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According to Greek mythology, both blessed and cursed by the god Apollo, which daughter of King Priam was given the gift of prophecy with the rub that nobody would believe her? | , Paris, Helenus, Cassandra, Deiphobus, Troilus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, and Polydorus.
See also.
- Doryclus
References.
- Smith, William; "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", London (1873). "Priamus" | Dion (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Dion (; ) was a King in Laconia and husband of Amphithea, the daughter of Pronax.
God Apollo, who had been kindly received by Dion and Amphithea, rewarded them by conferring upon their three daughters, Orphe, Lyco, and Carya, the gift of prophecy, on condition, however, that they should not betray the gods nor search after forbidden things.
Dion erected a temple to Dionysus, who also visited his house and fell in love with Carya. | 49,700 | triviaqa-train |
What can be a South American capital, a pepper, or a Porsche? | Porsche
Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche AG (), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans. Porsche AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, and is owned by Volkswagen AG, which is itself majority-owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE. Porsche's current lineup includes the 718 Boxster/Cayman, 911, Panamera, Macan and Cayenne.
History.
History Origin.
Ferdinand Porsche founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. | Hujiao bing
Hújiāo bǐng or Pepper bun () is a type of baked bun that originated in city of Fuzhou, the capital of China's Fujian province. It is a street food that has become quite popular in Taiwan and can be found in night markets or mini food stalls throughout Taiwan. The common ingredients are flour, water, and a leavening agent for the outer dough shell, and a meat protein (usually pork or beef) marinated with sugar, soy sauce, white pepper or black pepper, and scallion | 49,701 | triviaqa-train |
July 18, 1925 saw the publication of the first volume of the book whose title translates as My Struggle or My Battle, written by what 20th century total asshat? | Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf (, "My Struggle" or "My Fight") is a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of "Mein Kampf" was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited firstly by Emil Maurice, then by Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.
Hitler began "Mein Kampf" while imprisoned for what he considered to be " | I've Already Loved You in My Mind
"I've Already Loved You in My Mind" is a song that is written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in July 1977 as the first single and title track from the album "I've Already Loved You in My Mind". The song was Twitty's 20th number-one country hit in the United States. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart. | 49,702 | triviaqa-train |
Produced by the The Herman Goelitz Candy Company, Jelly Bellys, a favorite of Ronald Reagan, are what type of candy? | the time when only the outer shell was flavored.
Ronald Reagan first tried the Mini Jelly Beans in 1966. "The then California governor had quit smoking years before and turned to popping candy as a...substitute." Reagan wrote to Herman Rowland, Sr. while governor, "It's gotten to the point...where we can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around a jar of jelly beans. We owe you a special measure of thanks for helping keep our state government running smoothly." | , Marinus decided to seek opportunity overseas. In January 1957 he emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States, and found work at a small company in Columbus, Ohio named Anthony-Thomas Candy Company. After three months, Marinus decided to move to California, where he worked for Herman Goelitz Candy Company.
While employed by Herman Goelitz, Marinus developed the idea for Jelly Bellies. Marinus worked there for 25 years, until 1982.
In 1983, Marinus launched his own candy business, Marich Confectionery, and a | 49,703 | triviaqa-train |
What was the number of the mobile hospital unit on TVs M*A*S*H? | M*A*S*H (TV series)
M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1972 to 1983. It was developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film "M*A*S*H", which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel "". The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in | Mobile army surgical hospital (United States)
The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations. The units were first established in August 1945, and were deployed during the Korean War and later conflicts. The term was made famous in the television series "M*A*S*H", which depicted a fictional MASH unit. The U.S. Army deactivated the last MASH unit on February 16, 2006. The successor to the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital | 49,704 | triviaqa-train |
On July 17, 1938 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan filed a flight plan that indicated he was flying from New York to Low Angeles. True to his name, where did he end up? | Douglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan (January 22, 1907 – December 9, 1995) was an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. He was nicknamed "Wrong Way" in 1938. After a transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York City, he flew from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Ireland, though his flight plan was filed to return to Long Beach. He claimed his unauthorized flight was due to a navigational error, caused by heavy cloud cover that obscured landmarks and low | , the 49-Mile Scenic Drive was officially opened by Douglas Corrigan, who had achieved fame (and his nickname, "Wrong Way") earlier in 1938 for claiming to fly from New York City to Los Angeles but ending up in Dublin. Corrigan drove (at least part of) the route in reverse on that day.
History Reroutings and a new sign.
After the Golden Gate International Exposition was closed in 1940, control of Treasure Island was transferred to the U.S. Navy, and the drive was rerouted for the first | 49,705 | triviaqa-train |
July 20, 1919, was the birth of what New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist, who made sherpa Tenzing Norgay an international celebrity? | Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay (; "tendzin norgyé"; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. He was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. "Time" named him one of the people of the 20th century.
Early life.
There are conflicting accounts of his early life. The account he gave | New Zealand mountaineer, who, along with Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, were the first climbers to reach the summit of the highest peak on Earth, Mount Everest, on 29 May 1953. On 7 September 2017, the name "Hillary Montes" was officially approved together with the names of Tombaugh Regio and twelve other nearby surface features.
Relative size.
The Hillary Montes rise to high from base to peak, about half as high as the Tenzing Montes. The Hillary Montes are similar in height to that | 49,706 | triviaqa-train |
July 18, 1969 saw the death of campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne, when a car driven by what famed politician went off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, MA, an accident from which he was the only survivor? | Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the Kennedy political family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the third-longest-continuously-serving senator in United States history. Kennedy was a brother of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General and | of English. The 1963 study is widely recognized as a seminal work in the foundation of sociolinguistics.
The island received international notoriety after the "Chappaquiddick incident" of July 18, 1969, in which Mary Jo Kopechne was killed in a car driven off the Dike Bridge by U.S. Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy. The bridge crossed Poucha Pond on Chappaquiddick Island (a smaller island formerly connected to the Vineyard and part of Edgartown). As a foot bridge, it was intended for people on foot and bicycles, as | 49,707 | triviaqa-train |
Named for the founder, what is the name given to the upscale luxury hotels and resorts operated by the Hilton hotel chain? | Types International luxury.
International luxury hotels offer high quality amenities, full service accommodations, on-site full-service restaurants, and the highest level of personalized and professional service in major cities. International luxury hotels are classified with at least a Five Diamond rating or Five Star hotel rating depending on the country and local classification standards. "Examples include: Grand Hyatt, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, InterContinental, Sofitel, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, The Peninsula, Rosewood, St. Regis, JW Marriott and The Ritz- | The Madison Washington, D.C.
The Madison Washington DC, a Hilton Hotel is a luxury hotel located in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Built as The Madison Hotel in 1963, it was known as the Loews Madison Hotel until September 2017, when the hotel was sold and assumed its current name. The hotel is now part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain.
History.
Built in 1963 as The Madison Hotel, the hotel was opened by President John F. Kennedy. The hotel has hosted every | 49,708 | triviaqa-train |
“To infinity… and beyond!” is the catchphrase of what Toy Story character? | Buzz Lightyear action figure, who thinks that he is a real space ranger.
Buzz impresses the other toys with his various features and Andy begins to favor him, making Woody feel rejected compared to the newer, sleeker and more advanced Buzz Lightyear. As Andy prepares for a family outing at a restaurant called Pizza Planet, his mother allows him to bring one toy. Fearing that Andy will choose Buzz, Woody attempts to trap him behind a desk but ends up accidentally knocking him out of a window. The other toys | late Capital STEEZ released a song titled "Infinity and Beyond" in reference to the phrase as part of his "AmeriKKKan Korruption" mixtape.
Expanded franchise.
"Toy Story" has spawned three sequels: "Toy Story 2" (1999), "Toy Story 3" (2010), and "Toy Story 4" (2019). Initially, the first sequel to "Toy Story" was going to be a direct-to-video release, with development beginning in 1996. However, after | 49,709 | triviaqa-train |
The Crocodile Hunter was a nickname given to what Australian naturalist, who was killed by a slightly irritated sting ray in 2006? | The Crocodile Hunter
The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film "" and two television spinoffs: "Croc Files" and "The Crocodile Hunter Diaries". The series was presented on Animal Planet, becoming the network's highest-rated series at the time, and was in international syndication on networks worldwide. | block lettering. The sculptor's name is placed at the bottom right. The inscription on the left panel reads "Caption Frederick C. Selous D.S.O. Hunter Explorer and Naturalist.". On the right panel "Born 1851 Killed in action at Beho-Beho German East Africa 4 1 1917.". Selous was buried in East Africa in what is now Tanzania.
Works War Memorials Boyd and Claude Alexander.
At St. Dunstans Church in Cranbrook, Kent, there is an alabaster memorial to Boyd and Claude Alexander who were both killed | 49,710 | triviaqa-train |
What amusement park, the second most visited park in the world in 2010, was first opened on July 17, 1955? | twentieth century with the opening of Santa Claus Land in 1946, Santa's Workshop in 1949, and Disneyland in 1955.
History.
History Origins.
The amusement park evolved from three earlier traditions: traveling or periodic fairs, pleasure gardens and exhibitions such as world fairs. The oldest influence was the periodic fair of the Middle Ages - one of the earliest was the Bartholomew Fair in England from 1133. By the 18th and 19th centuries, they had evolved into places of entertainment for the masses, where the public could | Tivoli (Copenhagen)
Tivoli (or often in English: "Tivoli Gardens") is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, also in Denmark.
With 4.6 million visitors in 2017, Tivoli is the second-most popular seasonal amusement park in the world after Europa-Park. Tivoli is the most-visited theme park in Scandinavia, and the fifth | 49,711 | triviaqa-train |
The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who lured all but three of the children of Hamelin to their death, was originally hired by the townspeople to rid the town of what? | Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the titular character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this | a large group of children travelled from Erfurt to Arnstadt (about 20 km), jumping and dancing all the way, in marked similarity to the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, which originated at around the same time.
Others have suggested that the children left Hamelin to be part of a pilgrimage, a military campaign, or even a new Children's crusade (which is said to have occurred in 1212) but never returned to their parents. These theories see the unnamed Piper as their leader or a | 49,712 | triviaqa-train |
What neighboring city is the chief rival of The Simpson's home town of Springfield? | Bible, left Maryland (which may be a small clue as to depict Springfield's location; not in Maryland) trying to find "New Sodom." After he refused to found a town where men were free to marry their cousins, half of the group left. The dissenters founded the nearby town of Shelbyville, after fellow pioneer Shelbyville Manhattan, and the two cities remain rivals after centuries. Springfield reached its pinnacle in the mid-20th century, when it became the home of the world's first Aquacar factory; one half | Springfield High School (Vermont)
Springfield High School (SHS) is a public high school in the town of Springfield in southern Vermont, United States. It is part of the Springfield School District and serves students from Springfield and neighboring Weathersfield. SHS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Sports teams.
