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In which country can you see the world famous Alhambra Palace? | Albéniz wrote a piano suite "Recuerdos De viaje", which included a piece called "En La Alhambra", while his suite Iberia contained a piece called "El Albacin". Albéniz also composed a "Suite Alhambra", but was uncompleted.
"En Los Jardines Del Generalife", the first movement of Manuel de Falla's "Noches En Los Jardines... | Sa'adat Abad
Sa'adat Abad () is a rich and luxury neighborhood located in northwestern Tehran. The most luxury 5star hotel in tehran the espinnas palace hotel is located in this neighbourhood. It has good air quality, because it is located so nearly by Alborz mountains. Saadat Abad is also close to the Evin district th... | 200 | triviaqa-train |
What is the given name of the wife of Conservative leader David Cameron? | and Chelsea seat after the death of Alan Clark, but did not make the shortlist. He was in the final two but narrowly lost at Wealden in March 2000, a loss ascribed by Samantha Cameron to his lack of spontaneity when speaking.
On 4 April 2000, Cameron was selected as PPC for Witney in Oxfordshire. This had been a safe C... | leader, Paddy Ashdown.
As the party with the most seats, the Conservatives led by David Cameron are given the first choice to form a government, which will either be a minority government or a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Conservative peers are vehemently opposed to working with the Liberal Democrats due to wh... | 201 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country is 'double-landlocked' (landlocked by land-locked countries)? | of the smaller states survived: the independent principalities of Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, and the republic of San Marino. (Vatican City is a special case. All of the larger Papal States save the Vatican itself were occupied and absorbed by Italy by 1870. The resulting Roman Question was resolved with the rise o... | continents with no landlocked countries (not including Antarctica, which has no countries).
See also.
- Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States
- Declaration recognising the Right to a Flag of States having no Sea-coast
- Enclave and exclave
- List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders
- L... | 202 | triviaqa-train |
Rila at 2,925 m is the highest mountain range in the Balkans. It stands in which country? | Rila
Rila (, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an altitude of 2,925 m which makes Rila the sixth highest mountain range in Europe after the Caucasus, the Alps, Sierra Ne... | 's territory and contains the highest summit in the range — Musala (2,925 m), as well as 12 of the 18 summits over 2,700 m — Irechek (2,852 m), Deno (2,790 m), Mancho (2,771 m) and others; there are 46 peaks over 2,100 m. East Rila contains a number of glacial lake groups, including the Musala Lakes and Marichini Lakes... | 203 | triviaqa-train |
Which lake is sometimes called Lac Leman in French? | Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva ( or , rarely ; ) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. Of it 59.53% () comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais), and 40... | term "Windigo" (sometimes spelled Wendigo) which is a mythological cannibalistic creature in Ojibwa and Ottawa folklore. However, the lake has not always been referred to as "Windigo Lake." Henry Schoolcraft, in the report of his expedition through this area in 1831, called it "Lac des Isles," which means "Lake of the ... | 204 | triviaqa-train |
Who immediately succeeded Augustus as Emperor of Rome? | be adopted by Augustus. Through the adoption, he officially became a Julian, assuming the name Tiberius Julius Caesar. The emperors after Tiberius would continue this blended dynasty of both families for the following thirty years; historians have named it the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His relationship to the other emper... | counter drug, aspirin. The tropane alkaloids of "A. belladonna" were used as poisons, and early humans made poisonous arrows from the plant. In Ancient Rome, it was used as a poison by Agrippina the Younger, wife of Emperor Claudius on advice of Locusta, a lady specialized in poisons, and Livia, who is rumored to have ... | 205 | triviaqa-train |
Who designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851? | prestigious place. Technology and moving machinery were popular, especially working exhibits." She also notes that visitors "could watch the entire process of cotton production from spinning to finished cloth. Scientific instruments were found in class X, and included electric telegraphs, microscopes, air pumps and bar... | there is a smaller building by Ricardo Velázquez, the Palacio de Cristal. The Palacio de Cristal was designed for the Philippine Exposition of 1887 which was also held in the Retiro Park. It served as a greenhouse for an exhibition of tropical plants from the Philippines. In terms of its original function, it is compar... | 206 | triviaqa-train |
Doctor Doom is the arch-enemy of which group of Marvel superheroes? | Doctor Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character made his debut in "The Fantastic Four" #5 (July 1962). The monarch of the fictional nation Latveria, Doom is usua... | controller is revealed to be Doctor Doom, who explains that after years of being defeated by American superheroes he thought (wrongly) he could stand a chance against some incompetent Brits. The final panel shows Doom back in his lair, surrounded by newspaper cuttings detailing his past defeats and wondering how he wou... | 207 | triviaqa-train |
Who was named the new host of Channel 4's Countdown? | end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011; Nick Hewer has presented the show since 2012. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, who had been on the programme since it began, left the show in December 2008, at the same time as Des O'Connor. She was replaced by Rachel Riley. C... | quiz show "Countdown".
In April 2010, Carr hosted the first British version of a comedy roast show, Channel 4's "A Comedy Roast". On 6 May 2010, he was a co-host of Channel 4's "Alternative Election Night", along with David Mitchell, Lauren Laverne, and Charlie Brooker. He joined the three presenters again for "10 O'Cl... | 208 | triviaqa-train |
Which art gallery is located at Bankside, London SE1? | 0° longitude, and Greenwich Mean Time. Other landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London has numerous museums, galleries, libraries and sporting events. These include the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural Histo... | , EC4
- Mindspace Aldgate, London E1
- Daily Express Building, London EC4
- 199 Bishopsgate, Broadgate Estate EC2
- NEO Bankside, London SE1
Exhibitions.
- #johnremembers - A Personal View of London's Architecture, held at Dreamspace Gallery in 2017
- Smart Green Spaces, held at The City Centre in 2017
- Unfolding City... | 209 | triviaqa-train |
What is the more common name for the 'European' or 'Great' Maple? | wing of the samara catches the wind and rotates the fruit as it falls, slowing its descent and enabling the wind to disperse it further from the parent tree. The seeds are mature in autumn about four months after pollination.
The sycamore is tetraploid (each cell having four sets of chromosomes, 2n=52), whereas "A. cam... | Dryocampa rubicunda
Dryocampa rubicunda, the rosy maple moth, is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silk moths. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. The species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration, which varies from cream or whit... | 210 | triviaqa-train |
Which former Italian Prime Minister was kidnapped and murdered in 1978? | Aldo Moro
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and a prominent member of the Christian Democracy party. He served as 38th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for... | 's Christian Democratic Party. In 1978 he was kidnapped and then murdered by the Red Brigades.
- Emilio Colombo (1920–2013), was a political leader. He is "credited with having written much of the Treaty of Rome, which established (1958) the European Economic Community."
- Enrico Berlinguer (1922–1984), was secretary o... | 211 | triviaqa-train |
Created by Frank Mason Robinson in 1885, what is possibly the world's best known logo? | so as not to include any faint traces of cocaine by the time of the Pure Food and Drug Act initiated by the Federal Government in 1906. The starting capitalization for the company was at $100,000.
