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Of the three types of rock, lava is falls under which type? | Rock units are first emplaced either by deposition onto the surface or intrusion into the overlying rock. Deposition can occur when sediments settle onto the surface of the Earth and later lithify into sedimentary rock, or when as volcanic material such as volcanic ash or lava flows blanket the surface. Igneous intrusions such as batholiths, laccoliths, dikes, and sills, push upwards into the overlying rock, and crystallize as they intrude.
After the initial sequence of rocks has been deposited, the rock units can be deformed and/or metamorphosed. Deformation | . There are three variations of monsters. Rock, which is the most common, Ice, and Lava.
- Rock Whales - The largest creatures on all of Planet U. Their bodies are large, long and made completely of stone. They have six legs, and two large, pitch black eyes. Like scorpions and spiders, there are two types of them: the metallic maroon type, which are capable of running incredibly fast and destroying any vehicles that get in their way, and the light brown type, which | 51,600 | triviaqa-train |
What American actress became Princess of Monaco following her 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier? | Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Prince Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs in European history.
Though internationally known for his marriage to American actress Grace Kelly, he was also responsible for reforms to Monaco's constitution and for expanding the principality's economy from its traditional casino gambling base to its current tax haven role. Gambling accounts for only approximately three percent of the | appointed President of the United States Olympic Committee shortly before his sudden death from a heart attack in 1985.
Kelly's daughter Grace was an Academy Award-winning actress who became princess of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier in 1956. Kelly purportedly gave Prince Rainier a $2 million dowry for his daughter's marriage. Kelly is the maternal grandfather of Albert II, the reigning monarch of Monaco. When Grace's engagement to Prince Rainier was announced, Kelly quipped: "I told the Prince that royalty didn't mean that | 51,601 | triviaqa-train |
Currently on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space museum, what type of US bomber is the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb? | Nagasaki, but the "all clear" signal was given at 08:30. When only two B-29 Superfortresses were sighted at 10:53, the Japanese apparently assumed that the planes were only on reconnaissance and no further alarm was given.
A few minutes later at 11:00, "The Great Artiste" dropped instruments attached to three parachutes. These instruments also contained an unsigned letter to Professor Ryokichi Sagane, a physicist at the University of Tokyo who studied with three of the scientists responsible for the atomic bomb at the University of California, Berkeley | "Enola Gay" became the center of a controversy at the Smithsonian Institution when the museum planned to put its fuselage on public display in 1995 as part of an exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The exhibit, "The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Cold War," was drafted by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum staff, and arranged around the restored "Enola Gay".
Critics of the planned exhibit, especially those of the | 51,602 | triviaqa-train |
A follow up consequence of being banned from federal service for life, on August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 members of what federal group were fired for illegally calling for a strike? | He recovered and was released from the hospital on April 11, becoming the first serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. The attempt had great influence on Reagan's popularity; polls indicated his approval rating to be around 73%. Reagan believed that God had spared his life so that he might go on to fulfill a greater purpose.
Presidency (1981–1989) First term Air traffic controllers' strike.
In August 1981, PATCO, the union of federal air traffic controllers, went on strike, violating a federal | Tim McCarthy
Timothy J. McCarthy (born June 20, 1949) is a former a United States Secret Service agent best known for his notable act of bravery while defending President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt on Reagan's life on Monday, March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C..
During the assassination attempt, McCarthy spread his stance to protect Reagan as six bullets were being fired by the would-be assassin, John Hinckley, Jr.. McCarthy stepped in front of President Reagan, and took a bullet to | 51,603 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the NASA rover that touched down on the surface of Mars Sunday night? | . The "Phoenix" lander directly sampled water ice in shallow Martian soil on July 31, 2008.
On March 18, 2013, NASA reported evidence from instruments on the "Curiosity" rover of mineral hydration, likely hydrated calcium sulfate, in several rock samples including the broken fragments of "Tintina" rock and "Sutton Inlier" rock as well as in veins and nodules in other rocks like "Knorr" rock and "Wernicke" rock. Analysis using the rover's DAN instrument provided evidence of subsurface water, | Rover Mission "Opportunity" (MER-B), the second Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars in the Meridiani Planum at 05:05 SCET.
- March 2
- NASA report that the area where their Mars rover "Opportunity" touched down shows unmistakable signs of contact with water in the geological past.
- The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission launches, aiming to land on Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko in 2014.
- March 4 – NASA's "Spirit" finds evidence of past contact with water in | 51,604 | triviaqa-train |
What former basketball player and shoe salesman lends his signature to every pair of Converse All-Star sneakers? | when sports and athletics increasingly became a way to demonstrate moral fiber and patriotism. The U.S. market for sneakers grew steadily as young boys lined up to buy sneakers endorsed by football player Jim Thorpe and Converse All Stars endorsed by basketball player Chuck Taylor.
During the interwar period, athletic shoes began to be marketed for different sports, and differentiated designs were made available for men and women. Athletic shoes were used by competing athletes at the Olympics, helping to popularise athletic shoes among the general public. In 1936, a French | -Star basketball shoe was introduced. Then in 1923, a basketball player named Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor walked into Converse complaining of sore feet. Converse gave him a job: he worked as a salesman and ambassador, promoting the shoes around the U.S., and in 1932 Taylor's signature was added to the All-Star patch on the classic, high-topped sneakers. He continued this work until shortly before his death in 1969.
Converse also customized shoes for the New York Renaissance (the "Rens" | 51,605 | triviaqa-train |
And how much of your hard earned money is protected by the FDIC? | Since the passage of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2011, the FDIC insures deposits in member banks up to US$250,000 per ownership category.
The FDIC and its reserves are not funded by public funds; member banks' insurance dues are the FDIC's primary source of funding. The FDIC also has a US$100 billion line of credit with the United States Department of the Treasury. Only banks are insured by the FDIC; credit unions are insured up to the same insurance limit by the | Specific references:
General references:
- Expanding FDIC Insurance Past Usual Limits (Television) from abclocal.go.com
- Keeping Your Cash Safe from washingtonpost.com
- Deposit Program Could Prevent Bank Runs from bizjournals.com
- Money Protection Only Goes So Far, So Know The Risks from chicagotribune.com
- "Wall Street Journal Online:
- Help For Money Funds
- Your Cash: How Safe is Safe?
- Banks Spread Deposits, and Risks: Multibank System Meets FDIC Limit, but Rates are Lower
- Covering Your | 51,606 | triviaqa-train |
In geology, what is the process by which organic material is turned to stone by naturally impregnating it with silica or iron and sulfur? | wood. The pores of the organisms' tissues are filled when these minerals precipitate out of the water. Two common types of permineralization are silicification and pyritization.
Processes Permineralization Silicification.
Silicification is the process in which organic matter becomes saturated with silica. A common source of silica is volcanic material. Studies have shown that in this process, most of the original organic matter is destroyed. Silicification most often occurs in two environments-either the specimen is buried in sediments of deltas and floodplains or organisms are buried in volcanic ash. | Mineralization (geology)
In geology, mineralization is the deposition of economically important metals in the formation of ore bodies or "lodes" by various process.
The first scientific studies of this process took place in the English county of Cornwall by J.W.Henwood FRS and later by R.W. Fox, FRS.
The term can also refer to the process by which waterborne minerals, such as calcium carbonate (calcite), iron oxide (hematite or limonite) or silica (quartz), replace organic material within the body of an | 51,607 | triviaqa-train |
August 9th is the anniversary of the resignation of one Richard Milhous Nixon from the office of the President of the United States of America. In what year did this happen? | Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 until 1974. The only president to resign the office, he had previously served as the 36th vice president of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. representative and senator from California.
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke | Office issued the 8-cent Lyndon B. Johnson memorial postage stamp, first placed on sale at the Post Office in Austin, Texas. The stamp was designed by Bradbury Thompson.
- Johnson's last appearance (to date) on a U.S. postage stamp occurred in 1986 when he was honored on one of the AMERIPEX issues of 1986.
Richard M. Nixon.
Richard Milhous Nixon, (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States. Nixon's political career started as a | 51,608 | triviaqa-train |
On August 9, 1944, The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring what iconic hat wearing, shovel carrying character for the first time? | Management)
The Forest Service also manages Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, Pennsylvania, the home and estate of its first Chief, Gifford Pinchot.
Activities Fighting fires.
In August 1944, to reduce the number of forest fires, the Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council began distributing fire education posters featuring a black bear. The poster campaign was a success; the black bear would later be named "Smokey Bear", and would, for decades, be the "spokesbear" for the Forest Service. | authorized by the Forest Service (this date is considered the character's birthday), and the first poster was delivered on October 10 by artist Albert Staehle. In the first poster, overseen by the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign (CFFP), Smokey was depicted wearing jeans and a campaign hat, pouring a bucket of water on a campfire. The message underneath read, "Smokey says – Care will prevent 9 out of 10 forest fires!"
In 1947, the Wartime Advertising Council (now the Ad Council | 51,609 | triviaqa-train |
For a point each, name the 2 countries that share a physical border with the Republic of El Salvador. | . There are a total of water within El Salvador's borders.
El Salvador shares borders with Guatemala and Honduras, the total national boundary length is : with Guatemala and with Honduras. It is the only Central American country that has no Caribbean coastline. The coastline on the Pacific is long.
Two parallel mountain ranges cross El Salvador to the west with a central plateau between them and a narrow coastal plain hugging the Pacific. These physical features divide the country into two physiographic regions. The mountain ranges and central plateau | , and El Salvador migrated to the United States. Many of the children had no parent/legal guardian available to provide care or physical custody and quickly overwhelmed local border patrols.
The provisions of H.R. 7311, William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, signed into law by George W. Bush give substantial rights and protection to unaccompanied children from countries which do not have a common border with the United States. This made expeditious deportation of the large number of children from Central America difficult and expensive, prompting a call | 51,610 | triviaqa-train |
What can be a brand of shoe polish, a fruit, or a bird? | 19th century. The practice of shining people’s shoes gradually caught on and soon many shoeshine boys in city streets were offering shoe shines using a basic form of shoe polish along with a polishing cloth.
History Modern polish.
The first shoe polish to resemble the modern varieties (aimed primarily at inducing shine) were the British and British Commonwealth brands like Cherry Blossom, Kiwi, and Wren's. An advertisement published in March 1947 by Wren's claimed that William Wren originated the first wax polish in 1889. As the advertisement | Shoe polish
Shoe polish (or boot polish) is a waxy paste, cream, or liquid used to polish, shine, and waterproof leather shoes or boots to extend the footwear's life, and restore, maintain and improve their appearance.
Types.