In 2008, the football team were the DIII Vermont Champions, capping off a perfect season with a 52- 28 victory over rival Windsor Yellowjackets. The same year, the boys' basketball | 49,713 | triviaqa-train |
As depicted in the 2009 film Public Enemies, which “Public Enemy No 1” was gunned down outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre on July 22, 1934? | Public Enemies (2009 film)
Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34". Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), | was declared Public Enemy No. 1, which brought the full force of the FBI down on the Barker-Karpis Gang.
Downfall.
The gang had faced problems. George "Shotgun" Ziegler had been gunned down in Cicero, Illinois in March 1934, possibly due to the mob's dislike of the gang's activities. Gang member William J. Harrison was killed on January 6 by fellow members of the gang. Following the declaration of Alvin Karpis as Public Enemy No. 1, Doc Barker was arrested on January | 49,714 | triviaqa-train |
Named after its founder, Leon Leonwood, what Freeport, ME based retailer of clothing and outdoor gear is well known for their Hudson's Bay Point Blanket? | Freeport, Maine
Freeport is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census. Known for its numerous outlet stores, Freeport is home to L.L. Bean, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, and the Desert of Maine.
Freeport is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
History.
The town was once a part of North Yarmouth called Harraseeket, after the Harraseeket River. First settled about 1700, it was set | The hotel burned in 1914, but its tower still stands. Freeport Corner was an inland village for farming and trade, but the 1849 entrance of the railroad helped it develop into the town's commercial center, which it remains. In the 19th century, fabric was sent from New York and Boston to be made into clothing by local piece workers. Businessman E. B. Mallet established here a sawmill, brickyard, granite quarry and large shoe factory.
In 1912, Leon Leonwood Bean opened a store in the basement of his | 49,715 | triviaqa-train |
In the Tour de France, the overall leader wears the yellow jersey, the king of the mountain wears the red and white polka dot. What color does the sprint leader wear? | the format of the race settled on between 20–25 stages. Most stages would last one day but the scheduling of 'split' stages continued well in to the 1980s. 1953 saw the introduction of the Green Jersey 'Points' competition. National teams contested the Tour until 1961. The teams were of different sizes. Some nations had more than one team and some were mixed in with others to make up the number. National teams caught the public imagination but had a snag: that riders might normally have been in rival trade | Credit for the discovery of this climb and its addition to the Vuelta goes to Miguel Prieto.
The overall leader at present wears a red jersey, although previously it has been the "Maillot amarillo" (Yellow jersey) and the "Jersey de Oro" (Golden jersey)— the Spanish counterpart to the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Other jerseys honor the best climber (King of the Mountains, awarded a blue-on-white polka dot jersey) and leader of the points competition (for many | 49,716 | triviaqa-train |
What blues rocker is backed by The Destroyers? | -based, exemplified by the work of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, and the lines between blues rock and hard rock "were barely visible", as bands began recording rock-style albums. The genre was continued in the 1970s by figures such as George Thorogood and Pat Travers, but, particularly on the British scene (except perhaps for the advent of groups such as Status Quo and Foghat who moved towards a form of high energy and repetitive boogie rock), bands became focused on heavy metal innovation, and blues | Buzz Campbell
Buzz Campbell is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He plays anything that is close to Rockabilly music, Blues, Swing, Country & Rock & roll. Buzz Campbell is also a renown songwriter. He has played with numerous "rockabilly acts", including Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom and Brian Setzer, all original members of the Stray Cats. Buzz Campbell and his group have also backed up and performed with such artists as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, Bo Diddley, Chris | 49,717 | triviaqa-train |
What comic strip, introduced by Aaron McGruder in 1999, features the characters Huey Freeman, a angry, cynical 10 year old boy, and his younger brother Riley, who is a fan of the thug life? | strips since the 1990s (Aaron McGruder, creator of "The Boondocks", decided to end his strip partly because of censorship issues, while the "Popeye" daily comic strip ended in 1994 after newspapers objected to a storyline they considered to be a satire on abortion). Some of the taboo words and topics are mentioned daily on television and other forms of visual media. Webcomics and comics distributed primarily to college newspapers are much freer in this respect.
See also.
- "Biblia pauperum"
- Billy | .
- Huey Freeman – A cynical boy who appears angry most of the time, with strident political awareness, and who sees himself as a revolutionary. Named after Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panthers, he is disturbed by the ignorance in modern-day American society and media. An observant, intelligent child, he often finds himself playing the voice of reason. Huey is fond of some conspiracy theories, and completely distrusts all authorities.
- Riley Freeman – The opposite of his older brother | 49,718 | triviaqa-train |
What famed martial artist, who died on July 20, 1970, is buried in Lakeview Cemetery up on Capitol Hill, next to his son, also a martial artist? | he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally Bruce Lee's Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun. Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner Jesse Glover, who continued to teach some of Lee's early techniques. Taky Kimura became Lee's first Assistant Instructor and continued to teach his art and philosophy after Lee's death. Lee opened his first martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in Seattle.
Lee dropped out of college in early 1964 | Republic.
Postwar career Death and burial.
Oliver Howard died in Burlington, Vermont on October 26, 1909, and is buried there in Lakeview Cemetery. He died of old age.
Legacy.
A bust of Howard designed by artist James E. Kelly is on display at Howard University. An equestrian statue is on East Cemetery Hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
The Oliver O. Howard Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic provided funds to help destitute former Union soldiers and to support worthy public causes. It | 49,719 | triviaqa-train |
July 20, 1969 saw the landing of what NASA mission, the first to land men on the moon? | Apollo 8 in 1968, and six manned landings between 1969 and 1972, with the first being Apollo 11 in July 1969. These missions returned lunar rocks which have been used to develop a geological understanding of the Moon's origin, internal structure, and the Moon's later history. Since the 1972 Apollo 17 mission the Moon has been visited only by unmanned spacecraft.
Both the Moon's natural prominence in the earthly sky and its regular cycle of phases as seen from Earth have provided cultural references and influences for human societies | land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth. In 1968, NASA began manned Apollo flights that led to the first lunar landing in July 1969. The Apollo program was particularly significant for hundreds of employees involved in designing, testing and producing its electronics. The division of Motorola which would eventually become Freescale Semiconductor, supplied thousands of semiconductor devices, ground-based tracking and checkout equipment, and 12 on-board tracking and communications units. An "up-data link" in the Apollo's command module | 49,720 | triviaqa-train |
What World War II figure was known as Old Blood and Guts? | warfare into an art, and understood how to handle tanks brilliantly in the field. I feel compelled, therefore, to compare him with "Generalfeldmarschall" Rommel, who likewise had mastered the art of tank warfare. Both of them had a kind of second sight in regard to this type of warfare." Referring to the escape of the Afrika Korps after the Battle of El Alamein, Fritz Bayerlein opined that "I do not think that General Patton would let us get away so easily." In an interview conducted for | . Compton received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1927 for his work with x-Rays and what later became known as "The Compton Effect". During World War II, he was a key figure in the Manhattan Project that developed the first nuclear weapons. In the late 1950's, noted American architect and Frank Lloyd Wright protege, William Adair Bernoudy, designed Compton's retirement home on the lake directly across from Otsego Lake State Park.
Dimensions.
Otsego Lake is , and long and at its widest. | 49,721 | triviaqa-train |
A case that riveted the nation, the case of The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes concluded on July 21, 1925, with the jury finding Mr. Scopes guilty of teaching what? | lawyers appealed, challenging the conviction on several grounds.
First, they argued that the statute was overly vague because it prohibited the teaching of "evolution", a very broad term. The court rejected that argument, holding:
Evolution, like prohibition, is a broad term. In recent bickering, however, evolution has been understood to mean the theory which holds that man has developed from some pre-existing lower type. This is the popular significance of evolution, just as the popular significance of prohibition is prohibition | Jr. The elder Bryan had spoken at Scopes' high school commencement, and remembered the defendant laughing while he was giving the address to the graduating class six years earlier.
The case ended on July 21, 1925, with a guilty verdict, and Scopes was fined $100. The case was appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. In a 3–1 decision written by Chief Justice Grafton Green, the Butler Act was held to be constitutional, but the court overturned Scopes's conviction because the judge had set the fine instead of | 49,722 | triviaqa-train |
According to the proverb, a what in your hand is worth two in your bush? | in Aesop's Fables, such as "Heaven helps those who help themselves" from "Hercules and the Wagoner". In a novel by the Ivorian novelist Ahmadou Kourouma, "proverbs are used to conclude each chapter".
Proverbs have also been used strategically by poets. Sometimes proverbs (or portions of them or anti-proverbs) are used for titles, such as "A bird in the bush" by Lord Kennet and his stepson Peter Scott and "The blind leading the blind" by Lisa Mueller. Sometimes | " is "all about knowing your value and not settling for less than what you believe you are worth." According to Cameron Adams of the "Herald Sun", "the song details Ricki-Lee's path to self-discovery and self-worth, following a public divorce and now a two year relationship with personal trainer Rich Harrison."
Chart performance.
On 24 October 2011, "Raining Diamonds" debuted at number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It peaked at number 19 on 21 November | 49,723 | triviaqa-train |
Claiming to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world, what downtown Portland institution occupies over 68,000 sq feet of retail floor space? | in Washington, DC; "Powell's Books" in Portland, Oregon; "Prairie Lights" in Iowa City, Iowa; "Tattered Cover" in Denver, Colorado; "That Bookstore in Blytheville" in Blytheville, Arkansas; and the "Strand Book Store" in New York City.
Bookstore tourism is encouraged by organizations such as the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers (MARIAB). Founded in 1976, the organization has 125 business members , publicizes its member bookstores with a website and a free annual directory | only), town homes and single-family residences (available for rental or purchase). Sizes range from 1400–2400 sq. ft. and offer more living space than what could be found outside of the University.
The Town Center is a multi-use building with apartments on the two upper floors and 30,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor. Current tenants of the Town Center include The Cove Bookstore, Tortillas Grill and Cantina, Pizza 3.14, Town Center Market, Coast Copy Center, and the University | 49,724 | triviaqa-train |
A parent company of on of the worlds largest consumer products brands Unilever, What product did Lever Brothers manufacture when they first opened shop in 1885? | .
With the rise of mass media in the early 20th century, companies soon adopted techniques that would allow their messages to stand out; slogans, mascots, and jingles began to appear on radio in the 1920s and in early television broadcasting in the 1930s. Soap manufacturers sponsored many of the earliest radio-drama series, and the genre became known as "soap opera".
By the 1940s manufacturers began to recognize the way in which consumers had started to develop relationships with their brands in a social/psychological/ | Wisk
Wisk was a brand of laundry detergent manufactured in the United States by Unilever (1956 to 2008) and Sun Products (2008 to 2017).
History.
Wisk was introduced in the United States by Lever Brothers Company in 1956 as the first liquid laundry detergent.
