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Which future President was the inaugural Ambassador to the UK, called at the time, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James? | Plenipotentiary the very numerous small principalities, hardly worth the expense. However, diplomatic missions were dispatched for specific tasks, such as negotiating a treaty bilaterally, or via a conference, such as the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire. In such cases, it was normal to send a representative minister empowered to cast votes. For example, in the Peace Treaty of Versailles (1783), ending the American Revolution, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay were named "minister plenipotentiary of the United States" to the Netherlands, France and Spain, respectively. By the time of the Vienna Congress (1814–15), which codified diplomatic relations, Ambassador | Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom The Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom (known formally in the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James) is the official representative of the Government of the Republic of Poland to the Queen and Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The first permanent Polish diplomatic mission was created in late 18th century by the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski. After partitions of Poland, there was over a century gap in diplomatic relations. The mission was |
Who played 'Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt' in the 1958 film 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'? | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film) MGM records the film earned $7,660,000 in the US and Canada and $3,625,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $2,428,000. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams and adapted by Richard Brooks and James Poe. One of the top-ten box office hits of 1958, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, and Burl Ives. Late one night, a drunken Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) is out trying to recapture | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Bollywood movie "Kapoor and Sons" also drew its inspiration from the play. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's more famous works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. Set in the "plantation home in the Mississippi Delta" of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon, the play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy's family, primarily between his son Brick and Maggie the "Cat", Brick's wife. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" features motifs such as social |
Which geographical feature completes '......... of Benin', ' Great Australian.....' and 'German......'? | Bight of Benin a slaver. In 2007, a collection of short stories entitled The Bight of Benin: Short Fiction by Kelly J. Morris was published by AtacoraPress.com. The stories are set in Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. On 1 February 1852 the British established the Bight of Benin British protectorate, under the authority of Consuls of the Bight of Benin: the republic of Benin and Bight of Benin were named after the Great Benin Empire extending eastward from Cape St. Paul to the Nun outlet of River Niger. On 6 August 1861 the Bight of Biafra protectorate and Bight of Benin protectorate were | Geographical feature ponds, parks and woods, mills, manor houses, moats, and churches may be considered part of a settlement. Engineered geographic features include highways, bridges, airports, railroads, buildings, dams, and reservoirs, and are part of the anthroposphere because they are man-made geographic features. Cartographic features are types of abstract geographical features, which appear on maps but not on the planet itself, even though they are located on the planet. For example, the Equator is shown on maps of the Earth, but it does not physically exist. It is a theoretical line used for reference, navigation, and measurement. Geographical feature Geographical features are |
Mount Vesuvius began to erupt most famously on August 24th in which year? | Mount Vesuvius in this way in his "Naturalis Historia": In AD 79 Vesuvius erupted in one of the most catastrophic and famous eruptions of all time. Historians have learned about the eruption from the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, a Roman administrator and poet who dated the eruption to August 24th. New evidence, however, suggests that this eruption may have occurred on October 24th. The volcano ejected a cloud of stones, ashes and volcanic gases to a height of , spewing molten rock and pulverized pumice at the rate of per second, ultimately releasing a hundred thousand times the thermal energy | Mount Vesuvius of paths around the volcano that are maintained by the park authorities on weekends. There is access by road to within of the summit (measured vertically), but thereafter access is on foot only. There is a spiral walkway around the volcano from the road to the crater. The first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius opened in 1880. It was later destroyed by the March 1944 eruption. "Funiculì, Funiculà", a famous Neapolitan language song with lyrics by journalist Peppino Turco set to music by composer Luigi Denza, commemorates its opening. Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius (; ; ; ; also ' |
Which company has supplied all of the balls for FIFA World Cup Finals since 1970? | 1970 FIFA World Cup coach. This was the first World Cup to use the Telstar ball from Adidas (the Adidas firm has supplied every World Cup match ball starting with this one, and has continued to do so since), introduced as the Telstar Erlast for the 1968 European Football Championship. The Telstar was the first World Cup ball to use the now-familiar truncated icosahedron for its design, consisting of 12 black pentagonal and 20 white hexagonal panels. The 32-panel configuration had been introduced in 1962 by Select Sport, and was also used in the official logo for the 1970 World Cup. The black-and-white pattern, | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures. Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature, the finals largely produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals. With the advancements in satellite communications, the 1970 Finals attracted a new record television audience for the FIFA World Cup as games were broadcast live around the world and, for the first time, in colour. Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Japan, Mexico and Peru were all considered to host the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Mexico was chosen as the host nation in 1964 through a vote at FIFA's congress |
Derived from the Greek for 'work', what is the CGS unit of energy? | Erg is still widely used in astrophysics and sometimes in mechanics. Erg The erg is a unit of energy and work equal to 10 joules. It originated in the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units. It has the symbol "erg". The erg is not an SI unit. Its name is derived from "ergon" (ἔργον), a Greek word meaning "work" or "task". An erg is the amount of work done by a force of one dyne exerted for a distance of one centimeter. In the CGS base units, it is equal to one gram centimeter-squared per second-squared (g·cm/s). It is thus equal to | Gray (unit) Gray (unit) The gray (symbol: Gy) is a derived unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the absorption of one joule of radiation energy per kilogram of matter. It is used as a unit of the radiation quantity absorbed dose which measures the energy deposited in a unit mass at a certain position, and of the radiation quantity kerma, which is the amount of energy that is transferred from photons to electrons per unit mass at a certain position. The corresponding cgs unit to the gray is the rad (equivalent to |
What is the title of the novel by Ian McEwan set in February 2003 on the day of the demonstration against the invasion of Iraq? | Saturday (novel) Saturday (novel) Saturday (2005) is a novel by Ian McEwan set in Fitzrovia, London, on Saturday, 15 February 2003, as a large demonstration is taking place against the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq. The protagonist, Henry Perowne, a 48-year-old neurosurgeon, has planned a series of chores and pleasures culminating in a family dinner in the evening. As he goes about his day, he ponders the meaning of the protest and the problems that inspired it; however, the day is disrupted by an encounter with a violent, troubled man. To understand his character's world-view, McEwan spent time with a neurosurgeon. | Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq This is a timeline of the events surrounding the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. U.S. President George W. Bush delivers a televised address to the world, in which he summarizes the past few months' events between the United States and Iraq. He demands that Saddam Hussein vacate his office and leave Iraq within two days, or else the U.S. and its allies will invade Iraq and depose his regime. Protests against a possible invasion of Iraq begin to take place around the world. The first assaults on Baghdad begin shortly following |
Who wrote the 'Young Bond' series of novels, the first being 'Silver Fin'? | Young Bond Young Bond Young Bond is a series of young adult spy novels featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College in the 1930s. The series, written by Charlie Higson, was originally planned to include only five novels; however, after the release of the fifth novel, Higson considered the possibility of a second series. In October 2013 it was confirmed that a second series of four novels was in development, with the first novel due for release in Q3 2014, but it would be penned by Steve Cole while Higson continued work | The Spy Who Loved Me (novel) The Spy Who Loved Me (novel) The Spy Who Loved Me is the ninth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published by Jonathan Cape on 16 April 1962. It is the shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels, as well as a clear departure from previous Bond novels in that the story is told in the first person by a young Canadian woman, Vivienne Michel. Bond himself does not appear until two-thirds of the way through the book. Fleming wrote a prologue to the novel giving Michel credit as a co-author. Fleming was not happy with the |
What was the first name of the younger brother of Ricky Hatton, also a professional boxer? | Matthew Hatton Matthew Hatton Matthew James "Matty" Hatton (born 15 May 1981) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2013. He held the European welterweight title from 2010 to 2011, and challenged once for the WBC light-middleweight title in the latter year. He is the younger brother of former world champion Ricky Hatton, and fought on the undercard of many of Ricky's high-profile fights. Hatton was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England to Ray and Carol. Before becoming a professional boxer, Hatton worked for the family carpet business as a carpet fitter. He and his girlfriend Jenna Coyne | Ricky Hatton Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton, (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2009, and had one comeback fight in 2012. He has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. Hatton is ranked by BoxRec as the best British light-welterweight of all time, the third best in Europe, and eleventh best worldwide. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by "The Ring" magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN. In 2000, Hatton won |
What colour is the disc on the flag of Bangladesh? | Flag of Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh The national flag of Bangladesh ( ) was adopted officially on 17 January 1972. It consists of a red disc on top of a green field, offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centred when the flag is flying. The red disc represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh. The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. The flag is similar to the Japanese flag, with the difference being the Japanese flag depicting the red disc centered on a | Flag of Palau Flag of Palau The flag of Palau was adopted on 1 January 1981, when the island group separated from the United Nations Trust Territory. As with the flags of several other Pacific island groups, blue is the colour used to represent the ocean and the nation's place within it. While this puts Palau in common with the Federated States of Micronesia and other neighboring island groups, the disc on the flag (similar to that on Japan's flag) is off-centre like that of the flag of Bangladesh, but in this case represents the moon instead of the sun. The current flag |
On which track does the 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' leave Pennsylvania Station? | Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel is adorned with a bright neon miniature sign version of the trains that once visited. The hotel is surrounded and fenced in by rose gardens and includes an additional area for educational historic trolley rides as well as an ice skating rink. It also features the "Dinner in the Diner" restaurant. The 1941 Glenn Miller song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" told the story of a train trip from Track 29 at Pennsylvania Station in New York City through Baltimore, North and South Carolina, and finishing the trip, or terminating at Terminal Station. (However, no such train went | Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel most of the platforms started to become storage before the station eventually got changed into a hotel and one by one, each track ultimately became obsolete. In April, 1973, after near absolute destruction, Terminal Station was reopened by a group of business people, who were inspired by the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" song and its enduring popularity. They renamed Terminal Station to "Chattanooga Choo Choo Hilton and Entertainment Complex". Investors poured more than four million dollars into the Terminal Station renovation project. In the year 1989, another group of business people invested another four million dollars to refurbish and renovate the |
In the Dewey Decimal Classification, books with a number beginning with 2 would be on which subject? | Dewey Decimal Classification had bias in them as well as far as the classification scheme, but have been easier to edit than the religion schema, and changes have been made. Some changes that have been made have been on what items are side by side numerically. Those items that are side by side are related to each other in the classification scheme. For example, the topic on women used to be next to etiquette. Those two terms being next to each other would associate women with etiquette rather than etiquette being gender neutral. This was changed in DDC version 17. Dewey Decimal Classification | Dewey Decimal Classification way, the Dewey Decimal Classification itself had the same relative positioning as the library shelf and could be used either as an entry point to the classification, by catalogers, or as an index to the Dewey-classed library itself. Dewey Decimal Classification numbers formed the basis of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), which combines the basic Dewey numbers with selected punctuation marks (comma, colon, parentheses, etc.). Adaptations of the system for specific regions outside the English-speaking world include the Korean Decimal Classification, the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries, and the Nippon Decimal Classification (Japanese). Despite its widespread usage, the classification |
