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What country invented Phone cards? | Italian playing cards Italy was under strong Spanish influence so their cards closely resemble the ones in Spain. Northern Italian suits used curved swords instead of straight ones and their clubs are ceremonial batons instead of cudgels. Swords and clubs also intersect unlike their Spanish counterparts. Tarot cards were invented during the early 15th century in northern Italy as a permanent suit of trumps (trionfi). Italian-suited cards are rarely found outside of Northern Italy. In the past, however, tarot cards based on those from Milan, the Tarot of Marseilles, spread to France, Switzerland, and most of central and northern Europe before being replaced | Calling from a Country Phone COW. " COW (Country or Western) were a Bob Moore band that featured Dave McCormack from Custard and future member of the Go-Betweens and Custard, Glenn Thompson. As Forster's backing band, they toured under the name the Silver Backwash. All songs written by Robert Forster. Calling from a Country Phone Calling from a Country Phone is the second album by former Go-Between Robert Forster, and his first self-produced disc. Drummer Glenn Thompson would later join Forster and Grant McLennan in a reformed Go-Betweens years later. The album also features Custard frontman David McCormack on lead guitar. Forster had recently returned |
First ad on Radio Luxemburg 1930s for Bile Beans - which are what? | Bile Beans Bile Beans Bile Beans was a laxative and tonic first marketed in the 1890s. The product supposedly contained substances extracted from a hitherto unknown vegetable source by a fictitious chemist known as Charles Forde. In the early years Bile Beans were marketed as "Charles Forde's Bile Beans for Biliousness", and sales relied heavily on newspaper advertisements. Among other cure-all claims, Bile Beans promised to "disperse unwanted fat" and "purify and enrich the blood". Although the manufacturer claimed that the formula for Bile Beans was based on a vegetable source known only to Aboriginal Australians, its actual ingredients, which included cascara, | Bile Beans 1930s and also freely distributed. By that time advertising for Bile Beans had become increasingly targeted at women, promising them health, bright eyes and a slim figure if taken regularly. When Radio Luxembourg started longwave commercial radio broadcasts in English in 1933, its first advertisers were Fulford's Bile Beans and Zam-Buk. During the 1940s newspaper advertising was supplemented by a poster campaign. Aimed at maintaining high levels of purchasing by women, the posters featured young ladies dressed to participate in various activities, including horse riding, swimming and hiking; the designs were the work of S. H. Benson, a London advertising |
James H Pierce was the last silent film actor to play who? | James Pierce a party given by Edgar Rice Burroughs and his daughter Joan. Burroughs, the creator and author of the Tarzan books, immediately wanted Pierce to star in the next Tarzan movie. Pierce gave up a role in the film "Wings" to accept the Tarzan role. His part in "Wings" was given to a newcomer named Gary Cooper. The silent Tarzan film Burroughs talked him into accepting was released in 1927 by RKO Radio Pictures, and entitled "Tarzan and the Golden Lion". Pierce wed Joan Burroughs on August 8, 1928, his 28th birthday. From 1932 to 1936, James and Joan Pierce were | Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) shorts, often uncredited. His last film appearance, again uncredited, was in "F-Man", a comedy released by Paramount Pictures in May 1936. As actor: As director: Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) Billy Gilbert (born William V. Campbell in Hollywood, California; September 15, 1891—April 29, 1961) was involved in more 150 American films between 1913 and 1936, working as either an actor, extra, or director. This Billy Gilbert should not be confused with the later film actor Billy Gilbert (born William Gilbert Barron), who became well known working for Hal Roach Studios in the 1930s. That "later" Gilbert's acting career in both |
Who became the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961? | Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps Europe and planned the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45, from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination on November 22, 1963. Few American Presidents have quotes that are remembered long after their deaths, and Kennedy was among those few for saying to the nation, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." He was the second-youngest President (after | Acting President of the United States underwent colon cancer surgery while under anesthesia. Vice President George H. W. Bush discharged the powers and duties of the presidency during his incapacity, serving as acting president until later that day, when Reagan reclaimed his authority. The next to do so was George W. Bush, who underwent a colonoscopy procedure on June 29, 2002, and again on July 21, 2007. Vice President Dick Cheney temporarily became acting president on both occassions. Acting President of the United States An Acting President of the United States is an individual who legitimately exercises the powers and duties of the office of President |
How many Nobel Prizes are awarded each year? | Nobel Charitable Trust global warming". It will be the first new Nobel prize to be established by the Nobel family since Alfred Nobel established his prizes in 1895 (they were first awarded six years later). The plan was announced at nanoTX 07. The Nobel Foundation quickly reacted by threatening legal action for "clear misuse of the reputation and goodwill of the Nobel Prize and the associations of integrity and eminence that has been created over time and through the efforts of the Nobel Committees". The Director, Michael Sohlman, of the Nobel Foundation and the elected head of the Nobel family disapproved to the | Ig Nobel Prize Research" (AIR), the Ig Nobel Prizes are presented by Nobel laureates in a ceremony at the Sanders Theater, Harvard University, and are followed by the winners’ public lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Ig Nobels were created in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of the "Annals of Improbable Research", editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Irreproducible Results" and master of ceremonies at all subsequent awards ceremonies. Awards were presented at that time for discoveries "that cannot, or should not, be reproduced". Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics, |
Who was the writer of the novel 'Jurassic Park? | Jurassic Park (novel) Jurassic Park (novel) Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton, divided into seven sections (iterations). A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs to illustrate the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its real world implications. A sequel titled "The Lost World", also written by Crichton, was published in 1995. In 1997, both novels were re-published as a single book titled "Michael Crichton's Jurassic World", unrelated to the film of the same name. In 1993, Steven Spielberg adapted the book into the blockbuster film "Jurassic | The Lost World: Jurassic Park contained dinosaur DNA lost during the events of the first film. Talk of a sequel film began after the 1993 release of "Jurassic Park", which was a financial success. Spielberg held discussions with David Koepp and Crichton, who wrote the previous film, to talk about possible ideas for a sequel. The production schedule for a second "Jurassic Park" film was dependent on whether Crichton would write a sequel to the first novel. In March 1994, Crichton said there would probably be a sequel novel and sequel film, saying he had a story idea for another novel, which would then be |