Shoe polish can be classified into three types: wax, cream-emulsion, and liquid. Each differs in detailed composition but all consist of a mixture of waxes, solvent, and dyes.
Types Wax-based shoe polish.
Waxes, organic solvents | 51,611 | triviaqa-train |
Air Jordan, first introduced in 1985, are a brand of shoes made by what shoe company? | Air Jordan
Air Jordan is a brand of basketball shoes, athletic, casual, and style clothing produced by Nike. It was created for former NBA player and 5 time NBA MVP Michael Jordan. The original Air Jordan sneakers were produced exclusively for Michael Jordan in early 1984, and released to the public in late 1984. The shoes were designed for Nike by Peter Moore, Tinker Hatfield, and Bruce Kilgore.
Product history.
Since its introduction into the sports shoe market, the Air Jordan evolved from the original | true at the Converse brand because they put my name on a pair of sneakers." Wade was hand-chosen by Michael Jordan and debuted the Air Jordan 2010 during the 2010 NBA All-Star break. During the 2011 NBA Playoffs, Wade debuted his first signature shoe for the Jordan Brand, joining fellow players Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul, who have their own signature shoes for the brand. After his Jordan Brand contract expired in 2012, Wade signed with the Chinese athletic brand Li-Ning.
Personal life Philanthropy. | 51,612 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the mythical Greek king of Thebes who killed his father so he could marry his mother? | Thebes, Greece
Thebes (; , "Thíva" ; , "Thêbai" ) is a city in Boeotia, central Greece. It played an important role in Greek myths, as the site of the stories of Cadmus, Oedipus, Dionysus, Heracles and others. Archaeological excavations in and around Thebes have revealed a Mycenaean settlement and clay tablets written in the Linear B script, indicating the importance of the site in the Bronze Age.
Thebes was the largest city of the ancient region of Boeotia and was the leader of | general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. He was friends with Panopeus.
Having accidentally killed his father-in-law Electryon, king of Mycenae, Amphitryon was driven out by Electryon's brother, Sthenelus. He fled with Alcmene, Electryon's daughter, to Thebes, where he was cleansed from the guilt of blood by Creon, king of Thebes.
Alcmene, who was pregnant and had been betrothed to Amphitryon by her father, refused to marry him until he had avenged | 51,613 | triviaqa-train |
In which country were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid supposedly killed in a shootout with soldiers in 1908? | of train robberies. The pair and Sundance's lover, Etta Place (Katharine Ross), flee to Bolivia in search of a more successful criminal career.
In 2003, the film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The American Film Institute ranked "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" as the 73rd-greatest American film on its "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)" list. | and were recognized two days later in San Vicente where they took refuge in a house and engaged in a gunfight with three policemen and local authorities. Contrary to the final shootout scene in the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", one of the outlaws shot the other and then killed himself. However, a grave said to contain the remains of the Sundance Kid was exhumed and instead contained the body of Gustave Zimmer, a German.
San Vicente has a Butch and Sundance Museum and the local mining company offers | 51,614 | triviaqa-train |
What colour is the 100 euro note? | the world at the end of 2008 was equal to $1.1 trillion or €850 billion, with a share of 22% of all currency reserves in advanced economies, but a total of 31% of all currency reserves in emerging and developing economies.
The possibility of the euro becoming the first international reserve currency has been debated among economists. Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave his opinion in September 2007 that it was "absolutely conceivable that the euro will replace the US dollar as reserve currency, or will | , they would still be recognisable as a new series.
Design.
The twenty euro note is the third smallest euro note at × with a blue colour scheme. All bank notes depict bridges and arches/doorways in a different historical European style; the twenty euro note shows the gothic era (between the 13th and 14th century CE). Although Robert Kalina's original designs were intended to show real monuments, for political reasons the bridge and art are merely hypothetical examples of the architectural era.
Like all euro | 51,615 | triviaqa-train |
"How many musicians are left at the end of Haydon's ""Farewell Symphony""" | Symphony No. 45 (Haydn)
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (; modern orthography: ), is a symphony dated 1772 on the autograph score. A typical performance of the symphony lasts around twenty-five minutes.
History.
The tale of how the symphony was composed was told by Haydn in old age to his biographers Albert Christoph Dies and Georg August Griesinger.
At that time, Haydn's patron Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy was resident | Charlie Haden, McCoy Tyner, Earl Fatha Hines, Denny Zeitlin, Pete Escovedo and many other legendary jazz musicians. Imbesi recounts "I was playing piano during dinner and at 8pm everyone left for the opera or symphony. I suggested to owner Kimball Allen that we have some jazz and he said OK. That's how Kimball's Jazz began, and I was booking the artists and essentially running the marketing, sound and graphics."
See also.
"A Thousand Summers"
External links.
- | 51,616 | triviaqa-train |
Which historical character has been played in film by Norma Shearer (1938), Jane Seymour (1989) and Kirsten Dunst (2006)? | Get Over It", and "Crazy/Beautiful" (both 2001).
Dunst achieved fame for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007). Since then, her films have included "Mona Lisa Smile" (2003), "Wimbledon", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (both 2004), Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" (2005), the title role in Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" (2006), " | .
Starting from her memorable debut, Mary Jane Watson has earned a place in comic polls over the years—making her the most popular "non-powered" character in the Marvel universe and one of the best known female love interests in superhero pop culture. The character has been portrayed in film by Kirsten Dunst in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy, and by Shailene Woodley in deleted scenes of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". She was voiced by Zoë Kravitz in the animated film " | 51,617 | triviaqa-train |
In which Canadian City would you find the Skytrain overhead railway? | SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain is the rapid transit system of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, serving Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and surrounding municipalities. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks running on underground and elevated guideways, allowing SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability. The name SkyTrain was coined for the system during Expo 86 because the first line (Expo) principally runs on elevated guideway outside of Downtown Vancouver, providing panoramic views of the metropolitan area. SkyTrain uses | - Elevated railways operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company in New York City
- Liverpool Overhead Railway
- The elevated Airport line of Kolkata Suburban Railway, closed in 2016 for reconstruction relating Kolkata Metro line 4
Modern systems People mover.
- AirTrain JFK, a people mover at and around John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States
- ATL Skytrain, a people mover at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- | 51,618 | triviaqa-train |
Who hosts Radio 1 breakfast show? | The Radio 1 Breakfast Show
Radio 1 Breakfast is a radio show that is broadcast across the UK from 6:30am to 10am, Monday to Thursday. The show is the most listened to broadcast on BBC Radio 1. It is hosted by Greg James who took over from Nick Grimshaw on 20 August 2018 as the show's 16th presenter.
The show ran six days a week until February 1968 (see BBC Genome Project), then five days a week until June 2018, when the Friday show was dropped and incorporated | over the early breakfast show, initially replacing Tim Smith at weekends before moving to the weekday early show to replace Jackie Brambles, who moves to the weekday drivetime show.
- 25 March – Radio 1 'borrows' Radio 2's FM frequencies for the final time.
- 12 April – Radio 1 starts broadcasting on FM throughout north east England (having previously had a low-power transmitter for Newcastle upon Tyne for a period); as this area is a renowned heartland of heavy rock music, Tommy Vance hosts | 51,619 | triviaqa-train |
What position does Amber Rudd hold in the Cabinet? | of History, Classics and Archaeology. She was first elected to the House of Commons for Hastings and Rye, in East Sussex in 2010 after defeating incumbent Labour MP Michael Foster. Rudd served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2015 to 2016 in the Cameron Government, where she spearheaded the need for renewable energy resources and climate change mitigation. She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, deputising for Ed Davey at the Department for Energy and Climate Change from 2014 to 2015. | ; Chancellor of the Exchequer is the only position that has not. Due to her ascension to the office of Prime Minister in July 2016, Theresa May became the first woman to hold two different Great Offices of State, with the appointment of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary resulting in the first period in which more than one of the Offices were held by women simultaneously.
Prime Minister:
- Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) (Conservative)
- Theresa May (2016–2019) (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer: | 51,620 | triviaqa-train |
What position did Will Sommers hold at the Court of Henry VIII | attested by the accounts of the royal household.
Career.
Sommers remained in service to the King for the rest of Henry's life. In the King's later years, when he was troubled by a painful leg condition, it was said that only Sommers could lift his spirits.
The jester was also a man of integrity and discretion. Thomas Cromwell appreciated that Sommers sometimes drew the King's attention to extravagance and waste within the royal household by means of a joke.
Court jesters were permitted familiarities without | VIII and family at the Palace of Whitehall. It was completed around 1544–45 by an unknown artist. Sommers also appears with Henry VIII in the Psalter of Henry VIII that was made for the King and is now in the British Library (MS Royal 2. A. XVI). A previously unknown picture in which Sommers appears was discovered in 2008 at Boughton House, Northamptonshire.
Today, entertainers sometimes perform as 'Will' in Renaissance-themed entertainments such as Renaissance faires.
After Henry.
After Henry's death | 51,621 | triviaqa-train |
The island of New Guinea is split between Papua New Guinea to the east and which country to the west? | Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG; , ; ; ), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (; ) is a country in Oceania that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.
At the national level, after being ruled by three external | Logea Island
Logea Island (also spelled Rogeia) is a large island separating West Channel, East Channel and China Strait, just south of Milne Bay, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Administration.
The island is split between 2 Wards: Logea South, and Logea North. both belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.
Geography.
The island is part of the Logea group, itself a part of Samarai Islands | 51,622 | triviaqa-train |
On the cover of the album Abbey Road by The Beatles, which company manufactured the white car parked on the footpath to the left of the picture? | , is a white Volkswagen Beetle which belonged to one of the people living in the block of flats across from the recording studio. After the album was released, the number plate (LMW 281F) was stolen repeatedly from the car. In 1986, the car was sold at auction for £2,530 and in 2001 was on display in a museum in Germany. In 2004, news sources published a claim made by retired American salesman Paul Cole (7 July 1911 – 13 February 2008), that he was the man | by Avril Lavigne from her album "Goodbye Lullaby"
- "Darlin'", by Backstreet Boys from their eponymous album
- "Darling", by Golden Earring from their album "Paradise in Distress"
- "Oh! Darling", a song by The Beatles from "Abbey Road"
Other uses.
- Darling (German car), an early automobile model manufactured by Neue Automobil Gesellschaft
- Darling (American car), an automobile model manufactured from 1901 to 1902 - see List of | 51,623 | triviaqa-train |
What was the family name of Frank and his six children in the Channel 4 TV series Shameless? | producer. In 2005, the show won "Best Drama Series" at the BAFTA TV Awards and "Best TV Comedy Drama" at the British Comedy Awards. The network Showtime adapted the series into its own American version, which debuted in 2011.
Plot.