In which film does Russell Crowe play 'John Nash', a mathematician who worked at MIT and Princeton? | John Forbes Nash Jr. "The Phantom of Fine Hall" (Princeton's mathematics center), a shadowy figure who would scribble arcane equations on blackboards in the middle of the night. He is referred to in a novel set at Princeton, "The Mind-Body Problem", 1983, by Rebecca Goldstein. Sylvia Nasar's biography of Nash, "A Beautiful Mind", was published in 1998. A film by the same name was released in 2001, directed by Ron Howard with Russell Crowe playing Nash; it won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. John Forbes Nash Jr. John Forbes Nash Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015) was an American mathematician who | A Beautiful Mind (film) broken down by the number of years that would pass between levels. Cannom stressed subtlety between the stages, but worked toward the ultimate stage of "Older Nash". The production team originally decided that the makeup department would age Russell Crowe throughout the film; however, at Crowe's request, the makeup was used to push his look to resemble the facial features of John Nash. Cannom developed a new silicone-type makeup that could simulate skin and be used for overlapping applications; this shortened make-up application time from eight to four hours. Crowe was also fitted with a number of dentures to give |
Which sweets were advertised with the slogan '......... made to make your mouth water'? | Starburst (confectionery) known in the UK for their advertising tag line "Opal Fruits—made to make your mouth water!" (slogan coined by Murray Walker). The full advertising jingle was "Opal Fruits—made to make your mouth water/Fresh with the tang of citrus/four refreshing fruit flavours/orange, lemon, strawberry, lime/Opal Fruits—made to make your mouth water!" Starburst has been marketed in several ways, including a marketing tie-in for the movie "" where they replaced Kiwi Banana and Tropical Punch with Royal Berry Punch. In 2007 a commercial for Starburst's Berries and Creme flavor went viral. The commercial, referred to as "Berries and Creme" or as "The | Spangles (sweets) chocolate. This bonus, accompanied by effective marketing, made Spangles even more popular. American actor William Boyd was chosen to front the advertising campaign as a character he made famous in numerous films, Hopalong Cassidy, along with the slogan "Hoppy's favourite sweet". Another slogan was "The sweet way to go gay!" Spangles were discontinued in 1984, and briefly reintroduced in 1995, including in Woolworths outlets in the UK, though only available in three flavours – orange, lime, or blackcurrant (not only were they made in square boiled sweets; they were also available in ice lollies form in either flavour). There are |
Who was runner-up in the 2010 Open Golf Championship? | 2010 Open Championship Louis Oosthuizen won his only major championship with 272 (−16), seven strokes clear of runner-up Lee Westwood. A stroke behind in third were Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy, and Henrik Stenson. St Andrews is considered to be the home of golf, and as such, the current Open Championship rota means that the Old Course plays host to the championship every five years. Given the course's standing, even more attention is given to The Open whenever it visits the historic links. The previous two Opens at St Andrews, in 2000 and 2005, were both won by Tiger Woods, the first with a | 2010 U.S. Open (golf) 2010 U.S. Open (golf) The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France. McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970, which started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010-14 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links (it also hosted in 2000, 1992, 1982, |
Which other US President died on July 4th 1826, the same day as John Adams? | Independence Day (United States) July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin all later wrote that they had signed it on that day. Most historians have concluded that the Declaration was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed. Coincidentally, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, James | John Adams will be completed the fiftieth year from its birth, of the independence of the United States: a memorable epoch in the annals of the human race, destined in future history to form the brightest or the blackest page, according to the use or the abuse of those political institutions by which they shall, in time to come, be shaped by the human mind." On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Adams died at his home in Quincy at approximately 6:20 PM. At age 90, Adams was the longest-lived US president until Ronald |
Which ITV series was set in the fictional town of 'Skelthwaite'? | Where the Heart Is (UK TV series) Where the Heart Is (UK TV series) Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone and focuses on the professional and personal lives of the district nurses who work in the town. The original leads were Sarah Lancashire and Pam Ferris, who played sisters-in-law and colleagues at the Skelthwaite Health Centre. Both actresses had left the series by 2000, but the format of at least two female leads continued with various actresses until the show's end. A | Jericho (2016 TV series) Jericho (2016 TV series) Jericho is a period drama mini-series created and written by Steve Thompson and directed by Paul Whittington. The eight-part series premiered on ITV between 7 January and 25 February 2016. It is set in the fictional town of Jericho, a shanty town in the Yorkshire Dales of England, which springs up around the construction of a railway viaduct in the 1870s. The series re-imagines the story of the building of the Ribblehead Viaduct, which is renamed the Culverdale Viaduct in the show. In April 2016 ITV confirmed that a second series of the show was not |
Who won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'What's Another Year'? | Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Eurovision Song Contest 1980 The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the participating nation. In some cases, this was the same person providing the commentary. The contest was won by Johnny Logan, representing Ireland with a song called "What's Another Year". Israel, winners in 1979, declined to host the 1980 show for the second time in a row, as the IBA could not fund another international production, and the Israeli government turned | Eurovision Song Contest 1998 this wasn't heard above the noise of the audience. What was heard, however, was Jonsson's seemingly insulting comment. For the second year, the fansite House of Eurovision presented the Barbara Dex Award, a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest. It is named after the Belgian artist, Barbara Dex, who came last in the 1993 contest, in which she wore her own self designed dress. Guildo Horn of Germany won the 1998 Barbara Dex Award. Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. |
What colour is the pentagram on the flag of Morocco? | Flag of Morocco .The 5 branches also represents the pillars of Islam. The colors approximation is listed below: On May 8, 2010, a Moroccan flag with a size of , weighing , was set in Dakhla, a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. It was certified by the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the largest flag ever draped. http://www.moroccotomorrow.org/the-moroccan-flag-moorish-americans-an-historical-perspective-frost/ Flag of Morocco The flag of Morocco (; ) is made of a red field with a black-bordered green pentagram. Red has considerable historic significance in Morocco, proclaiming the descent from royal Alaouite dynasty. This ruling house was associated with the | Flag of Norway Norwegian government's web pages. However, Norwegian flag producers consider this red colour to be incorrect, and have complained that the Norwegian state propagates what they perceive as misinformation. Norwegian authorities have clarified that the red colour is only an internal recommendation intended specifically for screen printing, and not a legal definition. Flag producers normally use the red colours 186 or 200. The Nordic Council currently defines the red colour as "Pantone 186 C" and the blue as "Pantone 287", according to the Nordic Flag Society Four years ago the same website mentioned the blue colour as "Pantone 301". On page |
In the Dewey Decimal Classification, what is the first number for books on art? | BCM Classification Dewey Decimal Classification number, though BCM classmarks continued to be added to entries up to the 1998 annual cumulation. The schedule is divided into two main parts: A–B representing Musical literature and C–Z representing Music – Scores and Parts. There are also seven auxiliary tables dealing with various sub-arrangements, sets of ethnic/locality subdivisions and chronological reference points. The notation is retroactive using uppercase alphabetic characters omitting I and O, with the addition of slash / and parentheses ( ) which have specific anteriorizing functions. Retroactive notation requires that the classifier combines terms in reverse schedule order. This has the benefit | Dewey Decimal Classification Dewey Decimal Classification The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), colloquially the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. Originally described in a four-page pamphlet, it has been expanded to multiple volumes and revised through 23 major editions, the latest printed in 2011. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. OCLC, a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries, currently maintains the system and licenses online access to WebDewey, a continuously updated version for catalogers. The Decimal Classification introduced the concepts of "relative location" and "relative |
'Stormbreaker' is the first in a series of novels by Anthony Horowitz about which teenage spy? | Stormbreaker (film) Stormbreaker (film) Stormbreaker (titled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker in the United States) is a 2006 action spy film directed by Geoffrey Sax. The screenplay by Anthony Horowitz is based on his 2000 novel "Stormbreaker", the first novel in the "Alex Rider" series. The film stars Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, and also stars Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Stephen Fry and Ewan McGregor. "Stormbreaker" was an international co-production between companies and financiers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. The film's plot follows a teenage boy who is recruited by MI6 after his | Anthony Horowitz family was never able to track down the missing money despite years of trying. Horowitz now lives in Central London with his wife Jill Green, whom he married in Hong Kong on 15 April 1988. Green produced "Foyle's War", the series Horowitz wrote for ITV. They have two sons. He credits his family with much of his success in writing, as he says they help him with ideas and research. He is a patron of child protection charity Kidscape. Politically, he considers himself to be "vaguely Conservative". Anthony Horowitz's first book, "The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower", was a |
What is the name of the National Anthem of New Zealand? | National anthems of New Zealand "God Save the Queen", but unlike New Zealand it does not have co-official status as a national anthem in those countries; it is regarded solely as a royal anthem. However, its use in those countries are similar to that of New Zealand as New Zealand nowadays uses "God Save the Queen" almost exclusively on occasions associated with the monarchy. "God Defend New Zealand" was written by Thomas Bracken in the 1870s, and a Māori translation of the original English was produced in 1878 by Thomas Henry Smith. In 1940 the New Zealand Government bought the copyright and made it New | National anthem to have a national anthem – "Rise up, Serbia!" – in 1804. "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu", the national anthem of Kenya, is one of the first national anthems to be specifically commissioned. It was written by the Kenyan Anthem Commission in 1963 to serve as the anthem after independence from the United Kingdom. The Welsh National anthem "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was the first such to be sung at an international sporting event when it was sung in a Rugby game against New Zealand in Llanelli. This was done to counter the famous New Zealand haka. National anthems are used |
Who played womaniser 'Michael James' in the 1965 film 'What's new Pussycat'? | What's New Pussycat? What's New Pussycat? What's New Pussycat? is a 1965 French-American comedy film directed by Clive Donner, written by Woody Allen in his first produced screenplay, and stars Allen, Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss, and Ursula Andress. The Academy Award-nominated title song by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics) was sung by Tom Jones. The movie poster was painted by Frank Frazetta, and the animated title sequence was directed by Richard Williams. Notorious womanizer Michael James (Peter O'Toole) wants to be faithful to his fiancée Carole Werner (Romy Schneider), but every woman he meets seems to | What's New Pussycat? atmosphere as stimulating. Second unit director Richard Talmadge is credited with creating the "karting sequence". The film was shot in and around Paris between October 1964 and January 1965 and released in New York on 22 June 1965. It opened in Paris in January 1966 as "Quoi de neuf, Pussycat?" The total box office take was $18,820,000. In addition to the title theme, songs featured were "Here I Am" by Dionne Warwick and "My Little Red Book" performed by Manfred Mann. The film received mixed reviews. Bosley Crowther in "The New York Times" gave the film a negative review. He |
Which is the only cape in Scotland? | Cape Wrath track to the right links the road to the old hamlet of Kearvaig, where there is a beach and Kearvaig House which the Mountain Bothies Association have converted into a bothy. A minibus service operates along the road during the summer period linking the ferry slipway with the lighthouse. The road, ferry and minibus service are suspended during military training operations on the cape. Cape Wrath Cape Wrath (, known as " in Lewis) is a cape in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the most north-westerly point in mainland Britain. | Freemasonry in Scotland world, which are the property of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in Edinburgh. The oldest records held by the Grand Lodge of Scotland are minutes of Lodge Aitcheson's Haven which commence on 9 January 1599. The meeting minutes of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No.1 which date from 1599. Lodge Mother Kilwinning is number 0 on the Roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and is reputed to be the oldest Lodge not only in Scotland, but the world. It is styled "Mother Lodge of Scotland", attributing its origins to the 12th century, and is often called "Mother Kilwinning". |
August 24th is St. Bartholomew's Day in Western Christianity. In which year did the 'St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre' take place in France? | St. Bartholomew's Day massacre St. Bartholomew's Day massacre The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre () in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally believed to have been instigated by Queen Catherine de' Medici, the mother of King Charles IX, the massacre took place a few days after the wedding day (18 August) of the king's sister Margaret to the Protestant Henry III of Navarre (the future Henry IV of France). Many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots had gathered in largely Catholic Paris | Paulinus of St. Bartholomew valued in their day, among them the first printed Sanskrit grammar. They include: Paulinus of St. Bartholomew Paulinus of St. Bartholomew (b. at Hof am Leithaberge in Lower Austria, 25 April 1748; d. in Rome, 7 January 1806) was an Austrian Carmelite missionary and Orientalist of Croatian origin. He is known by several names as Paulinus S. Bartholomaeo, Paolino da San Bartolomeo, Paulinus Paathiri, Paulin de St Barthelemi, Paulinus A S. Bartholomaeo, Johann Philipp Wesdin, or Johann Philipp Werdin. He is credited with being the author of the first Sanskrit grammar to be published in Europe, and for being one |