In 2008, Wisk was purchased by Vestar Capital Partners after Lever Brothers' parent company Unilever divested its North American laundry brands and combined with Vestar Capital Partners' Huish Detergents, Inc. to form The Sun Products Corporation.<>
In | 49,725 | triviaqa-train |
Note quite the Canyonero (or suburban, for that matter), what full sized SUV from Chevrolet is the companion to the GMC Yukon? | surrounding Lake Tahoe in the western United States. The name Yukon refers to the Yukon territory of northern Canada. For the 1995 model year, the Tahoe and Yukon gained a new 4-door model slotting in size between the 2-door models and the longer wheelbase and higher passenger capacity to up to nine passengers like the Chevrolet Suburban and newly named Yukon XL.
The Tahoe is sold in North America, Central America, the Middle East, Chile, Ecuador, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Angola, the Philippines, and Russia as | Chevrolet Suburban
The Chevrolet Suburban is a full-size SUV from Chevrolet. It is the longest continuous use automobile nameplate in production, starting in 1935 for the 1935 U.S. model year, and has traditionally been one of General Motors' most profitable vehicles. The 1935 first generation Carryall Suburban was one of the first production all-metal bodied station wagons.
In addition to the Chevrolet brand, the Suburban was produced under the GMC marque until its version was rebranded Yukon XL, and also briefly as a Holden. For | 49,726 | triviaqa-train |
Which U.S. president introduced an economic recovery plan popularly known as The New Deal? | term). Both were unsuccessful.
In 1940, after leading the nation through the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, breaking the self-imposed precedent. Four years later, with the U.S. engaged in World War II, he was re-elected again despite his declining physical health; he died 82 days into his fourth term on April 12, 1945.
In response to the unprecedented length of Roosevelt's presidency, the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951. The amendment bars | dealing with worldwide food shortages during the years following World War II.
In 1948 the U.S. began implementing a massive program of economic assistance to Europe in order to support European recovery from the losses of World War II. This program, popularly known as the Marshall Plan, affected significantly Dennis FitzGerald's career. Paul Hoffman, Director of the Economic Cooperation Administration, the agency established to administer Marshall Plan programs, asked FitzGerald to help organize the Agricultural Division of the Economic Cooperation Administration Thus began FitzGerald’s 16-year career as an administrator | 49,727 | triviaqa-train |
Which book by Dr. Seuss features a character who calls himself “Sam I Am”? | the Zoo" (1950), "Horton Hears a Who!" (1955), "If I Ran the Circus" (1956), "The Cat in the Hat" (1957), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1957), and "Green Eggs and Ham" (1960). He published over 60 books during his career, which have spawned numerous adaptations, including 11 television specials, five feature films, a Broadway musical, and four television series.
Geisel won the | Theodor S. Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) had always been his favorite theologian, and his favorite theological book was "Horton Hatches the Egg."
The "short, clever new book" has 13 chapters about characters like Sam I Am, Yertle the Turtle, King Derwin of Didd, and the Grinch. In each chapter he summarizes a Seuss story, draws a moral from it, and links the story to Biblical passages or characters.
The book was released in January 2004; by March a second printing had | 49,728 | triviaqa-train |
In a sad day for all of us, July 23, 1984 saw beauty queen Vanessa Williams resign her Miss America crown after nude pictures of her were published in what magazine? | mail. Williams was forced to resign seven weeks prior to the end of her time as Miss America, however, after the unauthorized publication of nude photos in "Penthouse." First runner-up, Miss New Jersey 1983, Suzette Charles replaced her for the final weeks of Williams' reign. Thirty-two years after she resigned however, Vanessa Williams returned to the Miss America stage on September 13, 2015, for the Miss America 2016 pageant as head judge (where Miss Georgia 2015, Betty Cantrell, won the | be redeveloped into MidCity Huntsville beginning in 2017.
History.
Madison Square Mall opened on August 1, 1984, with anchors JCPenney, Parisian, Castner Knott, Pizitz, and a Sears which relocated from Heart of Huntsville Mall. Junior anchors included Yielding and Blach's. The opening day ceremonies were attended by the Miss America 1984 contestant, Suzette Charles, in her first public appearance as the successor to Vanessa Williams after she was forced to resign the title due to unauthorized publication of nude photographs. Over time, some | 49,729 | triviaqa-train |
What southern state, home of the 17th President of the United States, and site of many Union victories, was the first to be readmitted to the Union on July 24, 1866? | South Central States: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
- The West South Central States: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Council of State Governments, an organization for communication and coordination between states, includes in its South regional office the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Other terms related to the South include:
- The | States House of Representatives, February 24, 1868
- President Andrew Johnson is acquitted by the United States Senate, May 16, 1868
- The State of Arkansas becomes the 2nd Confederate State readmitted to the Union on June 22, 1868
- The State of Florida becomes the 3rd Confederate State readmitted to the Union on June 25, 1868
- The State of North Carolina becomes the 4th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 4, 1868
- The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, | 49,730 | triviaqa-train |
Michele Obama is the current First Lady of the United States. If John McCain had won, what would the first lady’s name be? | Cindy and family on a few occasions to try to come to terms with what had happened to him there during his capture.
Early life and military career, 1936–1981 Commanding officer, liaison to Senate and second marriage.
McCain was reunited with his family when he returned to the United States. His wife Carol had been crippled by an automobile accident in December 1969. As a returned POW, he became a celebrity of sorts.
McCain underwent treatment for his injuries that included months of physical therapy. He attended the National | UK Film Council. Eastwood warned that the closure could result in fewer foreign production companies choosing to work in the UK.
Presidential support.
Presidential support 2008 Election.
During the 2008 United States Presidential Election, Eastwood stated that he would be voting for John McCain for President; he had known McCain since 1973. Upon the election of Barack Obama, Eastwood stated "Obama is my president now and I am going to be wishing him the very best because it is what is best for all of us." | 49,731 | triviaqa-train |
As portrayed by Carl Weathers, and known as “The Master of Disaster”, “The King of Sting”, “The Dancing Destroyer”, or “The Count of Monte Fisto”, what was the name of the opponent Rocky faced for the Word Championship title in the first Rocky movie? | Apollo Creed
Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the "Rocky" films. He was played by Carl Weathers. He is a tough but agile boxer, who is, as the series begins, the undisputed heavyweight world champion. The character was inspired by the real-life champion Muhammad Ali, having what one author remarked as the same "brash, vocal, [and] theatrical" personality. Sylvester Stallone stated, "[Jack] Johnson served as the inspiration for the character of Apollo Creed in the Rocky | during filming. The original script had a darker tone: Mickey was portrayed as racist, and the script ended with Rocky throwing the fight after realizing he did not want to be part of the professional boxing world after all.
During filming, both Stallone and Weathers suffered injuries during the shooting of the final fight; Stallone suffered bruised ribs and Weathers suffered a damaged nose, the opposite injuries of what their characters had.
The first date between Rocky and Adrian, in which Rocky bribes a janitor to allow them to | 49,732 | triviaqa-train |
In the stupid celebrity names category, what Las Vegas based entertainer named his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter and his son Zolten? | . The show, "Penn Radio", broadcast from his Vintage Nudes Studio in his Las Vegas home. The most notable recurring segment of the show was "Monkey Tuesday" and later "The Pull of the Weasel". On March 2, 2007, Jillette announced that he would no longer be doing his radio show. He stated that he is a "show biz wimp" and decided to stop doing the show so he could spend more time with his children.
During the 2006–07 television season, Jillette hosted | any role that required him to do more than getting shot in the face was a stretch for his acting talents. Many of his earlier acting jobs in TV seemed to be as an extra who gets shot in the head.
- A New York Times article by Alex Williams accused Penn's child Moxie CrimeFighter of having the worst celebrity baby name. Penn believed names like David and Alex were for losers. A seemingly high proportion of Penn Radio show callers and e-mail writers were named Dave or David.
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What part of the body does meningitis affect? | . Severe meningococcal and pneumococcal infections may result in hemorrhaging of the adrenal glands, leading to Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, which is often fatal.
The brain tissue may swell, pressure inside the skull may increase and the swollen brain may herniate through the skull base. This may be noticed by a decreasing level of consciousness, loss of the pupillary light reflex, and abnormal posturing. The inflammation of the brain tissue may also obstruct the normal flow of CSF around the brain (hydrocephalus). Seizures may occur for various reasons | Intra-amniotic infection
In addition, locations of inflammation where infection is the most common cause include pneumonia, meningitis and salpingitis.
Signs and symptoms.
The symptoms of an infection depends on the type of disease. Some signs of infection affect the whole body generally, such as fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, fevers, night sweats, chills, aches and pains. Others are specific to individual body parts, such as skin rashes, coughing, or a runny nose.
In certain cases, | 49,734 | triviaqa-train |
The Scopes Monkey trial was completed on July 21, 1925 and John Scopes found guilty. How much was he fined? | whether he had ever actually taught evolution, but he purposely incriminated himself so that the case could have a defendant.
Scopes was found guilty and fined $100 (), but the verdict was overturned on a technicality. The trial served its purpose of drawing intense national publicity, as national reporters flocked to Dayton to cover the big-name lawyers who had agreed to represent each side. William Jennings Bryan, three-time presidential candidate, argued for the prosecution, while Clarence Darrow, the famed defense attorney, spoke | safety regulations for nuclear power plants.
United States Teaching.
Science education is a controversial subject in the United States. Several states banned the teaching of evolution in the 20th century, most notably the state of Tennessee with the Butler Act of 1925. It was followed by the Scopes Trial, in which the state of Tennessee accused Scopes, a high school teacher, of teaching evolution. Although he was found guilty and fined, the trial showed declining public support for Fundamentalists. The Scopes Trial had an important impact in the | 49,735 | triviaqa-train |
A longtime resident of Jellystone National Park, what is the name of Yogi Bears long suffering girlfriend? | try to steal picnic baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith. Yogi's girlfriend, Cindy Bear, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics.
Catchphrases.
Besides often speaking in rhyme, Yogi Bear had a number of catchphrases, including his pet name for picnic baskets ("pic-a-nic baskets") and his favorite self-promotion ("I'm smarter than the av-er-age bear!"), although he often overestimates his | . Episode 13 6/25/2004
Segments.
The majority of sketches are a satirical view of world issues. An example includes "SpongeBong HempPants", a parody of "SpongeBob SquarePants", in which "SpongeBong" is a green-colored marijuana addict, while "Hashbrick" is a brick of hash. Another recurring parody is of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Yogi Bear" featuring Al Gore as the ranger, and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney as the meddling bears who cause problems for Jellystone National Park; such | 49,736 | triviaqa-train |
“And that’s the way it is” closed the broadcasts of what legendary anchorman, who passed away this week at age 92? | Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the "CBS Evening News" for 19 years (1962–1981). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.