Name the plant used in the production of linen? | Linen vestments was not confined to the Israelites; Plutarch wrote that the priests of Isis also wore linen because of its purity. Linen fabric has been used for table coverings, bed coverings and clothing for centuries. The significant cost of linen derives not only from the difficulty of working with the thread, but also because the flax plant itself requires a great deal of attention. In addition flax thread is not elastic, and therefore it is difficult to weave without breaking threads. Thus linen is considerably more expensive to manufacture than cotton. There is a long history of the production of | Antonov Serial Production Plant Antonov Serial Production Plant “Antonov” serial production plant (), formerly AVIANT (), is an aircraft manufacturing company in Kiev, Ukraine, the serial manufacturing division of the Antonov. “Antonov” serial production plant's office and industrial premises are located at the Sviatoshyn Airfield in Kiev between neighborhoods Nyvky, Svyatoshyn, and Bilychi. “Antonov” production aircraft plant' was established by decision of the War Industry Council on September 9, 1920 under the name of "State Aircraft Plant 12" (GAZ-12). It consisted of small uncoordinated workshops and until the war was located on Garmatna Street. The plant performed overhaul of foreign aircraft models used by |
Austin is the state capitol of which US State? | Texas State Capitol State Capitol is tall, making it the sixth tallest state capitol and one of several taller than the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The capitol was ranked ninety-second in the 2007 "America's Favorite Architecture" poll commissioned by the American Institute of Architects. The current Texas State Capitol is the third building to serve that purpose. The second Texas capitol was built in 1853, on the same site as the present capitol in Austin; it was destroyed in the great capitol fire of 1881, but plans had already been made to replace it with a new, much larger structure. Construction | Louisiana State Capitol Whitman, was filmed at the Louisiana State Capitol. The film was unable to use the actual tower in Austin. Instead, the capitol, which bore a similar appearance and whose grounds have a similar layout, was used. The Louisiana State Capitol, especially the bronze plaque in Memorial Hall, is featured heavily in the 2006 film adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's novel "All the King's Men". The novel itself was thought to be inspired by the life and assassination of Huey Long. Featured in the opening scene pep rally of the 1988 film Everybody's All-American (film) with the John Goodman character climbs |
Tasting of aniseed, what is the name of this Greek drink? | Arak (drink) , . Arak is not to be confused with the similarly named liquor, arrack (which in some cases, such as in Indonesia—especially Bali, also goes by the name arak). Another similar-sounding word is "aragh", which in Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia is the colloquial name of vodka, and not an aniseed-flavored drink. Rakı, mastika, and ouzo are aniseed-flavored alcoholic drinks, related to arak, popular in Turkey, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece respectively. Arak is usually mixed in proportions of approximately one third arak and two thirds water in a traditional Eastern Mediterranean water vessel called "Abarik", Arabic "abarīq" ; then | Tasting Table Tasting Table Tasting Table (incorporated as "TDT Media Inc.") is a digital media company focused on food and drink. The brand's website and email newsletter report on food and drink trends in the categories of dining, wine, cocktails, cooking and food travel. In addition to publishing original articles, photos and videos, "Tasting Table" hosts events including the "Lobster Rumble", held annually in New York and Los Angeles. "Tasting Table" was founded in 2008 by Geoff Bartakovics and John McDonald, with backing from "The Pilot Group", a private equity firm established by Bob Pittman. Since 2010, "Tasting Table" has hosted an |
The skin of a shark was once used commercially as sandpaper. True or false? | True or False-Face True or False-Face "True or False-Face" is the 17th episode of the "Batman" television series, first airing on ABC March 9, 1966 in its first season. It guest starred Malachi Throne as False-Face. The master of disguise, False-Face, manages to steal the jeweled Mergenberg Crown and replace it with a false one right under the watchful eyes of the police. Included with the false crown is planning to rob an armored car. Batman catches False-Face, who is disguised as one of the armored car drivers but manages to escape in his Trick-Truck. Batman and Robin follow False-Face into an alley, | Sandpaper natural gum. Shark skin (placoid scales) has also been used as an abrasive and the rough scales of the living fossil, Coelacanth are used for the same purpose by the natives of Comoros. Boiled and dried, the rough horsetail plant is used in Japan as a traditional polishing material, finer than sandpaper. Glass paper was manufactured in London in 1833 by John Oakey, whose company had developed new adhesive techniques and processes, enabling mass production. Glass frit has sharp-edged particles and cuts well whereas sand grains are smoothed down and do not work well as an abrasive. Cheap sandpaper was |
Who was the 'Virgin' label's first recording artist? | Virgin Records new to business – like "virgins". The original Virgin logo (known to fans as the "Gemini" or "Twins" logo) was designed by English artist and illustrator Roger Dean: a young naked woman in mirror image with a large long-tailed serpent and the word "Virgin" in Dean's familiar script. A variation on the logo was used for the spin-off Caroline Records label. The first release on the label was the progressive rock album "Tubular Bells" by multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, who was discovered by Tom Newman and brought to Simon Draper – who eventually persuaded Richard and Nik to present it as | Recording contract Virgin Records and her $80 million recording deal cancelled after her first album released by the label sold poorly. Record companies put forth huge sums of money to produce, release, and promote an album. Recording time, manufacturing, packaging, photos, distribution, marketing, and music videos are just some of the areas where the label must spend money on an act it has signed. The label usually absorbs these expenses, but in some artists contracts, some of this money may be due back to the label, unless otherwise worded. Advances (upfront money that is paid directly to a recording artist) are normally |