Plot Series 1 (2004).
The first series of Shameless ran from 19 January to 24 February 2004. It consisted of seven episodes.
The first series chronicled the life of the Gallagher family and their neighbours. David Threlfall was cast as alcoholic | Jack Deam
Jack Deam (born Ian Deam; 1972) is an English actor. He used his grandfather's name for his stage name. His most notable performance is of the pyromaniac Marty Fisher, who has Tourette syndrome, in Channel 4's comedy drama series, "Shameless".
In 1990, Deam appeared in the Granada TV soap opera "Families", a show about two families, one from Cheshire, the other in Australia, notably alongside the then-not-so-well-known Jude | 51,624 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the father of Edward the Elder, the Anglo-Saxon King from 899 to 924? | hegemony and the Anglo-Scandinavian Wars (793–878).
The 9th century saw the rise of Wessex, from the foundations laid by King Egbert in the first quarter of the century to the achievements of King Alfred the Great in its closing decades. The outlines of the story are told in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle", though the annals represent a West Saxon point of view. On the day of Egbert's succession to the kingdom of Wessex, in 802, a Mercian ealdorman from the province of the " | History of the British Army postal service
The postal service of the British Army is today provided by the British Forces Post Office but its origins may be traced back to Saxon times.
Origins.
The origins of the BFPO can be traced back to Saxon times. The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" makes mention of messengers being sent by King Edward the Elder (899–924) to recall members of the Kent fyrd, but it is generally regarded that the origins of the postal services stem from the Kings Messengers (" | 51,625 | triviaqa-train |
Costa Coffee and Premier Inn are owned by which company? | Premier Inn
Premier Inn is a British hotel chain and the UK's largest hotel brand, with more than 72,000 rooms and 785 hotels. It operates hotels in a variety of locations including city centres, suburbs and airports competing with the likes of Travelodge and Ibis hotels.
The company was established by Whitbread as Travel Inn in 1987, to compete with Travelodge. Whitbread bought Premier Lodge in 2004 and merged it with Travel Inn to form the current business under the name "Premier Travel Inn", which was then shortened | Food, Costa Coffee, West Cornwall Pasty Company, Krispy Kreme and Greggs.
Facilities.
Facilities WHSmith.
WHSmith stores are located at all Moto services.
Facilities Hotels.
Most Moto locations have hotels:
- Travelodge operate at 56 Moto sites.
- Days Inn are at two Moto sites: Wetherby and Winchester. Winchester Days Inn was opened by Moto but is operated by Welcome Break.
Facilities Catering.
- Burger King is at all Moto Service Stations except Todhills.
- Costa Coffee operate at | 51,626 | triviaqa-train |
Who founded the eponymous fashion label DVF? | Diane von Fürstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg (; born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin; December 31, 1946), is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Following , she has continued to use his family name.
Her fashion company, Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) is available in over 70 countries and 45 free-standing shops worldwide, with | Yves Saint Laurent (designer)
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (; 1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), professionally known as Yves Saint-Laurent, was a French fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers in the twentieth century. In 1985, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's | 51,627 | triviaqa-train |
Moise Tshombe was President of which province when it declared independence from the Congo in 1960? | or Congo-Léopoldville while the former French Congo would be known as the Congolese Republic or Congo-Brazzaville. Following a constitutional referendum in 1964 it was renamed the "Democratic Republic of the Congo", and in 1971 it was changed again to "Republic of Zaïre".
Congo Crisis Secessionist movements.
Shortly after independence, the provinces of Katanga (with Moise Tshombe) and South Kasai engaged in secessionist struggles against the new leadership.
Subsequent events led to a crisis between President Kasa-Vubu and Prime Minister Lumumba | .
Upon announcement, Goodrem said “Having Olivia as a friend for all these years has been such an incredible gift. From a young age, she was an artist I admired and looked up to.”
The album was announced and available for pre-order on 29 April 2018 and came with the pre-order duet "Love Is a Gift", to which Newton-John explains "When we wrote "Love Is a Gift", we wrote it as a love song. Now, when [ | 51,628 | triviaqa-train |
Swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos won gold medals and athlete Caster Semenya won a silver medal for which country at the 2012 Olympics? | Caster Semenya
Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and 2016 Olympic gold medalist. She won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 and at the 2017 World Championships in her new personal best, 1:55.16. She also won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in the 800 metres. She was the winner of the gold medal in the 800 metre events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. | Ncofe
- Women - Elsabe le Roux, Meghan Booyens, Noloyiso Bonga, Nicole Luther, Maxine Willemse
- Officials - Skosana Humphrey, Jody Young, Zachous Banyane
Swimming.
In the swimming code Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos will be joined by fellow gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh who won two silver medals at the recent FINA world championships in Russia.
- Men - Alard Basson, Calvyn Justus, Alaric Basson, Chad le Clos, Martin Binedell, Daniel Marais, Myles Brown, Nico Meyer, | 51,629 | triviaqa-train |
How are Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison described in the title of a play by Neil Simon? | Odd Couple
Odd Couple may refer to:
Neil Simon play and its adaptations.
- "The Odd Couple" (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon
- "The Odd Couple" (film), a 1968 film based on the play
- "The Odd Couple" (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 television show based on the film
- "The Oddball Couple", a 1975–1977 animated TV series
- "The New Odd Couple", a 1982–1983 sitcom remake | and constructive way, his corrections and suggestions prove extremely annoying to those around him. Oscar, his closest friend, feels compelled to throw him out after only a brief time together, though he quickly realizes that Felix has had a positive effect on him.
The play and the film both spell Felix's name "Ungar", while the television series spells it "Unger".
Characters.
- Felix Ungar: A fastidious, hypochondriac news-writer whose marriage is ending.
- Oscar Madison: A | 51,630 | triviaqa-train |
"What is the two-word title by which the Simon and Garfunkel song ""The 59th Street Bridge Song"" is familiarly known?" | The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel, appearing on their 1966 album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme". "59th Street Bridge" is the colloquial name of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City. The song's message is immediately delivered in its opening verse: "Slow down, you move too fast".
The studio version features Dave Brubeck Quartet members Joe Morello | (drums) and Eugene Wright (double bass).
Footage of Simon and Garfunkel performing the song at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is featured in the film "Monterey Pop".
On his farewell tour, Simon "penalized" himself for wrongly performing the lyrics to another song by singing this song, which he confesses to hating.
The theme song to the American children's TV show "H.R. Pufnstuf", originally composed by Sid and Marty Krofft, was found to closely mimic "The 59th Street Bridge | 51,631 | triviaqa-train |
"Who plays Joey LaMotta, Jake's brother and manager in the 1980 film ""Raging Bull""?" | Joey LaMotta was portrayed by Joe Pesci in "Raging Bull", the 1980 film that portrayed his brother's turbulent life and career. | bouts. Although each fight was close, LaMotta dropped Robinson to the canvas multiple times. LaMotta, who lived a turbulent life in and out of the ring, was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film "Raging Bull". He was managed by his brother Joey LaMotta.
Early life.
LaMotta was born on the Lower East Side of New York City on July 10, 1922, to Italian parents. Many sources had reported his year of birth as 1921, but his daughter Christi said in a | 51,632 | triviaqa-train |
Which river flows through Hobart in Tasmania - there are English rivers of the same name in Cumbria, Derbyshire and Yorkshire? | River Derwent rises on the North York Moors, flows south then westwards through the Vale of Pickering then turns south again to drain the eastern part of the Vale of York. It empties into the River Ouse at Barmby on the Marsh.
In the far north of the county the River Tees flows eastwards through Teesdale and empties its waters into the North Sea downstream of Middlesbrough. The smaller River Esk flows from west to east at the northern foot of the North York Moors to reach the sea at Whitby. To the east | List of rivers of Yorkshire
This is a list of named rivers that flow either wholly or partially within the boundaries of the four ceremonial counties that form Yorkshire. There are twenty five rivers of at least in total. The majority of these waterways lie wholly within the county boundaries, except for; the Ribble, which flows into the Irish Sea at Lytham; the Rother, whose source is located in Derbyshire Peak District; the Greta, which flows into Lancashire to join the River Lune; and the Tees, which flows | 51,633 | triviaqa-train |
Which Socialist was elected President of France on this day in 1981? | Socialists (PES), the Socialist International (SI) and the Progressive Alliance.
The PS first won power in 1981, when its candidate François Mitterrand was elected President of France in the 1981 presidential election. Under Mitterrand, the party achieved a governing majority in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993. PS leader Lionel Jospin lost his bid to succeed Mitterrand as president in the 1995 presidential election against Rally for the Republic leader Jacques Chirac, but became prime minister in a cohabitation government after | For example, in 1981, France elected both a Socialist president and legislature, which yielded a Socialist premier. But whereas the president's term of office was for seven years, the National Assembly only served for five. When, in the 1986 legislative election, the French people elected a right-of-centre assembly, Socialist President Mitterrand was forced into cohabitation with right wing premier Jacques Chirac.
However, in 2000, amendments to the French constitution reduced the length of the French president's term from seven to five | 51,634 | triviaqa-train |
Wearmouth Bridge and two black lions feature on the crest of which English football club? | Wearmouth Bridge
Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea.
The current bridge is the third Wearmouth Bridge in its position. The first opened in 1796 and then was reconstructed in the 19th century.
History.
History The first bridge, 1796–1929.
The first Wearmouth Bridge opened in 1796, with the foundation stone having been laid in September 1793. It was sponsored and patented by Rowland Burdon, the | FAI Intermediate Cup at the Aviva Stadium, going down 5-0 to Crumlin United.
Colours and badge.
Letterkenny Rovers home kit is white jersey, black shorts, red socks. The away kit are black jersey, white shorts and yellow socks.
The club crest is divided into four panels which feature St. Eunan's Cathedral, Conwal Parish Church, a fish and a bridge. There is a football in the centre of the crest.
Current squad.
Honours.
- Ulster Senior League | 51,635 | triviaqa-train |
Which river is formed at Launceston in Tasmania by the merging of the North Esk and South Esk rivers - a river of the same name forms much of the boundary between Devon and Cornwall? | . The settlement at Risdon was later abandoned. Left on their own without further supplies, the Sullivans Cove settlement suffered severe food shortages and by 1806 its inhabitants were starving, with many resorting to scraping seaweed off rocks and scavenging washed-up whale blubber from the shore to survive.
A smaller colony was established at Port Dalrymple on the Tamar River in the island's north in October 1804 and several other convict-based settlements were established, including the particularly harsh penal colonies at Port Arthur in the southeast and Macquarie Harbour | taking over ninety years to complete.
Geography.