He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the | it forever! Fuck the money, fuck the fame, I want niggas to say, "You know what? Wale make that… Psssh… Man… For real. For years. I love this nigga's music." Young niggas don’t aspire to be legendary no more. They don’t. Niggas our age are so consumed in the now. That’s why they follow trends. That’s why they do little akee shit, weirdo shit…know what I’m saying? Young niggas don’t want shit | 49,737 | triviaqa-train |
How many different husbands has Elizabeth Taylor had? | Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend. | is self-sufficient in which farmers focus mainly on growing food to feed themselves and their families. Another factor for its start was war. When numerous men die in combat, having more than one wife boosts the population. A person’s status in society and wealth became associated with the number of wives a man had. On the contrary, polyandry was a way of limiting a population with few resources and too many people. A woman can only conceive and birth so many children, no matter how many husbands she has | 49,738 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the paranoid android in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? | Paranoid Android
"Paranoid Android" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their third studio album "OK Computer" (1997) on 26 May 1997. The darkly humorous lyrics were written by singer Thom Yorke following an unpleasant experience in a Los Angeles bar. The song is over six minutes long and contains four sections. "Paranoid Android" takes its name from Marvin the Paranoid Android of Douglas Adams series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Released | ", emphasizing the blue eyes of the wights and White Walkers. Arya realizes that her third victim is the Night King, commander of the White Walkers and leaves for Winterfell's Godswood, where she ultimately destroys the Night King, in doing so destroying the rest of the army of the dead. In the battle's aftermath, her purpose fulfilled, Melisandre walks out of Winterfell while removing her necklace and collapses into dust. | 49,739 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the British comedian behind the characters Bruno and Borat? | Borat
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Борат: Қазақстанның ұлы халқының игілігі үшін Америка мәдениетін оқыту) is a 2006 satirical mockumentary film co-written and produced by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen who also plays the title character, Borat Sagdiyev, a fictitious Kazakh journalist travelling through the United States recording real-life interactions with Americans. The film was directed by Larry Charles and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Much of the film features unscripted vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with | Davout's troops near Unter-Laichling. Later, he directed four squadrons of Chevau-légers in a spirited counterattack against French skirmishers. These enemies, who threatened a key hill called the Bettel Berg, were driven off. Later, a division of French cuirassiers and German-allied cavalry approached the Bettel Berg. Stutterheim joined in a cavalry countercharge, but this time the Austrians were routed and most of the guns were captured when the hilltop was overrun. At 9:00 AM on the morning of the 23rd, French cuirassiers attacked | 49,740 | triviaqa-train |
What movie franchise included such installments as Back in Training, Citizens on Patrol, and City Under Siege? | Police Academy (TV series)
Police Academy: The Series, also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series, is a 1989 American animated television series based on the "Police Academy" series of films. The show was produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises for Warner Bros. Television. It aired weekdays and lasted two seasons for a total of 65 episodes.
Some episodes feature a crime boss named Kingpin. His keen intelligence, girth, and stature are very similar to the Marvel Comics character of the same name. | ". It is the first of two back-to-back singles, both servicing the soundtracks of two installments of the "Ōoku" franchise. It was released digitally in truetone format on October 12, 2012. The first pressing of the physical release came in digipak format and included the password to a secret Ustream broadcast of a mini concert held on December 19, 2012 to celebrate the release of the single. The single features the B-side "Koi Gram", written by Satoshi Shimano, as well as | 49,741 | triviaqa-train |
"Where do you want to go today?" was the advertising slogan for what company in the 1990s? | Where do you want to go today?
“Where do you want to go today?” was the title of Microsoft’s 2nd global image advertising campaign. The broadcast, print and outdoor advertising campaign was launched in November 1994 through the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, the firm best known for its work on behalf of Nike, Inc. The campaign, which "The New York Times" described as taking “a winsome, humanistic approach to demystifying technology”, had Microsoft spending $100 million through July 1995, of which $ | In addition to Tombstone, this included other pizza brands including DiGiorno, Jacks and California Pizza Kitchen (frozen pizza). The Kraft frozen pizza division is now part of Nestlé D.S.D. (direct store delivery).
Slogan.
"What do you want on your Tombstone?" was created by the Chicago office of advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding, now part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. The slogan was typically used in Western advertising campaigns: a typical television commercial would ostensibly appear to be a public execution | 49,742 | triviaqa-train |
Irene Adler, known simply as "the woman", is the only woman ever to have bested who, in a battle of wits? | Legacy.
Legacy The detective story.
Although Holmes is not the original fictional detective, his name has become synonymous with the role. The investigating detective (such as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey) became a successful character for a number of authors.
Legacy "Elementary, my dear Watson".
The phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson" has become one of the most quoted and iconic aspects of the character. However, although Holmes often observes that his conclusions are " | in order to obtain information about a case, but also abandons the woman once he has the information he requires.
Personality and habits Attitudes towards women Irene Adler.
Irene Adler is a retired American opera singer and actress who appears in "A Scandal in Bohemia". Although this is her only appearance, she is one of only a handful of people who best Holmes in a battle of wits, and the only woman. For this reason, Adler is the frequent subject of pastiche writing. The beginning of the story describes | 49,743 | triviaqa-train |
What animal is also known as the ship of the desert? | . Camels can withstand losing 25% of their body weight to sweating, whereas most other mammals can withstand only about 12–14% dehydration before cardiac failure results from circulatory disturbance.
When the camel exhales, water vapor becomes trapped in their nostrils and is reabsorbed into the body as a means to conserve water. Camels eating green herbage can ingest sufficient moisture in milder conditions to maintain their bodies' hydrated state without the need for drinking.
The camels' thick coats insulate them from the intense heat radiated from desert sand; | recorded the songs which later became known as "Butterflies", "(The) Gimmick", "A Flower in the Desert", "Horse Nation", "Spiritwalker", "Bad Medicine (Waltz)", "Dreamtime", "With Love" (later known as "Ship of Fools", and also "Sea and Sky"), "Bone Bag", "Too Young", "83rd Dream", and one untitled outtake. It is unknown what the outtake was, or | 49,744 | triviaqa-train |
Second only to Zeus, who is the Greek god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more? | meaning simply "the son of Enlil", a title that was given to the god Nergal, who was linked to Shamash, Babylonian god of the sun.
The role of Apollo as god of plague is evident in the invocation of Apollo Smintheus ("mouse Apollo") by Chryses, the Trojan priest of Apollo, with the purpose of sending a plague against the Greeks (the reasoning behind a god of the plague becoming a god of healing is apotropaic, meaning that the god responsible for bringing the plague must | Ready for the Victory" and "TV Makes the Superstar" managed to peak at number 7 and 2, respectively.
Aside from performing with Modern Talking, Anders was also active as a producer and songwriter. For German "Big Brother" candidates and , he co-wrote "Großer Bruder", which managed to stay at number 1 in Germany for 8 weeks and achieve platinum by selling 800.000 records. Furthermore, he produced girl group The It-Girls with "My Heart It Feels Like (Dub Dub… | 49,745 | triviaqa-train |
What is the longest exposed mountain range in the world? | .
Mountains and humans Mountain societies and economies.
Mountains are generally less preferable for human habitation than lowlands, because of harsh weather and little level ground suitable for agriculture. While 7% of the land area of Earth is above , only 140 million people live above that altitude and only 20-30 million people above elevation. About half of mountain dwellers live in the Andes, Central Asia, and Africa.
With limited access to infrastructure, only a handful of human communities exist above of elevation. Many are small | Sierra Madre (Philippines)
The Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines. Running in the north-south direction from the provinces of Cagayan to the north and Quezon to the south, the mountains form the eastern backbone of Luzon Island, the largest island of the archipelago. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east. The Pacific coast of Luzon along the Sierra Madre is less developed as the lofty and continuous mountains forms a bold and an almost inaccessible shore, exposed to the full force of | 49,746 | triviaqa-train |
Johnny Cash sang, “I hear the train a comin’. It’s rolling round the bend. And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when.” What was he singing about? | who accompanied Cash in his 1968 Folsom prison tour, and interviewed Cash many times throughout his life including months before his death, published a 688-page biography with 16 pages of photographs in 2013. The meticulously reported biography is said to have filled in the 80% of Cash's life that was unknown, including details about Cash's battles with addiction and infidelity. The book reportedly does not hold back any details about the darker side of Johnny Cash and includes details about his affair with his pregnant wife June Carter's sister. | now got their game from me. When Suave was doing their thing there was no Cash Money or No Limit. I respect what they’ve done. But a lot of niggas ain’t real because they ain’t paying respect. I knew the movement was big, my shit was solid. Because the only one thing that consumers know is that they love the product. They don’t know that there is a nigga that’s making them make songs like that. I was a family type nigga, we used to sit | 49,747 | triviaqa-train |
What spirit is made by fermenting and distilling the juice of the 'Blue Agave' plant? | .
Tequila production.
Tequila is made only from a specific cultivar of "Agave tequilana" called 'Weber Azul'. This cultivar is larger and blue-gray in color compared to the smaller and green normal "A. tequilana". It is a rapid grower and prolific offsetter in keeping with its agricultural advantages. Tequila is produced by removing the heart ("piña") of the plant in its seventh to fourteenth year (depending on growth rate and whims of harvester). Harvested "piñas" normally | was one of the most sacred plants in pre-Spanish Mexico, and had a privileged position in religious rituals, mythology and the economy. Cooking of the "piña" or heart of the agave and fermenting its juice was practiced. The origin of this drink has a myth. It is said that a lightning bolt struck an agave plant, cooking and opening it, releasing its juice. For this reason, the liquid is called the "elixir of the gods". However, it is not certain whether the native | 49,748 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the dole of 'George Armstrong Custer' in the 1941 film 'They Died With Their Boots On'? | They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On is a 1941 black-and-white American western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
The film's storyline offers a highly fictionalized account of the life of Gen. George Armstrong Custer, from the time he enters West Point military academy through the American Civil War and finally to his death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Custer is | that her greatest disappointment was that she never had a son to bear her husband's honored name.
Portrayals in movies and television.
Mrs. Custer was portrayed by actress Olivia de Havilland in the 1941 film "They Died with their Boots On", by Mary Ure in the 1967 film "Custer of the West", by Blythe Danner in the 1977 television movie "The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer", and by Rosanna Arquette in the 1991 television mini-series "Son of the Morning Star". | 49,749 | triviaqa-train |
Which actor played the part of 'King Henry II' in both 'Becket' in 1964 and 'The Lion In Winter' in 1968? | Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II, with John Gielgud as King Louis VII, Donald Wolfit as Gilbert Foliot, Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III, Martita Hunt as Empress Matilda, Pamela Brown as Queen Eleanor, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer, Gino Cervi, David Weston and Wilfrid Lawson.
Restored prints of "Becket" were re-released in 30 cinemas in the US in early 2007, following an extensive restoration from the film's YCM separation protection masters. The film was released on DVD | Augustus over Christmas at Chinon. The 1968 film adaptation communicates the modern popular view of Henry as a somewhat sacrilegious, fiery and determined king although, as Goldman acknowledges, Henry's passions and character are essentially fictional. "The Lion in Winter" has proved to be an enduring representation of Henry, being turned into an Academy-Award-winning film and remade in 2003 for television.