The islands of the Azores belong to which country? | Province of the Azores sub-prefects. The Province of the Azores was abolished on 28 June 1833 by Decree 64, which divided the archipelago into two separate provinces: the Província Oriental dos Açores (Eastern Province of the Azores), that included the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria, with its capital in Ponta Delgada; and the Província Ocidental dos Açores (Western Province of the Azores), with its capital in Angra and administrating the remaining islands of the archipelago. Prefect: Sub-Prefect of Ponta Delgada: Sub-Prefect of Horta: Province of the Azores The Province of the Azores was an administrative unit of Portugal encompassing the archipelago of | 1980 Azores Islands earthquake the Azores remains active. Threats from earthquakes and landslides remain. 1980 Azores Islands earthquake Striking the Autonomous Region of Azores on 1 January, the 1980 Azores Island earthquake killed 61 people and injured over 400, causing severe damage on the islands of Terceira and São Jorge. Measuring 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, it also shook the islands of Pico and Faial, and resulted from a strike slip fracture, typical of other historical Azorean earthquakes. In response to the earthquake, Portuguese president António Ramalho Eanes announced three days of national mourning, while relief efforts, initiated by agents of the local |
The plant 'Ananas comosus provides us with which fruit? | Ananas bracteatus spiny leaves are characterized by "broad, cream and green, longitudinal stripes that are suffused with pink when grown in good light." When it flowers it blossoms typical pineapple fruit; it is similar to "Ananas comosus" but far more prolific. Ananas bracteatus Ananas bracteatus (common name, red pineapple) is a species of plant. It is native to South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador). "Ananas bracteatus" is grown as an ornamental plant for its decorative red fruit. The leaves are long with sharp spines, so it can be used as a protective hedge for home security. In colder places they can | Melianthus comosus abundance. Honey from its flowers is dark in colour, and apparently not toxic to humans. The flowers are visited by insects and birds, especially sunbirds which eagerly seek them out. Melianthus comosus Melianthus comosus, the honey flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Francoaceae. It is native to the mostly dry regions of southern Africa. The attractive multi-stemmed shrubs are popular garden subjects. The Afrikaans name kruidjie-roer-my-nie ("herb-touch-me-not") alludes to the unpleasant smell that results from bruising of any part of the plant. The vegetative parts are very toxic, as with other "Melianthus" species, and extracts of |
What is the common name given to rubella? | Rubella infection or vaccination and CRS rates could increase. Once infected there is no specific treatment. Rubella is a common infection in many areas of the world. Each year about 100,000 cases of congenital rubella syndrome occur. Rates of disease have decreased in many areas as a result of vaccination. There are ongoing efforts to eliminate the disease globally. In April 2015 the World Health Organization declared the Americas free of rubella transmission. The name "rubella" is from Latin and means "little red". It was first described as a separate disease by German physicians in 1814 resulting in the name "German | Louie (given name) Louie (given name) Louie is a moderately common given name, related to the more common name Louis. It originated in the United Kingdom (where "Louis" is pronounced ) as a more regularly-spelled version without a silent ⟨s⟩. In 2011, it was the 74th most common forename for births in England and Wales, with Louis only slightly more common at 68th. In the United States, "Louis" (there pronounced ) is far more common. The name is unisex; it is usually considered a masculine given name, as a derivation of Louis, but is occasionally given to girls as a diminutive of Louise. |
Who was the last infamous inmate of Spandau Prison? | Spandau Prison Spandau Prison Spandau Prison was located in the borough of Spandau in western Berlin. It was constructed in 1876 and demolished in 1987 after the death of its last prisoner, Rudolf Hess, to prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. The site was later rebuilt as a shopping centre for the British forces stationed in Germany. Spandau Prison was built in 1876 on Wilhelmstraße. It initially served as a military detention center. From 1919 it was also used for civilian inmates. It held up to 600 inmates at that time. In the aftermath of the Reichstag fire of 1933, opponents | Spandau Prison and especially, the West Berlin government, who were left to foot the Spandau bill yet suffered a lack of space in their own prison system. The debate surrounding the imprisonment of the seven war criminals in such a large space, with such a numerous and expensive complementary staff, was only heightened as time went on and prisoners were released. Acrimony reached its peak after the release of Speer and Schirach in 1966, leaving only one inmate, Hess, remaining in an otherwise under-utilized prison. Various proposals were made to remedy this situation, ranging from moving the prisoners to an appropriately sized |
Which was the second James Bond movie? | James Bond Theme concluding bars. An electronic rhythm was added to the gunbarrel of "The World Is Not Enough". The typical Bond guitar line can be heard during some action scenes. The "Die Another Day" gunbarrel recalls the version of "From Russia with Love" but with a more techno-influenced rhythm. It also contains the guitar riff of the "James Bond Theme". Craig's first James Bond film, "Casino Royale", does not feature the "James Bond Theme" in its entirety until the very end of the movie during a climactic scene. In "Casino Royale", the main notes of the song "You Know My Name" are | The James Bond Dossier Jeremy Black, an analysis of the cultural politics of the Bond books and films; "James Bond and Philosophy: Questions Are Forever" (2006), edited by James B. South and Jacob M. Held, a collection of essays which discuss ethical and moral issues arising out of the Bond stories; and Simon Winder's "The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond" (2006), a discussion of how post–Second World War England is represented in the novels and films. The James Bond Dossier The James Bond Dossier (1965), by Kingsley Amis, is a critical analysis of the James |
How many Academy Awards were won by the film Ben - Hur? | Ben-Hur (1959 film) the second highest-grossing film in history at the time after "Gone with the Wind". It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), and Best Cinematography – Color (Surtees). "Ben-Hur" also won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Stephen Boyd. Today, "Ben-Hur" is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, and in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it the 72nd best American film | Ben Hur (2003 film) Ben Hur (2003 film) Ben Hur is a 2003 animated drama film based on the novel "", by Lew Wallace. It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel. Charlton Heston's production company, Agamemnon Films (in association with GoodTimes Entertainment), produced this direct-to-video animated version of the story, with Heston himself giving voice to the title character. Heston had won an Academy Award for playing the same role in the 1959 version. This version was Heston's last film. The animated version tells the same story as the 1959 film, with some differences. The story begins with Balthazar waiting in the |