Robinson overall was responsible for the early advertising of Coca-Cola before and after Candler bought the name and syrup... | in 1885. With its logo and green-and-gold packaging having remained almost unchanged since then, Lyle's Golden Syrup was listed by "Guinness World Records" as having the world's oldest branding and packaging. Scottish cuisine includes Arbroath Smokie and Haggis; Northern Irish cuisine features the Ulster fry and the Pa... | 212 | triviaqa-train |
Which American was awarded a share of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973? | of having a political agenda, and of omitting more deserving candidates. They have also been accused of Eurocentrism, especially for the Literature Prize.
- Peace Prize
Among the most criticised Nobel Peace Prizes was the one awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ. This led to the resignation of two Norwegian Nobel ... | determination of base sequences in nucleic acids". Sanger is one of only four people to have won a Nobel Prize twice, and the only affiliate of the University of Cambridge to have done so.
- Philip Noel-Baker was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1959 for work towards global disarmament.
- Patrick White was awarded the Nob... | 213 | triviaqa-train |
Also the proper first name of Milly-Molly-Mandy, what is the doll, Barbie's middle name? | , as can be seen by her physical development.
Milly-Molly-Mandy's real name is Millicent Margaret Amanda, but she was given the nickname because her full name was considered too long. Her adventures are the everyday events of village life, running errands, going to school, making presents, fishing, picnicking, and so o... | popular female name can be traced back to at least the beginning of the 20th century, with the song "Mandy" by Irving Berlin in 1919, and the Joyce Lankester Brisley's children's books of Milly-Molly-Mandy in the 1920s. The pop song "Mandy" by Barry Manilow (1974) and the Irish boyband Westlife (2003) speak to the resu... | 214 | triviaqa-train |
Which car company has featured in the name of cricket's 'Kennington Oval' since 2011? | The Oval
The Oval, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It was the first ground in England to host international Tes... | Avis Car Rental
Avis is an American car rental company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, United States. Avis, Budget Rent a Car, Budget Truck Rental and Zipcar are all units of Avis Budget Group.
Avis Budget Group operates the Avis brand in North America, South America, India, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2011... | 215 | triviaqa-train |
Its driver Jules Bianchi still in intensive care; which F1 team went bust on 7th Nov 2014? | Jules Bianchi
Jules Lucien André Bianchi (; 3 August 1989 – 17 July 2015) was a French motor racing driver who drove for the Marussia F1 Team in the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Bianchi had previously raced in Formula Renault 3.5, GP2 and Formula Three and was a Ferrari Driver Academy member. He entered Formula ... | between 2012 and part-through 2014. In its first F1 season, it placed 11th in the Constructors' Championship, improving one position to 10th the following year. Thanks to Bianchi's exploits at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix, the team won its first and only 2 points in F1. In 2014, the team participated until the Russian Gr... | 216 | triviaqa-train |
Which Scandinavian capital hosted the 2012 European Athletics Championships? | 2012 European Athletics Championships
The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.
The decision to grant the games fo... | 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 33rd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 5 to 8 March 2015 in the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
Bidding process.
Prague was chosen as the host of the Championships on the European Athletics council meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2012. The othe... | 217 | triviaqa-train |
He famously ignored his orders, who was Nelson's superior at Copenhagen? | the classical Copenhagen landmark of Højbro Plads while Nytorv and Gammel Torv were converged.
History 19th century.
On 2 April 1801, a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker attacked and defeated the neutral Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored near Copenhagen. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main a... | led the main attack. He famously disobeyed Parker's order to withdraw, destroying many of the Dano-Norwegian ships before a truce was agreed. Copenhagen is often considered to be Nelson's hardest fought battle, surpassing even the heavy fighting at Trafalgar. It was during this battle that Lord Nelson famously "put the... | 218 | triviaqa-train |
A name featuring a Greek letter, what is the US Army's equivalent to the SAS? | on the SAS. The Belgian Army's Special Forces Group, which wears the same capbadge as the British SAS, traces its ancestry partly from the 5th Special Air Service of the Second World War. The French 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa) can trace its origins to the Second World War 3rd and 4th SAS, adoptin... | Army are also playing an increasingly prominent role in the Army's operations and the SAS was allocated further funds in the 2004 defence paper, conveying the SAS's increasing importance in the War on Terror. Another élite unit became operational in 2005, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment. The 1st Battalion of the Pa... | 219 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'The Fugitive' on TV? | The Fugitive (TV series)
The Fugitive is an American drama series created by Roy Huggins. It was produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television. It aired on ABC from September 1963 to August 1967. David Janssen starred as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician who is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder and sen... | Run for Your Life (TV series)
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with "The Fugitive".
Synopsis.
Synopsis P... | 220 | triviaqa-train |
Who did God order to preach at Nineveh, but he ran away, with scary consequences? | William King, at the beginning of the 20th century. Their efforts concentrated on the site of the Temple of Nabu, the god of writing, where another cuneiform library was supposed to exist. However, no such library was ever found: most likely, it had been destroyed by the activities of later residents.
The excavations s... | of Judah? I am not coming against you today but against the house with which I am at war, and God has ordered me to hurry. Stop for your own sake from interfering with God who is with me, so that He will not destroy you." However, Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to make war with him;... | 221 | triviaqa-train |
In telescopes and microscopes, what is the alternative name for the ocular lens? | ) can thus be determined if required by dividing 250 mm by the eyepiece power.
Modern instruments often use objectives optically corrected for an infinite tube length rather than 160 mm, and these require an auxiliary correction lens in the tube.
Eyepiece properties Location of focal plane.
In some eyepiece types, such... | Meade Instruments
The Meade Instruments Corporation (also shortened to Meade) is an American multinational company headquartered in Irvine, California, that manufactures, imports, and distributes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, CCD cameras, and telescope accessories for the consumer market. It is ... | 222 | triviaqa-train |
Carson City is the capital of which US state? | Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, is an independent city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada, named after the mountain man Kit Carson. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,274. The majority of the town's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the ... | with few or no signs of civilization. The highway crosses several large desert valleys separated by numerous mountain ranges towering over the valley floors, in what is known as the Basin and Range province of the Great Basin.
US 50 has a diverse route through the state, traversing the resort communities of Lake Tahoe,... | 223 | triviaqa-train |
The Assyrian Empire was mostly located in which modern day, middle-east country? | Kurdish militia re-occupied the villages, an operation they portrayed as a liberation.
After the failed Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, the KRG and the Iraqi federal government reached an agreement whereby the Peshmerga would withdraw from the Nineveh plains and the Iraqi army would take over.