Which company is the new sponsor of the Football League in England? | English Football League On 18 September 2008, the Football League unveiled a new "Coca-Cola Football League podcast", hosted by BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Clemmit to be released every Thursday. In the 2012–13 season the Podcast was renamed the "npower football league show" but still hosted by Mark Clemmit. Mark Clemmit continued to host the show as TradePoint came on board in the 2013–14 season to be the title sponsor of the newly re-branded 'Football League Radio'. The programme is now produced by digital production studio, Engage Sports Media. The Football League Board meets monthly and consists of two independent directors, three directors | New England Football League New England Football League The New England Football League (NEFL) is a semi-professional American football league based in Salisbury, Massachusetts and owned by Thomas Torrisi. It is the largest semi-professional league in New England. The NEFL was founded in 1994 and was also known as the Greater Lawrence Men's Football League. In 2018, it comprises 25 teams, down from a recent high of 32, with about 2,000 players and at least two teams in each of the six New England states. Since 2002, the NEFL has had single-A, AA, and AAA Conferences, with annual promotion and relegation among Conferences based |
Who wrote the novel 'Mrs. Dalloway' about a day in the life of 'Clarissa Dalloway' in post-World War One England? | Mrs Dalloway Mrs Dalloway Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May 1925) is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. Created from two short stories, "Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister," the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evening. With an interior perspective, the story travels forward and back in time and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the | Mrs Dalloway follows at least twenty characters in this way, but the bulk of the novel is spent with Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Smith. Woolf laid out some of her literary goals with the characters of "Mrs Dalloway" while still working on the novel. A year before its publication, she gave a talk at Cambridge University called "Character in Fiction," revised and retitled later that year as "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown." Because of structural and stylistic similarities, "Mrs Dalloway" is commonly thought to be a response to James Joyce's "Ulysses", a text that is often considered one of the greatest novels |
What is the surname of David, who famously designed hats for his mother Gertrude to wear at Royal Ascot? | David Shilling David Shilling David Shilling (born 27 June 1949) is an English milliner, sculptor, fashion and interior designer synonymous with designing extravagant hats and clothing displayed on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot. David Shilling was born in London in 1956 and attended St Paul's School, London. He began to design hats and outfits at the age of twelve for his mother, Gertrude, until she died in 1999. The hats were designed for Gertrude to wear to the Ascot horse races. At the age of thirteen he began selling toys to his local toyshop, before moving on to sell clothing accessories like | Who What Wear and streamed the event on YouTube Live. Who What Wear Who What Wear is a Los Angeles, California-based fashion brand that produces trend reports, celebrity style guides, wardrobe how-tos, and fashion news. The company also sells a line of fashion apparel and accessories in cooperation with Target Corporation, and publishes fashion books under the Who What Wear brand. Founded in 2006, the company is owned by Los Angeles fashion company Clique Brands. Who What Wear was launched in 2006 by former Elle Magazine West Coast editor Katherine Power and Elle contributor Hillary Kerr. The business began as a simple daily |
Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of which manufacturer? | Luxury vehicle design and engineering". Aimed at wealthy buyers, such automobiles might be generically termed "luxury cars". This term is also used for unique vehicles produced during "an era when luxury was individualistic consideration, and coachwork could be tailored to an owner like a bespoke suit." Although there is considerable literature about specific marques, there is a lack of systematic and scholarly work that "analyzes the luxury car phenomenon itself." Luxury vehicle makers may either be stand-alone companies in their own right, such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, or a division/subsidiary of a mass market automaker (e.g., Lexus is part of Toyota). Badge | Luxury vehicle vehicle in their lineup. The Lexus RX was the earliest luxury crossover on the market, and it has since been the best-selling luxury vehicle in the US, so it has inspired similar competitors from rival marques. While early luxury crossovers released in the late 1990s have resembled traditional boxy SUVs, recent offerings have prioritized sportiness over utility—such as the Infiniti FX and BMW X6. Luxury cars tend to offer a higher degree of comfort than their mainstream counterparts, common amenities include genuine leather upholstery and polished wood or "woodgrain-look" dashboards. Compared to mainstream vehicles, luxury cars have traditionally emphasized comfort |
In Greek myth, into what creature did Artemis transform Actaeon? | Actaeon Actaeon Actaeon (; "Aktaion"), in Greek mythology, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero. Like Achilles in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron. He fell to the fatal wrath of Artemis, but the surviving details of his transgression vary: "the only certainty is in what Aktaion suffered, his pathos, and what Artemis did: the hunter became the hunted; he was transformed into a stag, and his raging hounds, struck with a 'wolf's frenzy' (Lyssa), tore him apart as they would a stag." This is the iconic motif by | Diana and Actaeon the role of the Satyr, with Lydia Ivanova as Diana and Nicholas Efimov as Endymion. In 1886, Petipa incorporated a new "pas de deux," set to music by Riccardo Drigo, into his production of Pugni's "La Esmeralda" for the Maryinsky Ballet, as the Imperial Russian Ballet had come to be called. This "pas de deux" was based on the Greek myth of Artemis (predecessor to the Roman Diana), in her aspect of virgin goddess of the hunt, and Actaeon, a Theban hero. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses," Actaeon, out on a hunt, stumbled upon Artemis while she was bathing at a |
In the 'Star Wars' films, what species is 'Chewbacca'? | Chewbacca hero on the rebels side. He was a playable (LEGO version) character in "" and "" as he had a big role in the original trilogy movies but is only in one level in "The Video Game". The level is where Chewbacca's home is under attack, Yoda helps him and so at the end of the level Chewbacca and another Wookie lead him to a space pod to escape, just as in the film. He also appeared in "." Chewbacca is featured as a playabale character in the Death Star DLC from 2015's Star Wars: Battlefront, which came out in | Chewbacca Chewbacca Chewbacca (), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute biped and intelligent species from the planet Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and first mate of Han Solo, and serves as co-pilot on Solo's spaceship, the "Millennium Falcon". Within the films of the main saga, Chewbacca is portrayed by Peter Mayhew from episodes "III" to "VII" (Mayhew shares the role with his body double Joonas Suotamo on ""). Suotamo took over the role alone in "" and reprised the role in "". The character has also appeared on |
In which town is the River Severn crossed by the English Bridge and the Welsh Bridge? | Welsh Bridge Welsh Bridge The Welsh Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct in the town of Shrewsbury, England which crosses the River Severn. It connects Frankwell with the town centre. It is a Grade II* listed building. The bridge was designed and built from 1793 to 1795 by John Tilley and John Carline (whose father was a mason on the English Bridge), who had built Montford Bridge for Thomas Telford. Four of the arches span 43 feet 4 inches, while the fifth and central arch is 46 feet 2 inches. The bridge is 30 feet wide, and built from Grinshill sandstone. In | Severn River Bridge Severn River Bridge The Severn River Bridge, officially known as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, is a bridge that crosses the Severn River northwest of the city limits of Annapolis, Maryland. The bridge serves as part of the John Hanson Highway, which is signed as U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and U.S. Route 301 (US 301). Maryland Route 2 (MD 2) also traverses the bridge, but no MD 2 signs exist along the section of highway the route traverses. MD 2 separates from US 50/301 east of the bridge and becomes Governor Ritchie Highway, and to the west of the |
In which south coast resort is tennis played at Devonshire Park? | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club first tournament at Wimbledon running from July 9–16 of that year. In 1881 the club staged the inaugural South of England Championships, the event was played annually for 136 years until 1972. In June 2016 the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the Eastbourne council announced a £44m project to upgrade the park including a show court and new practice courts. Roller Skates and Rackets: EBC 1999 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club The Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club is a tennis complex in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The complex is the host of the annual ATP and WTA Tour tournament called the | Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre 12 international standard hardcourts with floodlighting. Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre The Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre is a tennis venue located at the corner of Hope Island Road and Activa Way, Hope Island, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has hosted a number of international tennis tournaments. When Brisbane's major tennis centre, Milton Courts, closed in 1990s due to financial losses, the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre became increasingly used for major tennis events in Queensland. When the Queensland Government opened their new Queensland Tennis Centre at Tennyson in Brisbane in 2008, major events relocated to the new facility, while |
How are singers Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman collectively known? | Fascination Records A five-piece girl group, The Saturdays consist of Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman, formerly of S Club 8, along with Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White. They supported Girls Aloud on the tour for their "Tangled Up" album and fellow labelmates Jonas Brothers at one of their recent live dates in London. Their first single, "If This Is Love" was released on 28 July 2008 and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single, "Up" was released on 13 October 2008 and peaked at number five in the UK Singles Chart. Up became their best | All Fired Up! (tour) Healy takes a break, whilst the remaining four members perform the song. Una Healy returns to the stage and the show moves on with the "Way You Watch Me". The shows second act carries on with "Issues", which sees Mollie King and Una Healy sat on the stairs on the right hand side of the stage, Rochelle Wiseman and Vanessa White on the left, and Frankie Sandford sat above the doors in the middle back of the stage. The section then finishes with "Just Can't Get Enough" with an extended outro. Section 3 begins with a video introduction of the |
Which Tennis player lost to Pete Sampras in two Wimbledon finals? | 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras was a record seven-time (and four-time defending) champion, but he lost in the fourth round to 19-year-old Roger Federer. The Sampras-Federer match was the only time the two tennis legends ever competed against each other in any ATP event as active tour players. This was the first Grand Slam tournament at which Federer was seeded. Sampras was also attempting to equal Björn Borg's 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles. Goran Ivanišević defeated Pat Rafter in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 to win the Wimbledon title. Ivanišević became the first unseeded player to | Pete Sampras Tennis Pete Sampras Tennis Pete Sampras Tennis was the first game of three of this celebrity-endorsed tennis video game series, released by British software house Codemasters. It was followed by "Sampras Tennis 96" still on Sega's 16-bit console and later by "Pete Sampras Tennis '97", released for the PlayStation and Windows/DOS. While "Pete Sampras Tennis" uses all three control pad buttons, the game play remains simple yet realistic, for its time. While serving, the A button sends the ball automatically, and B allows the player to control the ball speed and direction, and is the only way to score aces against |
Which chemical element, with the symbol 'Rb', takes its name from the Latin for 'deepest red'? | Mercury (element) fillings in permanent (adult) teeth. Mercury (element) Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum ( ). A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature. Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as cinnabar (mercuric sulfide). The red pigment vermilion is obtained by grinding natural cinnabar | Symbol (chemistry) Symbol (chemistry) In relation to the chemical elements, a symbol is a code for a chemical element. Many functional groups have their own chemical symbol, e.g. Ph for the phenyl group, and Me for the methyl group. Chemical symbols for elements normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet, but can contain three when the element has a systematic temporary name (as of March 2017, no discovered elements have such a name), and are written with the first letter capitalized. Earlier chemical element symbols stem from classical Latin and Greek vocabulary. For some elements, this is because |
Which Tennis player lost to Bjorn Borg in two Wimbledon finals? | William Brown (tennis) drop a single set. Brown attended the University of Notre Dame on a tennis scholarship. As senior, he was named a first team All American in 1967. Between 1967 and 1978, Brown played in major tennis tournaments around the world including the Australian Open, the US Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. In 1973 he made it to the round of 16 in doubles at Wimbledon. He competed against some of the greatest players at the time including Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase, John Newcombe, and Stan Smith. Brown defeated Nastase in the opening round of the | Björn Borg lost to the Italian Adriano Panatta, who remains the only player to defeat Borg at this tournament. Panatta did it twice: in the fourth round in 1973, and in the 1976 quarterfinals. Borg won Wimbledon in 1976 without losing a set, defeating the favored Ilie Năstase in the final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon champion of the modern era at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985). It would be the last time Borg played Wimbledon as an underdog. Năstase later exclaimed, "We're playing tennis, he's [Borg] |
In Norse mythology, what was the name of the rainbow bridge which connects Earth with Asgard, the realm of the gods? | Rainbow Book of Genesis chapter 9, as part of the flood story of Noah, where it is a sign of God's covenant to never destroy all life on earth with a global flood again. In Norse mythology, the rainbow bridge Bifröst connects the world of men (Midgard) and the realm of the gods (Asgard). Cuchavira was the god of the rainbow for the Muisca in present-day Colombia and when the regular rains on the Bogotá savanna were over, the people thanked him offering gold, snails and small emeralds. The Irish leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold is usually | Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard different character. It was published on October 2, 2018. "Publishers Weekly" review of "The Sword of Summer" stated that, "ten years after "The Lightning Thief"...["Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard"'s] sensibility is right in line with the Percy Jackson novels, and the audience will be just as large." Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney-Hyperion. It is based on Norse mythology and is set in the same universe as the "Camp Half-Blood Chronicles" and "The Kane |
