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1,497,175 | What completely non-infectious neurodegenerative disease was misreported as being 'infectious' by most mainstream UK news media in September 2015? | Neuroscience | The Institute for Evidence-Based Cryonics The Institute for Evidence-Based Cryonics 09. February 2016 · Comments Off on Recent developments relevant to cryonics · Categories: Cryonics , Neuroscience A lot of interesting pieces related to cryonics have appeared over the last few months that I thought I wo... | Infection Diseases Glossary — The National Academies A taxonomic class of bacteria. Bacteria A large group of unicellular microorganisms that lack a cell nucleus. Some bacteria are pathogenic and harmful to humans, some have no effect at all on humans, and some are beneficial. Beta-lactam Antibiotics One of several fam... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,176 | How many points are scored with a field goal in American football? | NFL Beginner's Guide to Football NFL Network Beginner's Guide to Football One 11-man team has possession of the football. It is called the offense and it tries to advance the ball down the field-by running with the ball or throwing it - and score points by crossing the goal line and getting into an area ... | 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 |
1,497,177 | give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. | Ivan the IV, or Ivan the Terrible, was tsar of Russia from 1530-1584 and established a tradition of absolute rule. After a childhood of abuse and repression he destroyed his rivals and claimed the throne of Tsardom. He beat back the last of the Mongols, provided some large territotial expansion, and centralized the bur... | Richard II Richard II 1377-1399 AD Richard II, born in 1367, was the son of Edward, the Black Prince and Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent. Richard was but ten years old when he succeeded his grandfather, Edward III; England was ruled by a council under the leadership of John of Gaunt, and Richard was tutored by Sir Simon Bu... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,178 | What virtual cricketing prize began in 1882 when Australia beat England by 7 runs? | Australia national cricket team | Cricket Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Australia national cricket team v England at Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , 15-19th March 1877 Captain 324/179 1/1 The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia . It is the equal oldest team in Test cricket, having ... | Glossary of cricket terms & sayings GLOSSARY OF CRICKET TERMS & SAYINGS A Across the line -- (of batting shot) in which the bat swings across the path of the ball, rather than along it. Risky, since it requires expert timing to make good contact. AGM -- See Annual General Meeting. Agricultural shot -- See Cow shot. All... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,179 | According to legend, what did Alexander the Great cut with his sword after an oracle said that the person who released it would be master of Asia? | Alexander the Great | 61-st century Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Greek polytheism Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 3645 – 10/11 June 3678), commonly known as Alexander the Great ( Greek : Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, Mégas Aléxandros), was a king of Macedon , a state in the north eastern region of Greece , and by the age of... | Goa used to be a colony of which nation Portugal 87 What does a - IT - 402 View Full Document Goa used to be a colony of which nation Portugal 87 What does a galactophagist drink Milk 88 What did God create on the fifth day (both) Sea creatures and birds 89 Where was Bob Dylan born Duluth Minnesota 90 In the 18th centu... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,180 | Who unknowingly slew his father and married his mother, and, when he discovered his true identity, blinded himself when his mother hanged herself? | SOPHOCLES: Oedipus the King | Great Books of the Western World Great Books of the Western World orwell1627 Leave a comment SOPHOCLES: Oedipus the King “While Thebes was under the rule of Laïus and Jocasta there appeared a strange and monstrous creature, “the riddling Sphinx,” “the She-Wolf of the woven song,” who in so... | Ulysses Ulysses by Leif Ellingson Ulysses, the Latin equivalent of the Greek Odysseus , was the king of Ithaca, a Greek island. He was married to Penelope and they had a son named Telemachus . He was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War. The Greeks fought the Trojans for ten years, but Ulysses came up with a plan... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,181 | The 1999 film Tea with Mussolini is based on whose autobiography? | Tea With Mussolini Movie Review (1999) | Roger Ebert Tweet How accurate "Tea with Mussolini" is, I cannot say, but it is based on the autobiography of the film director Franco Zeffirelli , who directed and co-wrote it, so we can be sure it is true to what he remembers, or wants to remember. The film tells of a boy name... | Twentieth Century Timeline , Puccini's Tosca Freud publishes his Interpretations of Dreams , Ferdinand Zeppelin invents a rigid framed dirigible or airship that became known as the Zeppelin, Max Planck formulates quantum theory, First Browning revolvers manufactured, Fessenden transmits human speech via radio waves, F.... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,182 | Who wrote The Tales Of Hoffman and Orpheus In The Underworld | Offenbach: 'The Tales of Hoffman' : NPR Tenor Marc Laho plays Hoffmann in the Grand Theatre of Geneva's production of Offenbach's opera. GTG/Isabelle Meister In ACT ONE, Hoffmann is drinking in Luther's tavern, near the opera house in Nuremberg. As always, he's accompanied by his muse, who wants to cure the poet of his... | Theatres in Victorian London Theatres in Victorian London [ Victorian Web Home —> Authors —> Music, Theatre, and Popular Entertainment —> Theatres ] Much of the following information has been gathered from Frederick and Lise-Lone Marker's in "A Guide to London Theatres, 1750-1880" in The Revels History of Drama in Engl... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,183 | "Whose novel ""Wives and Daughters"", about Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a doctor in a provincial English town in the 1830s, was completed by Frederick Greenwood when the author died suddenly in 1865?" | 47 Count of Monte Cristo <p><i>The Count of Monte Cristo</i> (French: <i>Le Comte de Monte-Cristo</i>) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with <i>The Three Musketeers</i>, as Dumas's most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it ... | Untitled Page National Capitol: The Washington Monument is dedicated. Government Grover Cleveland (1837-1906) is inaugurated as the 22nd President of the United Staes and Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885) in inaugurated as the nation's 21st Vice President. Government President Cleveland (1837-1906) proposes the suspensio... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,184 | What was the christian name of Arkwright’s nephew in Open All Hours | "Open All Hours" (1973) - Episodes cast Season 1, Episode 1: Full of Mysterious Promise 20 February 1976 Stuttering shopkeeper Arkwright, assisted by his much put upon nephew Granville, runs the corner shop in a suburb of Doncaster, boasting that it is open all hours.When not pursuing Gladys Emanuel, the district nurse... | Cross Media / Names The Same - TV Tropes Steve is either the son of a CIA agent , a nerd whose only crush is his neighbor's daughter , the original host of Blue's Clues , a narcissistic slice of pizza with sunglasses , a blocky video game protagonist who builds things , Flint Lockwood's pet monkey , or a hot-blooded te... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,185 | David Bowie and Elton John were born in the same year. What year? | Elton John - Biography - IMDb Elton John Biography Showing all 181 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (6) | Trivia (106) | Personal Quotes (62) Overview (4) 5' 7¾" (1.72 m) Mini Bio (1) Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth... | Record-Breakers and Trivia - everyHit.com Back To The 'Records & Trivia' Index All-Time Best-Selling Singles Though somewhat contentious at the lower extremes, we assert the UK all-time top 20 to look like this: "Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million) The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,186 | Who was the Greek goddess of wisdom? | ATHENA (Athene) - Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War & Crafts (Roman Minerva) Athena, Athenian red-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston ATHENE (Athena) was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. She was depicte... | Lesson 4- Greek Pantheon- Part I- The Chthonic Gods/Goddesses and The Titans in Part 2 - Greek and Roman Deities Forum Apr 21 09 5:34 PM SW Founder In the beginning was Khaos (Chaos), the shapeless, disordered mass that was the universe before the creation of living beings. Out of Chaos arose the primordial gods: Gaia,... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,187 | With a population of over 150,000 inhabitants, Trondheim is the third most highly populated city of which European country? | WOA! - Why Population Matters World Population Awareness Why Population Matters Bob Walker of Population Institute discusses the origins of population growth and its implications for the future, covering social change, scarcity, and environmentalism along the way. Our Origins Are Our Destiny December 20, 2016, You ... | Harald V | king of Norway | Britannica.com king of Norway Harald V, (born Feb. 21, 1937, Skaugum, Nor.), king of Norway from 1991, succeeding his father, Olaf V . Harald V, 2007. Photo: Jarle Vines Harald attended the Norwegian Military Academy and Balliol College, Oxford, and attained the rank of captain in three bran... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,188 | What would you fear if you suffered from Astraphobia? | 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... | The Phobia List Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car. Ambulophobia- Fear of walking. Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched. Anablephobia- Fear of looking up. Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia) Androphobia- Fear of men. Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia) Anginophobia- Fear of ang... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,189 | In which modern country is the site of the legendary city of Troy ? | Ancient Troy: The City & the Legend Ancient Troy: The City & the Legend By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | July 16, 2013 02:54am ET MORE The name Troy refers both to a place in legend and a real-life archaeological site. In legend, Troy is a city that was besieged for 10 years and eventually conquered by a Greek... | 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 |
1,497,190 | What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? | 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... | UK MUSIC CHARTS, No.1 Singles 1: Al Martino - Here In My Heart - 14/11/1952. 1953 2: Jo Stafford : You Belong To Me - 16/1/1953 3: Kay Starr : Comes A-Long A-Love - 23/1/1953. 4: Eddie Fisher: Outside Of Heaven - 30/1/1953. Feb 5: Perry Como: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 6/2/1953 March 6: Guy Mitchell: She We... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,191 | Les Gray was the vocalist with which glam-rock band? | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Mud lead singer Gray dies at 57 Mud lead singer Gray dies at 57 Late Mud singer Les Gray, was a star in the 70s Les Gray, lead singer of 1970s chart topping band Mud has died at 57. The glam rock star died of a heart attack in Portugal, his home for 12 years, and had been battling against thr... | Mud singer dies from heart attack aged 57 - Telegraph Mud singer dies from heart attack aged 57 Les Gray: three number one singles 1:45PM GMT 23 Feb 2004 Les Gray, the lead singer of Seventies band Mud, has died a week before he was due to make his career comeback. He was 57. Gray, who had suffered from throat cancer ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,192 | Beethoven's fifth piano concerto is nicknamed what? | Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor") - Utah Symphony Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor") Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73 Background Is there another piano concerto so frequently performed or widely accepted as a symbol of the form's possibil... | Ludwig van Beethoven facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Ludwig van Beethoven COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. Ludwig van Beethoven The instrumental music of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) forms a peak in the development of tonal music and is one of the crucial evoluti... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,193 | In which country did DJ John Peel die in 2004? | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies John Peel was one of the UK's most-loved broadcasters Veteran BBC broadcaster John Peel has died at the age of 65, while on holiday in Peru. Peel, whose radio career spanned 40 years, was on a working holiday in the city of C... | BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - Presenters Desert Island Discs Presenters Roy Plomley Roy Plomley, the programme's creator, presented the programme for 43 years. Starting out as a stage and film actor, he began working in radio in 1936 as an announcer on Radio Normandy. Following a stint with International Radio, b... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,194 | "Which British comedian used the catchphrase, ""Can you hear me mother""?" | Sandy Powell - YouTube Sandy Powell 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available rig... | The Al Read Show The Al Read Show The immortal Al Read, sausage maker from Salford, made his radio debut in 1950. His humorous 'pictures of life' were based on his working-class Lancashire experiences. His catchphrase was "Right Monkey!". | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,195 | "What book begins with the words ""You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings""?" | Johnson, "My Monster/My Self" Diacritics, 12 (Summer 1992), 2-10 Mary Shelley. FRANKENSTEIN: OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS. New York: Signet, 1965. Nancy Friday. MY MOTHER/MY SELF. New York: Dell, 1977. Dorothy Dinnerstein. THE MERMAID AND THE MINOTAUR. New York: Harper Colophon, 1976. {2} To judge from recent trends in sc... | 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture?... Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,196 | In which European city is the sixteenth century limestone Bridge of Sighs? | Bridge of Sighs Venice Italy about 1892 - pastpictures.org pastpictures.org fabar 0 Comment Bridge of Sighs , ITALY , Venice BRIDGE OF SIGHS, VENICE — In the rear of the Ducal Palace there hangs above the dusky waters of a narrow canal the structure poetically called “Il Ponte dei Sospiri,” or the “Bridge of Sighs.” Th... | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 2nd February - The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League SET BY THE ROBIN HOOD 1. Arts and Entertainments 8. Sport (Pics) Apologies for the smaller than traditional pictures…we live in austere times. sorry I'm having some problems with the pictu... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,197 | With 34.8 percent salinity, Lake Assal is considered the most saline body of water outside Antarctica. In which tiny nation in the Horn of Africa is it located? | Geo GS Part-1proved - Documents Geo GS Part-1proved Share Geo GS Part-1proved Embed <iframe src="http://documents.mx/embed/geo-gs-part-1proved.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%... | What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the w... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,198 | Complete the following quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would”? | What's in a name? That which we call a rose - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes What's in a name? That which we call a rose Juliet: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Romeo Montague and ... | #question=Astronomer William Herschel announced the discovery of which planet in - Pastebin.com raw get clone embed report print text 2.69 KB #question=Astronomer William Herschel announced the discovery of which planet in our solar system in March 1781?#answer=Uranus #question=What is the name of the ship in the novel... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,199 | Which London Underground line serves Heathrow Airport? | Underground | London Tube to Heathrow | Heathrow Due to escalator work, Holborn station will be exit-only, with no interchange from the Central Line, between 07:30 and 10:00 on weekdays. [More details] London Underground's Piccadilly Line provides the most cost-effective rail route between Heathrow and the capital. Jou... | London London MISC The London catchment is comprised of the non tidal urban tributaries of the Thames Tideway. This includes the lower River Lee and its main tributaries, Pymmes, Salmon and Cobbins Brooks, and the Rivers Brent and Crane to the north of London. To the south of London, rivers include the Hogsmill, Beverl... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,200 | Similar to shepherd's pie, Bobotie is a national dish of which country? | 1000+ images about Bobotie on Pinterest | African cuisine, Custard and Casseroles Forward A Cape Town specialty and one of South Africa's best-known dishes, bobotie generally consists of spiced meat—normally beef, sometimes lamb—mixed with chutney and tamarind paste and milk-soaked bread, poured into a dish, toppe... | 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 |