What is the Roman Numeral for 100? | Roman numeral analysis E, F, G, A, B), the first scale degree (Tonic) is C, the fourth (Subdominant) is F, and the fifth (Dominant) is a G. So the I, IV, and V chords are C, F, and G. In the same progression in the key of A (A, B, C, D, E, F, G), the I, IV, and V chords would be A, D, and E. Roman numerals thus abstract chord progressions, making them independent of the key, so can easily be transposed. Roman numeral analysis is the use of Roman numeral symbols in the musical analysis of chords. In music theory | Roman numeral analysis Roman numeral analysis In music, Roman numeral analysis uses Roman numerals to represent chords. The Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, ...) denote scale degrees (first, second, third, fourth, ...); used to represent a chord, they denote the root note on which the chord is built. For instance, III denotes the third degree of a scale or the chord built on it. Generally, uppercase Roman numerals (such as I, IV, V) represent major chords while lowercase Roman numerals (such as i, iv, v) represent minor chords (see Major and Minor below for alternative notations); elsewhere, upper-case Roman numerals are used |
What is collected by bees? | Bees and toxic chemicals - literally 'honey-eater'). Morphine-containing honey has been reported in areas where opium poppy cultivation is widespread. Accidental intoxication of humans by mad honey has been well documented by several Classical authors, notably Xenophon, while the deliberate use of such honey as a medicine and intoxicant (even hallucinogen) is still practiced by the Gurung tribe of Nepal, who have a long tradition of hazardous cliff-climbing to wrest the precious commodity from the nests of "Apis dorsata laboriosa", the giant Himalayan honeybee. The honey thus collected by the Gurung owes its inebriating properties to the nectar which the giant bees gather from | St Bees Man St Bees Man St Bees Man was the name given to the extremely well preserved body of a medieval man discovered on the grounds of St Bees Priory, Cumbria, in 1981. His identity was subsequently established as that of Anthony de Lucy, 3rd Baron Lucy, who died in 1368, probably killed on crusade at New Kaunas, in what is now Lithuania. St Bees Man was discovered during an archaeological dig by the University of Leicester on the site of St Bees Priory. The 1981 dig examined two areas of the ruined chancel aisle at the west end of the priory. |
Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest? | Mount Everest the age of 80. In 1975, Junko Tabei, a Japanese woman, became the first woman to summit Mount Everest. The Polish climber Andrzej Zawada headed the first winter ascent of Mt. Everest, the first winter ascent of an eight-thousander. The team of 20 Polish climbers and 4 Sherpas established a base camp on Khumbu Glacier in early January 1980. On 15 January, the team managed to set up Camp III at 7150 meters above sea level, but further action was stopped by hurricane-force winds. The weather improved after 11 February, when Leszek Cichy, Walenty Fiut and Krzysztof Wielicki set up | 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest The 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg. The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of the main relay, whilst the main relay continued elsewhere in China. It was the |
Which Python was appointed Rector of St. Andrews University in 1971? | University of St Andrews The post was made an integral part of these universities by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889. The Rector of the University of St Andrews chairs meetings of the University Court, the governing body of the university; and is elected by the matriculated student body to ensure that their needs are adequately considered by the university's leadership. Through St Andrews' history a number of notable people have been elected to the post, including the actor John Cleese, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, author and poet Rudyard Kipling and the British Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. The university encompasses | Rector of the University of St Andrews the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St Andrews. Since 1970 the Rector has appointed a student as Rector's Assessor, who is a full voting member of the University Court, and also serves as a member of the Students' Representative Council. As of April 2017 the Rector's Asssessor was Dylan Bruce. To this day it is only the four ancient universities of Scotland: University of St Andrews, University of Glasgow, University of Aberdeen, and University of Edinburgh, as well as the University of Dundee, that elect a rector, whereas modern universities do not. Source: Rector of the University of St |
"Jack Warner used to start what programme by saying ""Evenin all""?" | Jack Warner (actor) camera, beginning with the words, "Good evening, all". According to Warner's autobiography, "Jack of All Trades", Elizabeth II once visited the television studio where the series was made and told Warner "that she thought "Dixon of Dock Green" had become part of the British way of life". Warner still made the occasional film such as "Now and Forever" (1956), "Home and Away" (1956), "Carve Her Name with Pride" (1958) and "Jigsaw" (1962). His last film appearance was in "Dominique" (1978). Warner was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1965. In 1973, he was made | Jack L. Warner to merge with United Artists Television) for the modest sum of $21 million. "This is our heritage, what we worked all our lives to create, and now it is gone," Harry exclaimed, upon hearing of the deal. The breach between Jack and Harry widened later that year. In July 1956, Jack, Harry, and Albert announced that they were putting Warner Bros. on the market. Jack, however, secretly organized a syndicate that purchased control of the company. By the time Harry and Albert learned of their brother's dealings, it was too late. Jack Warner, as the company's largest stockholder, appointed himself |
Capulet and Montague are the family names of which well known characters? | Characters in Romeo and Juliet Characters in Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" contains a diverse cast of characters. In addition to the play's eponymous protagonists, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the play contains roles for members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters such as Friar Laurence and the Chorus. In addition the play contains two ghost characters (Petruchio and Valentine) and an unseen character (Rosaline). Prince Escalus, the Prince of Verona, is the desperate resolver of the feuding families. He is based on the actual Scaligeri family | Characters in Romeo and Juliet a cup of wine," not realizing that they are Montagues. This character may have been intended to be the same as Peter, and is usually identified in scripts either as Peter or as a Clown. Old Capulet is Capulet's cousin. He appears as an elderly man sitting with Capulet in the feast. The Montague family (in Italian, "Montecchi") was an actual political faction of the 13th century. The Montagues are generally portrayed as the 'better' of the two families, as they are not seen to be provoking fights and are often found trying to avoid fighting whenever they could, and |