Mario Echandi Jimenez, who died last month, served as President of which Central American country between 1958 and 1962? | Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario José Echandi Jiménez (17 June 1915 – 30 July 2011) was the 33rd President of Costa Rica, serving from 1958 to 1962. Mario Echandi was a career diplomat. Prior to his election, he had served as Costa Rica's ambassador to the United States and as the country's representative to both the United Nations and the Organization of American States (1949–1950). He also served as the minister of foreign affairs (1950-1952) under President Otilio Ulate and in the Legislative Assembly during President José Figueres's second term in office (1953–1958). President Echandi won the 1958 election by 102.851 | Joe Jimenez Joe Jimenez Joe Jimenez (June 10, 1926 – August 11, 2007) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1978 PGA Seniors' Championship. Jimenez, who was of Mexican American descent, was born in Kerrville, Texas. He was a 1952 graduate of Trinity University with majors in biology and physical education. Jimenez played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He spent many years (1964–1991) as the club pro at the Jefferson City Country Club in Jefferson City, Missouri. His best showing in a major championship was a T-45 at the 1958 U.S. Open. The highlight |
Juan Maria Bordaberry, who died last month, served as President of which South American country between 1972 and 1976? | Juan María Bordaberry Juan María Bordaberry Juan María Bordaberry Arocena (; 17 June 1928 – 17 July 2011) was a Uruguayan civilian dictator, politician and cattle rancher, who first served as a constitutional President from 1972 until 1973, and then ruled as the head of a civilian-military dictatorship up to 1976. He came to office following the Presidential elections of late 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry dissolved the General Assembly and was widely regarded as ruling by decree as a military-sponsored dictator until disagreements with the military led to his being overthrown before his original term of office had expired. On November 17, 2006 | Juan María Bordaberry Accion Ruralista (Spanish for "National Rural Action League"), and in 1969 joined the Colorado Party. That year he was appointed to the Cabinet, where he sat from 1969 to 1971 as agriculture minister in the government of President Jorge Pacheco, having had a long association with rural affairs (see Domingo Bordaberry). Bordaberry was elected president as the Colorado candidate in 1971. He took office in 1972 in the midst of an institutional crisis caused by the authoritarian rule of Pacheco and the terrorist threat. Bordaberry, at the time, had been a minor political figure; he exercised little independent standing as |
Making his debut for Sunderland the season before last, who is the only footballer from Albania ever to play in the Premier League? | Football in Albania major success has not yet come Albania's way. Albanian footballers are in great demand abroad. Some 200 Albanian players play their trade in a number of top leagues in Europe. The most famous player at the moment is Lorik Cana, Ex-captain of Sunderland in Premier League, England. On October 11, 2015, Albania qualified for UEFA Euro 2016, its first ever major men's national football tournament, after handing Armenia a 3-0 loss in Yerevan. Football in Albania Football is the most popular sport in Albania, both at a participatory and spectator level. The Sport is governed by the Football Association of | Premier League Playmaker of the Season Premier League Playmaker of the Season The Premier League Playmaker of the Season is an annual English football award, presented to the player who has made the most assists (the last pass made before a goal scored) in the Premier League. For sponsorship purposes, it is known as the Cadbury Playmaker of the Season since its inception during the 2017–18 season. The Premier League was founded in 1992, when the clubs of the First Division left the Football League and established a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. In 2018, the Premier League Playmaker |
Located directly across the river Rhine from Wiesbaden is which city, the capital of the state of Rhineland- Palatinate? | Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate (, ) is a state of Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate is located in western Germany covering an area of and a population of 4.05 million inhabitants, the seventh-most populous German state. Mainz is the state capital and largest city, while other major cities include Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Koblenz, Trier, Kaiserslautern, and Worms. Rhineland-Palatinate is surrounded by the states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse. Rhineland-Palatinate was established in 1946 after World War II from territory of the historically separate regions of the Free State of Prussia, People's State of Hesse, and Bavaria, by the French military administration in Allied-occupied | Circle of the Rhine (1816), Austria relinquished the territory to Bavaria. In 1837, the Circle of the Rhine was renamed the Palatinate ('). It was also referred to as the Rhenish Palatinate ('). The territory remained Bavarian until 30 Aug 1946, with the exception of the area detached in 1920, which roughly corresponded to the present day county of . It then became part of the newly formed federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Rhine Circle largely covered the same area as the present Palatinate region, which lies west of the Rhine in the south of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, but included additionally the |
According to Norse mythology, what was the name of the tree located at the centre of the universe? | Norse mythology and possesses a resounding horn; the jötunn Loki, who brings tragedy to the gods by engineering the death of the goddess Frigg's beautiful son Baldr; and numerous other deities. Most of the surviving mythology centres on the plights of the gods and their interaction with various other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes or family members of the gods. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central cosmological tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and elements of the cosmology are personified as deities or beings. Various forms of | The Hammer of Thor: The Game of Norse Mythology "Hammer" only to Norse mythology freaks who want to rewrite major sections of the rulebook." The Hammer of Thor: The Game of Norse Mythology The Hammer of Thor is a 1980 board game published by Nova Game Designs. "The Hammer of Thor" is a game in which the object is to be victorious at Ragnarok, the final battle. W.G. Armintrout reviewed "The Hammer of Thor" in "The Space Gamer" No. 43. Armintrout commented that ""Hammer of Thor" was a labor of love on the part of the designer. Too bad Nova didn't assign him as a developer. The game is |
Ronald Ross won the 1902 Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on which disease? | Ronald Ross Ross inaugurated it. The building is home to the university's facility for the Institute of Infection and Global Health. Ronald Ross Sir Ronald Ross (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932), was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of a mosquito in 1897 proved that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes, and laid the foundation for the method of combating the disease. | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine dinner, although it was originally six courses in 1901. Each Nobel Prize laureate may bring up to 16 guests. Sweden's royal family attends, and typically the Prime Minister and other members of the government attend as well as representatives of the Nobel family. The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to the German physiologist Emil Adolf von Behring. Behring's discovery of serum therapy in the development of the diphtheria and tetanus vaccines put "in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths". In 1902, the award went to Ronald Ross for |
'Prince', 'Spandau Ballet', Beverley Knight and 'East 17' have all had hits with songs with which title? | Gold (Beverley Knight song) Gold (Beverley Knight song) "Gold" was the third single released from Beverley Knight's studio album, "Who I Am". The song, which peaked at #27 in Britain, was different from the album version - which was produced by Mike Spencer, and is a big favourite amongst fans. The accompanying video was directed by Adrian Moat. Knight promoted the song by performing the song on "Top of the Pops" and sister show "Top of the Pops Saturday". During Knight's 100% Tour in 2010, she announced that she wrote "Gold" after a friend of Knight's told her that she thought we was 'gold'. | Spandau Ballet show, "Spandau Ballet – True Gold", in which they performed several hits and were interviewed in front of a studio audience. The band performed their 1980s hit single "True" and a new song called "This is the Love" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on 11 November 2014. It was their US late-night TV debut and their first US TV appearance since 1985 when they played on "Soul Train". They were there to promote their new greatest hits collection called "The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet", which also contains three new songs. The album reached the UK Top 10. |
From which city does the French stew 'Bouillabaisse' originate? | Bouillabaisse Bouillabaisse Bouillabaisse (; ) is a traditional Provençal fish stew originating from the port city of Marseille. The French and English form "bouillabaisse" comes from the Provençal Occitan word "bolhabaissa", a compound that consists of the two verbs "bolhir" (to boil) and "abaissar" (to reduce heat, i.e., simmer). Bouillabaisse was originally a stew made by Marseille fishermen using the bony rockfish which they were unable to sell to restaurants or markets. There are at least three kinds of fish in a traditional bouillabaisse: typically red rascasse ("Scorpaena scrofa"); sea robin (fr: "grondin"); and European conger (fr: "congre"). It can also | Bouillabaisse (album) shows Fish sitting over a bowl of soup (presumably Bouillabaisse) in a restaurant whose walls are decorated with posters of Fish's previous album covers (an idea strikingly similar to Marillion's European 2002 release, The Best of Marillion. The album marked the beginning of Fish's cooperation with the Snapper Music label, which took over the retail distribution of Fish's backcatalogue released on his own imprint Chocolate Frog Record Company. (Similarly, the previous best-of "Kettle of Fish" had been the first release on his short-lived connection with Roadrunner Records.) Bouillabaisse (album) Bouillabaisse is a compilation double album by Fish released in 2005. |
'Mud', Mark Morrison, 'Seal' and 'Eternal' have all had hit songs with which title? | Mark Morrison off several more hit singles over the next year: "Crazy (Remix)", "Trippin'", "Horny", and "Moan & Groan" would all reach the UK Top 10, making him the first artist in British pop history to have five Top 10 hits from a debut album. Although his career was going well, Morrison was constantly in trouble with the police. In 1997, he was imprisoned. The same year he received numerous nominations: four Brit Awards nominations, a Mercury Prize nomination, an MTV Europe Music Awards nomination, and five Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO) nominations. "Return of the Mack" began to climb its | Mark Morrison way to No. 2 on the American "Billboard" charts, receiving platinum status. It stayed on the "Billboard" charts for a lengthy 40 weeks. Morrison had one minor US hit, 1997's "Moan & Groan," which went to number 76. Morrison performed at the 1997 Brit Awards. The performance influenced WEA and Morrison to release "Only God Can Judge Me", a nine-track EP which contains live performances, interviews, prayers, and three full-length songs including "Who's The Mack!" which reached No. 13 in the UK. Morrison has faced various criminal charges during his career including a 1997 conviction for attempting to bring a |
Who was the 11th century Anglo-Saxon rebel in England who led the resistance to the Norman Conquest from his base on the Isle of Ely? | Cult of saints in Anglo-Saxon England eleventh century, as reflected in the actions of Cnut. Following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the cult of saints could have developed into a source of opposition to the new Norman administration, but this does not appear to have happened. In one of the anti-Norman rebellions, that led by Hereward the Wake, the rebels swore fealty to their cause on the body of St Æthelthryth—a local saint in the area of Ely where they were based—but there is no evidence that Æthelthryth became an enduring symbol of Anglo-Saxon resistance. Many of the Norman bishops and other ecclesiastical figures | Norman conquest of England Norman conquest of England The Norman Conquest of England (in Britain, often called the Norman Conquest or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September |
Gorgonzola cheese is named after the small town of Gorgonzola on the outskirts of which Italian city? | Gorgonzola, Milan of Gorgonzola, situated on Via Milano. Another football club is POL Argentia whose first team plays in the second category Other sports clubs in Gorgonzola include Argentia New Basketball, Shotokan Karate Argentia, and ASD Gorgonzola Cycling. In the town there is also the Group Podistico Gorgonzola, which organises the races known as Running Gipigiata. The well known Gorgonzola cheese is claimed by the residents to have originated in Gorgonzola in 879, although other towns claim the origins. Gorgonzola, Milan Gorgonzola ( ) is an Italian town of c. 20,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy. It is part | Gorgonzola may also be used. The whey is then removed during curdling, and the result aged at low temperatures. During the aging process metal rods are quickly inserted and removed, creating air channels that allow the mold spores to grow into hyphae and cause the cheese's characteristic veining. Gorgonzola is typically aged for three to four months. The length of the aging process determines the consistency of the cheese, which gets firmer as it ripens. There are two varieties of Gorgonzola, which differ mainly in their age: Gorgonzola Dolce (also called Sweet Gorgonzola) and Gorgonzola Piccante (also called Gorgonzola Naturale, Gorgonzola |
Robert Koch won the 1905 Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on which disease? | Robert Koch stayed in the country, however, the more they too seemed to develop a resistance against it. In 1897, Koch was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS). In 1905, Koch won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work with tuberculosis. In 1906, research on tuberculosis and tropical diseases won him the Prussian Order Pour le Merite and in 1908, the Robert Koch medal, established to honour the greatest living physicians. Koch's name is one of twenty-three, from the fields of hygiene and tropical medicine, featured on the frieze of the London School of Hygiene & | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine age of 43. Ivan Pavlov, whose work Nobel admired and supported, received the prize in 1904 for his work on the physiology of digestion. Subsequently, those selecting the recipients have exercised wide latitude in determining what falls under the umbrella of Physiology or Medicine. The awarding of the prize in 1973 to Nikolaas Tinbergen, Konrad Lorenz, and Karl von Frisch for their observations of animal behavioral patterns could be considered a prize in the behavioral sciences rather than medicine or physiology. Tinbergen expressed surprise in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech at "the unconventional decision of the Nobel Foundation to award |