1,497,201 | In which city was Van de Valk set | Van der Valk (TV Series 1972–1992) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Gritty British-made police drama series set in the ... | Goa used to be a colony of which nation Portugal 87 What does a - IT - 402 View Full Document Goa used to be a colony of which nation Portugal 87 What does a galactophagist drink Milk 88 What did God create on the fifth day (both) Sea creatures and birds 89 Where was Bob Dylan born Duluth Minnesota 90 In the 18th centu... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,202 | What cars were used in the film the Italian Job | IMCDb.org: "The Italian Job, 2003": cars, bikes, trucks and other vehicles 2491tj ◊ 2006-07-03 23:11 typical american rubbish remake (sorry,"homage") to a classic film,considering our friends across the pond disliked the original so much they wouldnt finance part 2. ◊ 2006-09-23 00:33 2491tj wrote typical american rubb... | A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILVER ARROWS(en) A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILVER ARROWS Sunday in Shanghai was one of those days. Nico Rosberg won his first Grand Prix at his 111th attempt – 111 years (and three weeks) after the first ever Mercedes took victory at the 1901 Nice Speed Weeks. What’s mor... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,203 | August 15th, 1969 saw the opening of 3 day music festival on Max Yasgurs farm that became known as Woodstock. In what state did the festival take place? | 1000+ images about Woodstock 1969 on Pinterest | Woodstock, Woodstock festival and Woodstock music Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Woodstock 1969 Various photos from Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18, 1969 309 Pins394 Followers | World's Easiest Quiz How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur The Canary Islands are named aft... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,204 | "Which lager was first launched in England in 1961 as ""the new blonde in your bar""?" | The 60s and 70s Beer Guide 60s and 70s Beer Guide Changing fashions ruled beer drinking in the 50s, 60s and 70s. First bottled pale ale challenged draught mild as the Nation's favourite drink. Then a few years later, everyone was drinking draught keg bitter, with Watneys Red Barrel the best known brand. Lager was the d... | www.haroldpinter.org - Biography Harold Pinter Harold Pinter was born in London in 1930. He lived with Antonia Fraser from 1975 until his death on Christmas Eve 2008. (They were married in 1980). Playwright THE ROOM (1957); THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (1957); THE DUMB WAITER (1957); A SLIGHT ACHE (1958); THE HOTHOUSE (1958)... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,205 | Which British architect designed the 'Senedd' (the Welsh Assembly building). | BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Senedd bid for architecture award Senedd bid for architecture award The Senedd building was opened in March this year The architects of the Welsh assembly's Senedd building in Cardiff are waiting to see if it will pick up one of Britain's top architecture prizes. The Richard Rogers-designed deba... | Arundells | Arundells, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire Select Page A warm welcome… Arundells, a charming and peaceful house, is located within Salisbury’s magnificent Cathedral Close and is the former home of Sir Edward Heath KG MBE, Prime Minister and Statesman. Sir Edward bequeathed Arundells to the Charitable ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,206 | By what name was Music Hall entertainer Matilda Wood known to the general public? | Music hall : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki 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 top topics Strand, London Did you know ... More interes... | The Mikado The Mikado Music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W. S. Gilbert The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on March 14, 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,207 | When was the first World Cup cricket contest held? | Cricket World Cup History Cricket World Cup History Cricket World Cup 2015 A short history of cricket world cup with list of past winners The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the Internatio... | Women’s World Cup « England Memories May 28, 2015 We take a break this week from looking back at the past fortunes of England’s men. With the Women’s World Cup soon to begin in Canada, it seems a good time to recall how England fared in a previous tournament so we turn the clock back 20 years to June 1995 when they fir... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,208 | The worst civilian nuclear accident in US history, what Penn. power plant suffered a partial core meltdown in 1979? | 1979 scare | Times News Online Monday, March 31, 2014 35th anniversary of the Three Mile Island crisis Last Friday marked the 35th Anniversary of Three Mile Island accident, the civilian nuclear power plant near Harrisburg that suffered a partial meltdown of one reactor. Although it resulted in no deaths or injuries, T... | The Story of Rock's First Tragedy: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper Killed in Plane Crash REDDIT Hulton Archive, Getty Images Rock ‘n’ roll was still in its infancy when it suffered its first tragedy. On Feb. 3, 1959, three of its biggest stars — Buddy Holly , Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, known as ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,209 | What is the common name of plants of the genus Galanthus, which is Greek for 'milk flower'? | Galanthus (snowdrop; Greek gála "milk", ánthos "flower") is a small genus of about 20 species of b | Photo/Image by Szilu | Fliiby Sign in Galanthus (snowdrop; Greek gála "milk", ánthos "flower") is a small genus of about 20 species of b Galanthus (snowdrop; Greek gála "milk", ánthos "flower") is a small genus of about... | List of references to Pokémon in popular culture - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times. Check BNN and Bulbanews for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server . List of referen... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,210 | Who, co-founders of the Spartacist League in January 1916, were executed in Berlin in January 1919? | 15th January 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg killed by Freikorps - YouTube 15th January 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg killed by Freikorps 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. The interactive transc... | Murder Inc | Mafia, cosa nostra, gansters Murder Inc Murder Incorporated No crime organization in the history of the United States has ever struck terror in the hearts of gangsters throughout the criminal underworld like the notorious crime group dubbed “Murder, Inc.” by U.S. media during the 1930s and 1940s. Murder, I... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,211 | In 1994, the USA lifted a nineteen year trade ban for which country? | Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam - Feb 03, 1994 - HISTORY.com Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam Share this: Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam Author Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1994, President Bill Clinton lifts a 19-year-old trade embargo of the Republic... | CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background Afghanistan Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequently ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,212 | "Who wrote ""The Prince and the Pauper"" and ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court""?" | The Prince and the Pauper + A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court + Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc eBook by Mark Twain - 9788026804550 | Kobo Show more Show less This carefully crafted ebook: “The Prince and the Pauper + A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court + Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc” c... | The Bostonians - Henry James - Author Biography • Where—New York, New York, USA • Education—Attended schools in France and Switzerland; Harvard Law School • Awards—British Order of Merit from King George V • Died— February 28, 1916 • Where—London, England, UK Henry James was an American-born writer, regarded as one... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,213 | Which Asian country is known as the ‘Land of Smiles’? | Thailand: The Land of Smiles The Southeast Asia Series A series of independently produced documentaries, filmed on-location, blending historical background with contemporary studies of countries and cultures of Southeast Asia. Programs available on 11 individual DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in an 11-Di... | quizballs 50 -- part 2 - Google Groups quizballs 50 -- part 2 41. What Cumbrian town was used as a 2007 pilot for the digital TV switch-over? 42. It was announced in April 2007 that Lord Justice Scott Baker would replace Baroness Butler-Sloss in what position? 43. What remarkable sale price did Damien Hirst's dia... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,214 | What does a Cochlear implant help a person do? | Cochlear Implants | NIDCD Cochlear Implants What is a cochlear implant? Ear with cochlear implant Source: NIH/NIDCD A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external porti... | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,215 | """No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs,"" is the autobiography of which punk rocker?" | John Lydon - Biography - IMDb John Lydon Biography Showing all 83 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (12) | Personal Quotes (63) Overview (4) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) John Joseph Lydon, more popularly known by his former stage name, Johnny Rotten, is an English si... | 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 |
1,497,216 | What Apache leader finally surrended after 30 years of fighting? | September 4, 1886: Apache Warrior Geronimo Finally Surrenders - History and Headlines September 4, 1886: Apache Warrior Geronimo Finally Surrenders 99 Comments A Brief History On September 4, 1886, after almost 30 years of raiding Mexican and white settlers and battling the U.S. Army, Apache war leader Geronimo finally... | Departures | WORLD News Group January 01, 2011 Tokunboh Adeyemo 66, March 17 | Nigerian Muslim convert to Christianity in 1966 who became a leading evangelical scholar (two doctorates), African educator, editor (the monumental African Bible Commentary), head of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa and Madagascar f... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,217 | A PSA test is used to detect what? | What tests can detect prostate cancer early? What tests can detect prostate cancer early? American Cancer Society recommendations for prostate cancer early detection What tests can detect prostate cancer early? The tests discussed below are used to look for warning signs of prostate cancer. But these early detection te... | Movember United States - Home The Movember website requires cookies Please enable cookies on your browser | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,218 | What actress was born Norma Jeane Mortenson? | Marilyn Monroe - Biography - IMDb Marilyn Monroe Biography Showing all 282 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (133) | Personal Quotes (116) | Salary (19) Overview (5) 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Mini Bio (2) Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles Count... | Sue Johnston to leave Coronation Street - BBC News BBC News Sue Johnston to leave Coronation Street 20 June 2013 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Image caption Sue Johnston is also known for her roles in in Waking the Dead, The Royle Family and Brookside Actress Sue Johnston, who plays Gloria Price in Coronat... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,219 | Which North American State has the nickname The Peach State ? | American State Nicknames Every US state has a nickname (or two, or more), but not all American states have official nicknames. By "official" I mean a nickname that has been formally adopted as a "state symbol" by the state's legislature, rather than one that is just in common use. However, a number of sta... | The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose current State Capitol building predates the revolution? The Maryland State House, built in 1772, has a unique wooden dome which was constructed without nails. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's n... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,220 | Bucket, Poison Ivy, Cincinnati and Pumpkin are all terms used in which sport/game? | Bowling Glossary / BowlersParadise Classified: Leagues or tournaments with average limitations. Clean game: Strike or spare in each frame (i.e., no open frames). Clothesline: The 1-2-4-7 or 1-3-6-10. Clutch: Pressure situation. Come up: Hook into the pocket caused by spin on the axis. Conversion: "Making" a spare; i.e.... | On This Day 1926: The first greyhound meeting with a mechanical hare took place at Belle Vue, Manchester. 2000: Portugal midfielder Luis Figo, star of Euro 2000, became the world's most expensive footballer when he joined Real Madrid for £37million from Barcelona. 2005: Australia won the first Ashes Test at Lord's by 2... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,221 | When was canoeing accepted as an Olympic sport? | Canoe Sprint - Summer Olympic Sport Canoe Sprint Canadian sets early Canoe Sprint pace - London 2012 06 Aug 2012 Canoe sprint has two different types of craft, the kayak and the canoe. The kayak probably originates from Greenland, where it was used by the Eskimos, primarily for hunting, fishing and transportation. The ... | Olympic Games | Winter Summer Past and Future Olympics Identity Card arrow Getty In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann organised a sports competition involving World War II veterans with a spinal cord-related injury in Stoke Mandeville, England. Four years later, competitors from Holland joined the Games, and the international ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,222 | Chalcopyrite is a major ore of which metal? | University of Minnesota’s Mineral Pages: Chalcopyrite ^ Top Did you know... Chalcopyrite was the mineral upon which Bronze Age civilizations were built. Within the last century, it also became the mineral foundation for our modern electrical age. Our primary source of copper, chalcopyrite’s name comes from the Greek wo... | Uranium Ore Minerals pegnatiteSee beautiful color photos of the brilliantly colored minerals described in this book here Lindgren defines an ore mineral as "a mineral which may be used for the extraction of one or more metals." A uranium ore mineral is therefore a mineral possessing such physical and chemical propertie... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,223 | Little Marvel and Kelvedon Wonder are types of which vegetable? | Heirloom Peas | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Home Shop by Department Vegetable Seeds Peas (Pisum sativum) Whether grown for green peas, or for edible pods, garden peas are all grown the same way. They should be planted in earliest spring or even in late winter, as soon as soil can be worked. They require a very mel... | 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 |
1,497,224 | Who resigned as CEO of Barclay's after the LIBOR tax rate scandal? | Barclays boss Bob Diamond resigns amid Libor scandal - BBC News BBC News Barclays boss Bob Diamond resigns amid Libor scandal 3 July 2012 Close share panel Image caption Bob Diamond's severance package has not yet been decided, Barclays says Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fi... | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,225 | In 'The Wizard of Oz' what did Dorothy have to say to get back to Kansas? | Dorothy Gale | Oz Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia ― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Dorothy and Toto in Kansas. By W. W. Denslow 1900. "...a place where there isn't any trouble? Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto ? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train, it's far, far away, behind ... | 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 |