The relationship between Henry and Thomas Becket has been a rich source for dramatic interpretation, for example as early as 1923 in the film | 49,750 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first American city to host the Summer Olympic Games? | Exposition in 1900 and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904 were side shows. This period was a low point for the Olympic Movement. The Games rebounded when the 1906 Intercalated Games (so-called because they were the second Games held within the third Olympiad) were held in Athens. These Games were, but are not now, officially recognised by the IOC and no Intercalated Games have been held since. The Games attracted a broad international field of participants and generated great public interest. This marked the beginning of | and Manaus.
These were the first Summer Olympic Games to take place under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Thomas Bach. The host city Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. Rio became the first South American city ever to host the Olympic Games. These were the first games to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country, the first summer edition to be held entirely in the host country's winter season, the first since 1968 to | 49,751 | triviaqa-train |
"During World War II, ""Operation Gomorrah"" was the codename given to the bombing raids on which German city, by the RAF in July and August 1943?" | forces in Africa withdrew into Tunisia, which was conquered by the Allies in May 1943.
In June 1943 the British and Americans began a strategic bombing campaign against Germany with a goal to disrupt the war economy, reduce morale, and "de-house" the civilian population. The firebombing of Hamburg was among the first attacks in this campaign, inflicting significant casualties and considerable losses on infrastructure of this important industrial centre.
Course of the war Allies gain momentum (1943–44).
After the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Allies | Bombing of Hanover in World War II
The Bombing of Hannover was a series of eighty-eight air raids by RAF Bomber Command and the United States Army Air Forces on the German city of Hannover during World War II. 4,748 residents and 2,034 others were killed. Around 1,000 aerial mines, 34,000 high explosive bombs, 900,000 incendiary bombs and 50,000 fire bombs were dropped. The heaviest raid was that by the RAF on the night of 8/9 October 1943, killing 1,245 people. This was an example of the carpet bombing of | 49,752 | triviaqa-train |
How many players are there on each side in a game of Australian Rules Football? | in the United States, originating from the sports of association football (known in the U.S. as soccer) and rugby football. The first match of American football was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, under rules based on the association football rules of the time. During the latter half of the 1870s, colleges playing association football switched to the Rugby Union code, which allowed carrying the ball. A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp, the " | Samoa Rules is a game derived from Australian rules football that has also been played in Samoa. The game is played on rugby fields and each team consists of 15 players per side.
Unlike Australian rules football, player movement is restricted to zones (similarly to Rec Footy). There is a line across the centre that backs and forwards can not cross. Onballers are allowed to go anywhere.
The Vailima Six-Shooters' Championship began in Samoa in 1998 under these rules, becoming known as "Samoa Rules" | 49,753 | triviaqa-train |
In Norse mythology, whose chariot was drawn across the sky by two goats called 'Toothgrinder' and 'Toothgnasher'? | thunder-god Thor, who relentlessly fights his foes; the one-eyed, raven-flanked god Odin, who craftily pursues knowledge throughout the worlds and bestowed among humanity the runic alphabet; the beautiful, seiðr-working, feathered cloak-clad goddess Freya who rides to battle to choose among the slain; the vengeful, skiing goddess Skaði, who prefers the wolf howls of the winter mountains to the seashore; the powerful god Njörð, who may calm both sea and fire and grant wealth and land; the god | designed by a person with some measure of astronomic knowledge and that the sculpture may have functioned as a calendar.
Sun chariot in Indo-European mythology.
Sun chariot in Indo-European mythology Norse mythology.
The chariot has been interpreted as a possible Bronze Age predecessor to Skinfaxi, the horse that pulled Dagr, the personification of day, across the sky.
Sun chariot in Indo-European mythology Celtic Pantheon.
The sky god Taranis is typically depicted with the attribute of a spoked wheel.
Sun chariot in | 49,754 | triviaqa-train |
What was the codename given to the invasion of French North Africa in November 1942? | Goalpost). Because it was hoped that the French would not resist, there were no preliminary bombardments. This proved to be a costly error as French defenses took a toll on American landing forces.
On the night of 7 November, pro-Allied General Antoine Béthouart attempted a "coup d'etat" against the French command in Morocco, so that he could surrender to the Allies the next day. His forces surrounded the villa of General Charles Noguès, the Vichy-loyal high commissioner. However, Noguès telephoned loyal forces | the emancipation decree of 1870. On October 22, 1943 the French citizenship was given back to the Jewish community of Algeria.
On November 8, 1943, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the invasion of North Africa, General Giraud decorated the main organizers and French participants in the operation, including Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie and Aboulker whom he had arrested a few months earlier .
An Association of the French liberation of November 8, 1942 - called Association of the Companions of November 8 - was created on | 49,755 | triviaqa-train |
Which British engineer built the Caledonian Canal and the Gotha Canal in Sweden? | has 58 locks and can accommodate vessels up to long, wide and in draft. Göta Canal is a sister canal of Caledonian Canal in Scotland, which was also constructed by Thomas Telford.
History.
The idea of a canal across southern Sweden was first put forward as early as 1516, by Hans Brask, the bishop of Linköping. However, it was not until the start of the 19th century that Brask's proposals were put into action by Baltzar von Platen, a German-born former officer in the Swedish | pumps for removing water from the tunnel and also workmen for modifying the tunnelling shield; at one time it was even suggested that he replace Brunel as engineer.
In 1826 he constructed a model of a landing stage proposed by Brunel for use at Liverpool.
Donkin's works regularly supplied machinery for use in civil engineering projects, including dredging machines for the Caledonian Canal in 1816, the Prussian Government in 1817, the Göta Canal (Sweden) in 1821, and the Calder and Hebble Navigation in 1824. Stationary steam engines | 49,756 | triviaqa-train |
Which American newspaper first exposed the 'Watergate Affair'? | police apprehended five men, later identified as Virgilio Gonzalez, Bernard Barker, James McCord, Eugenio Martínez, and Frank Sturgis. They were charged with attempted burglary and attempted interception of telephone and other communications. "The Washington Post" reported that "police found lock-picks and door jimmies, almost $2,300 in cash, most of it in $100 bills with the serial numbers in sequence...a short wave receiver that could pick up police calls, 40 rolls of unexposed film, two 35 millimeter cameras and three pen | Watergate scandal and the pornographic film are discussed at a dinner party during which the first marriage of "the Swede" begins to unravel when he discovers that his wife is having an affair. The novel also alludes to the rhetoric of revolutionary violence of the radical fringe of the New Left and the Black Panthers, the trial of the leftist African-American activist Angela Davis, and the bombings carried out between 1969 and 1973 by the Weathermen and other radicals opposing the US military intervention in Vietnam. The novel quotes from Frantz Fanon | 49,757 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the newspaper featured in the TV series 'Lou Grant' starring Ed Asner? | .
Summary and setting.
Lou Grant works as city editor of the fictional "Los Angeles Tribune" daily newspaper, a job he takes after being fired from the WJM television station at the end of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". (Grant mentions several times on "Mary Tyler Moore" that he had begun his career as a print journalist.) Given the shift from comedy to drama in this show, the nature of Grant's interactions with others is toned down. References to Grant's | Lou Grant (TV series)
Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The series was the third spin-off of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". "Lou Grant" was created by "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-creators James L. Brooks and Allan Burns, along with Gene Reynolds.
"Lou Grant" won 13 Emmy Awards, | 49,758 | triviaqa-train |
What is studied by a 'Mycologist'? | Joffe.
Fungi are fundamental for life on earth in their roles as symbionts, e.g. in the form of mycorrhizae, insect symbionts, and lichens. Many fungi are able to break down complex organic biomolecules such as lignin, the more durable component of wood, and pollutants such as xenobiotics, petroleum, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. By decomposing these molecules, fungi play a critical role in the global carbon cycle.
Fungi and other organisms traditionally recognized as fungi, such as oomycetes and myxomycetes (slime molds), often | and the others Kummer. French mycologist Henri Romagnesi took up study of the genus in what was to last over forty years, describing new species and creating a new infrageneric classification making it one of the most studied and best known agaric genera to date. Over time, more authors and texts have followed Kummer.
The genus, as strictly defined, appears to be polyphyletic when looking at data produced by the molecular study by Moncalvo in 2002, with species of "Nolanea", "Leptonia" and "Inocephalus" interspersed | 49,759 | triviaqa-train |
In the 'Harry Potter' books, 'Hogwarts school' has four houses, 'Gryffindor', 'Slytherin' and 'Ravenclaw' are three, what is the fourth? | and preferences. After the Sorting Ceremony, the students and teachers enjoy a feast, prepared by the Hogwarts house-elves. If Dumbledore is feeling cheerful, he will lead the students in singing the school song.
Houses.
Hogwarts is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. Throughout the school year, the houses compete for the House Cup, gaining and losing points based on actions such as performance in class and rule | -borns are quite common, Squibs are extremely rare.
Rowling based many magical elements of the "Harry Potter" universe on real-world mythology and magic. She has described this as "a way of giving texture to the world". The books present the idea that the Muggle interpretation of these stories is a distorted version of what goes on in the wizarding world.
The magic of "Harry Potter" became the subject of a 2017 British Library exhibition and accompanying documentary. The exhibition, entitled "Harry | 49,760 | triviaqa-train |
"Which composer wrote the song, ""Keep The Home Fires Burning""?" | Keep the Home Fires Burning (1914 song)
Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home) is a British patriotic First World War song composed in 1914 by Ivor Novello with words by Lena Guilbert Ford (whose middle name was sometimes printed as "Gilbert").
The song was published first as "'Till the Boys Come Home" on 8 October 1914 by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Ltd. in London.
A new edition was printed in 1915 with the name "Keep the Home | , 1918 (Thursday).
- Finland formed an alliance with Germany, based on its support the White Guards during the Finnish Civil War.
- Five German "Riesenflugzeug" bombers raided England, with one of them dropping a 1,000-kg (2,205-lb) bomb on Warrington Crescent near London's Paddington station. Lena Guilbert Ford, composer of the popular wartime song "Keep the Home Fires Burning", and her 30-year-old son Walter were killed in the bombing, becoming the first U.S. citizens to be killed in a | 49,761 | triviaqa-train |
According to Genesis: 7, how many humans were in 'Noah's Ark' during the flood? | ") ends here.
The continuation of the reading sets forth the descendants of Shem. Eight closed portion (, "setumah") divisions separate each generation.
As the reading continues, eight generations after Shem, Terah had three sons: Abram (who would become Abraham), Nahor, and Haran.
Haran had a son Lot and two daughters Milcah and Iscah, and then died in Ur during the lifetime of his father Terah.
In the maftir () reading that concludes the parashah, Abram | Six of the seven laws are exegetically derived from passages in Genesis, with the seventh being the establishing of courts.