In which American sit-com did Ted Danson play the title character, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients? | Becker (TV series) Becker (TV series) Becker is an American sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a cantankerous doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, and friends, and practically everything and everybody else in his world. Despite everything, his patients and friends are loyal because Becker genuinely cares about them. The series was produced by Paramount Network Television. The show revolved around Becker and the things that annoyed him, although the members of the supporting | Ted Danson an axe and saw, Breed, Gaede, and Danson ended up destroying over 300 outdoor advertising signs. Danson's interest in environmentalism continued over the years, and he began to be concerned with the state of the world's oceans. In the 1980s, he was a contributing founder of the "American Oceans Campaigns", which merged with Oceana in 2001, where Danson is a board member. In March 2011, Danson published his first book, "Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans And What We Can Do To Save Them", written with journalist Michael D'Orso. Danson is a friend of former United States President Bill Clinton, who attended |
In which American drama series does Michael C. Hall play the title character, a bloodstain pattern analyst for Miami Police who moonlights as a serial killer? | Michael C. Hall by an Ensemble in a Drama Series all five years that the show was in production, winning the award in 2003 and 2004. Hall starred in and co-produced the Showtime television series "Dexter", in which he played a psychopathic blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer / vigilante. Jennifer Carpenter played his adoptive sister, Debra Morgan. The series premiered on October 1, 2006 and ended its run in 2013. For his work on "Dexter", Hall was nominated for five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series from 2008 to | Bloodstain pattern analysis complication, not all blood is alike in humans; differences can make generalizing based on one experiment difficult. Because of these reasons, the validity of bloodstain analysis is likely not as high as many juries believe. A 1995 murder case against Warren Horinek was largely decided based on bloodstain evidence that has been hotly disputed after the fact. The case was bizarre in that the police and the district attorney's office believed in Horinek's innocence. The appointed attorneys for the prosecution found a bloodstain pattern analyst who testified that rather than a suicide - what the police believed was the case, |
Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish Overseas Territories in which country? | Melilla the role of Mayor-President for Juan José Imbroda, who has held office since 2000. A regional splinter of the PP, the PPL, won 2 seats and governs in coalition. Opposition consists of the regionalist and leftist Coalition for Melilla (CPM, 6 seats) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE, 2 seats). Melilla is subdivided into eight districts ("distritos"), which are further subdivided into neighbourhoods ("barrios"): The government of Morocco has requested from Spain the sovereignty of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, Perejil Island, and some other small territories. The Spanish position is that both Ceuta and Melilla are integral | Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla in Melilla and the lowest level in that region. The champion competes against the playoff winner from the Regional Preferente de Ceuta for promotion to the Tercera División. Rfef rules allows the champion to be promoted directly if there is no Melilla club in the Tercera División. Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla: The Preferente de Ceuta is the fifth level of association football in Ceuta and the lowest level in that region. At the end of the season, the top four clubs advance to promotion playoff. The winner |
Which Nazi leader avoided execution after being sentenced to death at the 'Nuremburg Trials' by committing suicide hours before he was due to hang? | Nuremberg trials in the spring of 1945 to avoid capture, though Himmler was captured before his suicide. Krebs and Burgdorf committed suicide two days after Hitler in the same place. Reinhard Heydrich had been assassinated by Czech partisans in 1942. Josef Terboven killed himself with dynamite in Norway in 1945. Adolf Eichmann fled to Argentina to avoid Allied capture, but was apprehended by Israel's intelligence service (Mossad) and hanged in 1962. Hermann Göring was sentenced to death, but committed suicide by consuming cyanide the night before his execution in defiance of his captors. Miklós Horthy appeared as a witness at the Ministries | Interviews Before Execution Interviews Before Execution Interviews Before Execution (simplified Chinese: 临刑会见) is a Chinese television talk show which was aired on the Henan Legal Channel in the country's Henan Province between 2006 and 2012. Presented by journalist Ding Yu the programme featured interviews with people convicted in cases of violent murder who were offered a chance to tell their story while under sentence of death. The interviews were conducted shortly before the offender was due to be executed – often within a few hours of the punishment being carried out. The show's purpose was to deter other potential criminals from committing similar |
Sometimes called the 'Gurkha blade', what is the more common name given to the curved knife used as part of the regimental weaponry of Gurkha fighters? | Brigade of Gurkhas going]". Brigade of Gurkhas Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. The brigade, which is 3,640 strong, draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that served for the East India Company. The brigade includes infantry, engineering, signal, logistic and training and support units. They are known for their kukris, a distinctive heavy knife with a curved blade, and have a reputation for being fierce and brave soldiers. The brigade | The Gurkha Museum Crown in many wars and campaigns and describe the history of the four Gurkha regiments which transferred to the British Army in 1948 (the Royal Gurkha Rifles, The Queen's Gurkha Engineers, the Queen's Gurkha Signals and the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment). There is also a library, archives facility and research room on the second floor. The Gurkha Museum The Gurkha Museum commemorates the service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Crown, a relationship that has endured since 1815. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums. The Gurkha Museum was first established |
Which former 'Shamelss' actor provided the voice for 'Gnomeo' in the 2011 film 'Gnomeo and Juliet'? | Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 British-American 3D computer-animated fantasy romantic comedy film loosely based on William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" and an original screenplay by John R. Smith and Rob Sprackling. Financed by Disney and released through its Touchstone Pictures banner, the film was independently produced by Rocket Pictures and animated by Starz Animation. It was co-written and directed by Kelly Asbury and starring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, and Ozzy Osbourne. The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in | Gnomeo & Juliet Due to the box failure of "Strange Magic", Touchstone will not be producing it. Instead, Paramount Animation and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will produce the film, with McAvoy and Blunt reprising their roles. On May 26, 2017, Paramount delayed the film's release date to March 23, 2018. Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 British-American 3D computer-animated fantasy romantic comedy film loosely based on William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" and an original screenplay by John R. Smith and Rob Sprackling. Financed by Disney and released through its Touchstone Pictures banner, the film was independently produced by Rocket Pictures and animated |
Who was the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected President of the USA? | Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps commemorative postage on a regular basis. Harrison appears on four regular issues and on two commemorative issues. William McKinley Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected to the office of the President. He was the last American president to serve in the 19th century and was the first President to serve in the 20th century. He spent much of his adult life in politics and was a six-term congressman, and was also the governor of Ohio before defeating William | Opposition to the American Civil War after the war the Democrats carried the burden of having opposed the martyred Lincoln, the salvation of the Union and the destruction of slavery. The beginnings of opposition to the American Civil War were stirred in at the beginning of the war. In states such as New Jersey, New York, and the rest of New England, smatterings of people who did not favor the war arose. This was especially evident in the state of Connecticut. When President Abraham Lincoln was elected as President-elect, he left several Democratic Congressmen split from their party. These congressmen were William W. Eaton of Hartford, |
Which American state shares borders with Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas? | Arkansas 2007, the state legislature passed a non-binding resolution declaring that the possessive form of the state's name is "Arkansas's", which has been followed increasingly by the state government. Arkansas borders Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, Oklahoma to the west, Missouri to the north, and Tennessee and Mississippi to the east. The United States Census Bureau classifies Arkansas as a southern state, sub-categorized among the West South Central States. The Mississippi River forms most of Arkansas's eastern border, except in Clay and Greene, counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel, and | Mississippi County, Arkansas Mississippi County, Arkansas Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,480. There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. The county was formed on November 1, 1833, and named for the Mississippi River which borders the county to the east. Mississippi County is part of the First Congressional District in Arkansas. The Mississippi County Judge is Terri Brassfield. The Blytheville, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Mississippi County. Jefferson W. Speck, a Mississippi County planter, was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1950 and 1952. According to |
In which African country would you find the holiday destination of Sousse? | Sousse Sousse Sousse or Soussa (, ; Berber:"Susa") is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants . Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed food, olive oil, textiles, and tourism. It is home to the Université de Sousse. "Sousse" and "Soussa" are both French spellings of the Arabic name "Sūsa", which may derive from Berber (cf., e.g., Morocco's Sous River and Region). The present city has | Sousse El Kantaoui. Some 1,200,000 visitors come every year to enjoy its hotels and restaurants, nightclubs, casinos, beaches and sports facilities. Sousse is considered to be a popular tourist destination, especially due to its nightlife and vibrating nightclubs that will keep your head banging until the early hours. Well-known nightclubs are Bora Bora, Living, Rediguana, Platinum, the saloon.. Well known festivals fairground..The top producers and DJs in dance come and play at the various clubs. The season traditionally begins at the start of June and finishes on the first weekend of October with the Closing Parties. Sousse well connected with main |
Perhaps best known for her role in 'The Devil Wears Prada', which actress provided the voice for 'Juliet' in 'Gnomeo and Juliet'? | Gnomeo & Juliet Lady Bluebury's son Gnomeo (James McAvoy) races against his rival, Tybalt (Jason Statham), in which Tybalt destroys Gnomeo's lawn mower. That night, Gnomeo and his best friend Benny (Matt Lucas) infiltrate the red garden in black disguise in order to take revenge on Tybalt by spraying his mower with paint. Benny sprays the reds' well and accidentally triggers a security light. During the escape Gnomeo ends up in a nearby garden where he bumps into a disguised Juliet (Emily Blunt), the daughter of Lord Redbrick. Juliet is attempting to retrieve a unique Cupid's Arrow orchid, and the two romantically fight | Gnomeo & Juliet over it. They each discover the other's color before fleeing the garden. When they both go back to their own gardens, Juliet tells her frog-sprinkler friend Nanette (Ashley Jensen) about her newfound love. Nanette states that the relationship is romantically tragic but agrees to keep it a secret after Gnomeo and Juliet agree to continue with it. Gnomeo and Juliet have secret meetings in the nearby garden, where they meet a pink plastic flamingo named Featherstone (Jim Cummings) who encourages their love. Lord Redbrick pairs Juliet with a Red Gnome named Paris (Stephen Merchant), but Juliet isn't interested in him |
The 'Iron Guard' was a fascist movement and political party operating in which European country during the 1930's? | Iron Guard Iron Guard The Iron Guard ( ) is the name most commonly given to a far-right movement and political party in Romania in the period from 1927 into the early part of World War II. Founded by Corneliu Codreanu, it is also known as the Legion of the Archangel Michael () or the Legionnaire movement (). The Iron Guard was ultra-nationalist, antisemitic, Magyarophobic, antiziganist, anti-communist, anti-capitalist and promoted Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Its members were called "Greenshirts" because of the predominantly green uniforms they wore. When Ion Antonescu came to power in September 1940 he brought the Iron Guard into the | Iron Guard March 1930 Codreanu formed the "Iron Guard" ("Garda de Fier") as a paramilitary political branch of the Legion; this name eventually came to refer to the Legion itself. Later, in June 1935, the Legion changed its official name to the "Totul pentru Ţară" party, literally "Everything For the Country" Party, but commonly translated as "Everything for the Fatherland" or occasionally "Everything for the Motherland". Historian Stanley G. Payne writes in his study of Fascism, "The Legion was arguably the most unusual mass movement of interwar Europe." The Legion contrasted with most other European fascist movements of the period, especially when |
In David Hockney's famous painting 'Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy', what type of creature is 'Percy'? | Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by the British artist David Hockney. Painted between 1970 and 1971, it depicts the fashion designer Ossie Clark and the textile designer Celia Birtwell in their flat, shortly after their wedding, with one of the couple's cats on Clark's knee. The white cat depicted in the painting was Blanche; Percy was another of their cats, but Hockney thought "Percy" made a better title. The work is part of a series of double portraits made by Hockney from 1968, often portraying his friends. Hockney and Clark | Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy symbol of fidelity) in the "Arnolfini Portrait". In this case, Clark continued to have affairs with men and women, which contributed to the breakdown of the marriage in 1974: Hockney's depiction of the couple together but separated foreshadows their divorce. The informal interior scene littered with symbolic objects echoes Victorian paintings, such as Ford Madox Brown's "The Awakening Conscience". Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by the British artist David Hockney. Painted between 1970 and 1971, it depicts the fashion designer Ossie Clark and the textile designer Celia Birtwell in their |
