best Actress 2015: Is red the new gold? - Awards Daily Best Actress 2015: Is red the new gold? Print Print by Jazz Tangcay Will 2015’s Best Actress race be The Year of the Redhead? It’s only July and some might consider it a bit too early to be making any predictions about who’s going to win, but we can’t help ourselve... | 1955 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Rose Tattoo (1955) Actor: ERNEST BORGNINE in "Marty" , James Cagney in "Love Me or Leave Me", James Dean in "East of Eden" , Frank Sinatra in "The Man With the Golden Arm", Spencer Tracy in "Bad Day at Black Rock" Actress: ANNA MAGNANI in "T... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,564 | Which six letter astronomical word is derived from the Greek for 'milk'? | Search Detail for astronomy - BeingSearch.com Being Search helps find more words for games such as Combination,Permutation,Scrabble and Word With Friends, astronomy.See more. Search Detail for astronomy 1 : A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. 2 : The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magni... | Urania *** Information about Urania, the Muse of Astronomy Urania was one of the young, beautiful maidens referred to as the Nine Muses. The nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. The names of the nine Muses were Clio, Thalia, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Cal... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,565 | In the book ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ by Michael Bond, what is the name of the Browns’ housekeeper? | Paddington by Michael Bond — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists * * *Read & Reviewed by Me & My Niece Emma * * * A classic for the ages!...that completely fell on deaf ears. Perhaps the issue is that the ears are new and not British? I thought this would be a grand hit with my young niece, but it turned out to be a ... | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: November 2015 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Park Tavern and the Brewers Q1 Great Britain is to appear in the Tennis Davis Cup final in which Belgian city? Ghent Q2 Once storms Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond and Eva have passed the UK, which will be next? Frank The current Ebol... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,566 | In which country is the ‘Van’ a large Salt Lake? | Turkey's lakes - All About Turkey Home > Tourist Info > Turkey's lakes Lakes and Reservoirs in Turkey Turkey is a rich country for its fresh water sources, there are many rivers , lakes, lagoons and reservoirs around the country. Especially the Eastern Anatolian region and the north of the Taurus mountains in the Medit... | World edition 2008 Ref.Nr. 01693: a "Travel Edition" in a red plastic carry case. Over 5.6 million votes have been registered, resulting in the following division of the English board, from GO onwards: Gdynia (Poland) - Community Chest - Taipei (Taiwan) - Income Tax - Monopoly Rail - Tokyo(Japan) - Chance - Ba... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,567 | What is the seat of the Duke of Norfolk? | History of Arundel Castle History The Norman keep before restoration, by James Canter c.1770 There are nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. The oldes... | Richmond, North Yorkshire - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Richmond, North Yorkshire Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related t... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,568 | On a standard typewriter keyboard, which is the only vowel that does not appear on the top row? | Why aren''t the letters on a computer keyboard in alphabetical order? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk Why aren't the letters on a computer keyboard in alphabetical order? Richard Hearty, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK The 'computer' keyboard is directly derived from the old typewriter keyboard. As the original typewriters... | Phone Keyboard Alphabet Mode uses 12 Keys to Text Message Internet Access, Text Messaging and Alphanumeric Paging from any Phone in the World Press [*] key to enter Upper-Case Alphabet Mode: 1) Sequential Key Presses 2) Sequential Middle-Mode Key Presses 3) Sequential Most-Use-Mode Key Presses 4) Simultaneous Key Press... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,569 | Name the book and the author of this 1895 classic: 'The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting' | Books Books Enjoy food history, discover tasty recipes, find nutrition tips, learn inner peace through food, tap into your creativity or read inspiring biographies. Historic Towns & Specialty Shopping Click here for FREE vintage classic books. Featured Event Day Trips to St. Louis, Mo. Throughout the S... | Requiem Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson - Poem Hunter Requiem Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson - Poem Hunter Requiem - Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson Autoplay next video Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave f... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,570 | In an apiary or hive, feeding a bee larvae royal jelly will result in it developing into what? | Helping Agriculture's Helpful Honey Bees Helping Agriculture's Helpful Honey Bees Endnotes Honey bees are big money makers for U.S. agriculture. These social and hardworking insects produce six hive products – honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, and venom – all collected and used by people for various nutrit... | Apiary Set up Bee keeping in Barnsley, South Yorkshire Copyright © All rights are reserved. Site terms Keeping Bees - Apiary Set Up One of the most important factors regarding bee keeping is - where should you place your hives. There are a number of important issues to consider before going ahead and getting those ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,571 | What is the name of the central keep of the Tower of London? | Tower of London - the towers England > London > Tower of London > Tower of London towers Tower of London by Kathy McGillick The Tower of London is a combination of buildings begun during the time of William the Conqueror. Originally built as a fortress, to keep hostile Londoners at bay it was also used to sight approac... | UK - London - Westminster: Westminster Abbey - North entra… | Flickr Wally Gobetz By: Wally Gobetz UK - London - Westminster: Westminster Abbey - North entrance The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,572 | How many Oscars did the film ‘Avatar’ win at the 2010 Academy Awards? | 'Avatar' At The Oscars: What Went Wrong? Experts Weigh In - MTV mtv Brian Warmoth 03/08/2010 James Cameron's "Avatar" became the [article id="1630535"]highest-grossing movie of all time[/article] in theaters, but Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" became the lowest-grossing film ever to win Best Picture at the Academy... | 2010 Oscars: Bigelow beats Cameron as 'The Hurt Locker' wins six - NY Daily News Oscars 2010: Kathryn Bigelow's 'Hurt Locker' wins Best Director, toppling James Cameron's 'Avatar' 2010 Oscars: Bigelow beats Cameron as 'The Hurt Locker' wins six Kathryn Bigelow accepts the Best Director Oscar for 'The Hurt Locker' at th... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,573 | In which US state is the Mohawk river situated? | Mohawk River | river, New York, United States | Britannica.com river, New York, United States Written By: Chicago River Mohawk River, largest tributary of the Hudson River , east-central New York , U.S. Draining 3,412 square miles (8,837 square km), the Mohawk forms in Oneida county at the junction of its East and West... | Untitled Page The first session of the Supreme Court takes place. Government The Copyright Act is passed with the help of Noah Webster. Government Congress gives George Washington (1732-1799) the power to choose the site for the new capitol. Government U.S. President George Washington (1732-1799) delivers the first Sta... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,495,574 | Paradoxically, which city is the original home of the Harlem Globetrotters? | The Harlem Globetrotters Tickets - All Tour Dates Why Choose etc? Inventory ETC is a resale marketplace, not a box office or a venue. We have tickets to thousands of events all over the world. If you need it, we've got it. Our 200% Guarantee Read guarantee Pricing We sell tickets at market value. Prices may be above o... | Radionomy | Listen to Ramones radio stations for free Please sign in to use this functionality Ramones The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
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