The earliest complete rabbinic version of the seven laws can be found in the Tosefta:
Origin.
Origin Torah sources.
According to the Genesis flood narrative, a deluge covered the whole world, killing every surface-dwelling creature except Noah, his wife, his sons and their wives, and the animals taken aboard Noah's Ark. According to this, all modern humans are descendants of Noah, thus | 49,762 | triviaqa-train |
The 'Ten Commandments' are listed in Exodus and which other book of the Bible? | Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (, "Aseret ha'Dibrot"), also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in the Abrahamic religions. The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible, in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. The commandments include instructions to worship only God, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath day holy, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, | Ten Commandments (disambiguation)
The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity.
Ten Commandments may also refer to:
Rules.
- Ritual Decalogue, the laws listed in the Book of Exodus, 34:11–26
- Ten Commandments for Drivers
- Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
- "Hutu Ten Commandments", a propaganda document published in 1990 in Rwanda
- Alternatives to the Ten Commandments, secular and humanist | 49,763 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the story on which the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film 'The Birds' was based? | English novelist Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. The story concerns a naïve (and unnamed) young woman who marries a widowed aristocrat. She goes to live in his huge English country house, and struggles with the lingering reputation of his elegant and worldly first wife Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances. The film won Best Picture at the 13th Academy Awards; the statuette was given to Selznick, as the film's producer. Hitchcock was nominated for Best Director, his first of five such | best-selling mobile game, Rovio's "Angry Birds", told in the style of the 1963 film "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock. In 2019, the film was featured on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network.
Bishop wrote and directed a segment called "Dante The Great" for the third installment of the highly acclaimed "V/H/S" franchise called "" (2014) which hit theaters November 21, 2014.
In 2016 Bishop directed the feature film "Siren", which | 49,764 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 1945 film, 'Brief Encounter'? | Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean about British suburban life on the eve of World War 2, centering on Laura, a married woman with children, whose conventional life becomes increasingly complicated because of a chance meeting at a railway station with a married stranger, Alec. They fall in love, bringing about unexpected consequences.
The film stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey. The screenplay is by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act | The Astonished Heart (film)
The Astonished Heart is a 1950 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, and Margaret Leighton, and is based on Coward's play "The Astonished Heart" from his cycle of ten plays, "Tonight at 8.30".
Inspired by the great success of the 1945 film "Brief Encounter", which also had been adapted from "Tonight at 8:30", Coward agreed to have "The Astonished Heart" produced as a motion picture. | 49,765 | triviaqa-train |
Who in 1966, became the first footballer to receive the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year? | recent decade—rower Steve Redgrave, who won the award, and footballer David Beckham. The other members of the shortlist were footballer Bobby Moore, cricketer Ian Botham and ice skating duo Torvill and Dean.
50th Anniversary awards Team of the Decades.
Alf Ramsey's squad won a poll to select a Team of the Decade for the 50th anniversary show. Representatives from each of the past winners of the Team of the Year award voted for their outstanding team of the last 50 years. Bobby Robson presented the award to Bobby | .
Moore became a national icon as a consequence of England's success, with him and the other two West Ham players taking the World Cup around the grounds which West Ham visited during the following domestic season. He was awarded the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year title at the end of 1966, the first footballer to do so, and remaining the only one for a further 24 years. He was also given an OBE in the New Year Honours List.
Moore's image and popularity allowed him to start | 49,766 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Peter Shreeves replace as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in 2000? | Wednesday, and worked alongside subsequent manager Ron Atkinson. He remained for a short while under the next manager, Danny Wilson, but left to re-join Atkinson at Nottingham Forest, where the duo were unable to prevent the club from being relegated. Shreeves acted as interim manager of the club for a short while following Atkinson's retirement at the end of the season, but left upon the arrival of David Platt as manager.
He was out of work until March 2000, when he was asked to return to Sheffield | 2000–01 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary.
Peter Shreeves remained at Sheffield Wednesday for the 2000–01 season as assistant to their new manager Paul Jewell. But Jewell was unable to mount a promotion challenge and he was sacked the following February with the Owls hovering just above the Division One relegation zone. Shreeves was given a permanent contract to take charge of the first team and he guided them to a 17th-place finish. | 49,767 | triviaqa-train |
The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty signed in 1850, concerned the construction of what? | United States government reverted to its traditional policy, and the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty of 1901, which replaced the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty, adopted the rule of neutralization for the Panama Canal.
See also.
- Latin America–United Kingdom relations
- Ecocanal
- Hay–Herrán Treaty
- Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
References.
- Attribution
Further reading.
- Bourne, Kenneth. "The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and the Decline of British Opposition to the Territorial Expansion of the United | Hay engaged in negotiations with Britain over the possible construction of a canal across Central America. The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty, which the two nations had signed in 1850, prohibited either from establishing exclusive control over a canal there. The Spanish–American War had exposed the difficulty of maintaining a two-ocean navy without a connection closer than Cape Horn, at the southern tip of South America. With American business, humanitarian and military interests even more involved in Asia following the Spanish–American War, a canal seemed more essential | 49,768 | triviaqa-train |
For which Premier League side did veteran goalkeeper Neville Southall appear in the 1999/00 season? | Sunderland made an impressive Premiership comeback by finishing seventh and just missing out on a UEFA Cup place, in part due to 30 goals from prolific striker Kevin Phillips.
Watford went down in bottom place with a record Premiership low of 24 points. Sheffield Wednesday were next to go down. On the last day of the season, Wimbledon lost 2–0 at Southampton and Bradford City achieved a shock 1–0 home win over Liverpool thanks to a goal by David Wetherall. This meant that Bradford had survived the drop and Liverpool had surrendered a | sacked after just six months in the job. Former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall took over but was dismissed just three months later, with Clive Walker taking over in March 2002 with the club rooted to the foot of the table. The club finished the season bottom of the Conference and was relegated back to the Southern League Premier Division. The club's ongoing financial problems led to it entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), a process by which insolvent companies offset their debts against future profits, due to debts that were now | 49,769 | triviaqa-train |
In the 'Sharpe' TV series, what was the name of the character played by actor Daragh O'Malley? | Sharpe (TV series)
Sharpe is a British television series of stories starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, with Irish actor Daragh O'Malley playing his sidekick Patrick Harper. Sharpe and Harper are the heroes of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books. Produced by Celtic Films and Picture Palace Films for the ITV network, the series was shot mainly in Crimea, a few episodes in Turkey, although some | Sharpe attempting to locate Blas Vivar, the Spaniard who rescued them in Sharpe's Rifles.
Harper is played by Daragh O'Malley in the "Sharpe" TV series.
In the Sharpe novels, Harper's middle name is given as Augustine. But in the Sharpe TV series, it was changed to Michael.
95th Rifles Harris.
Rifleman Harris is a fictional character from Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series of novels, an alcoholic scholar who enlisted because of debt.
In the TV series, he is a rifleman, | 49,770 | triviaqa-train |
In which month of 1936 did King Edward VIII, abdicate? | was finalised.
The widespread unwillingness to accept Simpson as the King's consort and Edward's refusal to give her up led to his abdication in December 1936. He was succeeded by his brother Albert, who became George VI. Edward was given the title "His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor" following his abdication, and he married Simpson the following year. They remained married until his death 35 years later.
Prelude.
Edward had been introduced to Wallis Simpson, an American citizen and wife of British shipping | List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 20th century
The following monarchs either lost their thrones through deposition by a coup d'état, by a referendum which abolished their throne, or chose to abdicate during the 20th century. A list of surviving former monarchs appears at the end of the article.
See also: Abolished monarchy, List of current monarchs, List of non-sovereign monarchs who lost their thrones in the 20th century
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- King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 in favour of his | 49,771 | triviaqa-train |
Who was Chancellor of West Germany from 1969-74? | victims, the State Counsel Buback.
History Political developments 1969–90.
In the 1969 election, the SPD—headed by Willy Brandt—gained enough votes to form a coalition government with the FDP. Although Chancellor for only just over four years, Willy Brandt was one of the most popular politicians in the whole period. Brandt was a gifted speaker and the growth of the Social Democrats from there on was in no small part due to his personality. Brandt began a policy of rapprochement with West Germany's eastern neighbours, a | Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became Chancellor he served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg from 1958 to 1966 and as President of the Federal Council from 1962 to 1963. He was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1967 to 1971.
Kiesinger studied law and worked as a lawyer in Berlin from 1935 to 1940. To avoid conscription | 49,772 | triviaqa-train |
Which fictional detective first appeared in the book 'The Mysterious Affair At Styles', in 1920? | The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916, and first published by John Lane in the United States in October 1920 and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head (John Lane's UK company) on 21 January 1921.
"Styles" was Christie's first published novel. It introduced Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. Poirot | -winning Belgian cytologist and biochemist. He was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, Great Britain, of an estate agent Alphonse de Duve and wife Madeleine Pungs, Belgian refugees during the First World War. They returned to Belgium in 1920.
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It was written during the War in 1916, and first published by John Lane in the United States in October 1920 and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head (John Lane's UK company) on | 49,773 | triviaqa-train |
Which detective features in the stories, 'The Nine Tailors' and 'Murder Must Advertise'? | Murder Must Advertise
Murder Must Advertise is a 1933 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the eighth in her series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
Plot.
Death Bredon arrives at Pym's Publicity Ltd, a highly respectable advertising agency, to take up the post of junior copywriter. He is assigned the room of his predecessor Victor Dean, who has died in a fall down the office's iron spiral staircase. The doctor states that death was caused either by a broken neck, due to his landing on his head | with so much life that she was never able, as she put it, to "see Lord Peter exit the stage".
Sayers' detective stories explored the trauma of First World War veterans in "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club", discussed the ethics of advertising in "Murder Must Advertise", and advocated women's education (then a controversial subject) and role in society in "Gaudy Night". In "Gaudy Night", Miss Barton writes a book attacking the Nazi doctrine of Kinder, Küche | 49,774 | triviaqa-train |
Which chemical element has the symbol Hf? | Hafnium
Hafnium is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray, tetravalent transition metal, hafnium chemically resembles zirconium and is found in many zirconium minerals. Its existence was predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, though it was not identified until 1923, by Coster and Hevesy, making it the last stable element to be discovered. Hafnium is named after "Hafnia", the Latin name for Copenhagen, where it was discovered.
Hafnium is used in filaments and electrodes. Some | friend's name out of mourning.
The stony-iron Pallasite meteorites are not connected to the Pallas asteroid, being instead named after the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. The chemical element palladium, on the other hand, was named after the asteroid, which had been discovered just before the element.
As with other asteroids, the astronomical symbol for Pallas is a disk with its discovery number, ②. It also has an older, more iconic symbol, ⚴ () or sometimes �� ().
Orbit | 49,775 | triviaqa-train |
Who succeeded James Polk in 1849, as US President? | joint resolution in March 1845; annexation increased tensions with that nation, which had never recognized Texan independence.