In 2017, the KR... | the Ur III dynasty, when king Shulgi mentioned the city of Urbilum – the ancient name of modern-day Erbil. The great Assyrian capitals of Assur, Nineveh, Nimrud and Dur-Sharrukin were all located in the foothill zone where the Great Zab flows into the Tigris, and the Great Zab basin became increasingly integrated into ... | 224 | triviaqa-train |
Which hi-tech company has its main assembly plant in Everett, Washington? | the Everett peninsula began in the 1860s, with several sawmills built to serve the area's growing timber industry. Everett was platted by a group of investors seeking to build an industrial city and named for the son of co-founder Charles L. Colby. The city was incorporated in 1893, shortly after the arrival of the Gre... | Hi-Tech Automotive
Hi-Tech Automotive is a low volume car builder and design house located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Most of the vehicles produced are exported, notably to the US and UK. The main distributor of the cars built by Hi-Tech is Superformance. In December 2005 Hi-Tech Automotive transferred the owners... | 225 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous sculptor was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire? | Henry Moore
Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Moore produced many drawings, including a series depicting Londoners sheltering from... | GT Smith
GT Smith, named after the person who created it, was a small, family owned supermarket chain based in Knottingley near Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. The main branch was located on "Marine Villa Road" in Knottingley, with other branches in nearby Pontefract, South Elmsall, Castleford, Ackworth, Meanwo... | 226 | triviaqa-train |
Which 'John' directed (and had a cameo in) the film 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'? | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American dramatic adventurous neo-western written and directed by John Huston. It is an adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, set in the 1920s, in which, driven by their desperate economic plight, two young men, Fred C. ... | assumed name.
Screenwriter and director "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948).
His next picture, which he wrote, directed, and briefly appeared in as an American, asked to "help out a fellow American, down on his luck", was "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948). It would become one of the films which establishe... | 227 | triviaqa-train |
Who went from Radio 5 Live to 'The One Show' with Nadia Sawalah on BBC TV? | at the end of the second series. In the same year and on the same network, Sawalha also co-presented with Jeremy Milnes for the programme "Keeping Up with the Joneses".
In the summer of 2006, Sawalha began co-presenting "The One Show" with Adrian Chiles. However, due to her pregnancy, she did not return to the show in ... | afternoons and released a popular podcast. The show had its final broadcast on 30 March 2019.
On 2 April 2019, it was announced that James and Robins will be hosting a new Friday afternoon radio show on BBC 5 Live starting 31 May.
James has hosted "Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes" on BBC Radio Wales since 2012. In the ... | 228 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Allo 'Allo', what was the surname of the British soldier who dressed as a Gendarme? | , and incoming messages are signaled by light bulbs concealed in the bed-knobs – leading the mother-in-law to cry ""Ze flashing knobs!"". René answers with "'Allo, 'allo, zis is Night'awk, are you receiving me?", hence the title of the show (""allô"" is the normal French way of greeting someone over a remote communicat... | , German singer
Real people bearing the name As surname.
- Candice Michelle, American model, actress and retired professional wrestler
- Cara Michelle, American Playmate-of-the-month and actress
- Janee Michelle (born 1946), American actress
- Vicki Michelle, British actress, best known for playing as Yvette Carte-Blan... | 229 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the PanHellenic Games was held on territory owned by the city state of Elis? | Greek athletic or artistic contests, such as the Panathenaic Games, at which winners were awarded many amphorae of first-class Athenian olive-oil. The Olympic games awarded a garland of olives; the Pythian games, a garland of laurel, i.e. bay leaves; the Nemean games, a crown of wild celery, and the Isthmian, a garland... | Elis was a traditional ally of Sparta, but the city state joined Argos and Athens in an alliance against Sparta around 420 BC during the Peloponnesian War. This was due to Spartan support for the independence of Lepreum. As punishment following the surrender of Athens, Elis was forced to surrender Triphylia in 399 BC, ... | 230 | triviaqa-train |
July 16 in our Western calendar coincides with the first day of which other calendar? | the same result as Gregory's rules, without actually referring to him.
Britain and the British Empire (including the eastern part of what is now the United States) adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752. Sweden followed in 1753.
Prior to 1917, Turkey used the lunar Islamic calendar with the Hegira era for general purpo... | .
Listoghil points at a low saddle-like formation in the Ballygawley Mountains, 6.5 km to the east-southeast. Sunrise in this position coincides with the start and the end of winter, which are traditionally important seasonal festivals in the Gaelic calendar. This happens on 31 October and on 10 February in our modern ... | 231 | triviaqa-train |
In which 1996 live-action/animation movie did basketball icon Michael Jordan star? | as himself in the 1996 film "Space Jam". In 2006, he became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets), and bought a controlling interest in 2010. In 2014, Jordan became the first billionaire player in NBA history. He is the third-richest African-American, behind Robert F. Smit... | the players provoke a reluctant Jordan into participating in a three-on-three match. Two years later in 1995, Jordan returns to the Chicago Bulls to resume his basketball career.
Cast.
Some of the film's live-action cast play fictional versions of themselves:
- Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls star shooting guard, who... | 232 | triviaqa-train |
What was the title of the first single released by The Beatles in October 1962? | playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordi... | 1962, France etc.)
Other covers.
- Tony Sheridan recorded it in 1962 with "The Beat Brothers", wrongly believed to be the Beatles who had no actual involvement in the track as they had just left Polydor. The single was released in October 1962. It is available on the 1964 release "The Beatles' First", among others.
- P... | 233 | triviaqa-train |
In which English county is the port town of Fleetwood? | Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a coastal town in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde, with a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census.
Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal landowner Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, High Sheriff and MP, conceived an ambitious plan to re-develop t... | Elliot Osborne
Elliot Osborne (born 16 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Stockport County.
Released by Port Vale at an early age, he came through non-league teams Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town to turn professional at Fleetwood Town in June 2016. From F... | 234 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was the city of York known when under Viking occupation? | Scandinavian York
Scandinavian York (referred to at the time as ) or Danish/Norwegian York is a term used by historians for the south of Northumbria (modern-day Yorkshire) during the period of the late 9th century and first half of the 10th century, when it was dominated by Norse warrior-kings; in particular, it is use... | earlier inhabitants.
Historical timeline Anglo-Saxon and Viking era.
It was some time before 650 AD that Pocklington gained its current name, meaning "farmstead belonging to Pocela's people". It is not known what name Pocklington was known by before that date.
It is reputed that the ancient kingdom of Deira has its cap... | 235 | triviaqa-train |
The Kamchatka Peninsula lies within the territory of which nation? | Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula (, "Poluostrov Kamchatka", ) is a 1,250-kilometre-long (780 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km (100,000 sq mi). The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and western coastlines, respectively. Immediately offs... | the west and Chukotka to the north. Kamchatka Krai is an active volcanic zone which is home to Kluchevskaya, the largest volcano in Eurasia, and the Decade Volcanoes of Avachinsky and Koryaksky.
Geography.
Kamchatka Krai occupies the territory of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the adjacent part of the mainland, the island Ka... | 236 | triviaqa-train |
By what alternative name is the Mariinsky theatre of St Petersburg much better known? | city's more than fifty theatres is the world-famous Mariinsky Theatre (also known as the Kirov Theatre in the USSR), home to the Mariinsky Ballet company and opera. Leading ballet dancers, such as Vaslav Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, Rudolph Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Galina Ulanova and Natalia Makarova, were principal st... | on 15 January/27 January 1895, at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia instead of the original version.
Background.