Hadspen lies approximately above sea level, Southwest of Launceston, Tasmania. It is on the southern side of the South Esk River, near the confluence of the South Esk and Meander Rivers. The town is set in a rural landscape; Surrounding countryside contains valleys, river flood plains, remnant uncleared bush and undulating pastures. The majority of the town lies between the South Esk, and a low section of land east of the town called Beams Hollow, which is named | 51,636 | triviaqa-train |
On this day in which year was Nelson Mandela inaugurated as President of South Africa? | Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC | expanded in the 1980s with South African leader P. W. Botha visiting in 1980 as Prime Minister. Earlier in 1980, former Taiwan Premier Sun Yun-suan visited South Africa. Vice President of Taiwan Hsieh Tung-min was present when the 1983 South African Constitution was inaugurated. Botha visited Taiwan again in 1986, this time as State President. Trade and political relations grew until the 1990s, when Nelson Mandela withdrew recognition of the ROC in favour of the PRC.
Taiwanese relations with apartheid South Africa Military.
Taiwan and South | 51,637 | triviaqa-train |
"""Cinderella Rockefella"" was a Number One single in 1968 for Esther and Abi (who)?" | Cinderella Rockefella
"Cinderella Rockefella" is a novelty song written by Mason Williams and Nancy Ames, best known in the version by the Israeli duo Esther and Abi Ofarim, at the time a married couple, in 1968. They recorded their version in 1967 and made an appearance on "The Eamonn Andrews Show" to promote it. An April 1967 performance on the CBS television variety program The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, introduced a U.S. audience to the song. Co-Composer Williams was a writer for the series. The | vocal group, Los Quando's, released a Spanish version titled "Mi Cenicienta" in an EP single from 1968, with lyrics from Julio Guiu Sr.
- Knut Berger and Caroline Peters perform a karaoke version of the song, sung by Rita and Ivri Lider, in the 2004 Israeli film "Walk on Water".
External links.
- Mark Steyn, Cinderella Rockefella: Song of the Week
- Where did they get that song? | 51,638 | triviaqa-train |
By what name was Barbara Gordon known in DC Comics from 1967 to the mid-1980s? | Barbara Gordon
Barbara Gordon is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character was created by William Dozier, Julius Schwartz, and Carmine Infantino. At the request of the producers of the 1960s "Batman" television series, DC editor Schwartz called for a new female counterpart to the superhero Batman that could be introduced into publication and the third season of the show simultaneously. The character subsequently made her first comic book appearance as Batgirl in "Detective Comics | Question (comics)
The Question (real name Charles Victor Szasz, better known as Vic Sage) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Steve Ditko, the Question first appeared in Charlton Comics' "Blue Beetle" #1 (June 1967). The character was acquired by DC Comics in the early 1980s and incorporated into the DC Universe.
The Question's secret identity was originally Vic Sage. However, after the events of the | 51,639 | triviaqa-train |
"Brothers Simon and Stephen Cornwell were two of the executive producers on the BBC TV drama ""The Night Manager"". Who wrote the novel on which the drama was based?" | The Night Manager (TV series)
The Night Manager is a British television serial directed by Susanne Bier and starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, David Harewood, Tom Hollander, and Elizabeth Debicki. It is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carré and adapted to the present day by David Farr. The six-part series began broadcasting on BBC One on 21 February 2016. In the United States, it began on 19 April 2016 on AMC. It has been sold internationally | in several other dramas as Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) operators.
Production.
Production Crew.
The first series of "Spooks" was produced by Kudos Film and Television for the BBC. David Wolstencroft was credited as the series creator, Simon Crawford Collins as the producer, and Jane Featherstone as the series producer. The executive producers of the first series were Kudos director Stephen Garrett and Head of Independent Drama Commissioning for the BBC, Gareth Neame. The series includes three screenwriters, and three directors. Wolstencroft wrote | 51,640 | triviaqa-train |
Who defeated Wladimir Klitschko to win the world heavyweight boxing title last November? | the world heavyweight championship, the most in history. Until his loss to Tyson Fury in 2015, Klitschko was recognized as the lineal champion by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, while the WBA recognised him as one of its "Super champions", a distinction given to boxers who hold that title in addition to those by other sanctioning bodies in the same division. From 2006 to 2015, Vladimir and his older brother Vitali (himself a former world heavyweight champion) dominated heavyweight boxing, a period typically known as the "Klitschko | Chris Byrd
Christopher Cornelius "Chris" Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over then-undefeated Vitali Klitschko. In his first title defense later that year, he lost to Vitali's brother Wladimir Klitschko. In 2002, Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield to win the IBF heavyweight title for his second reign as world champion. He made | 51,641 | triviaqa-train |
Which town in Northern Ireland lies on the stretch of river between Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne? | Lough Erne
Lough Erne ( , ) is the name of two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is the second-biggest lake system in Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the fourth biggest in Ireland. The lakes are widened sections of the River Erne, which flows north and then curves west into the Atlantic. The smaller southern lake is called the Upper Lough as it is higher up the river. The bigger northern lake is called the Lower Lough or Broad Lough. The town of Enniskillen lies on | River Erne
The River Erne ( , or "An Éirne") in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It rises on the east shoulder of Slieve Glah mountain three miles south of Cavan in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, and flows 80 miles (129 km) through Lough Gowna, Lough Oughter and Upper and Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, to the sea at Ballyshannon, County Donegal | 51,642 | triviaqa-train |
Offa was King of which Anglo-Saxon Kingdom from 757 to 796? | Hwicce" had crossed the border at Kempsford, with the intention of mounting a raid into northern Wiltshire; the Mercian force was met by the local ealdorman, "and the people of Wiltshire had the victory". In 829 Egbert went on, the chronicler reports, to conquer "the kingdom of the Mercians and everything south of the Humber". It was at this point that the chronicler chose to attach Egbert's name to Bede's list of seven overlords, adding that "he was the eighth king who was Bretwalda | John Arne Markussen
John Arne Markussen (born 20 May 1953) is a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. He was born in Repvåg, Nordkapp. He was journalist for the newspaper "Altaposten" from 1971 to 1976, and for "Dagbladet" from 1977. From 2011 he was appointed chief editor of "Dagbladet". Among his books are "Norske redaktører - voktere av enigheten" from 1979, and "Frihet og frykt - nærbilder av USA" from 1996. | 51,643 | triviaqa-train |
Odumegwu Ojukwu was President of which state that seceded from Nigeria in 1967? | Ojukwu declared Eastern Nigeria a sovereign state to be known as BIAFRA:Having mandated me to proclaim on your behalf, and in your name, that Eastern Nigeria be a sovereign independent Republic, now, therefore I, Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria, by virtue of the authority, and pursuant to the principles recited above, do hereby solemnly proclaim that the territory and region known as and called Eastern Nigeria together with her continental shelf and territorial waters, shall, henceforth, be an independent sovereign | ) have a tax identification number called NIP "(Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej)".
Individuals in Poland are often asked to provide the number of their Polish identity card "(dowód osobisty)" as identification (foreign citizens give their passport number instead). Similarly, businesses and corporations are often required to state the number at which they appear in the register of businesses, KRS - National Judicial Register (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy), or the Taxpayer Identification Number - NIP.
External links.
- GUS - Główny | 51,644 | triviaqa-train |
"The Neil Simon plays ""The Prisoner of Second Avenue"" and ""Brighton Beach Memoirs"" are set in which city?" | Plays". Despite generally positive reviews from New York critics, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" closed on November 1, 2009 after 9 performances and 25 previews due to weak ticket sales. Subsequently, the planned production of "Broadway Bound" was cancelled.
"The New York Times", in analyzing the revival's failure, wrote that "What went wrong with 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' is a case study in success and failure on Broadway today. There were no big stars like Jude Law in the current commercial hit | Brighton Beach Memoirs (film)
Brighton Beach Memoirs is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Gene Saks, written by Neil Simon, and starring Jonathan Silverman and Blythe Danner. Simon adapted his semi-autobiographical 1983 play of the same title, the first chapter of what is known as the "Eugene trilogy", followed by "Biloxi Blues" and "Broadway Bound". The film frequently breaks the fourth wall by having Eugene speak directly to the camera.
Plot overview.
Set in the Brighton Beach section | 51,645 | triviaqa-train |
"According to the lyrics of the song ""Fairytale of New York"", what were 'the boys of the NYPD choir singing'?" | to be encouraged by Dougherty and MacGowan to use force. MacGowan and the rest of the band were drinking throughout the shoot, and the police became concerned about their increasingly rowdy behaviour in the cells. Dillon, who was sober, had to intervene and reassure the police that there would be no problems.
The chorus of the song includes the line "The boys of the NYPD choir still singing 'Galway Bay'". In reality, the NYPD (New York City Police Department) does not have a choir, | "Come to My Window" during The Concert for New York City, the benefit concert following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Early during her performance, her microphone failed, leaving Etheridge to play her guitar without singing while an alternate mic was found. Famously, the audience, made up largely of members of the New York City fire and police departments (and survivors of NYPD and FDNY personnel who were lost in the attacks) sang the lyrics themselves until Etheridge's mic was restored.
The song was played by | 51,646 | triviaqa-train |
"Who made the cake on the cover of the album ""Let It Bleed"" by The Rolling Stones?" | on a plate in place of a stack of records: a film canister labelled "Stones – Let It Bleed", a clock dial, a pizza, a motorcycle tyre and a cake with elaborate icing topped by figurines representing the band. The cake parts of the construction were prepared by then-unknown cookery writer Delia Smith. The reverse of the LP sleeve shows the same "record-stack" melange in a state of disarray. The artwork was inspired by the working title of the album, which was "Automatic | the cookery writer for the "Daily Mirror's" newly-launched magazine. Their deputy editor was Michael Wynn-Jones, whom she later married. Her first piece featured kipper pâté, beef in beer and cheesecake. She baked the cake which was used on the cover of The Rolling Stones' album "Let It Bleed". In 1972 Smith started a column in the "Evening Standard". She later defected to the rival "Evening News", but she returned to "the Standard" when that newspaper bought | 51,647 | triviaqa-train |
Chinook, chum and sockeye are species of what type of fish? | to their home rivers to spawn. The salmon also undergo radical morphological changes as they prepare for the spawning event ahead. All salmon lose the silvery blue they had as ocean fish, and their colour darkens, sometimes with a radical change in hue. Salmon are sexually dimorphic, and the male salmon develop canine-like teeth and their jaws develop a pronounced curve or hook, called a "kype". Studies have shown that larger and more dominant male salmon have a reproductive advantage as female Chinook are often more aggressive toward | last remaining mature coniferous forests in the Bothell area. The forest here filters and cools water in streams, wetlands and countless small springs and seeps, along an entire mile of watershed. The cooling of this water is crucial for 5 species of anadromous fish that spawn in North Creek including chum, coho, sockeye, chinook and steelhead. Many other ecosystem services are provided by this forest including carbon sequestration, reduction of surface runoff and cooling of ambient temperatures in surrounding neighborhood.