1,497,226 | What was the day job that Boris Yeltsin started out with? | Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s First Post-Soviet Leader, Is Dead - The New York Times The New York Times Europe |Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s First Post-Soviet Leader, Is Dead Search Continue reading the main story Boris N. Yeltsin, the burly provincial politician who became the first freely elected leader of Russia and a towering... | Pravda | Soviet newspaper | Britannica.com Soviet newspaper Russia Pravda, ( Russian: “Truth”) newspaper that was the official organ of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1991. After the collapse of the Soviet Union , numerous publications and Web sites continued under the Pravda name. Pravda publ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,227 | April 3, 1882 saw Robert Ford shoot what Wild West legend in the back of the head as he stood to clean a picture hanging on the wall? | Jesse Woodson James (1847 - 1882) - Genealogy Jesse Woodson James Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, United States Death: in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States Cause of death: gunshot to the back of the head by Bob Ford Place of Burial: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States Immediate Family: Sep 5 1847 ... | Old West Stories - Billy the kid | OLD WEST STORIES OLD WEST STORIES Billy the Kid Henry McCarty is reported to have been born on 23rd November 1859. We say ‘reported” because this appears to be the most likely birth date for the boy who would later gain notoriety as the outlaw known as Billy the Kid. He also went by ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,228 | Also a band, what is the vanilla-flavoured, chocolate-free equivalent of a brownie? | Blondie (comic strip) - iSnare Free Encyclopedia Blondie (comic strip) Humor, Gag-a-day Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young . Distributed by King Features Syndicate , the strip has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. [1] The success of the strip, which features the epon... | "Masterminds" - Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), December 27, 2014 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Which actor starred as detective Magnum PI? 2. Which town in Cornwall has become famous for the number of artists who are based there because of its light? 3. Which Manx rider w... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,229 | "In a tale from Apuleius's ""The Golden Ass"", who did Cupid fall in love with and eventually marry?" | Apuleius - Metamorphoses ("Golden Ass") - Study Guide, Ancient Sexuality and Gender Apuleius' Metamorphoses (aka "Golden Ass") Access Apuleius. The Golden Ass, or, Metamorphoses. Trans. E. J. Kenney. Penguin Classics. London and New York: Penguin Books, 1998. We'll split up the reading thus: Apuleius 1, read pp. 7-76 (... | 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 |
1,497,230 | Wb is the symbol for which SI derived unit? | SI Units SI Units Navigation/Menü: Links auf weitere Seiten dieser Website und Banner length metre (meter): m (the correct English spelling of the unit is "metre", but the variant "meter" is frequently used in the United States) SI Prefixes exponent (base 10) of decimal numbers: E n = 10n Factor Prefix Symbol... | Index-a Don't Forget To Hit <ESC> before going to a different page. Let's play a game of 30 questions. No, not that old standard of 20 questions, but one with an extra 10 questions added in and one that uses numeric answers (from 1 to 30). If you get stumped, go on to the next one. Perhaps the answer you need will... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,231 | Which airport serves the Leeds/Bradford area? | Leeds Bradford International Airport Guide (LBA) Leeds Bradford International Airport Guide (LBA) Airport info Leeds Bradford Airport, Leeds, LS19 7TU, United Kingdom Location: Leeds Bradford International Airport is situated 18km (11 miles) northwest of Leeds and 11km (7 miles) north of Bradford in West Yorkshire. No.... | Sydney Airport & City chauffeur transfer services; EnviroFleet Central Coast, and Newcastle among other parts of NSW, including ACT and Canberra Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport is located about 8 km south of Sydney's CBD and less than 10 km from most major tourist attractions in Sydney. The airport is well connected by ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,232 | What playwright wrote many of his plays for the Stephen Joseph Company in Scarborough, UK? | Sir Alan Ayckbourn | British playwright | Britannica.com Sir Alan Ayckbourn Sir Peter Ustinov Sir Alan Ayckbourn, (born April 12, 1939, London , Eng.), successful and prolific British playwright, whose works—mostly farces and comedies—deal with marital and class conflicts and point up the fears and weaknesses of the En... | Tony Award for SA puppet company Tony Award for SA puppet company Tony Award for SA puppet company 09 May 2011 Tweet on Twitter 9 May 2011 South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company has won a coveted Tony Award for the life-size puppets that are at the heart of the highly acclaimed West End and Broadway play War Horse. T... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,233 | Sage Moonblood is the child of which action film actor and director? | Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester Stallone, found dead at 36 Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester Stallone, found dead at 36 mattmcd Tweet Share Sage Moonblood Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone who starred alongside his father in "Rocky V," was found dead in his Hollywood apartment on Friday. ... | Best Fight Scenes - 10 Best Standoffs in Movie (and TV) History 1 Of 8 Why We'll Always Remember Adam Goldberg: The Fights The historian Shelby Steele made himself famous when he explained why the North has generally forgotten the Civil War and the South is still obsessed with it: You always remember the fight you lost... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,234 | Which country's name, existing 1929-2003, meant 'South Slavs'? | South Slavs : definition of South Slavs and synonyms of South Slavs (English) Countries where a South Slavic language is official language of the entire territory. The South Slavs constitute the southern ethnographical branch of the Slavic peoples ; a group of related ethnic groups that speak South Slavic languages... | History of South Africa in the apartheid era History of South Africa in the apartheid era 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection . Related subjects: Recent History "Petty apartheid": sign on Durban beach in English, Afrikaans and Zulu (1989) Apartheid (literally "apartness" in Afrikaans and Dutch ) was a system of racial seg... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,235 | In what part of the world would you be most likely to see the sport of caber tossing? | The Lady Most Willing by Julia Quinn Scroll to start reading from the beginning An excerpt from The Lady Most Willing... Catriona Burns was a practical girl. One had to be, living as she did in the Highlands of Scotland. When it was December the twenty-second, and the sun rose for barely six hours per day, and temperat... | 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 |
1,497,236 | What song was a top 10 for Michael Jackson in 1972 and for Marti Webb in 1985 | The Jackson Five - Ben HD - YouTube The Jackson Five - Ben HD 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. Please try again later. P... | The UK Number Ones : Double Tops Famous for his Caribbean calypso music, although he was a New Yorker. 1978 Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord Boney M These were genuine Caribbeans, although based and recorded in Germany. The hit was a medley of the two titles. 1959 Living Doll Cliff Richard & The Drifters The first of 14... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,237 | Who wrote the stage musical Cabaret? | Cabaret Undressed! The Real-Life Stories Behind the Gritty, Glittering Broadway Hit | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com Cabaret Undressed! The Real-Life Stories Behind the Gritty, Glittering Broadway Hit Features By Gemma Wilson April 23, 2014 - 7:05PM Joel Grey in 'Cabaret' & Alan Cumming in 'Cabaret' About the Show Videos... | 'Blood Brothers' to open at Charter Arts High School - The Morning Call 'Blood Brothers' to open at Charter Arts High School Aria Sivick, Robert Stinner, Kristina D'Amico play the three narrators in Blood Brothers A musical that explores what happens when fraternal twins are separated at birth and raised in different s... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,238 | Who was the creator of the TV series Star Trek? | Star Trek (TV Series 1966–1969) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Ent... | 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 |