In the 1880s Tchaikovsky was commissioned by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, director of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, to score what would become two of his greatest works: the operas "The ... | 237 | triviaqa-train |
Messenger to the Greek gods, who was the son of Zeus and Maia? | the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the "Iliad" states that he fathered Aphrodite. Zeus was also infamous for his erotic... | Arke
In ancient Greek religion, Arke or Arce ( "Arkē") was a daughter of Thaumas and fraternal twin sister of Iris. She is sometimes affiliated with the faded second rainbow sometimes seen in the shadow of the first. She is said to have iridescent wings, compared to Iris' golden ones.
During the Titanomachy, she sided ... | 238 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology who killed the gorgon Medusa? | chieftain-vassal of the kingdom of Argos. Some scholars suggest the story of Heracles is an allegory for the sun's yearly passage through the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Others point to earlier myths from other cultures, showing the story of Heracles as a local adaptation of hero myths already well established... | most independent and ferocious, having killed more men than both of her sisters combined. In Greek mythology, she was transformed into a Gorgon because of standing with her sister Medusa, who was raped by the sea god Poseidon in the Temple of Athena. Athena, bearing no emotion and finding no fault in Poseidon, was furi... | 239 | triviaqa-train |
Terry Deary is the author of which series of children's books that were adapted for TV? | Terry Deary
William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the "Horrible Histories" series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012 he was the tenth most-borrowed... | 's TV series Byker Grove.
- Steve Cram – Retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s.
- Terry Deary – British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages... | 240 | triviaqa-train |
For which film did Tom Hanks win his first Oscar? | and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries "The Pacific".
Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fifth-highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career. H... | of 1995, remarking that Letterman was "a cranky skeptic [who] visit[ed] the high temple of show business, mock[ed] the gold-plated statuary and display[ed] insufficient reverence for the gods. (Tom Hanks assisting with a stupid pet trick?!) We know who the winner wasn't."
Some media outlets received the broadcast more ... | 241 | triviaqa-train |
Which ex 'Neighbours' star played Ed Exley in the movie adaptation of 'LA Confidential'? | "Hush-Hush".
At the time, actors Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe were relatively unknown in North America. One of the film's backers, Peter Dennett, was worried about the lack of established stars in the lead roles. However, he supported Hanson's casting decisions, and the director had the confidence also to recruit Kevin... | "containment"; as he explained it, keeping the "nigger filth" in African-American areas.
Smith is portrayed by James Cromwell in the film adaptation of "L.A. Confidential" and portrayed in the 2003 television pilot of "L.A. Confidential" by Tom Nowicki. In a departure from the novel, Smith is killed by Exley at the end... | 242 | triviaqa-train |
Which Cabinet minister fathered Flora Keays by his secretary? | has behaved very badly towards me. I feel jealous that my mother has known him but I haven’t, and jealous of other people who go on holiday with their fathers, when I don’t.” Sara Keays is shown telling her daughter that her father has never seen her because "he didn't want anything to do with us."
Sara Keays, who was ... | Keays resulting in their child, Flora Keays (1983)
- Al Yamamah contract alleged to have been obtained by bribery (1985)
- Westland affair (1986): The Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine resigned from his Cabinet job in a disagreement with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the Westland affair. Heseltine walked out... | 243 | triviaqa-train |
In which county would you find Kielder Forest? | Kielder Forest
Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding Kielder village and the Kielder Water reservoir. It is the largest man-made woodland in England with three-quarters of its covered by forest. The majority of the forest lies within the Border Forest Park, with the south... | adjoins the Southern Uplands of Scotland, which the hills are sometimes considered a part of. Since the Pennine Way runs through the national park, the Cheviot Hills are also considered a part of the northern Pennines although they are separated from the Cheviot Hills by the Tyne Gap, part of which lies within the sout... | 244 | triviaqa-train |
From which major religion did the Hare Krishna movement spring? | International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the Gur... | , Hare Krishna movement, Rastafari movement, Orthodox Catholic Church, and spiritual studies. The remaining people either did not respond or replied that they did not know. In addition to the above statistics, 35.9% of Colombians reported that they did not practice their faith actively.
While Colombia remains a mostly ... | 245 | triviaqa-train |
Built by Rama 1st. Which capital city is home to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha? | Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew (, , ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha housed in the temple is a potent religio-political symbol and the palladium (protective... | the gates bore enchantments warding off evil spirits, except for the gate known as Pratu Phi (, "Ghost Gate"), which was used to transport dead bodies out of the city. The Ghost Gate was left unenchanted in order to allow the spirits of the dead to pass. To prevent evil spirits entering, it was situated in the direct l... | 246 | triviaqa-train |
What is the clarified butter commonly used in Indian cuisine? | Ghee
Ghee (Sanskrit: Ghṛta), is a class of clarified butter that originated in ancient India. It is commonly used in Middle Eastern cuisine, cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asian cuisine, traditional medicine, and religious rituals.
Description.
Ghee is typically prepared by simmering butter, which is chu... | şıllık") is a regional specialty.
Many vegetables are used in the Urfa cuisine, such as the "'Ecır," the "Kenger," and the "İsot", the legendary local red capsicum that is a smaller and darker cultivar of the Aleppo pepper that takes a purplish black hue when dried and cured.
Unlike most of the Turkish cities that use ... | 247 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous writer lived at Gads Hill in Kent? | loose writing, and a vein of sentimentalism.
The term "Dickensian" is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
Early years.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7 February 1812, at 1 Mile End Terrace (now 393 Commerc... | , left unfinished due to his death on June 9 at Gads Hill Place in Kent from a stroke aged 58.
- Spring – Serial publication begins of Aleksis Kivi's only novel "Seitsemän veljestä" ("Seven Brothers"), the first significant Finnish language novel.
- August 24/25 – Libraries of the University of Strasbourg and the City ... | 248 | triviaqa-train |
Not often mentioned – what is Jeeves first name? | Jeeves
Reginald Jeeves, usually referred to as just Jeeves, is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie Wooster. First appearing in print in 1915, Jeeves continued to fe... | aristocrat Bill, Lord Towcester, cannot afford to maintain his large country house. He tries to solve his financial problems with the help of his resourceful butler, Jeeves. As with the novel adaptation "Ring for Jeeves", Bertie Wooster does not appear in the play but is mentioned.
Plot.
The plot of the play is largely... | 249 | triviaqa-train |
In trigonometry what is calculated by the adjacent over the hypotenuse? | Trigonometry is the foundation of all applied geometry, including geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics, solid mechanics, and navigation.
Trigonometric functions have been extended as functions of a real or complex variable, which are today pervasive in all mathematics.
History.
Sumerian astronomers studied angle mea... | Right triangle
A right triangle (American English) or right-angled triangle (British English) is a triangle in which one angle is a right angle (that is, a 90-degree angle). The relation between the sides and angles of a right triangle is the basis for trigonometry.
The side opposite the right angle is called the "hypo... | 250 | triviaqa-train |
Which Marks and Gran sitcom returned in the new year after 15 years off screen? | containing "complacent gentility, outmoded social attitudes and bourgeois sensibilities". The alternatives incursion began with "The Young Ones" (1982–84), written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton and others, and continued with "Blackadder" (1983–89). Mayall was also the star of "The New Statesman" (1987–92), a series created ... | have stated they have received thousands of emails and letters regarding the show wishing for its return to the small screen. Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have both stated that while there are no plans to bring the series back, it might possibly come back if the planned musical is made and is a success.