The dominant tree species of North Creek Forest are | 51,648 | triviaqa-train |
In which city was Ludwig van Beethoven born? | again until he directed the premiere performance of the Ninth Symphony in 1824, which involved him giving cues to conductor Michael Umlauf.
A large collection of his hearing aids, such as a special ear horn, can be viewed at the Beethoven House Museum in Bonn, Germany. Despite his obvious distress, Czerny remarked that Beethoven could still hear speech and music normally until 1812. Around 1814 however, by the age of 44, he was almost totally deaf, and when a group of visitors saw him play a loud arpeggio | Lewis Lockwood
Lewis H. Lockwood (born 1930) is an American musicologist whose main fields are the music of the Italian Renaissance and the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven. Joseph Kerman described him as "a leading musical scholar of the postwar generation, and the leading American authority on Beethoven".
Early life and education.
Born in New York City in December 1930, Lockwood attended the High School of Music and Art. He then did his undergraduate work at Queens College, where his main advisor was the | 51,649 | triviaqa-train |
Which baseball player began his career in 1914 as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox? | , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918. However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in . The team's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable | Andy Karl (baseball)
Anton Andrew "Andy" Karl (April 8, 1914 – April 8, 1989) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons (1943–47) with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves. For his career, he compiled an 18–23 record in 191 appearances, all but four as a relief pitcher, with a 3.51 earned run average and 107 strikeouts.
An alumnus of Manhattan College, Karl was born in Mount Vernon | 51,650 | triviaqa-train |
Which European country has the Leu as its currency? | In 1947, the Ministry of Finance introduced 20-leu notes and Banca Națională a României introduced 100-, 500- and 1,000-leu notes. In 1949, took over the production of paper money and issued 500- and 1,000-leu notes.
Banknotes Third leu.
In 1952, the Ministry of Finance introduced notes for 1, 3 and 5 lei, and the introduced 10-, 25- and 100-leu notes. In 1966, the Banca Națională a Republicii Socialiste România took over the production of all paper money, issuing notes for 1, 3, 5 | the young country suffered its worst economic crisis that left most of the population below the poverty line. In 1993, a new national currency, the Moldovan leu was introduced to replace the Soviet ruble. The end of the planned economy meant also that the industrial enterprises would have to buy supplies and sell their goods by themselves, and most of the management was not prepared for such a change. Moldova undertook a privatisation plan which was effective in the transfer of the ownership of houses to the people. The attempted privatization of production | 51,651 | triviaqa-train |
Which much loved British actress portrayed Mollie Weasley, mother of Ron in the Harry Potter series of films? | , David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley, and Julie Walters as Molly Weasley.
The series has seen many returning crew members from various departments, including Tim Burke, visual effects supervisor; Peter Doyle, digital film colourist; Nick Dudman, make-up and creature effects designer; David Holmes, stunt double; Amanda Knight, make-up artist; Stephenie McMillan, set designer; Greg Powell, stunt coordinator; Jany Temime, costume designer; and Fiona Weir | List of Harry Potter cast members
This is a list of "Harry Potter" cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the film series. The list is sorted by film and character, as some of the characters were portrayed by multiple actors.
Overview.
Several actors of the United Kingdom and Ireland voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the "Harry Potter" film series based on the book series by J. K. Rowling. In all the films, Daniel Radcliffe played Harry Potter, Rupert Grint played Ron Weasley | 51,652 | triviaqa-train |
Nicknamed “King of the Kippax”, Colin Bell made 394 appearances and scored 117 goals for which English football club between 1966 and 1979? | List of Manchester City F.C. players
Manchester City Football Club, then known as Ardwick, first entered the Football League in the 1892–83 season. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below, which encompasses all players who have been inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame. Also included are all winners of the "Player of the Year" award, which has been awarded annually since 1967 by | Andy Bell (footballer, born 1956)
Andrew Donald Bell (born 6 May 1956) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Career.
Born in Taunton, Somerset, Bell played for hometown club Taunton Town before signing for Exeter City in July 1979. He made three appearances in the Football League during the 1979–80 season before joining Yeovil Town. He made 122 appearances and scored 36 goals for Yeovil in the Alliance Premier League. He joined Weymouth in 1983, making eight appearances and scoring one | 51,653 | triviaqa-train |
Which variety of solo card game patience takes its name from a gold rush location in the Yukon Territory? | Klondike Gold Rush trail is a lake flowing into Nares Lake, with the greater part of its area within Yukon.
Other watersheds in the territory include the Mackenzie River, the Peel Watershed and the Alsek–Tatshenshini, and a number of rivers flowing directly into the Beaufort Sea. The two main Yukon rivers flowing into the Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories are the Liard River in the southeast and the Peel River and its tributaries in the northeast.
Canada's highest point, Mount Logan (), is in the territory | Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, which was one of the best-selling books of that year and it was London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. The novel was subsequently filmed as a First | 51,654 | triviaqa-train |
The Scottish port of Stranraer stands on which sea loch, which acts a natural harbour for shipping? | Stranraer
Stranraer (, in Scotland also , ; , ) is a town in the parish of Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, in the historical county of Wigtownshire in southwest Scotland. It lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population including the surrounding area of nearly 13,000.
Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It | Sarclet
Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Sarclet Head extends into the sea and is 0.5 miles to the southeast of the township. Sarclet has a natural harbour called The Haven which was formerly used by fishing boats, but is now largely unused.
The village of Thrumster lies 0.5 miles north west, with Wick located 5 north of the township.
Decoy | 51,655 | triviaqa-train |
On July 1st 1867 Sir John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister of which country? | whether it be against me or for me, I know, and it is no vain boast to say so, for even my enemies will admit that I am no boaster, that there does not exist in Canada a man who has given more of his time, more of his heart, more of his wealth, or more of his intellect and power, as it may be, for the good of this Dominion of Canada.
Macdonald's speech was seen as a personal triumph, but it did little to salvage | 1st Canadian Parliament
The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867, until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867. It was prorogued prior to the 1872 election.
It was controlled by a majority coalition between the Conservative Party and the Liberal-Conservative Party under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 1st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake from 1869 to 1871, followed by | 51,656 | triviaqa-train |
Which cartoon character has a pet snail called Gary who meows? | Joles in the "Truth or Square" game.
The "SpongeBob" characters have been featured at a variety of theme park attractions. In 2003, Kings Island announced plans to build the first "SpongeBob"-themed amusement park ride, a dark ride roller coaster titled "Mrs. Puff's Crash Course Boating School". Plans were halted when Kings Island changed ownership, and the first ride featuring "SpongeBob" theming was instead "SpongeBob's Boatmobiles"—also based on Mrs. Puff's Boating School and opened in 2003—at California's Great America. | Grimley, a nerdy Wheel of Fortune fan who plays the triangle and has a goldfish for a pet. This character was originally created for the show SCTV, but wasn't as popular there as it was on SNL. A short-lived cartoon series was made based on this character from 1988-1989.
- Jackie Rogers, Jr: an albino entertainer who appears on the sketch The Joe Franklin Show. He hosted the game show parody (on SNL) called Jackie Rogers's $100,000 Jackpot Wad
- Lawrence | 51,657 | triviaqa-train |
Oneirology is the study of what? | all humans throughout the life span.
REM sleep episodes and the dreams that accompany them lengthen progressively across the night, with the first episode the shortest, of approximately 10–12 minutes duration, and the second and third episodes increasing to 15–20 minutes. Dreams at the end of the night may last typically 15 minutes, although these may be experienced as several distinct stories due to momentary arousals interrupting sleep as the night ends.
Dream reports can normally be made 50% of the time when an awakening occurs prior to the end | - "At the Speed of Life" (2008)
- "Oneirology" (2010)
- "What Was the Question?" (2011)
- "The Art of Survival" (2012)
- "Divided by One" (2014)
- "Collection" (2015), compilation with two exclusive tracks
- "Archived" (2015), album sold at Yes concerts during their 2015 tour, availability on Sherwood's website in 2016
- "Citizen" (2015) | 51,658 | triviaqa-train |
How is the title character Prince Myshkin known in the title of a Dostoevsky novel? | Prince Myshkin
Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin (pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is the protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot". Dostoevsky wanted to create a character that was "entirely positive... with an absolutely beautiful nature", someone who is truly 'Christian'. According to Joseph Frank, the character of Prince Myshkin approaches "the extremest incarnation of the Christian ideal of love that humanity can reach in its present form, but he is torn apart by the conflict between the contradictory imperatives | with the novel. Detailed plot outlines and character sketches were made, but were quickly abandoned and replaced with new ones. In one early draft, the character who was to become Prince Myshkin is an evil man who commits a series of terrible crimes, including the rape of his adopted sister (Nastasya Filippovna), and who only arrives at goodness by way of his conversion through Christ. By the end of the year, however, a new premise had been firmly adopted. In a letter to Apollon Maykov Dostoevsky explained that | 51,659 | triviaqa-train |
Bassanio, Portia, and Shylock are characters in which Shakespeare play? | red hat at all times in public to ensure that they were easily identified. If they did not comply with this rule, they could face the death penalty. In Venice, Jews had to live in a ghetto protected by Christians which was probably for their own safety. The Jews were expected to pay their guards.
Shakespeare's play reflected the antisemitic tradition. The title page of the Quarto indicates that the play was sometimes known as "The Jew of Venice" in its day, which suggests that it was seen | tolerance, noting that Shylock is a sympathetic character. They cite as evidence that Shylock's "trial" at the end of the play is a mockery of justice, with Portia acting as a judge when she has no right to do so. The characters who berated Shylock for dishonesty resort to trickery in order to win. In addition to this Shakespeare gives Shylock one of his most eloquent speeches:
It is difficult to know whether the sympathetic reading of Shylock is entirely due to changing sensibilities among readers—or whether Shakespeare | 51,660 | triviaqa-train |
On a standard UK typewriter keyboard, over which number is a circumflex positioned? | been the subject of some controversy.
- In 1865, John Pratt, of Centre, Alabama (US), built a machine called the "Pterotype" which appeared in an 1867 "Scientific American" article and inspired other inventors.
- Between 1864 and 1867, , a carpenter from South Tyrol (then part of Austria) developed several models and a fully functioning prototype typewriter in 1867.
History Early innovations Hansen Writing Ball.