On which fictional island was the sit-com 'Father Ted' set? | Hell (Father Ted) show's most iconic, and was named as the 3rd best one-liner of any British sit-com in a January 2017 survey by "The Telegraph". The line was used to name "Small, Far Away", a documentary of the show created by creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews on the 15th anniversary of the show's premiere. Hell (Father Ted) "Hell" is the first episode of the second series of the Channel 4 sitcom "Father Ted", and the seventh episode overall. In this episode, Graham Norton makes his first of three appearances as Father Noel Furlong. It is time for Ted, Dougal, and Jack | Father Ted advertisement. Later in 2001, Ardal O'Hanlon returned to the role of Father Dougal for a series of PBS advertisements to coincide with "Father Ted"s American broadcast; these segments were included on later DVD releases as "Fundraising with Father Dougal". In 2012, Frank Kelly made a brief appearance as Father Jack on an episode of "The One Show" with Graham Norton. In 2014, guest star Ben Keaton returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting the pub quiz "Arse Biscuits" in-character. Keaton also set up a Twitter page for the character, and a website where |
Of what is Petrology the study? | Igneous petrology Igneous petrology Igneous petrology is the study of igneous rocks—those that are formed from magma. As a branch of geology, igneous petrology is closely related to volcanology, tectonophysics, and petrology in general. The modern study of igneous rocks utilizes a number of techniques, some of them developed in the fields of chemistry, physics, or other earth sciences. Petrography, crystallography, and isotopic studies are common methods used in igneous petrology. The composition of igneous rocks and minerals can be determined via a variety of methods of varying ease, cost, and complexity. The simplest method is observation of hand samples with the | Fossil and Petrology collections, New South Wales Fossil and Petrology collections, New South Wales The Fossil and Petrology collections are two heritage-listed fossil and petrology collections located at 947-953 Londonderry Road, Londonderry, City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. The collections are owned by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, a department of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The fossil collection is assessed as State Significance. Fossils by their nature are unique and irreplaceable; unlike extant organisms, they can not be replaced. The fossil collections of the Geological Survey of NSW |
Publishes posthumously in 1971, who wrote the novel 'Maurice'? | Maurice (novel) Maurice (novel) Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays through university and beyond. It was written in 1913–1914, and revised in 1932 and 1959–1960. Forster was close friends with the poet Edward Carpenter, and upon visiting his Derbyshire home in 1912, was motivated to write "Maurice". The relationship between Carpenter and his partner, George Merrill, was the inspiration for that of Maurice and Alec Scudder. Although Forster showed the novel to a select few of his friends (among them Christopher Isherwood), it was | Maurice (novel) published only posthumously, in 1971. Forster did not seek to publish it during his lifetime, believing it to have been unpublishable during that period due to public and legal attitudes to same-sex love. A note found on the manuscript read: "Publishable, but worth it?". Forster was particularly keen that his novel should have a happy ending, but knew that this would make the book too controversial. The novel has been adapted once for film and for the stage. We first encounter Maurice Hall aged fourteen having a discussion about sex and women with his prep-school teacher, Ben Ducie, which takes |
In the novel by EM Forster, in which Italian city was there 'A Room With A View'? | A Room with a View A Room with a View A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985. The Modern Library ranked "A Room with a View" 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century (1998). The first part of the novel is set in Florence, Italy, | A Room with a View in "Information or whatever the withholding of information was then entitled" during the war, and was able to trick an Alexandria hostess into playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" by claiming he was Belgian, not German. "A Room with a View" had a lengthy gestation. By late 1902 Forster was working on a novel set in Italy which he called the 'Lucy novel'. In 1903 and 1904 he pushed it aside to work on other projects. He was still revising it in 1908. The novel was first adapted for the theatre by Richard Cottrell with Lance Severling for the Prospect Theatre Company, |
Which animal is the subject of Edwin Landseer's famous painting 'Monarch Of The Glen'? | The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of a red deer stag completed in 1851 by the English painter Sir Edwin Landseer. It was commissioned as part of a series of three panels to hang in the Palace of Westminster in London. As one of the most popular paintings throughout the 19th century, it sold widely in reproductions in steel engraving, and was finally bought by companies to use in advertising. The painting had become something of a cliché by the mid-20th century, as "the ultimate biscuit tin image of Scotland: a | The Monarch of the Glen (painting) from a variation of the mural, depicted on the company's current logo. In 2012 Peter Saville collaborated with Dovecot Studios Edinburgh in celebration of their centenary to create a large scale tapestry of his work "After, After, After Monarch of the Glen". This new tapestry commission is Dovecot Studios re appropriation of Peter Saville's appropriation of Sir Peter Blake's appropriation of Sir Edwin Landseer's 1851 painting Monarch of the Glen. Dovecot Studios has woven this new tapestry of Peter Saville's design, thereby joining the artists who have reinterpreted this British masterpiece. Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky has used a variation |
SWAPO was the name of the guerrilla army that fought for independence for which African country? | African independence movements South Africa was offended by the General Assembly's simultaneous dismissal of its various internal Namibian parties as puppets of the occupying power. Furthermore, SWAPO espoused a militant platform which called for independence through UN activity, including military intervention. By 1965 SWAPO's morale had been elevated by the formation of a guerrilla wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), which forced the deployment of South African Police troops along the long and remote northern frontier. The first armed clashes between PLAN cadres and local security forces took place in August 1966. African independence movements The African Independence Movements took place | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde () is a former socialist party and currently a social-democratic political party in Cape Verde. Its members are nicknamed “os tambarinas” in Portuguese (the tamarinds), and they identify themselves with the color yellow. In 1956, its forerunner, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was founded by the Bissau-Guinean nationalist leader Amílcar Cabral. PAIGC fought to overthrow the Portuguese Empire, unify Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, and use its vanguardism to advance socialist revolution. From 1961 on, the PAIGC fought |
The 1997 film 'A Thousand Acres', directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, was a reworking of which of Shakespeare's plays? | A Thousand Acres (film) A Thousand Acres (film) A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards. It is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Jane Smiley, which itself is a reworking of William Shakespeare's "King Lear". The character of Larry Cook corresponds to the title character of that play, while the characters of Ginny, Rose and Caroline represent Lear's daughters Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The dramatic catalyst in both works is the division of the father's estate among his three offspring, | A Thousand Acres (film) Despite the leisurely Waltons-style voice-over, Larry Cook and his kin don't convince as a Midwestern farming dynasty, while the film itself has only a picturesque sense of the land. It makes for rocky terrain on which to base the ensuing melodramatics." Jessica Lange was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, but lost to Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown". A Thousand Acres (film) A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards. It is an adaptation of the |
Which late 19th and early 20th century aesthetic movement would you associate with the architects Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Frank Lloyd-Wright and the artist William Morris? | Scottish art in the nineteenth century composed of acclaimed architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), his wife the painter and glass artist Margaret MacDonald (1865–1933), her sister the artist Frances (1873–1921), and her husband, the artist and teacher Herbert MacNair (1868–1955). They produced a distinctive blend of influences, including the Celtic Revival, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Japonisme, which found favour throughout the modern art world of continental Europe and helped define the Art Nouveau style that would come to prominence in the early twentieth century. Scottish art in the nineteenth century Scottish art in the nineteenth century is the body of visual art | Charles Rennie Mackintosh motifs with subtle curves, e.g. the Mackintosh Rose motif, along with some references to traditional Scottish architecture. The project that helped make his international reputation was the Glasgow School of Art (1897–1909). During the early stages of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh also completed the Queen's Cross Church project in Maryhill, Glasgow. This is considered to be one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh most mysterious projects. It is the only church by the Glasgow born artist to be built and is now the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society headquarters. Like his contemporary Frank Lloyd Wright, Mackintosh's architectural designs often included extensive |
Which company produced the 'Playstation' video games console? | PlayStation (console) September 2018, Sony announced the PlayStation Classic. It was released on 3 December 2018. It featured 20 pre-installed video games such as Tekken 3, Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Wild Arms and Ridge Racer Type 4. It also features two replicas of the wired PlayStation controllers without analog sticks. It also features an HDMI output. The maximum resolution is 720p. It is 45% smaller than the original console. Sony's successor to the PlayStation is the PlayStation 2, which is backwards compatible with its predecessor in that it can play almost every original PlayStation game. The third generation of the PlayStation, | PlayStation (console) company was even more concerned with the proprietary cartridge format's ability to help enforce copy protection, given its substantial reliance on licensing and exclusive titles for its revenue. Piracy was rampant on the PlayStation due to the relative ease of the installation of a modchip allowing the PlayStation to play games region free or recorded on a regular CD-R making the console very attractive to programmers and illegal copiers. The increasing complexity of games (in content, graphics, and sound) pushed cartridges to their storage limits and this gradually turned off some third-party developers. Part of the CD format's appeal to |
The teachings of which philosopher are known as 'The Analects'? | Analects Analects The Analects (; ; Old Chinese: "*[r]u[n] ŋ(r)aʔ"; ), also known as the Analects of Confucius, is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled and written by Confucius's followers. It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475–221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). By the early Han dynasty the "Analects" was considered merely a "commentary" on the Five Classics, but the status of the "Analects" grew to be one of the central | Analects during the Western Han dynasty. They are known as the "Dingzhou "Analects"", and the "Pyongyang "Analects"", after the location of the tombs in which they were found. The Dingzhou "Analects" was discovered in 1973, but no transcription of its contents was published until 1997. The Pyongyang "Analects" was discovered in 1992. Academic access to the Pyongyang "Analects" has been highly restricted, and no academic study on it was published until 2009. The Dingzhou "Analects" was damaged in a fire shortly after it was entombed in the Han dynasty. It was further damaged in an earthquake shortly after it was recovered, |
Which Brazilian footballer won the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as a manager in 1970? | Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup Zagallo was the first footballer to become World Cup champion as a player (1958, 1962) and a coach, and Pelé ended his World Cup playing career as the first (and so far only) three-time winner. Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 9th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian front five of Jairzinho, Pelé, Gerson, Tostao and Rivelino were all No 10s in their own right and together they created an | Santos FC and the Brazilian national football team "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee, and widely regarded among football historians, former players and fans to be one of the best and most accomplished footballers in the game's history. Santos contributed players to the victorious Brazilian national teams of 1958, 1962 and 1970 FIFA World Cups. It has also contributed players to the winning sides of the 1916, 2004 and 2007 Copa Américas as well as the 2005 and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. One Santos player have won the "golden ball" award at the World Cup with Brazil; Pelé in 1970. Neymar replicated Pelé at the |
Which pop group, that had hits in the 1990's with 'Glory Box' and 'All Mine', are named after a small town in Somerset? | Music of Somerset reputation and popularity is maintaining its steady progress into mainstream awareness. The Pineapple Thief are regulars at The Orange Box a venue in Yeovil. Portishead are a musical group named after the town of Portishead, Somerset. Portishead consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley, while sometimes citing a fourth member, Dave McDonald, an engineer on "Dummy" and "Portishead". Gabrielle Aplin lives in Bath in Somerset and gained major popularity from her cover of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'Power Of Love' that reached number one in the singles charts in 2012. She recently release her debut album "English Rain" | Incident in a Small Town aired for all to see after he's named as a prime suspect in the murder of his grandson's father. Although not 'prequels' in the sense of having related plots, the two other films "The Incident" and "" both feature the characters of Harmonn Cobb and Judge Bell. In all three films, the characters are played by the same actors. Incident in a Small Town Incident in a Small Town is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film and a sequel to "The Incident" (1990) and "" (1992) directed by Delbert Mann, starring Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan and Stephanie Zimbalist. This is |
What is the name of NASA's robotic rover that landed on Mars this month? | Mars rover Mars rover A Mars rover is a motor vehicle that propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars upon arrival. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, and they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months, and they can advance the knowledge of how to perform very remote robotic vehicle control. There have been four successful robotically operated Mars rovers. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory managed the "Sojourner" rover, the "Opportunity" rover, "Spirit" rover, and, now the "Curiosity" rover. On January 24, 2016 NASA reported that | Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder (MESUR Pathfinder) is an American robotic spacecraft that landed a base station with a roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight (10.6 kg/23 lb) wheeled robotic Mars rover named "Sojourner", which became the first rover to operate outside the Earth–Moon system. Launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II booster a month after the "Mars Global Surveyor" was launched, it landed on July 4, 1997 on Mars's Ares Vallis, in a region called Chryse Planitia in the Oxia Palus quadrangle. |