On 5 July 20... | 251 | triviaqa-train |
Is the mountain range in Ireland in which the river Liffey rises? | Plurabelle" in "Finnegans Wake".
Course and system.
The Liffey rises in the Liffey Head Bog between the mountains of Kippure and Tonduff in the northern section of the Wicklow Mountains, forming from many streamlets at Sally Gap. It flows for through counties Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin before entering the Irish Sea at... | Owendoher River
The Owendoher River (Irish: "An Dothra Bheag", i.e. "The Little Dodder") is a small river in southern County Dublin, Ireland, the largest tributary of the River Dodder, and a part of the River Liffey system.
Course.
The Owendoher rises in two main branches. The larger branch flows from Glendoo / Glencul... | 252 | triviaqa-train |
In a greyhound race where does a dog finish if it makes ‘a show’? | , for example, all the Terrier Group Best of Breed winners compete for Group First, Group Second, Group Third, and Group Fourth. Finally, the seven Group First winners compete for "Best in Show". Beginning July 3, 2012, the final judge at all AKC all-breed shows will also award a "Reserve Best in Show."
In the American... | date is at the Westminster Dog Show, where they run into Piermont again. He has two dogs entered in the competition. Piermont insists his Pomeranian will win, but Tommy champions his other entry, a St. Bernard. Sure of himself, the millionaire promises to give the St. Bernard to Tommy if it wins. It does, and he does. ... | 253 | triviaqa-train |
Which kind of water contains quinine? | Tonic water
Tonic water (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, tonic water usually now has a significantly lower quinine content and is consumed for its distinctive bitter flavor, though it is nowadays often sweetened as well.... | periodic fevers are found throughout recorded history beginning in the first millennium BCE in Greece and China.
For thousands of years, traditional herbal remedies have been used to treat malaria. The first effective treatment for malaria came from the bark of cinchona tree, which contains quinine. After the link to m... | 254 | triviaqa-train |
In a book recto is the right-hand page – what is the left? | Recto and verso
Recto and verso are respectively, the text written or printed on the "right" or "front" side and on the "back" side of a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.
Etymology.
The terms are shortened from Latin "rectō foliō" and "versō foliō", translating to "on the ri... | on the ground with an arrow piercing its neck or breast. One or other of these served as model for the left-hand page of Kawanabe Kyosui's coloured woodcut in the collectors edition "Choix de Fables de La Fontaine" published from Tokyo in 1894 with illustrations by Japanese artists. What brings the composition to life ... | 255 | triviaqa-train |
Which tennis star was sued for palimony by Judy Nelson? | Judy Nelson
Judy Hill Nelson is an American author best known for her 1983–1991 romance (while married) with and eventual palimony suit against women's tennis star Martina Navratilova. After their break-up, Nelson was the author of the books "Love Match: Nelson vs. Navratilova", chronicling her relationship with the te... | public as husband and wife" and dismissed her complaint on the grounds that to act otherwise would condone adultery. The case set precedent in New York state.
- Tennis player Billie Jean King was sued by Marilyn Barnett in 1981.
- In 1982, world-famous piano virtuoso Liberace's 22-year-old former chauffeur and live-in ... | 256 | triviaqa-train |
Whose head is to appear on a new £2 coin to commemorate the start of World War I? | Entente included secret provisions whereby the Allies agreed with Italy to ignore papal peace moves towards the Central Powers. Consequently, the publication of Benedict's proposed of August 1917 was roundly ignored by all parties except Austria-Hungary.
In Britain in 1914, the Public Schools Officers' Training Corps a... | "Elizabeth II · Queen of Gibraltar". This issue caused controversy in Spain, where the title of King of Gibraltar historically corresponds to the crown of Castile.
The £2 coin has featured a new design every year since its introduction, as it depicts each of the 12 Labours of Hercules.
Coins Tercentenary edition.
In 20... | 257 | triviaqa-train |
Which 1960’s art vogue was based on optical illusion? | , Patrick Bokanowski, Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, Oscar Reutersvärd, Victor Vasarely and Charles Allan Gilbert. Contemporary artists who have experimented with illusions include Jonty Hurwitz, Sandro del Prete, Octavio Ocampo, Dick Termes, Shigeo Fukuda, Patrick Hughes, István Orosz, Rob Gonsalves, Gianni A. Sarcone,... | Ponzo illusion
The Ponzo illusion is a geometrical-optical illusion that was first demonstrated by the Italian psychologist Mario Ponzo (1882–1960) in 1911. He suggested that the human mind judges an object's size based on its background. He showed this by drawing two identical lines across a pair of converging lines, ... | 258 | triviaqa-train |
In the words lithograph, lithium and Paleolithic – what does ‘lith’ mean? | Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers 99% of human technological prehistory. It extends from the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago, to the end... | Some words became extinct while other near-synonyms of Old English origin replaced them ('limb' survives, yet "lið" is gone or survives dialectally as lith). Many of these linguistic changes were brought on by the introduction of Old Norse and Norman French words, while others fell away due to the natural processes of ... | 259 | triviaqa-train |
The vessel had two sister ships the Olympic and which other? | in 1912, while "Britannic" struck a mine and sank in the Kea Channel in Greece in 1916. "Britannic" never served her intended role as a passenger ship, instead serving as a hospital ship during the First World War.
Background and construction.
Built in Belfast, Ireland, "Olympic" was the first of the three s – the othe... | second-class, and 410 first-class passengers, plus 349 crew. In his autobiography, "Titanic and Other Ships", Charles Lightoller gives an account of what it was like to be an officer on this vessel.
Design and construction Proposed sister ship 'Olympic'.
As White Star typically ordered ships in pairs, a sister ship for... | 260 | triviaqa-train |
What was the number given to Patrick McGoohan in the TV series The Prisoner? | the US), its combination of 1960s countercultural themes and surrealistic setting had a far-reaching influence on science fiction and fantasy TV programming, and on narrative popular culture in general. Since its release the series has developed a cult following.
A six-part TV miniseries remake aired on the US cable ch... | sedatives in preference to nutrients. He has also shown that the billiard balls in billiard-ball computers may be replaced by soldier crabs.
Adamatzky is a director the International Center of Unconventional Computing, founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cellular Automata (OCP Science, 2005-) and the Int Journal... | 261 | triviaqa-train |
In Star Trek, by what nickname is Dr Leonard McCoy better known? | series featured William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, and Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. During the series' first run, it earned several nomination... | -Men traveled to the 23rd Century to team up with the original crew of the "U.S.S. "Enterprise"". During the encounter, Beast met his "Star Trek" counterpart, Dr. Leonard McCoy. (When a nurse calls out, "Dr. McCoy!" both Beast and Dr. Leonard McCoy answer, "What?") The story also featured Beast teaming up with Mr. Spoc... | 262 | triviaqa-train |
In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, what is Buffy's surname? | Buffy Summers
Buffy Anne Summers is the titular character from the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name. The character has also appeared in the spin-off series "A... | What Would Buffy Do?