In 1865, Rev. Rasmus Malling-Hansen of Denmark invented the Hansen Writing Ball, | and circumflex ( ˆ ) accents are also used to mark High, Low, and Falling tone respectively. Mid tone (in languages which contrast High, Mid, and Low) is left unmarked.
Keyboard.
The following typewriter keyboard was produced for the NLC by Olivetti:
On this typewriter keyboard layout the letters Q and X were not mapped as they were not part of the alphabet, and digits 0 or 1 had to be entered as capital letters O and I. Keys in gray (for modern computers) | 51,661 | triviaqa-train |
Channel 4 have recently announced that they are to screen a one off special of which show to coincide with the EU referendum, presented by Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier which has been off air since 2007? | Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean-Paul Gaultier (; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer who, in 1982, founded his eponymous fashion label. From 2003 to 2010 he also served as the creative director at French luxury house Hermès for womenswear. He co-presented the television series "Eurotrash" with Antoine de Caunes.
Life and career.
Gaultier grew up in a suburb of Paris. His mother was a clerk and his father an accountant. It | 33rd César Awards
The 33rd César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour the best films of 2007 in France. It was held on 22 February 2008 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jean Rochefort and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. "The Secret of the Grain" won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees.
The nominees were announced on 25 January 2008. The winners are in bold.
Viewers.
The show | 51,662 | triviaqa-train |
In what year was the first Formula One motor racing world championship held? | Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group. The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the premier forms of racing around the world since its inaugural season in 1950. The word "formula" in the name refers to the set of rules to which all participants' cars must conform. A Formula One season consists of a series of races | the completion of the acquisition for $8 billion.
History.
The Formula One series originated with the European Championship of Grand Prix motor racing ("q.v." for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. The formula is a set of rules that all participants' cars must meet. Formula One was a new formula agreed upon after World War II during 1946, with the first non-championship races being held that year. The first one, the first Formula 1 race ever, was the Turin | 51,663 | triviaqa-train |
Which organ of the human body produces insulin? | at Rockefeller University in 1915, but World War I interrupted his work and he did not return to it.
In 1916, Nicolae Paulescu developed an aqueous pancreatic extract which, when injected into a diabetic dog, had a normalizing effect on blood-sugar levels. He had to interrupt his experiments because of World War I, and in 1921 he wrote four papers about his work carried out in Bucharest and his tests on a diabetic dog. Later that year, he published "Research on the Role of the Pancreas in | Insulin resistance
Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin.
To prevent hyperglycemia and noticeable organ damage over time, the body produces insulin when glucose starts to be released into the bloodstream, primarily from the digestion of carbohydrates in the diet. Under normal conditions of insulin reactivity, this insulin response triggers glucose being taken into body cells, to be used for energy, and inhibits the body from using fat for energy, thereby causing the concentration of glucose in | 51,664 | triviaqa-train |
Dave Brock has been leader of which psychedelic rock group for over 40 years? | began as psychedelic soul artists, incorporated its sounds into funk music and eventually the disco which partly replaced it.
Revivals and successors Prog, heavy metal, and krautrock.
Many of the British musicians and bands that had embraced psychedelia went on to create progressive rock in the 1970s, including Pink Floyd, Soft Machine and members of Yes. King Crimson's album "In the Court of the Crimson King" (1969) has been seen as an important link between psychedelia and progressive rock. While bands such as Hawkwind maintained | White Hills (band)
White Hills is an American psychedelic rock band that was formed in 2003 in New York City. Founding members Dave W. (guitar & vocals) and Ego Sensation (bass & vocals) have been the only constant members.
They are known for being one of the most prolific bands of their generation, recording over 40 separate releases including 7 full-length studio albums. Their music strikes “a riveting balance between heaviness and ethereality” combining elements of krautrock, post-punk, art rock | 51,665 | triviaqa-train |
In Astronomy what name is given to the supermassive Black-Hole at the centre of our Galaxy? | planets. The Solar System is located at a radius of 26,490 (± 100) light-years from the Galactic Center, on the inner edge of the Orion Arm, one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas and dust. The stars in the innermost 10,000 light-years form a bulge and one or more bars that radiate from the bulge. The galactic center is an intense radio source known as Sagittarius A*, assumed to be a supermassive black hole of 4.100 (± 0.034) million solar masses. | our galaxy come from gravitational wave detections:
The disappearance of N6946-BH1 following a failed supernova in NGC 6946 may have resulted in the formation of a black hole.
See also.
- Black holes
- Black holes in fiction
- Supermassive black holes
External links.
- Black Holes: Gravity's Relentless Pull Award-winning interactive multimedia Web site about the physics and astronomy of black holes from the Space Telescope Science Institute
- Black hole diagrams
- Janusz Ziółkowski "Black Hole Candidates"
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To date only 3 teams have won the Women’s Rugby World Cup, England, New Zealand and which other nation’s? | On their Summer tour of South Africa, England lost the first two matches 39-42 and 12-23, after leading both early in the first half, before winning the third test 25-10 against a mostly second-string Springbok side. That autumn, after adding former All Blacks and USA Eagles coach John Mitchell to the coaching setup, England won the return match against South Africa by a single point at 12-11, and lost an equally close contest with New Zealand by 15-16, both in | every four years. The most recent Women’s World Cup was held in Ireland in 2017, where New Zealand were the winners. The most successful nations in the Women’s World Cup have been New Zealand, which has won it five times, and England, which has reached the final seven times.
Women's rugby sevens.
The primary annual global competition for women’s rugby sevens is the World Rugby Women’s World Series. The Women’s Series was launched in the 2012-13 season. It features 4 | 51,667 | triviaqa-train |
On Feb 23, 1836, the Mexican army, under the command of Santa Anna, set siege to what mission? | Alamo.
Like other states discontented with the central Mexican authorities, the Texas Department of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas rebelled in late 1835 and declared itself independent on 2 March 1836. The northeastern part of the state had been settled by numerous Anglo-American immigrants. Stephen Austin and his party had been welcomed by earlier Mexican governments.
Santa Anna marched north to bring Texas back under Mexican control by a show of brute merciless force. His expedition posed challenges of manpower, logistics, supply, and strategy far | States had driven out all Mexican troops the previous year. As part of his preparations for marching on Texas, in late December 1835 Santa Anna had convinced the Mexican Congress to pass a resolution that all "foreigners landing on the coast of the Republic or invading its territory by land, armed, and with the intent of attacking our country, will be deemed pirates" and subject to immediate execution.
Santa Anna led an army to San Antonio de Bexar, arriving on February 23, 1836, and immediately initiating a siege | 51,668 | triviaqa-train |
Area 51 is a supposed hotbed of alien activity. In what US state is it located? | Area 51
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. Officially, the facility is called Homey Airport (KXTA) or Groom Lake, named after the salt flat situated next to its airfield. Although details of the facility's operations are not publicly known, the USAF says it is an open training range, and it most likely supports the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems, based on historical evidence. The | Route 25A and later part of State Route 25.
The top-secret Area 51 government base is near SR 375, and many travelers have reported UFO observations and other strange alien activity along this road. Such stories prompted the state to officially designate the route as the Extraterrestrial Highway in 1996. The small town of Rachel, located near the midpoint of the highway, caters to tourists, geocachers, and UFO seekers with alien-themed businesses. Although the area receives some tourism due to alleged extraterrestrial activity, SR 375 | 51,669 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the couple executed in 1953 for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, the first execution of civilians for espionage in US history? | Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who spied on behalf of the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government of the United States. They provided top-secret information about radar, sonar, and jet propulsion engines and were accused of transmitting valuable nuclear weapon designs; at that time the United States was the only country in the world with nuclear weapons.
Other convicted co-conspirators were sentenced to prison, including Ethel's brother, David Greenglass (who had | were electrocuted on June 19, 1953, after being convicted of espionage for sharing secrets related to the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union. Julius died after the usual three shocks, but Ethel's heart was still beating when she was unstrapped from the electric chair after these three shocks, so she was strapped in again and shocked twice more, finally completing her execution.
James French was executed on August 10, 1966, the last person electrocuted until 1979. French was the first person executed in Oklahoma since Richard Dare was | 51,670 | triviaqa-train |
Who traded places with Eddie Murphy in the film 1983 masterpiece Trading Places? | to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!"
The following year, Murphy starred in "Trading Places" with fellow "SNL" alumnus Dan Aykroyd. The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop III") and proved to be | -wretch in the 1983 comedy "Trading Places", in which he co-starred with fellow "SNL" alumnus Eddie Murphy as well as Jamie Lee Curtis.
In the early 1980s, Aykroyd began work on a script for the film that eventually became "Ghostbusters", inspired by his fascination with parapsychology. The script initially included a much greater fantasy element, including time travel, but this was toned down substantially through work on the script with Harold Ramis (who became a co-writer) and director Ivan | 51,671 | triviaqa-train |
Friday marks the birthday of old West legend and showman William Cody. By what nickname name was he better known? | and Smith's New York Weekly and then published a highly successful novel, "Buffalo Bill, King of the Bordermen", which was first serialized on the front page of the Chicago Tribune, beginning that December 15. Many other sequels followed by Buntline, Prentiss Ingraham and others from the 1870s through the early part of the twentieth century. Cody later became world-famous for "Buffalo Bill's Wild West", a touring show which traveled around the United States, Great Britain, and Continental Europe. Audiences were enthusiastic | Wild Bill Hickok
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales that he told about his life. Some | 51,672 | triviaqa-train |
Established by Executive Order on March 1, 1961, the Peace Corps was originally headed up by what government department, before becoming independent in 1981? | a period of two years after three months of training. Volunteers work with governments, schools, non-profit organizations, non-government organizations, and entrepreneurs in education, business, information technology, agriculture, and the environment. After 24 months of service, volunteers can request an extension of service.
Since its inception, more than 235,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and served in 141 countries.
History.
History 1950–1959.
Following the end of World War II, various members of the United States Congress | Peace Corps Commemorative
The Peace Corps Commemorative is a proposed national commemorative work in Washington, D.C. honoring the historic founding of the Peace Corps and the enduring American ideals that motivated its founding and are expressed in Peace Corps service. The Peace Corps is a volunteer-sending program run by the United States government. Congress authorized the Peace Corps Commemorative in January 2014.
Background about the commemorative.
The Peace Corps program was established by Executive Order 10924, which was issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961 | 51,673 | triviaqa-train |
Who is missing: Shaggy, Fred, Velma, Daphne | aka Uncle Bobby in "Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost".
Reception to relationship with Daphne.