Known throughout the world as 'Dame Edna Everage' What was the comics real name? | Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna Everage is a character created and performed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, known for her lilac-coloured or "wisteria hue" hair and cat eye glasses or "face furniture", her favourite flower, the gladiolus ("gladdies") and her boisterous greeting: "Hello, Possums!" As Dame Edna, Humphries has written several books including an autobiography, "My Gorgeous Life", appeared in several films and hosted several television shows (on which Humphries has also appeared as himself and other alter-egos). Humphries has regularly updated Edna, originally a drab Melbourne housewife satirising Australian suburbia. Then he caused the Edna character to adopt an | Dame Edna Everage Patterson in the UK, Dame Edna again toured with what was declared "My First Last Tour". On television in early 2009, she appeared in adverts to publicise the insurance company Norwich Union's change of name to Aviva, quoting her change of name from Mrs Everage. On 9 June 2009, she appeared as a guest on "The Late Late Show" with Craig Ferguson. On 17 July 2009, she appeared as a guest on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross". On an episode of "The One Show" in September 2009 a piece of graffiti on Sunderland's Penshaw Monument read "Edna Woz Ere 09" |
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, goes the nursery rhyme. To whom does it refer? | Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Bells, And Cockle Shells, And so my garden grows.</poem> Several printed versions of the 18th century have the lyrics: <poem>Mistress Mary, Quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With Silver Bells, And Cockle Shells, Sing cuckolds all in a row.</poem> The last line has the most variation including: Cowslips all in arow [sic]. and With lady bells all in a row. Like many nursery rhymes, it has acquired various historical explanations. These include: No proof has been found that the rhyme was known before the 18th century, while Mary I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, were contemporaries in | Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary the 16th century. The nursery rhyme has been referenced several times in popular culture. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is a popular English nursery rhyme. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19626. The most common modern version is: <poem>Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row. </poem> The oldest known version was first published in "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book" (1744) with |
In which year did Marilyn Monroe die? | Untitled from Marilyn Monroe Untitled from Marilyn Monroe Untitled" from "Marilyn Monroe (1967) is one of a portfolio of ten 36 x 36 silkscreened prints by the pop artist Andy Warhol, showcasing 1950's controversial film star Marilyn Monroe after her passing in 1962, creating an intersection of art, glamour and death. The original image was borrowed by Warhol from a promotional still captured by Gene Kornman and released for the film "Niagara" (1953) featuring Monroe, raising questions on the extent of artistic appropriation. The cropped and ultimately untouched images have since been recognised as iconic and influential on contemporary art, forming the foundations of | White dress of Marilyn Monroe White dress of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe wore a white dress in the 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch", directed by Billy Wilder. The dress was created by costume designer William Travilla and was worn in one of the best-known scenes in the movie. The dress is regarded as an icon of film history and the image of Monroe in the white dress standing above a subway grating blowing the dress up has been described as one of the iconic images of the 20th century. When the costume designer William Travilla, known simply as Travilla, began working with Marilyn Monroe, |
What was Marilyn Monroe's full real name? | Marilyn Monroe by Ben Lyon, a 20th Century-Fox executive. Head executive Darryl F. Zanuck was unenthusiastic about it, but he was persuaded to give her a standard six-month contract to avoid her being signed by rival studio RKO Pictures. Monroe's contract began in August 1946, and she and Lyon selected the stage name "Marilyn Monroe". The first name was picked by Lyon, who was reminded of Broadway star Marilyn Miller; the last was picked by Monroe after her mother's maiden name. In September 1946, she divorced Dougherty, who was against her working. Monroe had no film roles during the first months of | Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends is an hour-long daytime talk/variety show which ran on ABC from June 10, 1996 to May 30, 1997. The series was produced by Viacom Productions. The program was hosted by Marilyn Kentz and Caryl Kristensen, who gained fame as the comedy duo known as The Mommies. The show offered lighter fare which consisted of humor, celebrity guests, cooking segments, fashion tips and health issues. The two hosts did not want to use the "Mommies" name for this series, as they had for their previous television effort (a short-lived sitcom for |
"Who said ""the meek shall inherit the Earth but not it's mineral rights""?" | J. Paul Getty 2018) had been spent. From 1953 onward, Getty's gamble produced a year, which contributed greatly to the fortune responsible for making him one of the richest people in the world. Getty increased the family wealth, learning to speak Arabic, which enabled his unparalleled expansion into the Middle East. Getty owned the controlling interest in nearly 200 businesses, including Getty Oil. Associates identified his overall wealth at between $2 billion and $4 billion. It didn't come easily, perhaps inspiring Getty's widely quoted remark—"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights." J. Paul Getty was an owner of Getty | Inherit the Earth Inherit the Earth Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb is an adventure game developed by The Dreamers Guild and published by New World Computing in 1994. The point and click adventure game features a world full of talking, humanoid animals, amongst them a fox on his quest to find a stolen orb, a relic of the mythical humans. "Inherit the Earth" was developed by The Dreamers Guild for the DOS platform and published by New World Computing. The game was originally released in 1994 and later ported to the Macintosh. The German version "Erben der Erde: Die große Suche" |