Presidency (1845–1849) Foreign policy Mexican-American War.
Presidency (1845–1849) Foreign policy Mexican-American War Road to war.
Following the Texan ratification of annexation in 1845, both Mexicans and Americans saw conflict as a likely possibility. Polk began preparations for a potential war with Mexico over Texas, sending an army there, led by Brigadier General Zachary Taylor. Taylor and Commodore David Conner of the U.S. Navy, commanding American ships off the | of states's rights.
Prior to the American Civil War of 1861–1865, McGavock established a militia in Tennessee among the Irish. Meanwhile, his wife founded the Ladies Soldiers' Friend Society, a patriotic group that included Sarah Childress Polk, the widow of President James Polk (1795–1849).
During the war, he organized, outfitted, and served as lieutenant colonel of the 10th Tennessee Infantry ("Sons of Erin") in the Confederate States Army. In 1862, he succeeded to command of the 10th Tennessee | 49,776 | triviaqa-train |
In Greek mythology, who was the King of Cyprus who fell in love with an ivory statue of a woman he carved? | Pygmalion (mythology)
Pygmalion (; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων "Pugmalíōn", "gen" Πυγμαλίωνος) is a legendary figure of Cyprus. Though "Pygmalion" is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name "Pumayyaton", he is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem "Metamorphoses", in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.
In Ovid.
In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. According | Arceophon
In Greek mythology, Arceophon was a wealthy man of Salamis in Cyprus, son of Minnyrides, a Phoenician.
Mythology.
Arceophon fell in love with Arsinoe, daughter of King Nicocreon of Salamis (a descendant of Teucer), and wooed her, but Nicocreon refused to give his daughter to Arceophon because of the latter's Phoenician descent. Arceophon was upset and began to come to Arsinoe's house by night, hoping to win her heart, but in vain. He then tried to bribe Arsinoe's nurse | 49,777 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the King of Egypt who was overthrown by a military coup led by Gamel Abdul Nasser in 1952? | write that because of his "energy, clear-thinking, and balanced judgement", Nasser emerged as the group's natural leader.
In 1941, Nasser was posted to Khartoum, Sudan, which was part of Egypt at the time. Nasser returned to Egypt in September 1942 after a brief stay in Sudan, then secured a position as an instructor in the Cairo Royal Military Academy in May 1943. In 1942, the British Ambassador Miles Lampson marched into King Farouk's palace and ordered him to dismiss Prime Minister Hussein | had overthrown the monarchy in 1952. Nasser was able to cultivate a group of dissident princes led by Prince Talal, who defected to Egypt (see Free Princes). Fearing that King Saud's financial policies were bringing the state to the brink of collapse, and that his handling of foreign affairs was inept, senior members of the royal family and the "ulema" (religious leadership) pressured Saud into appointing Faisal to the position of prime minister in 1958, giving Faisal wide executive powers.
A power struggle ensued between | 49,778 | triviaqa-train |
In which sport did Jahingir Khan win the British Open in consecutive years from 1982 to 1991? | he won 555 matches consecutively, the longest winning streak by any athlete in top-level professional sports as recorded by Guinness World Records. He retired as a player in 1993, and has served as President of the World Squash Federation from 2002 to 2008, when he became Emeritus President.
Playing career.
Jahangir was coached initially by his father, Roshan, the 1957 British Open champion, then by his brother Torsam. After his brother's sudden death he was coached by his cousin Rehmat Khan, who guided Jahangir | Mo Khan in a five-set final 9-4, 5-9, 3-9, 10-8, 9-6. The British Open was considered to be the effective world championship of the sport at the time.)
AbouTaleb then went on to win the British Open title for the next three consecutive years. In 1964, he beat Mike Oddy of Scotland in the final 9-3, 9-7, 9-0. AbouTaleb's win that year marked the end of 13 years | 49,779 | triviaqa-train |
According to Greek mythology, who solved 'The Riddle Of The Sphinx'? | die of exposure, as Laius intended, the servant passed the baby on to a shepherd from Corinth and who then gave the child to another shepherd.
The infant Oedipus eventually came to the house of Polybus, king of Corinth and his queen, Merope, who adopted him, as they were without children of their own. Little Oedipus/Oidipous was named after the swelling from the injuries to his feet and ankles ("swollen foot"). The word "oedema" (British English) or "edema" | Riddle of the Sphinx (disambiguation)
The Riddle of the Sphinx is an element of Greek mythology.
Riddle of the Sphinx may also refer to:
- "", 2000 videogame
- "", 2003 videogame and sequel to the 2000 game
- "The Riddle of the Sphinx" ("Inside No. 9"), episode of the British TV series "Inside No. 9"
- "The Riddle of the Sphinx", 1975 album by Bloodstone
- "The Riddle of | 49,780 | triviaqa-train |
Which singer had a 2008 number one hit with the song 'Mercy'? | David Burton from the band "The Invisible Wires". Duffy returned to Wales in 2003 and was invited to appear on "Wawffactor," a Welsh television talent show. She was expected to win but came second to winner Lisa Pedrick.
In 2004, following success on "Wawffactor", Duffy recorded a three-song Welsh extended play, titled" Aimée Duffy," while working part-time in two jobs as waitress and in a fishmongers. It later achieved 2008 Welsh chart success, charting at number- | Mercy, Mercy (Don Covay song)
"Mercy, Mercy" (sometimes referred to as "Have Mercy") is a soul song first recorded by American singer/songwriter Don Covay in 1964. It established Covay's recording career and influenced later vocal and guitar styles. The songwriting is usually credited to Covay and Ron Alonzo Miller, although other co-writers' names have also appeared on various releases.
In late 1964, the song became a hit, reaching number one on the "Cash Box" | 49,781 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the German Nazi military officer and doctor who personally selected prisoners who would die in the gas chambers at Auschwitz? | Josef Mengele
Josef Mengele (; 16 March 19117 February 1979), also known as the Angel of Death (German: Todesengel), was a German "Schutzstaffel" (SS) officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. He performed deadly human experiments on prisoners and was a member of the team of doctors who selected victims to be killed in the gas chambers. Arrivals that were judged able to work were admitted into the camp, while those deemed unsuitable for labor were sent to the | graduated and later became an "Aufseherin" over several work details. In March 1943, she was assigned to the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Nazi-German Occupied Poland as an Aufseherin then as a "Blockführerin" (Block Overseer), where she physically beat many prisoners with a whip and selected many others for the gas chambers. She stayed in the camp until its last evacuations in early January 1945 and accompanied a death march to Loslau. She returned to Ravensbrück later that same month.
On 6 June | 49,782 | triviaqa-train |
What is the scientific name given to the ability of some animals, such as lizards, to self-amputate a partof their body in order to elude a predator? | its desert background, and is flattened and fringed with white scales to minimise its shadow.
Ecology Antipredator adaptations Autotomy.
Many lizards, including geckos and skinks, are capable of shedding their tails (autotomy). The detached tail, sometimes brilliantly coloured, continues to writhe after detaching, distracting the predator's attention from the fleeing prey. Lizards partially regenerate their tails over a period of weeks. Some 326 genes are involved in regenerating lizard tails. The fish-scale gecko "Geckolepis megalepis " sheds patches of skin and scales | dragonfly (fly) naiads, which consume mosquito larvae in the breeding waters, adult dragonflies, which eat adult mosquitoes, and some species of lizard and gecko. Biocontrol agents that have had lesser degrees of success include the predator mosquito "Toxorhynchites" and predator crustaceans—Mesocyclops copepods, nematodes and fungi. Predators such as birds, bats, lizards, and frogs have been used, but their effectiveness is only anecdotal.
Like all animals, mosquitoes are subject to disease. Invertebrate pathologists study these diseases in the hope that | 49,783 | triviaqa-train |
Which prominent Nazi was known as 'The Butcher Of Lyon'? | began operation.
During World War II, Lyon was a centre for the occupying Nazi forces, including Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon". But the city was also a stronghold of the French Resistance – the many secret passages known as "traboules" enabled people to escape Gestapo raids. On 3 September 1944, Lyon was liberated by the 1st Free French Division and the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur. The city is now home to a resistance museum.
Geography.
The Rhône and Saône converge to | a direct influence on the Nazi Party leadership, with one prominent exception: Karl Maria Wiligut was both a friend and a key influence on the Schutzstaffel (SS) leader Heinrich Himmler. Wiligut professed ancestral-clairvoyant memories of ancient German society, proclaiming that "Wotanism" was in conflict with another ancient religion, "Irminenschaft", which was devoted to a messianic Germanic figure known as Krist, who was later wrongly transformed into the figure of Jesus. Many Heathen groups disbanded during the Nazi period, and they were only able | 49,784 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the British evolutionary theorist who wrote 'The Selfish Gene'? | The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a 1976 book on evolution by Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's "Adaptation and Natural Selection" (1966). Dawkins uses the term "selfish gene" as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution (as opposed to the views focused on the organism and the group), popularising ideas developed during the 1960s by W. D. Hamilton and others. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the | of natural selection from the point of view of the gene which acts as an agent that has the metaphorical "selfish goal" of maximizing its own propagation. A gene for (behavioral) selective altruism can be favored by (natural) selection if the altruism is primarily directed at other individuals who share the gene. Since genes are invisible, such an effect requires perceptible markers for altruistic behaviour to occur.
Examples.
Evolutionary biologists have debated the potential validity of green-beard genes, suggesting that it would be extraordinarily | 49,785 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the woman with whom John Profumo had an affair that ended his political career? | , and developed a talent for sketching portraits which provided a profitable sideline. His practice and his art brought considerable social success, and he made many important friends. Among these was Lord Astor, at whose country house, Cliveden, in the summer of 1961, Ward introduced Profumo to a 19-year-old showgirl and night-club model, Christine Keeler. Profumo, who was married to the actress Valerie Hobson, embarked on a brief affair with Keeler, most of their assignations taking place in Ward's home in Wimpole Mews | first Kentucky governor to do so since 1962.
Political career Second term as governor (1999–2003) Tina Conner sex scandal.
Already plagued by an uncooperative legislature, Patton's situation was exacerbated in 2002 when it was revealed that, during his first term in office, he had engaged in an extramarital affair with a woman named Tina Conner. According to Conner, the operator of Birchtree Healthcare nursing home in Clinton, Kentucky, the relationship ended in 1999, but Patton continued to call her until she completely broke off the affair in October | 49,786 | triviaqa-train |
Which eminent zoologist wrote the books 'The Naked Ape' and'The Human Zoo'? | The Human Zoo (book)
The Human Zoo is a book written by the British zoologist Desmond Morris, published in 1969. It is a follow-up to his earlier book "The Naked Ape"; both books examine how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world.