Members of the fanbase of the "Scooby-Doo" series speculated that Fred and Daphne Blake had a romantic attraction to one another. The makers of the "Scooby-Doo" film originally planned to refer to the rumor by including a scene where Fred asks to stay with Daphne, using a toothbrush to imply that he wanted to stay with Daphne for the night. The scene was not included in | , attempts to feed them to his Spirit of the Sand, a giant scorpion monster that turns out to be a robot he had built. Fred and Daphne arrive with Amahl, who reveals Hotep to be a brilliant civil engineer named Armin Granger who is illegally damming the Nile River.
After Granger is taken away, Fred and Daphne tell Scooby and Shaggy about Velma. Daphne gives back Scooby's collar until she realizes that the necklace is missing. The gang finds out that Dr. Von Butch stole the necklace. The gang | 51,674 | triviaqa-train |
Chimichurris, Dagwood, Hot Brown, Shawarma, and Muffuletta are all types of what? | kinds of sandwiches including the chip butty, bacon butty, or sausage butty, though some people make the distinction that a butty is made using a single buttered slice, folded over rather than cut. "Sarnie" is a similar colloquialism. Likewise, the word "sanger" is used for sandwich in Scottish dialect. The colloquial Scottish word "piece" may refer either to a sandwich or to a light meal, especially one that includes a sandwich. For example, the phrase "jeely piece" refers to a jam | In Australia, the term "hot dog" refers to the combination of frankfurter and bun, generally with condiments such as ketchup and mustard, but sometimes served with additional toppings such as fried onion or shredded cheese. Artificial cased frankfurters are the most widely available while skinless types are sometimes sold as "American style". Smaller cocktail sized frankfurters are also common.
One variation is the Dagwood Dog which consists of a frankfurt on a stick covered in either wheat-based or corn-based batters, deep fried and dipped | 51,675 | triviaqa-train |
Crossing the Rubicon, meaning passing the point of no return, was coined when who marched his army across the river on his way to Rome in 49BC? | , as Rome needed a military leader to defeat the Cimbri and the Teutones, who were threatening Rome.
After Marius's retirement, Rome had a brief peace, during which the Italian "socii" ("allies" in Latin) requested Roman citizenship and voting rights. The reformist Marcus Livius Drusus supported their legal process but was assassinated, and the "socii" revolted against the Romans in the Social War. At one point both consuls were killed; Marius was appointed to command the army together with Lucius Julius Caesar | Ski resort of the week, Deseret Morning News, March 24, 2005
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On Feb 21, 1953 British scientist Francis Crick and American James D. Watson unlocked the structure of what? | James Watson
James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".
Watson earned degrees at the University of Chicago (BS, 1947) and | " (Mike Gower) - 2:56
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Which atom, with atomic number 6, is present in all known life forms? | Carbon
Carbon (from "coal") is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Three isotopes occur naturally, C and C being stable, while C is a radionuclide, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity.
Carbon is the 15th most abundant element in the Earth's | from the vital body, the storehouse of these experiences, into the desire body, which then forms the basis of the man or woman's life in purgatory and the first heaven. This transfer is done by the Spirit during the first three and one-half days (84 hours) after the rupture of the connection between the seed atom and the heart, ordinarily known as death: death is not complete until this transfer has been accomplished. During this time sensation is still present, and the Spirit suffers through inharmonious surroundings | 51,678 | triviaqa-train |
On Feb 28, 1993, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian complex, headed by David Koresh, in what Texas city? | Branch Davidians
The Branch Davidians (also known as The Branch) are a religious group that originated in 1955 from a schism among the Shepherd's Rod/Davidians, an American offshoot of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Branch group was initially led by Benjamin Roden. Branch Davidians are most associated with the Waco siege of 1993, which involved David Koresh.
There is documented evidence (FBI negotiation transcripts between Kathryn Shroeder and Steve Schneider with interjections from Koresh himself) that David Koresh and his followers did not | release of the remaining children, Koresh advised the Negotiation Team that: "My children are different than those others", referring to his direct lineage versus those children previously released.
Raid and siege by federal authorities.
The siege began on February 28, 1993, when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) raided Mount Carmel Center. The ensuing gun battle resulted in the deaths of four agents and six Branch Davidians. Shortly after the initial raid, the FBI Hostage Rescue Team took command of the | 51,679 | triviaqa-train |
Currently, the oldest flying space shuttle in the fleet, which shuttle was launched last week on mission STS-133 to the International Space Station? | Tests and has no orbital capability. Four fully operational orbiters were initially built: "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", and "Atlantis". Of these, two were lost in mission accidents: "Challenger" in 1986 and "Columbia" in 2003, with a total of fourteen astronauts killed. A fifth operational (and sixth in total) orbiter, "Endeavour", was built in 1991 to replace "Challenger". The Space Shuttle was retired from service upon the conclusion of "Atlantis"s | mission was STS-132, aboard Space Shuttle "Atlantis", which launched on May 14, 2010 to the ISS. While docked to the station, Bowen conducted two spacewalks and logged 14 hours and 34 minutes of EVA time.
NASA career STS-133.
On January 19, 2011, Bowen was named as the replacement for Timothy L. Kopra on STS-133. Kopra was injured in a bicycle accident, preventing him from flying on the mission. With this mission, Bowen became the first and only astronaut to fly on consecutive Shuttle missions | 51,680 | triviaqa-train |
George Holliday famously videotaped the LAPD violating the civil rights of whom, on March 3, 1991? | four million dollars to settle the matter.
On September 4, 1988, LAPD officers raided the home of Roger Guydon looking for drugs. They found nothing. In 1991, Guydon won a $760,000 lawsuit against the city.
- 1990s
In April 1991 the Christopher Commission was formed in the wake of the Rodney King beating, by then-mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley. It was chaired by attorney Warren Christopher and was created to examine the structure and operation of the LAPD. The commission found that there | and Briseno from his back. The officers later testified that they believed King was under the influence of phencyclidine (PCP), although King's toxicology tested negative for the drug.
1991 police incident in Los Angeles Holliday video.
King was twice tasered by Koon. This marks the approximate start of the period that George Holliday videotaped. In the tape, King is seen on the ground. He rises and rushes toward Powell—as argued in court, either to attack Powell or to flee—and King and Powell | 51,681 | triviaqa-train |
Sunday saw the Seattle Mariners play their first spring training game. In what Arizona city do they have their training camp? | to be worn for Sunday home games. This cream-colored "fauxback" uniform features the current logo and lettering style in a royal blue and gold color scheme, a throwback to the original team colors. Unlike the rest of the uniform set, the back of the jersey does not display the player name. The cap features the current cap logo in the throwback colors.
Spring training.
The Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, has been the Mariners' home spring training facility since 1994. The complex | another chance. They invited him to their spring-training camp in Yuma, Arizona. A knee injury in the final week of spring training delayed his comeback try for almost two months. The Padres placed him in their Pacific Coast League farm club in Hawaii. He won his first game for the Islanders on June 18, but never won another. According to teammate John D'Acquisto in his book Fastball John, "Game after game, I would see him step off the mound in despair, unable to do what he had | 51,682 | triviaqa-train |
Working in military intelligence during WWII, eventually achieving the rank of major, Diana Prince is the alter ego of what DC Comics superhero? | Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. The character first appeared in "All Star Comics" #8 in October 1941 with her first feature in "Sensation Comics" #1, January 1942. The "Wonder Woman" title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira, | Book Artist", "Alter Ego" began regular bimonthly publication as a formal magazine with glossy covers. TwoMorrows Publishing is the owner of the magazine and it is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
Volume 1.
"Alter-Ego" supported the superhero revivals of the era that Jerry Bails dubbed "The Second Heroic Age of Comics", popularly known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz encouraged Bails and collaborator Roy Thomas, who would eventually become Marvel Comics editor-in-chief | 51,683 | triviaqa-train |
Although born Claudia Alta Taylor, by what name is President Lyndon Johnson's first lady better known as? | . It is common for the first lady to hire a staff to support these activities. Lady Bird Johnson pioneered environmental protection and beautification. Pat Nixon encouraged volunteerism and traveled extensively abroad; Betty Ford supported women's rights; Rosalynn Carter aided those with mental disabilities; Nancy Reagan founded the Just Say No drug awareness campaign; Barbara Bush promoted literacy; Hillary Clinton sought to reform the healthcare system in the U.S.; Laura Bush supported women's rights groups, and encouraged childhood literacy. Michelle Obama became identified with supporting military families and | and Educational Foundation (DREF), a nonprofit that aids organizations with foundations in community service.
Woods's feats in community development caught the eye of First Lady Claudia Alta Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson in 1965, thus Woods was invited to the White House to help launch the Head Start Program, a US anti-poverty program, with Delta Sigma Theta. Then, in 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson himself appointed her Chairman of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, a committee that aids women serving | 51,684 | triviaqa-train |
Known as The Palmetto State, what was the 8th state to join the union on May 23, 1788? | palmetto is the official state tree of both Florida and South Carolina (the latter is nicknamed "The Palmetto State").
The annual football rivalry game between Clemson and South Carolina is known as the "Palmetto Bowl".
A silhouette of a palmetto ("S. palmetto") appears on the official flag of the US state of South Carolina.
Two images of "S. palmetto" appear on the official great seal of the State of Florida.
External links.
- United States Department of Agriculture | , with the first competition taking place between teams from the Shoalhaven district. In May 1914, with other rugby clubs from across the region also splitting from rugby union to join the new code, the South Coast Rugby League was formed. The first season of what is now known as the Group 7 competition began with eight teams competing. These teams included: Berry, Bombo, Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama, Kangaroo Valley, Naval College, and Nowra. The First round began on 30 May 1914, with Kiama defeating Gerringong | 51,685 | triviaqa-train |
Osteoporosis is a weakness and brittleness of what? | Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone weakening increases the risk of a broken bone. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly. Bones that commonly break include the vertebrae in the spine, the bones of the forearm, and the hip. Until a broken bone occurs there are typically no symptoms. Bones may weaken to such a degree that a break may occur with minor stress or spontaneously. Chronic pain and a decreased ability to carry out normal activities may occur following a broken bone. | when it is called "postmenopausal osteoporosis", but may also develop in men, and may occur in anyone in the presence of particular hormonal disorders and other chronic diseases or as a result of medications, specifically glucocorticoids, when the disease is called steroid- or glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (SIOP or GIOP). Given its influence in the risk of fragility fracture, osteoporosis may significantly affect life expectancy and quality of life.
Components Muscle weakness.
Muscle weakness, also known as muscle fatigue, (or "lack of strength | 51,686 | triviaqa-train |
The name Julie is French form of what classic Latin name meaning youthful, soft-haired, beautiful or vivacious? | Julie (given name)
Julie is a popular Latin first name which originally comes from the Latin "Julia" which could mean youthful, soft-haired, beautiful or vivacious. It is the feminine form of Julius, and can be a pet form of Julia, or Juliette.