What spy did Michael Caine play in three films? | Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared in over 125 films and has had multiple television appearances. Caine's acting career began in the 1950s, when he was cast in many small, often uncredited roles in British films. Caine gained recognition as one of the most famous actors of the 1960s through his breakthrough role in the film "Zulu" (1964). He then portrayed spy Harry Palmer in the films "The Ipcress File" (1965), "Funeral in Berlin" (1966) and "Billion Dollar Brain" (1967). His role in "Sleuth" (1972) led him to an Academy Award for Best Actor | Michael Caine filmography nomination. Caine has won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the films "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986) and "The Cider House Rules" (1999). More recently Caine has gained a new following through his collaborations with British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan in the Dark Knight Trilogy films, as well as "Inception" (2010) and "Interstellar" (2014). Note: in "The Italian Job" (2001 video game), Caine's voice (as Charlie Croker) was impersonated by Phil Cornwell At his peak, exhibitors voted Michael Caine one of the most popular stars at the box office: Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared |
What was the name of the infamous 'The Yorkshire Ripper'? | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper is a British television crime drama miniseries, first shown on ITV from 26 January to 2 February 2000. The series is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield (Alun Armstrong) who led the enquiry. The series also starred Richard Ridings and James Laurenson as DSI Dick Holland and Chief Constable Ronald Gregory, respectively. Although broadcast over | Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed stay with this case, as she says she intends to, continuing her research, studies and tests for the years required to complete them thoroughly. Perhaps then she can then do what she claims to have done already -- prove Walter Sickert's guilt decisively. Failing that, she should apologize for this exercise in calumny." In 2017, Cornwell published another book on the subject, "" in which she uncovers what she believes to be further evidence for Sickert's guilt.<ref name="TimesOnline.co.uk / Ripper"></ref> Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed () is a 2002 |
Paprika is the Hungarian word for what? | Paprika spice was grown in 1569 by the Turks at Buda (now part of Budapest, the capital of Hungary). Central European paprika was hot until the 1920s, when a Szeged breeder found a plant that produced sweet fruit, which he grafted onto other plants. The first recorded use of the word "paprika" in English is from 1896, although an earlier reference to Turkish paprika was published in 1831. The word derives from the Hungarian word "paprika", a diminutive of the Serbo-Croatian word "papar" (Cyrillic: папар) meaning "pepper", which in turn came from the Latin "piper" or modern Greek "piperi". "Paprika" and | Paprika Murcia" is not smoked, traditionally being dried in the sun or in kilns. Paprika is used as an ingredient in numerous dishes throughout the world. It is principally used to season and color rices, stews, and soups, such as goulash, and in the preparation of sausages, mixed with meats and other spices. In the United States, paprika is frequently sprinkled raw on foods as a garnish, but the flavor is more effectively brought out by heating it in oil. Hungarian national dishes incorporating paprika include "gulyas" (goulash), a meat stew, and "paprikash ("paprika gravy: a Hungarian recipe combining meat or |
What was the former name of Thailand? | What Really Happens in Thailand What Really Happens in Thailand What Really Happens in Thailand is an Australian reality documentary television series that airs on the Seven Network. The program was first announced at the network's upfronts in 2014. The series is a spin-off of the 2014 program "What Really Happens in Bali" and produced by the same production company McAvoy Media. The series films the activities and situations of Australian tourists and expats in various locations throughout Thailand, including nightclubs, hospitals and cosmetic surgery centres. The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 14 September 2015, airing on Monday nights until the | What Happened Was What Happened Was What Happened Was... is a 1994 American independent film written for the screen, directed by and starring Tom Noonan. It is an adaptation of Noonan's original stage play of the same name. It depicts two people, played by Karen Sillas and Tom Noonan, on a first date; their conversation gradually reveals their lonely lives and hidden personalities. "What Happened Was..." has an overall approval rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. On the "Siskel & Ebert" show, Gene Siskel gave the film a thumbs up, stating that "For what is really just one long night of conversation, the |
What country would you have to visit if you wanted to 'Row on the Po'? | What Have You Done to Solange? in for the role. Keaton described working with Dallamano as challenging as she was only learning to speak Italian and he spoke very little English. For her role, Dallamano told her that she was looking for someone who looked frail and ordered her not to tan while filming. "What Have You Done to Solange?" was released in both Italy and West Germany on March 9, 1972. Fulvio Lucisano stated that the film was the first "giallo" film to be shown at the Adriano Theater in Rome, which normally did not show films of the genre. In West Germany, it was | What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) chorus – "What would you do/if Jesus came to your house/to spend some time with you" – is sung, it was one of his first songs that were spoken, as most of his later well-known songs were. What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)" is a country gospel song, written by Yolanda Adams, Errol McCalla Jr., Jonathan Broussard and Marcus Ecby, and popularized in 1956 by up-and-coming country singer Porter Wagoner. Wagoner's version reached No. 8 on the "Billboard" country charts in the spring of 1956, and |
In what country would you find the mountain range 'The Apennines'? | Love and War in the Apennines Love and War in the Apennines Love and War in the Apennines is a 1971 Second World War memoir (with some changes of names and people and places, and some composite characters) by Eric Newby. It was dramatised as the 2001 film "In Love and War" starring Callum Blue and Barbora Bobuľová. After the Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces in 1943, the author left the prison camp in which he had been held for a year and evaded the Germans by going to ground high in the mountains and forests south of the Po River. In enforced isolation, | Take What You Find Take What You Find Take What You Find is the twelfth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1980 by Capitol Records. It was her last album while under contract with the aforementioned record label before signing with MCA Records. Like the previous three -- "We'll Sing in the Sunshine", "Live In London", and "Reddy" -- it failed to sell enough copies to reach "Billboard" magazine's list of the 200 Top LP's & Tapes of the week in the US but also became her first studio LP that didn't have a single appearing on either |