"The Human Zoo" examines the nature of civilized society, especially in the cities. Morris compares the human inhabitants of a city to the animal inhabitants of a zoo, which have | In 1958 he co-organised an exhibition, "The Lost Image", which compared pictures by infants, human adults, and apes, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. In 1959 he left "Zoo Time" to become the Zoological Society's Curator of Mammals. In 1964 he delivered the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture on "Animal Behaviour". In 1967 he spent a year as executive director of the London Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Morris's books include "The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of | 49,787 | triviaqa-train |
In 'Keeping Up Appearances', what is the name of 'Hyacinth Bucket's' unseen son? | promiscuous, adding to Hyacinth's embarrassment.
Hyacinth's senile father frequently has flashbacks to the Second World War, and often exhibits bizarre behaviour, sometimes involving embarrassing situations with women (Onslow describes him as "barmy"). Two relatives of whom Hyacinth is not ashamed are her wealthy sister Violet (Anna Dawson) and her unseen son Sheridan. Violet frequently telephones Hyacinth for advice, allowing her to loudly announce to anyone in earshot, "It's my sister Violet – the one with a Mercedes, swimming pool | is now run as a community wood and is open to the public.
Appearances in media.
One of Binley Woods' claims to fame is that it was used as one of the locations for the filming of the 1990s BBC sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances"; exterior shots of Hyacinth Bucket's house were filmed at 117 Heather Road. 119 Heather Road was used as the house of her neighbours Elizabeth Warden and Emmet Hawksworth.
Notable residents.
- Mark Pawsey, Member of Parliament for Rugby; grew up | 49,788 | triviaqa-train |
Which American state hasthe smallest population? | state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined, and Wyoming, the least populous state, has a population less than that of the 31 most populous U.S. cities.
Methodology.
The United States Census counts total persons residing in the United States including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, and non-citizen long-term visitors. Civilian and military federal employees serving abroad and their dependents are counted in their home state.
Electoral apportionment.
Based on data from the decennial census, each | state legislative district be nearly equal in population. In recent census reports, Tensas Parish, which is majority African American, has been the smallest parish in the state in population, and the numbers continue to decline.
Robert H. Snyder of St. Joseph, who had been the lieutenant governor from 1896 to 1900, died in 1906 while serving as House Speaker. Martien (pronounced MAR TEEN) first won a special election to choose a successor to Snyder and then secured full terms in 1908, 1912, and 1916. | 49,789 | triviaqa-train |
Which American rock star was killed whilst touring the UK when his taxi hit a lampost in Chippenham in April 1960? | company Knorr-Bremse, and is based at a site in nearby Melksham.
On 17 April 1960, American singers Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, and songwriter Sharon Sheeley, were involved in a car crash in Chippenham at Rowden Hill. Cochran died as a result of his injuries and a memorial plaque was erected near the site. Each year Chippenham hosts an Eddie Cochran festival (see below).
On 13 February 1998, two unexploded bombs from World War II were discovered in the field behind Hardens Mead during preparations | injured in a taxi accident. The three Americans were riding through Wiltshire and were in the town of Chippenham when the car blew a tire and crashed into a lamp post. Cochran, who would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, would have a posthumous hit with the ironically-titled "Three Steps to Heaven".
April 18, 1960 (Monday).
- The European Convention on Extradition took effect, providing uniform rules for all member nations.
- The Screen Actors Guild | 49,790 | triviaqa-train |
During World War II, by what name was William Joyce better known? | William Joyce
William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born, Anglo-Irish Fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during World War II. He took German citizenship in 1940. He was convicted of one count of high treason in 1945 and sentenced to death. The Court of Appeal and the House of Lords upheld his conviction. He was hanged on 3 January 1946, making him the last person to be executed for | Dick the Bruiser
William Fritz Afflis (June 27, 1929 – November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by his ring name, Dick the Bruiser.
Early life.
Born in Delphi, Indiana, he moved to Indianapolis when his mother got a job there during World War II. Afflis played football during his freshman and sophomore years for Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. After his mother lost her job, the family moved back to Delphi, and the high school there | 49,791 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the oil tanker that ran aground in Alaskain March 1989 spilling over 10 million gallons of oil? | to disease, and abnormal reproductive cycles.
By the sheer amount of oil carried, modern oil tankers can be a threat to the environment. As discussed above, a VLCC tanker can carry of crude oil. This is about eight times the amount spilled in the widely known "Exxon Valdez" incident. In this spill, the ship ran aground and dumped of oil into the ocean in March 1989. Despite efforts of scientists, managers, and volunteers over 400,000 seabirds, about 1,000 sea otters, and immense numbers of | : Iran accepts cease fire.
- October 14: Crude oil prices jump in anticipation of possible production accord at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting set for October 16.
- November 28: OPEC reaches production accord. Six-month agreement to set production at . Although the recent OPEC quota had been , actual OPEC production had been closer to .
- December: Fulmar/Brent outages.
1989.
- March: Exxon tanker Valdez runs aground, spilling 11 million US gallons (42,000 m³) of crude oil | 49,792 | triviaqa-train |
Which British city lies between the mouths of the rivers Test and Itchen? | Southampton Water
Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Hythe and "the waterside", Dibden Bay, and the Esso oil refinery at Fawley. On the slightly steeper eastern shore are the Southampton suburb of Weston, the villages of Netley and Hamble-le-Rice, and the Royal Victoria Country Park.
Together with the Solent | occupied by the Portuguese during the Napoleonic wars between 1809 to 1817 and Vauban's fortifications were destroyed, as were the bastions of the fort.
Little remains of the fort today.
Location.
The remains of Fort Cépérou are at the western edge of the present city of Cayenne, French Guiana.
A map from 1769 shows the fort and town in the north west of the Island of Cayenne, which lies on the Atlantic coast of Guiana between the mouths of the Cayenne and Mahury rivers, with a channel | 49,793 | triviaqa-train |
The Zodiac sign Pisces belongs to which element? | . Association of calendar dates with astrological signs only makes sense when referring to Sun sign astrology.
Western zodiac signs Polarity and the four elements.
Empedocles, a fifth-century BC Greek philosopher, identified Fire, Earth, Air, and Water as elements. He explained the nature of the universe as an interaction of two opposing principles called love and strife manipulating the four elements, and stated that these four elements were all equal, of the same age, that each rules its own province, and each possesses its own | Taurus (astrology)
Taurus ("also, America, Canada") . (Latin for "bull") is the second astrological sign in the present zodiac. It spans from 30° to 60° of the zodiac. This sign belongs to the Earth element or triplicity, and has a feminine or negative polarity, as well as a Fixed modality, quality, or quadruplicity. It is a Venus-ruled sign, just like Libra. It is the sign where the Moon has its exaltation at exactly 3 | 49,794 | triviaqa-train |
Which company developed the VHS cassette? | VHS
VHS (short for Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes. Developed by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in the early 1970s, it was released in Japan on September 9, 1976 and in the United States on August 23, 1977.
From the 1950s, magnetic tape video recording became a major contributor to the television industry, via the first commercialized video tape recorders (VTRs). At that time, the devices were used only in expensive professional | After Super VHS had appeared, a corresponding compact version, Super VHS-C, was released as well. Video8 is an indirect descendant of Betamax, using narrower tape and a smaller cassette. Because of its narrower tape and technical differences, it is not possible to develop an adapter from Video8 to Betamax. Video8 was later developed into Hi8, which provides better resolution similar to Super VHS.
The first consumer-level and lower-end professional ("prosumer") digital video recording format, introduced | 49,795 | triviaqa-train |
In which European city was Audrey Hepburn born? | .
Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston or Edda Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston on 4 May 1929 at number 48 Rue Keyenveld in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston (21 November 188916 October 1980), was a British subject born in Auschitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was the son of Victor John George Ruston, of British and Austrian descent and Anna Wels, of Austrian descent. In 1923–1924, Joseph had been an Honorary British Consul in Semarang in the Dutch East Indies | Broadway stage musical "My Fair Lady" premieres in New York City. The movie stars Belgian-born Audrey Hepburn in the role of Eliza Doolittle (with her singing voice dubbed by Marni Nixon) and English actor Rex Harrison repeating his stage performance as Professor Henry Higgins, and which will win him his only Academy Award for Best Actor. The film will win seven other Oscars, including Best Picture, but Hepburn will not be nominated. Critics interpret this as a rebuke to studio executive Jack L. Warner for choosing Ms. Hepburn | 49,796 | triviaqa-train |
In which country would you find the Oland Island Bridge? | Öland
Öland (, , ; sometimes written Øland in other Scandinavian languages, and often Oland internationally; ) is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 26,000 inhabitants. It is separated from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait and connected to it by the Öland Bridge, which opened on 30 September 1972.
Administration.
The traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve | island. In the past the only approach to Tuti Island was via several ferries that cross the river every so often, but now the Tuti Bridge, a modern suspension bridge, has been completed and can be used instead.
Tuti Island is mainly agricultural and where Khartoum gets most of its supply of fruits and vegetables and therefore, you can find many farms situated all around the island, many of them still using manual methods of farming. You will find acres of green fields and lime groves.
Its eight square | 49,797 | triviaqa-train |
What is or was the real first name of the newspaper owner Eddie Shah? | Eddy Shah
Selim Jehan Shah (born 20 January 1944), commonly known as Eddy Shah or Eddie Shah, is a Manchester-based businessman, the founder of the then technologically advanced UK newspaper "Today" in 1986, and of the short-lived tabloid "The Post". He is also the former owner of the Messenger Group.
Biography.
Biography Early life and education.
Eddy Shah was born in Cambridge. His mother was English and his father was Iranian. Shah was educated at the Scottish | being surreal, and made a hologram, "First Cylindric Chromo-Hologram Portrait of Alice Cooper's Brain".
Personal life.
In the early 1970s, a story was widely reported that "Leave It to Beaver" star Ken Osmond had become "rock star Alice Cooper". According to Cooper, the rumor began when a college newspaper editor asked him what kind of child he was, to which Cooper replied, "I was obnoxious, disgusting, a real Eddie Haskell," referring to the fictional character | 49,798 | triviaqa-train |
Which artist painted 'The Old Woman Cooking Eggs' and 'The Rokeby Venus'? | Old Woman Frying Eggs
Old Woman Frying Eggs is a genre painting by Diego Velázquez, produced during his Seville period. The date is not precisely known but is thought to be around the turn of 1618 before his definitive move to Madrid in 1623. The painting is in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. Velázquez frequently used working-class characters in early paintings like this one, in many cases using his family as models; the old woman here also appears in his "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary | as a serial. Aunt Dahlia asks Bertie to come help charm Cornelia into lower price, and also do another job. Bertie agrees, not wishing to be barred from the cooking of Aunt Dahlia's superb chef Anatole. With Jeeves, Bertie arrives and meets Cornelia, her husband Everard, and his father Edward. Aunt Dahlia explains to Bertie that Edward, an amateur artist, painted Venus and gave the painting for Everard as a wedding present, but Everard, a professional artist, cannot stand the painting.
Aunt | 49,799 | triviaqa-train |
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