Popularity.
"Julie" has perpetually been one of the most popular female names used in the United States. According to the United States' Social Security Administration, "Julie" was consistently in the top one-hundred registered | Bonnie
Bonnie is a Scottish given name commonly used for little females. It is rarely used as a male given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference. It comes from the Scottish word "bonnie" meaning "pretty, attractive", or the French bonne (good) as a way to describe a fair, good and beautiful girl. That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" meaning good. The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita. Bonnie is often used | 51,687 | triviaqa-train |
Played by Jay Silverheels on the TV series, what is the name of The Lone Ranger's faithful companion? | Jay Silverheels
Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith, May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a Mohawk actor and He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the long-running American western television series "The Lone Ranger".
Early life.
Silverheels was born Harold Jay Smith in Canada, on the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Hagersville, Ontario. He was a grandson of Mohawk Chief A. G. Smith and Mary | The Lone Ranger (1956 film)
The Lone Ranger is a 1956 Western film based on "The Lone Ranger" television series, starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. "The Lone Ranger" was the first of two theatrical features based on the popular TV series of the same name; the other one being "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" (1958), which was Bonita Granville's last film appearance. She retired from the screen to marry Jack Wrather.
Plot.
Set in | 51,688 | triviaqa-train |
Feb 28, 1993 saw the BATF attempt to raid the Waco, TX compound of what religious cult, sparking a 51 day standoff? | tents, trucks, or buses, and most sold their possessions.
Following the failure of this prophecy, control of the site (Mount Carmel Center) fell to Benjamin Roden, founder of the Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association (Branch Davidians). He promoted different doctrinal beliefs than Victor Houteff's original Davidian Seventh-day Adventist organization. On Roden's death, control fell to his wife, Lois Roden. Lois considered their son, George Roden, unfit to assume the position of prophet. Instead, she | timed to mark either an anniversary of the FBI's assault at Waco or Adolf Hitler's birthday. Some of the connections appear coincidental. Eight years prior to the Waco fire, the ATF and FBI raided another compound of a religious cult: The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. Some ATF agents who were present at that raid were present at Waco. April 19 was also the date from the American Revolution's opening battles ("the shot heard round the world").
Legacy Media portrayals | 51,689 | triviaqa-train |
March 2, 1904 saw the birth of what famous American author, who once wrote under the pen name Theo LeSieg? | chosen as Caldecott runners-up (now referred to as Caldecott Honor books): "McElligot's Pool" (1947), "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" (1949), and "If I Ran the Zoo" (1950). Dr Seuss also wrote the musical and fantasy film "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.", which was released in 1953. The movie was a critical and financial failure, and Geisel never attempted another feature film. During the 1950s, he also published a number of illustrated short | Fritz Steuben
Erhard Wittek (3 December 1898 – 4 June 1981), better known for his pen name Fritz Steuben, was a German author who wrote war novels and stories depicting American Indians (particularly the life of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh). Steuben wrote war novels based on personal experiences in World War I (especially "Durchbruch anno achtzehn. Ein Fronterlebnis" Breakthrough anno eighteen. A front experience Stuttgart:Franckh, 1933) and other novels under his birth name.
Biography.
Steuben was born in Wongrowitz | 51,690 | triviaqa-train |
Which of the two main political parties had it's founding on Feb 28, 1854 in Ripon, WI? | Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its rival, the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.
In its early years, the Party supported limited government, state sovereignty and opposed banks and the abolition of slavery. Since Franklin | for landscaping, planting and building
involving the building in 1854 of two chapels on the main promenade.
The Anglican western section of the cemetery was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon on 1 August 1854 and on the 21st the cemetery was opened.
William Gay was appointed the first registrar for the cemetery and Joseph Smith (1800–1858) the first land agent.
With its laid out gardens, lawns, shrubbery and few graves the cemetery became popular for promenading in an age before Bradford had its first public park | 51,691 | triviaqa-train |
Who's missing: Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander | with the short-lived teen sitcom "The Marshall Chronicles". By its fourth season, it had become the most popular and successful sitcom on American television. The final episode aired in 1998, and the show has been a popular syndicated re-run.
Along with Seinfeld, the show starred "Saturday Night Live" veteran Julia Louis-Dreyfus and experienced actors Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Alexander played George, a caricature of Larry David. Seinfeld is the only actor to appear in every episode of the show | at the NYPL in the episode "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid".
- In the "Seinfeld" episode "The Library", Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) dates an NYPL librarian, Jerry Seinfeld is accosted by a library cop (Philip Baker Hall) for late fees, and George Costanza (Jason Alexander) encounters his high school gym teacher living homeless on its steps.
- It was shown in the pilot episode of the ABC series "Traveler" as the Drexler Museum of Art.
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Formerly under the US Department of the Treasury, the US Secret Service, currently operates under the watchful eye of what agency? | United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service (also USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting the nation's leaders and their families. Until 2003, the Secret Service was part of the Department of the Treasury, as the agency was originally founded to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of US currency.
Primary missions.
The Secret Service is mandated by Congress with two distinct and critical national security missions: protecting the nation | While there, he becomes embroiled in the investigation of a mass murder in what appears to be a drug runners' tunnel on the Tijuana/San Diego border, which was casually discovered. He teams up with a local honest street cop and a US official all under the watchful eye of State Department attache, eager to pin the killings on a drug cartel. But when Rhodes links the human rights atrocity to the murder of two American teenage dirt bikers and discovers they all have been poisoned with chemicals, he uncovers a | 51,693 | triviaqa-train |
What bar favorite consists of ginger ale, orange juice, and grenadine? | ingredient in some non-alcoholic drinks, such as the Roy Rogers, pink lemonade and Shirley Temple cocktails, or simply by mixing the syrup with cold water in a glass or jug, sometimes with ice.
Pomegranate syrup found in most Middle Eastern groceries is made with pomegranate concentrate and sugar, and serves as an authentic grenadine.
See also.
- List of syrups | , lime, & lemon
- Sour melon fizz – gin, lime juice, midori and ginger ale
Non-gin fizzes.
- Buck's fizz (and variant mimosa) – champagne, orange juice, sometimes grenadine
- Chicago fizz – rum, port wine, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white
- Manhattan cooler – whisky (Scotch), lemon juice, sugar, and lemon-lime soda
- Pink Fizz (AKA May Blossom Fizz) - Swedish punsch, lemon juice, grenadine | 51,694 | triviaqa-train |
In what Arizona city do the Seattle Mariners hold their spring training camp? | to be worn for Sunday home games. This cream-colored "fauxback" uniform features the current logo and lettering style in a royal blue and gold color scheme, a throwback to the original team colors. Unlike the rest of the uniform set, the back of the jersey does not display the player name. The cap features the current cap logo in the throwback colors.
Spring training.
The Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, has been the Mariners' home spring training facility since 1994. The complex | the Venezuelan Summer League in wins, ERA, innings pitched (88), and strikeouts. After the season, the Seattle Mariners named Ramírez as the pitcher of the year in their minor league organization. He participated in the Mariners instructional league in Arizona after the 2009 season.
Ramírez spent the early part of the 2010 season in extended spring training with the Seattle Mariners. He was assigned to the Class-A Clinton LumberKings in early-April. On the season, Ramírez was both a Midwest League mid-season | 51,695 | triviaqa-train |
Current home to former UW stud John Brockman, what is the NBA team that calls Milwaukee home? | Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at the Fiserv Forum. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wes Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest | the new Fiserv Forum prior to the start of the 2018–19 NBA season. The team played a "Return to the MECCA" game at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (the former Milwaukee or "MECCA" Arena, their home from 1968 until 1988) on October 26 against the Celtics as part of the team's 50th season celebration.
- The Washington Wizards home arena, the Verizon Center, was renamed Capital One Arena.
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, owners of the Toronto Raptors, announced that the | 51,696 | triviaqa-train |
Which animal is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature? | same staff and board. The organization now known as the Conservation Foundation in the United States is the former Forest Foundation of DuPage County. In 1996, the organization obtained general consultative status from UNESCO.
Panda symbol.
WWF's giant panda logo originated from a panda named Chi Chi that had been transferred from Beijing Zoo to London Zoo in 1958, three years before WWF became established. Being famous as the only panda residing in the Western world at that time, its uniquely recognisable physical features and status as an endangered | List of ecoregions in Australia
Ecoregions in Australia are geographically distinct plant and animal communities, defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature based on geology, soils, climate, and predominant vegetation.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) identified 825 terrestrial ecoregions that cover the Earth's land surface, 40 of which cover Australia and its dependent islands. The WWF ecoregions are classified by biome type (Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, tundra, etc.), and | 51,697 | triviaqa-train |
March 12, 1894 saw the first bottles of what beverage, concocted by Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton, sold for the first time? | John Stith Pemberton
John Stith Pemberton ( – ) was an American pharmacist who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. In May 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become world-famous as Coca-Cola, but sold his rights to the drink shortly before his death.
Background.
Pemberton was born on , in Knoxville, Georgia, and spent most of his childhood in Rome, Georgia. His parents were James C. Pemberton and Martha L. Gant. He entered | , where it initially sold for five cents a glass. Drugstore soda fountains were popular in the United States at the time due to the belief that carbonated water was good for the health, and Pemberton's new drink was marketed and sold as a patent medicine, Pemberton claiming it a cure for many diseases, including morphine addiction, indigestion, nerve disorders, headaches, and impotence. Pemberton ran the first advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the "Atlanta Journal".
By 1888, three | 51,698 | triviaqa-train |
Home to Bank of America and the east coast operations of Wells Fargo, after they bought Wachovia, what Southern city is the second largest banking center in the US behind New York? | Bank of America
The Bank of America Corporation (abbreviated as BofA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with central hubs in New York City, London, Hong Kong, Minneapolis, and Toronto. Bank of America was formed through NationsBank's acquisition of BankAmerica in 1998. It is the second largest banking institution in the United States, after JPMorgan Chase. As a part of the Big Four, it services approximately 10.73% of all American bank deposits, in direct | SouthTrust, another large bank headquartered in Birmingham, was acquired by Wachovia in 2004. The city still has major operations as one of the regional headquarters of Wachovia, which itself is now part of Wells Fargo. In November 2006, Regions Financial merged with AmSouth Bancorporation, which was also headquartered in Birmingham. They formed the eighth largest U.S. bank by total assets. Nearly a dozen smaller banks are also headquartered in the Magic City, such as Cadence Bank. , the finance and banking sector in Birmingham employed 1,870 financial managers, | 51,699 | triviaqa-train |
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