From which part of it's body does a cow sweat? | Picardy sweat symptoms and in its course and mortality rate. Some of the symptoms were high fever, rash, and bleeding from the nose. Many victims died within two days. Picardy sweat The Picardy sweat was an infectious disease of unknown cause. It appeared in the northern French province of Picardy in 1718. Between 1718 and 1874, 194 epidemics of the Picardy sweat were recorded. The last extensive outbreak was in 1906, which a French commission attributed to fleas from field mice. A subsequent case was diagnosed in 1918 in a soldier in Picardy. It was named "suette des Picards" in France, and | Noah S. Sweat Parkinson's disease. The "whiskey speech" concerned the question of the prohibition of alcoholic liquor, a law that was still in force in Mississippi at the time the speech was delivered. Sweat later recalled, "When I finished the first half of the speech, there was a tremendous burst of applause. The second half of the speech, after the close of which, the wets all applauded. The drys were as unhappy with the second part of the speech as the wets were with the first half". Noah S. Sweat Judge Noah S. "Soggy" Sweat, Jr. (October 2, 1922February 23, 1996) was a |
What name did Muhammad Ali give to his autobiography? | Muhammad Ali an episode of the NBC sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes". The show's title itself was inspired by the quote "Different strokes for different folks" popularized in 1966 by Ali, who also inspired the title of the 1967 Syl Johnson song "Different Strokes", one of the most sampled songs in pop music history. He also wrote several best-selling books about his career, including "" and "The Soul of a Butterfly". The Muhammad Ali Effect, named after Ali, is a term that came into use in psychology in the 1980s, as he stated in his autobiography "": "I only said I was the greatest, | Muhammad Ali want to be forced to integrate. Integration is wrong. We don't want to live with the white man; that's all." Writer Jerry Izenberg once noted that, "the Nation became Ali's family and Elijah Muhammad became his father. But there is an irony to the fact that while the Nation branded white people as devils, Ali had more white colleagues than most African American people did at that time in America, and continued to have them throughout his career." In a 2004 autobiography, Ali attributed his conversion to mainstream Sunni Islam to Warith Deen Muhammad, who gained control of the Nation |
In what country would you find the capital city of Jakarta? | Jakarta City Hall into the capital of the country. The name was reconverted to "Stad Gemeente Djakarta" and remained so until the recognition of the independence of Indonesia on December 27, 1949 by the Dutch Empire. Since March 31, 1950, Soewirjo was reappointed as mayor of "Kotapradja Djakarta" (Jakarta municipality). Around 1954, the city hall was expanded to include the building no. 8, hence now Jakarta City Hall occupied two building plots of 8 and 9. The office building of the High Commissioner Kingdom of the Netherlands which were located next to Jakarta City Hall was also used as government offices for the | What Would You Do? (City High song) What Would You Do? (City High song) "What Would You Do?" is a song recorded by American R&B/hip hop trio City High. It was released in February 2001 as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. The track was originally included on the 1999 soundtrack of the film "Life", starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It peaked at number 8 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, number one on "Billboard" Hot Rap Singles, number 13 on "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number three in the United Kingdom. The version of the song on their debut album differs |
How many humps would you find on a dromedary camel? | Camel Camel A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus "Camelus" that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). As working animals, camels—which are uniquely suited to their desert habitats—are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up the remainder. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is | Dromedary marked the successful radiation of the "Camelus" species, which migrated over the Bering Strait and dispersed widely into Asia, eastern Europe and Africa. By the Pleistocene, ancestors of the dromedary occurred in the Middle East and northern Africa. The modern dromedary probably evolved in the hotter, arid regions of western Asia from the Bactrian camel, which in turn was closely related to the earliest Old World camels. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that the dromedary foetus has two humps, while in the adult male an anterior vestigial hump is present. A jawbone of a dromedary that dated from |
In what country was St. Patrick born? | St Patrick halfpenny St Patrick halfpenny The St Patrick halfpenny was a milled coin minted in the 17th century in :England, :Ireland and :Wales. The reverse design shows King David kneeling playing a harp while gazing up at the royal crown of England. One peculiarity of the harp is that it bears a semi-nude winged female figure on the pillar, a feature which became common on English coins beginning in the second quarter of the 17th century. The legend on the obverse reads "FLOREAT REX" ("May the King Flourish"). The obverse of the smaller copper halfpenny shows Saint Patrick dressed in bishop's garments | Order of St Patrick Order of St Patrick The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by George III at the request of the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, The 3rd Earl Temple (created The 1st Marquess of Buckingham in 1784). The regular creation of knights of Saint Patrick lasted until 1922, when most of Ireland gained independence as the Irish Free State, a dominion within what was then known as the British Commonwealth of Nations. While the Order technically still exists, no knight of St Patrick has been |
Which 1964 film recounted the true story of the Battle of Rorke's Drift? | The Defence of Rorke's Drift having fought in the battle from Lady Butler's sketch of him taken at Portsmouth among the other survivors; his name has subsequently been added to the roll of those who fought at Rorke's Drift. The Defence of Rorke's Drift The Defence of Rorke's Drift is an 1880 painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift which took place during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1877 to 1879. The battle and the men who fought in it were made famous in the 1964 film "Zulu". The Battle of Rorke's Drift caused a wave of patriotic fever in | Battle of Rorke's Drift battles demonstrating the superior effectiveness of Western military practices. The sixth track of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton's 2016 studio album "The Last Stand", titled “Rorke’s Drift”, depicts the events of the battle. "The Tale of Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift" is an account written by H. Rider Haggard in "True Story Book" by Andrew Lang. While being a true account of the battle and naming many important figures, the writing omits Surgeon Reynolds, who played a crucial role in the defence. Battle of Rorke's Drift The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was |