1,497,239 | Stolen on Bastille Day 1999, who was the artist of the painting titled 'L'enfant a la bulle de savon' which was recovered in March 2014? | Art Hostage: Stolen Art Watch, Art Crime Snapshot March 2014 Stolen Art Watch, Art Crime Snapshot March 2014 Rembrandt Recovered in Southern France PARIS — Investigators have announced the recovery of a Rembrandt painting 15 years after it was stolen from a museum in Southeastern France in the midst of a passing milita... | London Calling | J. Paul Getty Museum Exhibition Closed London Calling is just about perfection and should not be missed. —Patricia Zohn, The Huffington Post Working in postwar Britain, the artists of the "School of London" rejected contemporary art’s preoccupation with abstraction and conceptualism in favo... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,240 | In which war was the Battle of Bosworth Field? | Battle of Bosworth Field - Aug 22, 1485 - HISTORY.com Battle of Bosworth Field Publisher A+E Networks In the last major battle of the War of the Roses, King Richard III is defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field by Henry Tudor, the earl of Richmond. After the battle, the royal crown, which Richard had worn ... | The Battle of Bosworth Field The Battle of Bosworth Field Navigation Rent a Castle Whether it's a folly for 2 or a fort for 20, try our castles for rent page. By Ellen Castelow , Contributing Writer | Comments One of the most important battles in English and Welsh history took place at Bosworth during the 15th cent... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,241 | Who invented the first effective vaccine against polio, introduced in 1955? | Children receive first polio vaccine - Feb 23, 1954 - HISTORY.com Children receive first polio vaccine Share this: Children receive first polio vaccine Author Children receive first polio vaccine URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvan... | Account Suspended Account Suspended This Account has been suspended. Contact your hosting provider for more information. | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,242 | What type of creature is a bulbul? | New Bald Bird Discovered in Laos | WIRED New Bald Bird Discovered in Laos subscribe 6 months for $5 - plus a FREE Portable Phone Charger. On Twitter 2 hours Panasonic responds to the demands of a 4K HDR world with a beastly camera that's better suited for video. wrd.cm/2hRaUoV Author: Hadley Leggett. Hadley Leggett Sci... | Desmond Morris : Naked Ape Human Zoo Desmond Morris Naked Ape : Human Zoo Desmond Morris (Desmond John Morris) author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo was born in the village of Purton, near Swindon, Wiltshire, England on January 24th, 1928 as the son of an author of children's fiction and as the great-grandson of Wi... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,243 | Which cricket county finished runners-up in Division Two to Derbyshire this year, despite the fact that they never lost a match all season? | Derbyshire finish as top dogs in Division Two - LVCC final week review - Mail Online - Around The Wicket 17 September 2012 11:32 AM Derbyshire finish as top dogs in Division Two - LVCC final week review By Ben Winstanley So thatâs it for this season; after hard-fought battles at the top of both divisions in a rain-af... | BBC SPORT | Cricket | Test Match Special | TMS ground guide: Edgbaston Test Match Special England v South Africa, First Test, 24-28 July 2003 County Cricket Ground, Edgbaston Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham Take a virtual tour of Edgbaston In the last decade Edgbaston has traditionally hosted the first Test in any major se... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,244 | What is the name for what is commonly known as aspirin? | Aspirin - brand name list from Drugs.com Aspirin Important: The information below refers to medicines available in the United States that contain aspirin. Medications containing aspirin: aluminum hydroxide/aspirin/calcium carbonate/magnesium hydroxide systemic Brand names: Aspirin Buffered, Magnaprin, Arthritis Pain Fo... | 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 |
1,497,245 | The centenary of which sporting event was commemorated by the issue of a special £2 coin in 2008? | 2008 London 1908 Olympics Centenary £2 Coin Reverse of 2008 London 1908 Olympics Centenary Silver Proof Two Pound Coin 2008 London 1908 Olympics Centenary Brilliant Uncirculated Two Pound Coin in Folder 2008 Two Pounds Coin - London 1908 Olympics Centenary There is a two pound coin for 2008 to commemorate London 1908 O... | London 2012 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay London 2012 Qualification Criteria SPORTS The Games featured 20 sports, most of which took place in London with the exception of Sailing at Weymouth and Portland, Rowing at Eton Dorney and Road Cycling which was staged at Brands Hatch. Archery Para athletics Boc... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,246 | What type of headwear is named after a hero in a Robert Burns poem? | Robert Burns | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library Robert Burns by Iain McIntosh © Scottish Poetry Library Biography Summary If ever a poet understood the character of his nation, he was Robert Burns. The language he was most fluent in wasn’t so much Scots or English – it was the language of the he... | Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. - Full Text Free Book (Part 6/15) BLATANT BEAST (_The_), the personification of slander or public opinion. The beast had 100 tongues and a sting. Sir Artegal muzzled the monster, and dragged it to Faery-land, but it broke lo... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,247 | Who had their first cooking series on UK television in the 1970s? | BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | How celebrity chefs change the way we eat How celebrity chefs change the way we eat By Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine Delia baked the cake on the cover of the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed It is 40 years since Delia Smith published her first recipe and in that time the British public's diet ha... | Popular UK Seventies TV Programmes Popular UK Seventies TV Programmes UK (BBC) Drama. BBC 1 1978-80; 1983; 1985; 1988-90 Based on the celebrated autobiographical novels of James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small proved to be an enormous success as a TV series, inspired by a 1974 cinema version featuring Simon War... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,248 | Malev was the national airline of which European country from 1946 to 2012? | Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA) : Find Malev Hungarian Airlines Flights and Deals – CheapOair Sample Deals from * All fares below were last found on: . Fares are round trip. Fares incl. all fuel surcharges, our service fees and taxes . Displayed fares are based on historical data, are subject to change and cannot be... | 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 |
1,497,249 | What Spanish city became famous in the middle ages for swords and fine steel? | Toledo swords, sabers and medieval armours HISTORY OF THE TOLEDO SWORDS Toledo swords, for centuries, when the issue of a fight depended not only on the personal ability of the fighter, but also on another decisive factor - the perfection of his weapon - with Toledo swords exceptional steel were forged the mo... | The Honourable Cordwainers' Company St. Crispin � Our Patron Saint Shoemaking history is rich in tradition. Saint Crispin is the most commonly recognized patron saint of shoemakers, though there have been others. Since medieval times, October 25th has been celebrated as St. Crispin's Day feast day and the shoemakers� h... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,250 | The Adirondack and Blue Ridge ranges are part of what larger mountain range? | US Geography: Mountain Ranges Mountain Ranges The three major mountain ranges of the US are the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada. Appalachian Mountains The Appalachian Mountains run for 1,500 miles along the east coast of the United States from northern Alabama to Maine. The highest poi... | Poll system, 2 new trivia lists · Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot@9ce74b6 · GitHub 75 trivia/2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +In China in 2015 the record for the longest mating session between two giant pandas was broken at?`18 minutes`18 mins +Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show?`... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,251 | In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space? | Yuri Gagarin became first man in space 55 years ago - CNN.com Yuri Gagarin became first man in space 55 years ago By Gabrielle Sorto. Special to CNN Updated 2:40 PM ET, Tue April 12, 2016 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Famous firsts in space On July 20,... | During the First U.S. Lunar Landing, the Soviets Crashed Into the Moon | Mental Floss During the First U.S. Lunar Landing, the Soviets Crashed Into the Moon AerospaceWeb Like us on Facebook While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were concluding humanity's first Moonwalk, the Soviets made an oopsie: their Luna 15 probe cr... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,252 | Which future Prime Minister was appointed UK chancellor of the exchequer in 1924? | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - RationalWiki Prime Minister of the United Kingdom From RationalWiki v - t - e The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the Head of Government of the United Kingdom . By an unwritten rule, the Prime Minister must be a Member of the House of Commons (the lower house of Parliament... | John Harris talks to past chancellors of the exchequer about their time in office | Politics | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Times may be grim and getting grimmer, but things could be worse. We could, for example, be living in the mid-to-late 1970s, when Woolworths managed to remain in business but the world wa... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,253 | Clare Grogan was the lead singer with which '80's band? | 80s singers quiz copyright All content presented on this website, including but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images,, is the sole legal property of Pure80spop.co.uk, unless otherwise noted, and is protected by U.S. and all international Copyright laws (U.S. Code T... | Ian Gillan - Music on Google Play Ian Gillan About the artist Ian Gillan is an English singer and songwriter. He originally found commercial success as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan started and fronted several local bands in the mid-sixties, and eventually j... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,254 | Liverpool-born Bill Harry was responsible for which '60's pop publication? | Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times Share Sixties City on Social Media! Updated 6th January Welcome to Sixties City - I hope you enjoy your visit! Sixties City is now a '.net' instead of a '.com' but still has well over 500 pages of great 60s information, sounds and images - not b... | 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 |
1,497,255 | Which eating disorder is named after the Greek for 'ox hunger' ? | Bulimia | Define Bulimia at Dictionary.com bulimia [byoo-lim-ee-uh, -lee-mee-uh, boo-, buh-] /byuˈlɪm i ə, -ˈli mi ə, bu-, bə-/ Spell Also called hyperphagia . Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger. 2. Also called binge-purge syndrome , bulimia nervosa [nur-voh-suh] /nɜrˈvoʊ sə/ (Show ... | "Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, November 7, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Playboy Russia covergirl Maria Kozhevnikova, boxer Nikolai Valuyev, and tennis player Marat Safin shared which honour in December 2011? 2. What William S Burroughs 1961 book popularised the rock ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,256 | Who presents BBC TV's Dragon's Den? | Dragons’ Den Presenter | Dragons’ Den Investors and get funding for your business... Dragons’ Den Presenter Dragons’ Den has been one of the most successful reality TV show series in Britain ever since it first aired 6 years back. The show is based on a show of the same name originally aired in Japan. Dragons’ Den ha... | Guy Garvey Dance and Clubs Guy Garvey Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey (born 6 March 1974, in Bury, Greater Manchester, England), is the singer/guitarist in the band Elbow, as well as a presenter (Sunday evenings 10┬ápm to midnight, British time) for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records. He previously presen... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,257 | Complete the film title of the 1959 Disney movie “Darby O’Gill and” who? | Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Darby O'Gill and the Little People ( 1959 ) ... | 1988 Academy Awards® Winners and History Working Girl (1988) Actor: DUSTIN HOFFMAN in "Rain Man", Gene Hackman in "Mississippi Burning", Tom Hanks in "Big", Edward James Olmos in "Stand and Deliver", Max von Sydow in "Pelle the Conqueror" Actress: JODIE FOSTER in "The Accused", Glenn Close in "D... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,258 | In classical mythology, of what was Plutus, (not to be confused with Pluto), the God? | Plutus | Greek mythology | Britannica.com Greek mythology Re Plutus, in Greek religion, god of abundance or wealth, a personification of ploutos (Greek: “riches”). According to Hesiod, Plutus was born in Crete, the son of the goddess of fruitfulness, Demeter , and the Cretan Iasion . In art he appears chiefly as a chil... | Hades - Ancient History Encyclopedia Hades by Mark Cartwright published on 19 July 2012 Hades was both the name of the ancient Greek god of the underworld ( Roman name: Pluto) and the name of the shadowy place below the earth which was considered the final destination for the souls of the dead. Perhaps the most feared ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,259 | In which town or city is Warwick University? | Regional information Regional information Birmingham Regional information The University of Warwick is right in the centre of England, easy to reach by rail, car or plane from all parts of the UK and abroad. Ideally located on the border of the West Midlands and Warwickshire, providing easy access to the major cities o... | Five famous finals | Super League 2017 | Rugby League Live Scores, Fixtures & Results | Sporting Life Rugby league results 1946: Wakefield 13 Wigan 12. Despite being without four of their stars who were on their way to Australia for the "indomitables" tour, Wigan thought they had won the first final since the end of th... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,260 | The Azores island group is administered by which country? | The Azores Islands - Portugal | Portugal.com Porto and the North Azores Consisting of nine islands, the Azores are divided into three groups: the eastern ( Sao Miguel and Santa Maria islands), the central ( Terceira , Graciosa , Sao Jorge , Pico and Faial islands), and the western ( Flores and Corvo islands). Apart ... | Copyright � 1986 The Harvard Law Review Association. Harvard Law Review NOTE: EXCLUSION OF SHIPS FROM NONTERRITORIAL WEAPONS TESTING ZONES. MARCH, 1986 99 Harv. L. Rev. 1040 Excerpt On July 10, 1985, two bombs exploded in Auckland Harbor, New Zealand. The blasts sank the Rainbow Warrior, a ship owned by the internation... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,261 | What is the collective noun for budgerigars? | a chatter of budgerigars a chatter of budgerigars See Wikipedia's page for: budgerigars chatter | The Bundesliga Dictionary - bundesliga.com The Bundesliga Dictionary vor 2 Stunden Why wouldn't you want to speak German? After all, it's the language of the world champions. Not sure if you know your Aufstieg from your Abstieg or your Schwarz-Gelben from your Grün-Weißen? Rest easy because bundesliga.com is here to he... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,262 | Which Italian painter is known for his images of human faces made up of such things as flowers, vegetables and fish? | Giuseppe Arcimboldo - The complete works Contact Portrait Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books - that is, he painted representations of t... | Francois-Auguste-René Rodin Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The Art Story Web Services & Hosting by The Computer Studio | Designed by DesArtLab The French Salon The French Salon The Salon was a biannual Paris exhibition that, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, became the most important regular exh... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,263 | An Aswang, or Asuwang, is a mythical vampire-like creature in the folklore of which Asian country? | Aswang | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Artist's rendering of an Aswang "Aswang" is a generic term applied to all types of witches, vampires, manananggals, shapeshifters, werebeasts Aswang stories and definitions vary greatly from region to region and person to person, and no particular set of characteristics c... | Swaziland facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Swaziland Kingdom of Swaziland CAPITAL: Mbabane (administrative and judicial); Lobamba (royal and parliamentary) FLAG: Blue, yellow, crimson, yellow, and blue stripes with the shield and spears of the Emasotsha regiment superimposed on the crimson... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,264 | Which country hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup? | Chile, 1962: World Cup Football Host Chile, 1962 Tournament The Brazilian managers of 1954 (Zeze) and that of 1962 (Aimore Moreira) were the only brothers to have managed the same nation in World Cup finals. When Chilean player Eladio Rojas scored a goal in the 1962 quarter-final against Russia, the first person he hug... | BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Romario, Dunga and Brazilian President Lula with the World Cup Brazil has been named as the host nation for the 2014 football World Cup. The South American country was the only one bidding to host the tournament, w... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,265 | Which US President had the shortest term of office - one month? | 10 Shortest Serving US Presidents - Listverse 10 Shortest Serving US Presidents Listverse Staff September 24, 2007 Some presidents seem to have far too long in the Whitehouse (I am not naming names), but some have had so little time that they were barely able to fulfill their duties. This is a list of the ten shortest ... | World's longest serving U.S. president. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST Who was the world's longest serving U.S. president? Franklin Delano Roosevelt has the honor of being the longest serving U.S. president. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected into... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,266 | Which British cabinet position did George Brown occupy from 1966 to 1968 | Project MUSE - George Brown and British Policy in the Middle East following the 1967 War George Brown and British Policy in the Middle East following the 1967 War Arieh J. Kochavi (bio) Abstract In the aftermath of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, relations between Britain and the Arab world improved, particularly with Egypt... | Famous Firsts by African Americans (Inventors, Government, Law, Literature, Film) Famous Firsts by African Americans The first African-American billionaire, combat pilot, Nobel Prize winner, poet laureate, Oscar winner, and Miss America by Borgna Brunner Local elected official: John Mercer Langston , 1855, town clerk... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,267 | For what activity is Jasper Conran famous? | 1000+ images about Jasper Conran UK on Pinterest | Summer, Trousers and Spring Jasper Conran OBE is an English fashion designer (m) 25 Pins453 Followers | Portrait | Austenonly Austenonly I thought you all might appreciate a post on the latest developments regarding the disputed portrait of Jane Austen now owned by Dr. Paula Byrne. Recently there has been flurry of activity surrounding it, mostly published in the Times Literary Supplement. The first article was by Paul... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,268 | Where, in 1977, did a KLM 747 collide with a Pan Am 747 resulting in nearly six hundred fatalities? | 1000+ ideas about Tenerife Airport Disaster on Pinterest | Valujet Flight 592, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Aviation Accidents Learn more at indypendenthistory.tumblr.com On April 27, 1977, two 747’s collide on the single runway at the Tenerife airport. Delayed by fog, the Pam Am pilot decides he has waited... | Airline Information - Kelling Airport Airline Information Kelling Airport Airline Information Laker Airways was a wholly private, British independent airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It originally was a charter airlineflying passengers and cargo worldwide. Its head office was located at London Gatwick Airp... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,269 | Normally presented by the Queen, who presented the Ascot Gold Cup to the Queen when her horse won, in 2013? | Queen celebrates as Estimate wins Gold Cup at Royal Ascot | Daily Mail Online Watch more on Channel 4 racing Out in front: Ryan Moore rides Estimate to victory ahead of Simenon in the Gold Cup Tense finish: Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie get caught up in the moment on Ladies' Day It was little different, at least in ... | BBC ON THIS DAY | 14 | 1973: Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne 1973: Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne The wedding of the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, has taken place at Westminster Abbey. Princess Anne, 23, married Mark Phillips, a lieutenant in the Army. An estimated 500 million television viewers ... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,270 | Which actor, who has worked for Governor Schwarzenegger, was at the centre of a sex tape scandal involving a 16-year-old back in 1988? | Rob Lowe | Wiki & Bio | 👤 Everipedia On television, Lowe played Sam Seaborn on The West Wing , Senator Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters , and Chris Traeger in Parks and Recreation . 2013 saw him portray both Dr. Jack Starz in the HBO television film Behind the Candelabra [2] and President John F. Kennedy in th... | The Only State... Quiz Extra Trivia ...whose current State Capitol building predates the revolution? The Maryland State House, built in 1772, has a unique wooden dome which was constructed without nails. ...to produce two US Presidents whose sons also became Presidents? Coincidentally, both sons shared their Father's n... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,271 | In which year of the 1960s did Sandie Shaw have a number one hit with 'Puppet on a String' and Procol Harum with 'Whiter Shade of Pale'? | Number ones of 1967 played by 60s music DJ 1969 1967 perhaps had the fewest number one hits of the 60s but there were some stand out mile stone tracks. Music history was made in 1967 with UK's first Eurovision win with Puppet On A String by Sandie Shaw. Another huge milestone in 1967 was the first live international sa... | 1961 Performers British Chartbusters of the 60s & 70s 1961 The British charts of 1961 remained the personal domains of the two heart-throbs Elvis and Cliff: Elvis Presley had the year's biggest number one with "Wooden Heart" during the Spring. He had three other massive hits "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (n... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,272 | Which young singer/songwriter was born near Halifax in 1991 but was raised in Suffolk, he has released two albums, + (plus) and x (multiply)? | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire but moved to Framlingham, Suffolk as a child. His father, John Sheeran, is an art curator and lecturer. His mother, Imogen Lock, is a culture publicist-turned-jewellery designer. His parents ran the independent art c... | Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 12th February–the questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League SET BY THE LAMB SHANKS Vetted by the Plough Horntails and Ox-Fford ART AND LITERATURE 1 Which poet versified about a “dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smokestack” in the poem Cargoes? (John Masefield) 2 Which modern Poet Lau... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,273 | Which car company made the Vanquish | Aston Martin | Vanquish | Overview The Ultimate Aston Martin 2013 marked a century of Aston Martin. A century of producing the most beautiful and desirable cars in the world. We knew our centenary demanded something special. Our mission was to produce the greatest Aston Martin in history, a new flagship to lead us int... | Over 100 Years of Renault History | Renault 100% Electric Over 100 Years of History Even though we've been creating some of the world's best cars for over 100 years, chances are you don't really know a lot about us. Louis Renault Louis Renault was born in Paris in February 1877. His first car was the Voiturette, produc... | trivia_qa.jsonl |
1,497,274 | In which musical was the song 'Summertime' first heard? | Summertime by Various Songfacts Summertime by Various Songfacts Songfacts This soothing standard was featured in the folk opera Porgy and Bess, which started as a 1926 novel by DuBose Heyward called Porgy. The novel is about a black community in Charleston, South Carolina, and it quickly became a top seller. A year lat... | 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 |
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