'Princess Odette' is the central character in which of Tchaikovsky's ballet's? | Music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and, as Brown points out, has proved "indestructible" in popular appeal. The oboe solo associated with Odette and her swans, which first appears at the end of Act 1, is one of the composer's best–known themes. Tchaikovsky considered his next ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty", one of his finest works, according to Brown. The structure of the scenario proved more successful than that of "Swan Lake". While the prologue and first two acts contain a certain number of set dances, they are not designed for gratuitous choreographic decoration but have at least some marginal relevance to the main plot. These dances | The Princess (W. S. Gilbert play) The Princess (W. S. Gilbert play) The Princess is a blank verse farcical play, in five scenes with music, by W. S. Gilbert which adapts and parodies Alfred Lord Tennyson's humorous 1847 narrative poem, "The Princess: A Medley". It was first produced at the Olympic Theatre in London on 8 January 1870. Gilbert called the piece "a whimsical allegory ... a respectful operatic per-version" of Tennyson's poem. The play was a modest success, playing for about 82 performances through April and enjoying a provincial tour. Gilbert liked the theme so much that he adapted the play as the libretto to |
Which Rogers & Hammerstein musical is based on two short stories by the American author James Michener? | Rodgers and Hammerstein by David Merrick, and received five Tony Award nominations. South Pacific opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for over five years. Its songs "Bali Ha'i", "Younger Than Springtime", and "Some Enchanted Evening" have become standards. The play is based upon two short stories by James A. Michener from his book "Tales of the South Pacific", which itself was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948. For their adaptation, Rodgers and Hammerstein, along with co-writer Joshua Logan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. In the original production, Mary Martin starred as the heroine | James A. Michener common interest and admirers of Michener's life and work. The society sponsors a variety of activities and publishes an electronic internet newsletter. Annual meetings of members are held at locations closely associated with Michener's life. The society's purpose is to: In addition to writing novels, short stories, and non-fiction, Michener was very involved with movies, TV series, and radio. The following is only a selection of the listings in the Library of Congress files. James A. Michener James Albert Michener (; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 books, most of which |
Which fish is traditionally used in the Anglo-Indian dish known as Kedgeree? | Kedgeree with khichdi in coastal villages where seafood is plentiful. According to Hobson-Jobson, while fish is eaten with kedgeree, the use of the term for "mess of re-cooked fish ... is inaccurate". Kedgeree Kedgeree (or occasionally kitcherie, kitchari, kidgeree, kedgaree, kitchiri, or khichuri) is a dish consisting of cooked, flaked fish (traditionally smoked haddock), boiled rice, parsley, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, butter or cream, and occasionally sultanas. The dish can be eaten hot or cold. Other fish can be used instead of haddock such as tuna or salmon, though that is not traditional. In India, khichari (among other English spellings) usually | Kedgeree This dish moved to Victorian Britain and changed dramatically to the recipe described above. Kedgeree is thought to have originated with the Indian rice-and-bean or rice-and-lentil dish khichri, traced back to 1340 or earlier. It is widely believed that the dish was brought to the United Kingdom by returning British colonials who had enjoyed it in India and introduced it to the UK as a breakfast dish in Victorian times, part of the then fashionable Anglo-Indian cuisine. The dish was listed as early as 1790 in the recipe book of Stephana Malcolm of Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire. The National Trust for Scotland's |
Which famous composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner? | Wieland Wagner Wieland Wagner Wieland Wagner (5 January 1917 – 17 October 1966) was a German opera director. Wieland Wagner was the elder of two sons of Siegfried and Winifred Wagner, grandson of composer Richard Wagner, and great-grandson of composer Franz Liszt through Wieland's paternal grandmother. In 1941, he married the dancer and choreographer Gertrud Reissinger. They had four children: Iris (b. 1942), Wolf Siegfried (b. 1943), Nike (b. 1945) and Daphne (b. 1946). Their son Wolf married Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff-Steinort, sister of fashion model Veruschka, whose father was involved in the July 20 plot to assassinate Hitler. Late in his | Richard Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the "Gesamtkunstwerk" ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, |
For which English county Cricket team was Brian Lara playing when he scored his world record 501 not out? | History of the West Indian cricket team years. The West Indies ended the decade with another 5–0 defeat, this time in Australia. For most of the 1990s, the West Indian batting lineup was dominated by Brian Lara. Lara became a regular in the side after the retirement of Viv Richards in 1991. In 1993–94, he scored 375 against England in Antigua, breaking Sobers' world record for the highest individual score in Test cricket. He continued his fine form playing for Warwickshire in the 1994 English County Championship, posting seven first-class hundreds in eight innings (including the Test match 375). The last of these was 501 not out | Brian Lara Cricket swing. Fielding can be manual or automatic. Brian Lara Cricket has pseudo-3D graphics which appears to make the perspective change when playing the game. The sound effects in the game are digitised. The game included the NVR save feature which allowed games to be stored using a battery to supply power to the memory inside the cartridge. It also claims to have hundreds of frames of animation for each sprite. Brian Lara Cricket Brian Lara Cricket is the first in a series of cricket games to be endorsed by Brian Lara. There have been more games in the series, Brian |
During which war was Shakespeare's play 'Troilus And Cressida' set? | Troilus and Cressida for dramatists in the early 17th century and Shakespeare may have been inspired by contemporary plays. Thomas Heywood's two-part play "The Iron Age" also depicts the Trojan war and the story of Troilus and Cressida, but it is not certain whether his or Shakespeare's play was written first. In addition, Thomas Dekker and Henry Chettle wrote a play called "Troilus and Cressida" at around the same time as Shakespeare, but this play survives only as a fragmentary plot outline. The play is believed to have been written around 1602, shortly after the completion of "Hamlet". It was published in quarto | Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida () is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida. The work has in recent years "stimulated exceptionally lively critical debate". Throughout the play, the tone lurches wildly between bawdy comedy and tragic gloom, and readers and theatre-goers have frequently found it difficult to understand how one is meant to respond to |
"In the poem by William Blake which animal was ""Burning bright in the forests of the night""?" | The Forests of the Night the war as it really was, as James Kirkup observed, an "acid portrait of those who played at being members of the [French] Resistance". The novel's theme and title come from the opening lines to William Blake's poem "The Tyger": "Tiger, tiger, burning bright - in the forests of the night." "The Forests of the Night" was translated in 1951 into English by Nora Wydenbruck; it has not been re-printed since. Francis is the son of the Comte de Balansun, whose family resides in the French town of Saint-Clar, near the Pyrenees. Francis, in the beginning of the novel, skips | London (William Blake poem) through through the verbs'curse'cry and sigh. Ralph Vaughan Williams set the poem to music in his 1958 song cycle "Ten Blake Songs". The poem was set to music in 1965 by Benjamin Britten as part of his song cycle "Songs and Proverbs of William Blake". London (William Blake poem) London is a poem by William Blake, published in "Songs of Experience" in 1794. It is one of the few poems in "Songs of Experience" that does not have a corresponding poem in "Songs of Innocence". Blake lived in the capital city of London, which was the location for this poem. |
Which country's Rugby Union team is nicknamed 'The Panthers'? | Argentina national rugby union team Argentina national rugby union team The Argentina national rugby team is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR, from the Spanish: "Unión Argentina de Rugby"). Nicknamed the Pumas (Los Pumas in Spanish), they play in sky blue and white jerseys, Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. As of 12 July 2017 they are ranked 9th in the world by the IRB, making them the highest-ranked nation in the Americas. They have competed at every Rugby World Cup staged since the first tournament of 1987, and the country are considered the strongest | Basque Country national rugby union team Basque Country national rugby union team Basque Country national rugby union team (Basque: "Euskadiko errugbi selekzioa") is the national and/or representative rugby union team of the Basque Country. It is also sometimes referred to as the Basque Selection. They made their international debut on 14 May 1983 against Wales while the latter were on a tour of Spain. The Basque Country lost this game 3–24. Since 1985 the team has been organised by the Basque Rugby Federation. Since making their international debut against Wales in 1983, the Basque Country has regularly played international friendlies. They have also played regular friendlies |
In which city did Steve Redgrave win his first Olympic Gold Medal? | Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics with two golds and three in overall. The men's rowing events became most notable for Great Britain's Steve Redgrave, who won his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the coxless four. He first won at Los Angeles in 1984, followed by gold medals in 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000, a record span of 16 years between his first and last gold medal. It was also his sixth overall Olympic medal, having won the bronze in 1988 for the coxed pair. At age 38, Redgrave also became the oldest male rower to win an Olympic gold medal, until he was surpassed | Steve Redgrave Steve Redgrave Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born on 23 March 1962) is a retired British rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. He is the most successful male rower in Olympic history, and the only man to have won gold medals at five Olympic Games in an endurance sport. Redgrave is regarded as one of Britain's greatest-ever Olympians. As of 2016 he is the fourth most decorated British Olympian after cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Sir |
What is the capital of the Pitcairn Islands? | Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands features a wet, warm climate averaging of rain a year. The wettest month is July and temperatures do not significantly vary throughout the year. Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands Adamstown is the only settlement on, and as such, the capital of, the Pitcairn Islands. Adamstown has a population of 50, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands. All the other islands in the group are uninhabited. Adamstown is where most residents eat, drink and sleep, while they grow food in other areas of the island. The hamlet is the second smallest capital in the world. It has access to television, | Geography of the Pitcairn Islands Geography of the Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands consist of four islands: Pitcairn Island, Oeno Island, Henderson Island and Ducie Island: Pitcairn Islands as a group of islands () Pitcairn Island is a volcanic high island. Henderson Island is an uplifted coral island. Ducie and Oeno are coral atolls. The only inhabited island, Pitcairn, has an area of and a population density of ; it is only accessible by boat through Bounty Bay. The other islands are at a distance of more than . Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New |
The practicing Mormon, Brandon Flowers, is the lead singer of which American rock group? | Brandon Flowers Brandon Flowers Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, keyboardist and occasional bass guitarist of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers, with whom he has recorded five studio albums. In addition to his work with the Killers, Flowers has released two solo albums, "Flamingo" (2010) and "The Desired Effect" (2015). He has reached number-one on the UK Albums Chart seven times, including work by The Killers. Brandon Richard Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in Henderson, Nevada, to Jean Yvonne (née | Brandon Flowers among his musical influences. Flowers is regarded as a prominent frontman of the new wave revival in the 2000s. As a solo artist Flowers first exhibited elements of heartland rock as well as new-wave-style alternative rock. On his sophomore album, Flowers exhibited greater pop tendencies, prompting "Rolling Stone" to dub "The Desired Effect", "the best straight-up pop album made by a rock star in recent memory." Flowers is a tenor. U2's lead singer Bono praised Flowers' voice to "The Globe and Mail" saying, "We need him on the radio ... His voice!" Brandon Flowers has been awarded the Q Idol |
In which US city do the American Football team known as the 'Chargers' play their home games? | History of the San Diego Chargers History of the San Diego Chargers The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating back to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural 1960. The Chargers franchise relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers' first home game in San Diego was at Balboa Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on September 17, 1961. Their last game as a San Diego-based club was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on January 1, 2017 against the | Hobart Chargers Hobart Chargers Hobart Chargers is a South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club fields a team in both the Men's SEABL and Women's SEABL. The Chargers play their home games at the Derwent Entertainment Centre. For sponsorship reasons, the two teams are known as the Telstra Hobart Chargers. In 1981, a Hobart men's team entered the South Eastern Basketball League (SEBL) for the league's inaugural season. After two seasons in the SEBL, the team withdrew from the league due to the introduction of the Hobart Devils in the National Basketball League in 1983. A |
The 'World Expo' ended this month In which Asian country had it been held? | Taejŏn Expo '93 Committee publications - have been reproduced online. Whilst the majority of these are also in the Korean language, one publication in English is the comprehensive Expo 93 Travel Manual, which is located at this page. Taejon Expo' 93, like many other former expo cities and regions, is a member of the BIE-endorsed A.V.E. - Association of Expo Cities and Regions, founded in Seville in 2002. Taejŏn Expo '93 Taejon Expo '93 was a three-month international exposition held between Saturday, August 7, 1993 and Sunday, November 7, 1993 in the central South Korean city of Daejeon (at the time spelled "Taejŏn"). | Dubai World Games Expo Dubai World Games Expo The Dubai World Game Expo (also known as the DWGE) is a multigenre convention held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the month of November. The DWGE showcases game and app developers, game publishers, game distributors, retailers, and other businesses related to interactive entertainment. The DWGE is the largest event for video games and digital entertainment industry in the Middle East & North African (MENA) region. The Expo predates the more well-known "Comic Con" event which had its first Middle East Film and Comic Con in 2012 The DWGE is held in order to introduce |