What Would Buffy Do?: The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide is a 2004 book relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, "Buffy" and "Angel".
Book description.
Jana Riess argues that despite the show being ostensibly secular in some ways, it takes on some very spiritual elements. R... | 263 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the Bionic Man? | The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man is an American science fiction and action television series about a former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. Austin has superhuman strength due to bionic implants and is employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office titled ... | or maybe because of them not being aware of what the others had drawn, the parts drawn by Bogdanove differ greatly from what Lee and Liefeld depicted.
- In the parts drawn by Liefeld and Lee, Forge has lost his bionic arm and leg; Bogdanove drew Forge with his bionic limbs still firmly intact.
- Wipeout, in the parts d... | 264 | triviaqa-train |
In The X-files, what is the name of Mulder and Skully's assistant director? | "Twin Peaks", and especially "". When creating the main characters, Carter sought to reverse gender stereotypes by making Mulder a believer and Scully a skeptic. The first seven seasons featured Duchovny and Anderson equally. In the eighth and ninth seasons, Anderson took precedence while Duchovny appeared intermittent... | Alvin Kersh
Alvin D. Kersh is a fictional character in the Fox science fiction television series "The X-Files", played by James Pickens, Jr.. He serves as a figure of authority within the series, first introduced as an Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is later promoted to the post of Deput... | 265 | triviaqa-train |
In The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, what was the name of the best drink in existence? | Earth (prior to its destruction) by the two-headed President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox and the depressed Marvin, the Paranoid Android. Certain narrative details were changed among the various adaptations.
Plot.
The various versions follow the same basic plot but they are in many places mutually contradictory, as ... | . For example, Tolstoy asserts that empathy for decadent members of the ruling class makes society worse, rather than better. In chapter sixteen, he asserts that the best art is "universal art" that expresses simple and accessible positive feeling.
An argument for the value of art, used in the fictional work "The Hitch... | 266 | triviaqa-train |
"One" is a popular song in which stage musical and movie of the same name. | Victor Victoria", "Footloose", "Fast Forward", "A Chorus Line", "Little Shop of Horrors", "Forbidden Zone", "Absolute Beginners", "Labyrinth", "Evita", and "Everyone Says I Love You". However, "Can't Stop the Music", starring the Village People, was a calamitous attempt to resurrect the old-style musical and was releas... | and Hammerstein musical written directly for film. The movie introduced such popular songs as "It's A Grand Night For Singing" and "It Might as Well Be Spring", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Rodgers and Hammerstein adapted the film for the stage in 1969 for a production at The Muny In Saint Louis.... | 267 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1986 comedy movie The Three Amigos, who starred alongside Steve Martin and Chevy Chase in the title roles. | Land Shark in a Weekend Update segment in 2001, another Weekend Update segment in 2007, and in Justin Timberlake's monologue in 2013 as a member of the Five-Timers Club, where he was reunited with his "Three Amigos" co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short. He also participated in the 40th anniversary special in February... | .
In 1981, he landed in a role in "The Great Muppet Caper" playing Nicky Holiday, a jewel thief who falls in love with Miss Piggy. He also appeared that same year opposite Lily Tomlin in "The Incredible Shrinking Woman". His 1980s roles included Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times" (opposite Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn)... | 268 | triviaqa-train |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the Book of Revelations as representing Death, War, Famine, and Conquest, but Conquest has been changed in modern times. By what name is it more commonly known? | culture differ on the first Horseman, the four riders are often seen as symbolizing Conquest or Pestilence (and less frequently, the Christ or the Antichrist), War, Famine, and Death. The Christian apocalyptic vision is that the Four Horsemen are to set a divine apocalypse upon the world as harbingers of the Last Judgm... | years, these prophecies, referred to by believers as "the Message", remained incomplete. In 1958, Chairman Mao Zedong of the PRA wrote an addendum to his Little Red Book; this addendum was the third piece of the prophecy and completed the Message. It now became clear that The Message was a prophecy of the End of Times.... | 269 | triviaqa-train |
In which year was the Six Day War fought between Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. | president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel in 1977 after intense negotiation. The main features of the treaty were mutual recognition, cessation of the state of war that had existed since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, normalization of relations and the complete withdrawal by Israel of its armed forces and civilians from the ... | in Hopes Carr, Stockport, England, killing 72 of the 84 people on board and seriously injuring all 12 survivors.
- June 5
- The Six-Day War begins between Israel and her Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria; Israel has 286 combat aircraft, while Egypt has 430, Syria has 127, and Jordan has 24. Israel opens the war w... | 270 | triviaqa-train |
In the 1995 movie thriller Seven, who played the serial killer. | Seven (1995 film)
Seven (stylized as SE7EN) is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley, R. Lee Ermey, and Kevin Spacey. It tells the story of David Mills, a detective who partners with the ret... | named Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) while tracking down serial killer Buffalo Bill—and David Fincher's crime thriller "Seven" (1995), about the search for a serial killer who re-enacts the seven deadly sins.
Another notable example is Martin Scorsese's neo-noir psychological thriller "Shutter Island" (2010), in whi... | 271 | triviaqa-train |
The 1956 movie the Ten Commandments starred Charlton Heston as Moses, but which Hollywood star played his adopted brother Rameses II. | an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where he receives, from God, the Ten Commandments. The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dath... | Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.
As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film "The Ten Commandments" (1956), for which he received his first nomi... | 272 | triviaqa-train |
Which James Bond film was the first to be given a non PG rating by the British Board of Film Classification? | (WGA) went on strike and Maibaum was unable to continue writing, leaving Wilson to work on the script on his own. The script—initially called "Licence Revoked"—was written with Dalton's characterisation of Bond in mind; the obsession with which Bond pursues the drug lord villain Franz Sanchez on behalf of Bond's friend... | trilogy were released; however, the original trilogy's films were later re-submitted to the MPAA due to changes in the re-released versions and once again received PG ratings. When "Revenge of the Sith" was released in Canada, it was given a PG rating in most provinces, excluding Quebec, where it was rated G. In the Un... | 273 | triviaqa-train |
Which Actor to play James Bond is the only one mentioned in text by Ian Flemming? | " was adapted into a parody Bond film starring David Niven as Sir James Bond and Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd. Niven had been Fleming's preference for the role of Bond. The result of a court case in the High Court in London in 1963 allowed Kevin McClory to produce a remake of "Thunderball" titled "Never Say Never Agai... | On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after "You Only Live Twice", Eo... | 274 | triviaqa-train |
Which James Bond Theme was the first to be nominated for an academy award for best original song? | Forever".
Roger Moore was appointed to the role of 007 for "Live and Let Die" (1973). He played Bond a further six times over twelve years, before being replaced by Timothy Dalton for two films. After a six-year hiatus, during which a legal wrangle threatened Eon's productions of the Bond films, Irish actor Pierce Bros... | Casino Royale" which lead into a lyrical version of the theme sung by Mike Redway that played over the closing credits.
- "The Look of Love" was the first song from any Bond film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, six years before the first nomination from an Eon Bond film. It remains the onl... | 275 | triviaqa-train |
How many James Bond Themes did Dame Shirley Bassey Perform? | Hall.