In the Book of Genesis, who died whilst giving birth to her son, Benjamin? | Benoni, Gauteng Farm Benoni after the Hebrew name (meaning "son of my sorrow"), given by Rachel to her son after she suffered a very difficult birthing. This is according to the biblical Book of Genesis. (Rachel unfortunately died after giving birth to Benoni but his father, Jacob, called him Benjamin "Son-of-my-right-hand".) Rissik's naming was apparently due to the fact that he had difficulties in establishing the exact boundaries of the surrounding and already existing Rietfontein, Modderfontein, Kleinfontein and Brakpan farms and considered the formal demarcation to have been as commensurately sorrowful as that of the birth of Rachel's son and accordingly named | Tribe of Benjamin Benjamin. According to Genesis, Benjamin was the result of a painful birth in which his mother died, naming him Ben-Oni, "son of my pain," immediately before her death. Instead, Jacob, his father, preferred to call him Benjamin, which can be read in Hebrew as meaning, "son of my right [hand]" (Genesis 35:16-18). In geographical terms, the term Benjamin can be read as "son of the south" from the perspective of the northern Kingdom of Israel, as the Benjamite territory was at the southern edge of the northern kingdom. From after the conquest of the promised land by Joshua until the |
Which SI unit is equal to one Joule per second? | Joule heating current. This led Joule to reject the caloric theory (at that time the dominant theory) in favor of the mechanical theory of heat (according to which heat is another form of energy). Resistive heating was independently studied by Heinrich Lenz in 1842. The SI unit of energy was subsequently named the joule and given the symbol "J". The commonly known unit of power, the watt, is equivalent to one joule per second. Joule heating is caused by interactions between charge carriers (usually electrons) and the body of the conductor (usually atomic ions). A voltage difference between two points of a | Joule per mole Joule per mole The joule per mole (symbol: J·mole or J/mol) is an SI derived unit of energy per amount of material. Energy is measured in joules, and the amount of material is measured in moles. For example, Gibbs free energy is quantified as joules per mole. Since 1 mole = 6.02214179×10 particles (atoms, molecules, ions etc.), 1 Joule per mole is equal to 1 Joule divided by 6.02214179×10 particles, or (6.022×10^23 particles/mole), 1.66054×10 Joule per particle. This very small amount of energy is often expressed in terms of a smaller unit such as the electronvolt (eV, see below). Physical |
On which British island in the South Atlantic would you find Wideawake Airfield? | RAF Ascension Island Airlink started a scheduled weekly charter from Jamestown St Helena to the island. RAF Ascension Island RAF Ascension , also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility located on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. The airfield is jointly operated by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF). The facility is home to a USAF ground tracking station in support of the Eastern Range and rocket launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Ascension Island forms part of a British Overseas Territory together with Saint Helena and | British logistics in the Falklands War all contractors or employees, or the family members of contractors or employees, of British or American companies that included Cable & Wireless, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). There were about 200 schoolchildren on the island, who were obliged to leave at age 18. Although considered a United States Air Force (USAF) base, the US military garrison consisted of just one man, the base commander, Lieutenant Colonel William D. Bryden. Wideawake Airfield was built on the island by the US during the Second World War. The |
In which English county could you visit Bolingbroke Castle? | Bolingbroke Castle was slighted to prevent any further use. The towers and walls were torn down and dumped into the moat. The last major structure collapsed in 1815. The castle, which is now a national monument, was excavated in the 1960s and 1970s. It was maintained by English Heritage up until 1995 when Heritage Lincolnshire took charge. Much of the lower walls are still visible as are the ground floors of the towers. In the summertime, the castle is home to numerous events including performances of Shakespeare. Bolingbroke Castle Bolingbroke Castle is a ruined castle in Bolingbroke (or Old Bolingbroke) Lincolnshire, England. | Bolingbroke Castle was founded by Ranulf, Earl of Chester, in 1220 shortly after he returned from the Fifth Crusade. Ranulf died in 1232 without a male heir, and his titles, lands and castles passed to his sisters. Following the death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1361 Bolingbroke passed through marriage into the ownership of John of Gaunt. His wife Blanche of Lancaster, daughter of Henry of Grosmont, was born at the castle in 1345. John and Blanche's son, Henry (the future Henry IV), was also born at Bolingbroke Castle in 1367 and consequently was known as "Henry Bolingbroke" |
Which former American President was nominated for re- election by the Bull Moose Party? | Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Progressive Party (United States, 1912) The Progressive Party was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former President Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé, incumbent President William Howard Taft. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on progressive reforms and attracting some leading reformers. After the party's defeat in the 1912 presidential election, it went into rapid decline, disappearing by 1918. The Progressive Party was popularly nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party" since Roosevelt often said that he felt "strong as a bull moose" both | Bull Moose Music Bull Moose Music Bull Moose Music is an independent retailer and record store chain based in Portland, Maine, USA. The chain has operated since 1989 and has nine locations in Maine and three in New Hampshire. It has been featured in various newspapers throughout Maine and New Hampshire. It was founded by Brett Wickard in Brunswick, Maine in 1989, though he did not file it as a Business Corporation until 1995. Bull Moose was started with $37,000. Chris Brown was hired in 1991 as a clerk and later became the creator of Record Store Day, and the company's Vice President. |
After Oxford and Cambridge, which is England's next oldest university? | Third-oldest university in England debate doubt by contemporary sources. London was certainly, however, the "first" university in England to receive an explicit grant of degree awarding powers as Oxford and Cambridge owe their powers to ancient prescription and Durham has only an implicit grant. For London, the critical question is whether any of the prior claims of UCL, King's College London and Durham are true. If these claims are not considered valid, then London is the third oldest university in England unless it is shown that it was, for some reason (see discussion above), not a university prior to Durham's royal charter being granted on | Third-oldest university in England debate university lists. An objection specific to King's College is that it only claims to be "the fourth oldest [university] in England" in its 2008 annual report and on its website, and states in some of its course brochures that "The University of London is the third oldest university in England, being the first to be established after Oxford and Cambridge." The title of third oldest university is, however, claimed for King's College by student papers and societies. In a podcast on the King's College website, Arthur Burns (Professor of Modern History at King's) describes UCL and King's College as the |
Which French painter, who with his wife Sonia Terk, pioneered the art movement known as Orphism, is best known for his series of paintings of Paris and, in particular, of the Eiffel Tower? | Eiffel Tower (Delaunay series) Eiffel Tower (Delaunay series) The Eiffel Tower series of Robert Delaunay (1885 – 1941) is a cycle of paintings and drawings of the Eiffel Tower. Its main sequence was created between 1909 and 1912, with additional works added up to 1928. The series is considered the most prominent art depicting the iconic Paris tower as well as the most prominent work of Delaunay. The series was painted in an emerging Orphist style, an art movement co-founded by Robert and Sonia Delaunay and František Kupka that added bright colors and increased abstraction to Cubism. The "Eiffel Tower" series sits chronologically and | Eiffel Tower (Delaunay series) stylistically between the artist's "Saint-Séverin" series and "Windows" series. Delaunay's Eiffel Tower series is evoked in architectural paintings of other iconic buildings by his contemporary, the New York artist John Marin, in his "Woolworth Building, No. 31" of 1912, and later by the Ontario artist Greg Curnoe's "CN Tower" series of the 1970s and 1980s. The 1913 artist's book "La prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France", a collaborative work between Sonia Delaunay and the poet Blaise Cendrars, forms an epic narrative of a Trans-Siberian Railway journey that concludes in Paris at a Simultanist Eiffel Tower. They |
Who was the American screenwriter who created, wrote, narrated and hosted the science fiction series 'The Twilight Zone'? | The Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, suspense, horror, and psychological thriller, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist, and usually with a moral. A popular and critical success, it introduced many Americans to common science fiction and fantasy tropes. The original series, shot entirely in black and white, ran on CBS for five seasons from 1959 to 1964. "The Twilight Zone" followed in the tradition of earlier television shows such as "Tales of Tomorrow" | The Bard (The Twilight Zone) The Bard (The Twilight Zone) "The Bard" is an episode of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". It was the final episode of "The Twilight Zone" to be one hour long. A direct satire of the American television industry, the episode concerns an inept screenwriter who, through the use of black magic, employs William Shakespeare as his ghostwriter. A bumbling screenwriter, Julius K. Moomer, is becoming desperate for a sale after 23 years working on unproduced scripts. When his agent mentions that he is submitting another writer's pitch for a television series about black magic, Julius pleads to |
In the children's t.v. programme, who was the 'Wombles' cook? | The Wombles 2013, Mike Batt and Elisabeth Beresford's two children consolidated the merchandising copyrights to the Wombles in a new company, Wombles Copyright Holdings, in which Batt became the principal shareholder with creative control held by Beresford's heirs. This included the purchase of the Wombles TV series from "DHX Media", who had acquired it with their purchase of "Cookie Jar Entertainment", who had acquired it as part of the assets of Cinar following Cinar's production scandal, subsequent to Cinar's acquisition of "FilmFair". A feature-length live-action movie "Wombling Free" was released in 1977, starring The Wombles, David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour and | T. S. Cook "The Tuskegee Airmen" (1995). By the 2000s, he wrote "The Hive" (2008), and "NYC: Tornado Terror" (2008), both of them which aired on Syfy. Cook was married to homemaker and writer Marie Monique de Varennes. He died from complications of cancer on January 5, 2013. He is survived by two children, Katherine Grandbois Cook and Christopher Thomas Cook. T. S. Cook Thomas Steven "T. S." Cook (August 25, 1947 – January 5, 2013) was an American screenwriter and producer, perhaps best known for writing "The China Syndrome" (1979), sharing with Mike Gray and James Bridges, which garnered him Academy Award, |
Historically, French kings were crowned at the famous cathedral in which French city? | Coronation of the French monarch the Holy Ampulla, from the Abbey to the very steps of the high altar of the Cathedral, where he turned the relic over to the Archbishop of Rheims for its use in the coronation ritual. All succeeding Kings of France were anointed with this same oil—mixed with chrism prior to their coronation. French queens were crowned either together with their husband at Rheims or alone at Sainte-Chapelle or Abbey of St. Denis. The king is crowned by the Archbishop of Reims who is assisted by four suffragan bishops of his ecclesiastical province, and of the Bishop of Langres and Chapter | Coronation of the French monarch French throne to be crowned during his father's lifetime was the future Philip II of France. The practice was eventually abandoned by all kingdoms that had adopted it, as the rules of primogeniture became stronger. During the First French Empire, Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Josephine were crowned in December 1804 in an extremely elaborate ritual presided over by Pope Pius VII and conducted at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The pope and prelates entered Notre Dame in procession, followed by Napoleon and Joséphine with the Imperial Regalia preceding them. The regalia were placed on the altar and blessed |
Which Israeli Prime Minister resigned in 1974 following the Yom Kippur War? | Yom Kippur War news of the outbreak of war on the radio. On the other hand, the KGB learned about the attack in advance, probably from its intelligence sources in Egypt. The Israeli strategy was, for the most part, based on the precept that if war was imminent, Israel would launch a pre-emptive strike. It was assumed that Israel's intelligence services would give, in the worst case, about 48 hours notice prior to an Arab attack. Prime Minister Golda Meir, Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan, and Chief of General Staff David Elazar met at 8:05 am the morning of Yom Kippur, six hours | Yom Kippur War Egyptian and Israeli armed forces. The panorama, the creation of which was outsourced to a group of North Korean artists and architects, is equipped with engines to rotate it 360° during a 30-minutes presentation accompanied by commentary in various languages. A similar museum, which was also built with North Korean assistance—the October War Panorama—operates in Damascus. In Latrun, a Yom Kippur War exhibit can be found at The Armored Corps Museum at Yad La-Shiryon. Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, or October War (, ', or מלחמת יום כיפור", "; , ', or , '), also known |
Following the death of Augustus in AD14, who became the second Roman Emperor? | Constitution of the Roman Empire Constitution of the Roman Empire The Constitution of the Roman Empire was an unwritten set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent. After the fall of the Roman Republic, the constitutional balance of power shifted from the Roman Senate to the Roman Emperor. Beginning with the first emperor, Augustus, the emperor and the senate were theoretically two co-equal branches of government. In practice, however, the actual authority of the imperial Senate was negligible, as the emperor held the true power of the state. During the reign of the second emperor, Tiberius, many of the powers that had been | Temple of Augustus, Pula the Temple of Divus Augustus in Rome, the temple was not dedicated to "divus" (the deified) Augustus - a title only given to the emperor after his death. This, the title "Pater Patriae" that was voted to Augustus in 2 BC., and the temple's architectural style, have allowed archaeologists to date the temple to the late Augustan period, prior to Augustus' death in AD 14. Temple of Augustus, Pula The Temple of Augustus () is a well-preserved Roman temple in the city of Pula, Croatia (known in Roman times as "Pola"). Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus, it was |
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