Bassey appeared on the "Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show", broadcast on Christmas Day in 1971. Bassey starred in the six-episode "The Shirley Bassey Show" (1976), the first of her television programmes for the BBC, followed by a second series of six episodes in 1979. The final show of the first series was nomina... | in the movie if [his group] Wings were able to perform the song in the opening credits...”. But in a review of the soundtrack, Eder cites Arnau's performance as “far more interesting [than] any of the instrumental material...”.
Another female singer, Shirley Bassey, was already synonymous with Bond themes: Arnau went o... | 276 | triviaqa-train |
How many Bond Films did Joe Don Baker appear in? | number of films.
From the release of "Dr. No" (1962) to "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), the films were distributed solely by United Artists. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer absorbed United Artists in 1981, MGM/UA Entertainment Co. was formed and distributed the films until 1995. MGM solely distributed three films from 1997 to 20... | Brad Whitaker
Brad Whitaker is a fictional character in the James Bond film "The Living Daylights". He was portrayed by American actor Joe Don Baker. Baker also appeared as Jack Wade, Bond's CIA contact, in Pierce Brosnan's first two Bond films, "GoldenEye" and "Tomorrow Never Dies". Steven Rubin describes Whitaker as ... | 277 | triviaqa-train |
How many actors in the James Bond Films have played both a good guy and a Bad Guy? | James Bond
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christoph... | .
Craig has described his portrayal of Bond as an anti-hero: "The question I keep asking myself while playing the role is, 'Am I the good guy or just a bad guy who works for the good side?' Bond's role, after all, is that of an assassin when you come down to it. I have never played a role in which someone's dark side s... | 278 | triviaqa-train |
Name the BBC sequel to Till Death Us Do Part. | List of Till Death Us Do Part episodes
This is an episode list for the BBC television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part" by Johnny Speight, broadcast between 22 July 1965 and 3 April 1992, including "Till Death..." and "In Sickness and in Health".
"Till Death Us Do Part".
Earlier episodes were produced in black-and-white; ... | Till Death Us Do Part (film)
Till Death Us Do Part is a 1969 film directed by Norman Cohen, written by Johnny Speight, and starring Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols. It was based on the BBC television series of the same name. Speight was the creator of the television version. The film was considered successful enough ... | 279 | triviaqa-train |
How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made?. | as an establishing shot.
Episodes.
The first episode of "Fawlty Towers" was recorded as a pilot on 24 December 1974, the rest of the series being recorded later in 1975. It was then originally broadcast on 19 September. The 12th and final episode was first shown on 25 October 1979. The first series was directed by John... | Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Just two series of six episodes each were made. The show was created and written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who also starred in the show and were married at the time of the first series, but divorced before recording th... | 280 | triviaqa-train |
Which legndary sports commentator presented ITV's The Big Match?. | response to the increased demand in televised football following the 1966 FIFA World Cup and partly as an alternative to the BBC's own football programme, "Match of the Day". "The Big Match" launched the media career of Jimmy Hill, who appeared on the programme as an analyst, and made Brian Moore one of the country's l... | tune was changed to a piece named "Aztec Gold", composed by Silsoe, which, at the time, was being used as the theme tune for ITV's "The Big Match", after being the theme tune for the station's coverage of the 1986 World Cup.
Although the show predominantly dealt with football, it also covered sports such as cricket and... | 281 | triviaqa-train |
what was the name of the cow in The Magic Roundabout?. | complained to the BBC.
Characters.
Although the characters are common to both versions, they were given different names and personalities depending on the language.
The main character is Dougal (also known as Doogal) (Pollux in the original French-language version) who was a drop-eared variety of the Skye Terrier.
Othe... | Magic Roundabout (Hemel Hempstead)
The "Magic Roundabout" in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, is the familiar name given to the Plough roundabout. The familiar name comes from the children's television programme, and is also used for a similar junction in Swindon and the M40 junction in Denham. The official nam... | 282 | triviaqa-train |
the Naked Civil Servant starred which character?. | Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; – ) was an English writer, raconteur and actor.
From a conventional suburban background, Crisp enjoyed wearing make-up and painting his nails, and worked as a rent-boy in his teens. He then spent thirty years as a professional model for life-classes in art college... | was subsequently nominated for the 'Best Newcomer' award by the London theatre critics that year for this role. Put under contract at Elstree Film Studios in late 1973, Briant starred in four films; "Straight on Till Morning", "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell", "Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter" and "Demons of th... | 283 | triviaqa-train |
Which comedian was born Charles Edward Springall? | Montmorency'. In 1954 he appeared with Bob Monkhouse in the film, "Fast and Loose".
He appeared in the television shows "Laughter in Store" (1957), "Drake's Progress" (1957–58), "Charlie Drake In…" (1958 to 1960) and "The Charlie Drake Show" (1960 to 1961), being remembered for his opening catchphrase "Hello, my darlin... | Ray Cameron (comedian)
Ray Cameron (born Thomas Cameron McIntyre; 19 April 1936 – 27 December 1993) was a Canadian comedian, and the father of British comedian Michael McIntyre.
Cameron was one of the writers of Kenny Everett's television shows, including "The Kenny Everett Video Show", and co-creator of comedy panel g... | 284 | triviaqa-train |
In cricket, if you are out without scoring, what is it called? | day" match, and the side scoring more runs wins regardless of the number of wickets lost, so that a draw cannot occur. If this kind of match is temporarily interrupted by bad weather, then a complex mathematical formula, known as the Duckworth-Lewis method after its developers, is often used to recalculate a new target... | first digit after the decimal point (for example, if the random number generator provides 0.521, 5 runs are scored). Scoring is kept by using the memory addition function on the calculator, or by pen and paper. Scoring a 0 is considered out. The player who has the highest score wins.
Cricket simulations without ball or... | 285 | triviaqa-train |
Who was prime minister of Britain from 1970 to 1974? | contents, valued at £5 million in his will, in a charitable foundation, the "Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation", to conserve the house as a museum to his career. The house is open to the public for guided tours from March to October, and displayed is a large collection of personal effects as well as Heath's person... | , Luckhoo was unsuccessful in his bid to be elected as Prime Minister, and his party only won one seat.
He was also involved in the negotiations for independence of both Guyana and Barbados. He was appointed High Commissioner for Guyana and Barbados in Britain (1966–1970), and was also Ambassador for both countries. Fr... | 286 | triviaqa-train |
Who became the Chief Executive of the Professional Footballers' Association in 1981, and is reputed to be the highest paid union official in the world? | . More than 200 player wrote an open letter calling on chief executive Gordon Taylor to stand down. Taylor wrote an open letter in response promising a full and open review of the union's structure and operation. At its 2018 AGM, held in Manchester in March 2019, it was agreed that Taylor, Purkiss and the entire manage... | Professional Footballers' Association Scotland
The Professional Footballers' Association Scotland (PFA Scotland) is the association for professional footballers in Scotland. It had been known as the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association (SPFA), but that organisation was dissolved and replaced by PFA Scotland i... | 287 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer songwriter's new album is called Some Kind Of Trouble'. He made his name with his debut album Back to Bedlam' in 2005? | James Blunt
James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and former British Army Officer.
Blunt rose to fame in 2004 with the release of his debut album "Back to Bedlam", achieving worldwide fame with the singles "You're Beaut... | made a bilingual version of the song, alternating the original lyrics with Filipino ones. This particular cover version became popular in the Philippines and gave some fame to the entertainer. April Boys adapted the song to a full Filipino lyrics called "Pag-ibig Mo, Pag-ibig Ko".
In 2005, Senegalese-American R&B and h... | 288 | triviaqa-train |
. Bill Waddington played which Coronation Street character? | in "Coronation Street"." Writers drew on the show's many archetypes, with established characters stepping into the roles left by the original cast. Phyllis Pearce (Jill Summers) was hailed as the new Ena Sharples in 1982, the Duckworths moved into No.9 in 1983 and slipped into the role once held by the Ogdens, while Pe... | of Arnold Swain's best man George Turner in three episodes of the series during 1980.
Music.
In 1995, he released a cover of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" along with the rest of the "Coronation Street" cast, the single reaching No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart.
Personal life and death.
In later life, Waddingto... | 289 | triviaqa-train |
What is another name for a Scottish church? | It is recognised as an official language of Scotland with "equal respect" to English.
Culture Religion.
The modern people of Scotland remain a mix of different religions and no religion. Christianity is the largest faith in Scotland. In the 2011 census, 53.8% of the Scottish population identified as Christian. The Prot... | Antonio Coia and the Ross Memorial Church in 1927.
Another important work was the Russell Institute in Paisley, Scotland where he created between 1927 and 1929 groups and figures in bronze and other materials. His wife and two sons were models for the large sculpture over the entrance.
Aside from his works for churches... | 290 | triviaqa-train |
What 2002 novel by Alice Sebold, is the story of a teenage girl who, after being murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. | Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American writer. She has published three books: "Lucky" (1999), "The Lovely Bones" (2002), and "The Almost Moon" (2007).
Early life and education.
Sebold was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where her father taught Spanish a... | Blu's Hanging
Blu's Hanging is a 1997 coming-of-age novel by Lois-Ann Yamanaka. It follows the Ogata family after the death of their mother, as each family member struggles to come to terms with their grief. The story is told through Ivah, a smart-mouthed thirteen-year-old who is left as the oldest child to take care o... | 291 | triviaqa-train |
The Aberdeen Terrier is better known as what type of dog? | eyes should be small, bright and piercing, and almond-shaped not round. The color should be dark brown or nearly black, the darker the better. The ears should be small, prick, set well up on the skull and pointed, but never cut. They should be covered with short velvety hair.
Height at withers for both genders should b... | race, known as the World Championship Dog Race.
History.
In 1916, a number of local pioneers organized The Pas Dog Derby to motivate the development of a better type of sled dog, and to publicize the opportunities and development in The Pas and in Northern Manitoba. The Derby consisted of a series of festive events and... | 292 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, was published in 1946? | The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Benjamin Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, selling 500,000 copies in the six months after its initial publication in 1946, and 50 million by the time of Spock's death in 1998. As of 2011, the book ... | aspects of child care. So that any mother could afford it, the book was sold at just twenty-five cents.
Synopsis.
"The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" is arranged by topics corresponding to the child's age, ranging from infancy to teenage years. Drawn from his career as a pediatrician, Spock's advice is compr... | 293 | triviaqa-train |
Which village in Essex which sits on the River Colne, is famous for its Victorian viaduct that crosses the Colne valley | Yeldham. The river then flows south-east through Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Earls Colne, Colne Engaine, White Colne, Chappel and Ford Street before reaching Colchester.
Between Great Yeldham and Wakes Colne, the river follows the route of the former Colne Valley and Halstead Railway which ran from Haverhill before clos... | over the valley of the River Holme by an impressive long stone viaduct to Berry Brow. Below the high structure is the Huddersfield Rugby Union Club ground at Lockwood Park, which was formerly a Bass Brewery. The former Meltham branch line branched off the main line just before the viaduct. This line closed to passenger... | 294 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Roman god of fire? | Vulcan (mythology)
Vulcan (Latin: "Volcānus" or "Vulcānus"; , ) is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking, and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. Vulcan is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer. The Vulcanalia was the annual festival held August 23 in his honor. His Greek ... | .
- Vesta, goddess of the hearth, the Roman state, and the sacred fire; one of the Dii Consentes.
- Vica Pota, goddess of victory and competitions.
- Victoria, goddess of victory.
- Viduus, god who separated the soul and body after death.
- Virbius, a forest god, the reborn Hippolytus.
- Virtus, god or goddess of milit... | 295 | triviaqa-train |
What was the nickname of the H4 Hercules flying boat, that never went into production after it's maiden flight due to post war cutbacks in 1947. | at night when the Spruce Goose Dome was closed to tourists. In 1988, The Walt Disney Company acquired both Long Beach attractions and the associated Long Beach real estate by Pier J. In 1991, Disney informed the Aero Club of Southern California that it no longer wished to display the Hercules aircraft after its highly ... | opted to concentrate its efforts on the Saunders-Roe Princess, a long-range civilian flying boat project, a choice which caused development of the fighter to slip behind. Due to the war's end, pressure for the commencement of the type's production had lessened significantly.
Design and development Flight testing and ca... | 296 | triviaqa-train |
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 movie that saw the first screen pairing of which partnership. | Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film noted for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, although Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond received top billing and the leading roles. Among the featured players are Franklin Pangborn and Eric Blore. The songs ... | went into receivership. Through all the hardship, and while posting a net loss for the year of just over $4 million, the studio saw some large successes, such as "King Kong", "Little Women", "Flying Down to Rio" (the first pairing of Astaire and Rogers), and "Morning Glory" (which netted Katharine Hepburn her first Osc... | 297 | triviaqa-train |
Which group had a hit with Flying Without Wings in 1999 | Westlife
Westlife (also initialised as W or WL) are an Irish pop vocal group, which formed in 1998 in Sligo, disbanded in 2012 and reunited in 2018. They were originally signed by Simon Cowell in the UK, Clive Davis in the US and managed by Louis Walsh and Sonny Takhar. The group currently consists of Shane Filan, Mark... | a debut artist. On the week of its release and its chart achievement announcement, Cowell's father died. Their second single, "If I Let You Go" was released in August 1999, which established them as the first boy band to hit the No. 1 with its first two singles. They also performed for billions in 1999 at the Miss Worl... | 298 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was largely responsible for the animation, including the giant foot in the show's opening sequence. | gags and observational sketches without punchlines. Live action segments were broken up with animations by group member Terry Gilliam, often merging with the live action to form segues. The overall format used for the series followed and elaborated upon the style used by Spike Milligan in his ground breaking series "Q5... | The Foot of Cupid
The Foot of Cupid is a trademark of the BBC television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus".
It is often seen in the opening animation credits at middle, then at the end of the opening, dropping down on the title and everything around it with a sound similar to that of a short burst of flatulence (ex... | 299 | triviaqa-train |
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