What's the name of the character in the 'Missing in Action' films played by Chuck Norris? | Missing in Action (film) Missing in Action (film) Missing in Action is a 1984 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris. It is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. Colonel Braddock, who escaped a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp 10 years earlier, returns to Vietnam to find American soldiers listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War. The film was followed by a prequel, "" (1985), and a sequel, "" (1988). Despite the overwhelmingly negative reception from critics, the film was a commercial success and has become one of Chuck Norris's most popular films. It | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a 1985 action/adventure film, and a prequel to "Missing in Action", both of which star Chuck Norris. It was directed by Lance Hool and written by Steve Bing, Larry Levinson and Arthur Silver. "Missing in Action 2: The Beginning" was filmed back to back with the original "Missing in Action" and was originally intended to be the first film of the two. But according to Joe Zito, director of what was to become "Missing in Action", it was decided that the sequel was a much better film |
Who played Edith Piaf in the 2007 film 'La Vie En Rose'? | La Vie en rose received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. Two films about Piaf named after the song's title have been produced. The first one, a 1998 documentary, used archive footage and interviews with Raquel Bitton, and was narrated by Bebe Neuwirth. The 2007 biographical feature film "La Vie en Rose" won Marion Cotillard an Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Piaf in the film from childhood until her death at 47. American singer Donna Summer covered "La Vie en rose" in 1993 for the tribute album called "Tribute to Edith Piaf" or "Edith Piaf Tribute", on which several contemporary | La Vie en rose La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" () was the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950 with no fewer than seven different versions reaching the "Billboard" charts. These were by Tony Martin, Paul Weston, Bing Crosby (recorded June 22, 1950), Ralph Flanagan, Victor Young, and Louis Armstrong. A version in 1977 by Jamaican singer Grace Jones was also a successful international hit. "La Vie en rose" has been covered by many other artists over |
What character was played by Donald Sutherland in the film 'M*A*S*H'? | M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, owned by 20th Century Fox and based on the semi-autobiographic fiction of Richard Hooker. The franchise depicts a group of fictional characters who served at the fictional "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H)" during the Korean War, loosely based on the historic 8055th MASH unit. Hawkeye Pierce is featured as the main character, played by Donald Sutherland in the film and by Alan Alda on television. Later spin-offs involve characters who appeared in the series, but were set | Donald Sutherland Obama. Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans more than five decades. Sutherland rose to fame after starring in a series of successful films including "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), "M*A*S*H" (1970), "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), "Klute" (1971), "Don't Look Now" (1973), "Fellini's Casanova" (1976), "1900" (1976), "Animal House" (1978), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978), "Ordinary People" (1980) and "Eye of the Needle" (1981). He subsequently established himself as one of the most respected, prolific and versatile character actors of Canada. He later went on to star in many other successful |
'The Dambusters' is a true story about which RAF squadron? | No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. It is commonly known as the "Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War. In the early 21st century it operated the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role until being disbanded in the spring of 2014. The squadron reformed on 17 April 2018, and was equipped at RAF Marham during summer 2018 with the F-35 Lightning II, becoming the UK's first squadron with this advanced V/STOL type. According to the | RAF Digby end of October a Bristol Blenheim fighter and escort Squadron arrived, No. 29 Squadron RAF. With the squadron came the soon-to-be-famous officer Guy Gibson, who would be awarded a Victoria Cross as the commander of the Dambusters. It was Gibson's second tour at Digby as he had learned to fly at the station while attending No. 2 FTS in 1936. Gibson was still based at Digby in 1940 when he was married in Penarth, South Wales; he flew his Blenheim from RAF Wellingore satellite field to RAF Pengam Moors in Cardiff docks for the wedding, returning three days later with |
Who's voice was used for Sheriff Woody in 'Toy Story'? | Sheriff Woody Sheriff Woody Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the "Toy Story" franchise created by Pixar. He is a floppy pull-string cowboy doll and the leader of the toys in the movies. His facial features are based on Tone Thyne, a former Disney animator. He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the feature-length films and short films, and Tom's brother Jim Hanks in video games and shorts. In "Toy Story", Woody is the favorite toy of his owner Andy Davis and the leader of the toys in Andy's room. However, his position is jeopardized by | Lego Toy Story Buzz, Woody, and a Squeeze Toy Alien. Lego Ideas A project based on "Andy's Room" was uploaded to the Lego Ideas site on September 4, 2016. The project hopes to reach 10,000 supporters in order for Lego to consider to make it into an official set. The project is based on Andy's bedroom from the original Toy Story film and includes characters such as Buzz Lightyear, Sheriff Woody, Rex, Ham, Mr Potato Head and RC. Lego Toy Story Lego "Toy Story" is a Lego theme based on the Disney·Pixar's "Toy Story" film franchise. The first four sets were released on |
What 1990 film starred Gary and Martin Kemp? | Martin Kemp March 2009. The band also announced a world tour, beginning with dates in the UK and Ireland in October 2009. Kemp and his brother Gary returned to acting in 1990, both of them appearing in the British film "The Krays", in which they played the notorious gangster twins Ronald and Reginald Kray. Their performances received a great deal of critical acclaim. After "The Krays", Martin Kemp moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s and made appearances in television series such as "The Outer Limits" and "". He also appeared in several Hollywood films such as "" (1992) and "Embrace | Martin Kemp He founded his own production company and in March 2008 directed a low-budget 20-minute short film entitled "Karma Magnet", which starred his brother Gary, and featured Martin's wife and son, Shirlie and Roman. This was released only online. Kemp appeared on a celebrity special of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" in January 2008 with his brother Gary, to raise awareness of and funds for the Encephalitis Society. Along with his son, Kemp also featured in one edition of a factual television series for Five, "Dangerous Adventures For Boys", based on the best-selling book written by Conn and Hal Iggulden, |
Which Russian boxer was beaten by Rocky in 'Rocky 4'? | Rocky IV Rocky IV Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film co-stars Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen and Michael Pataki. "Rocky IV" was the highest grossing sports movie for 24 years, before it was overtaken by "The Blind Side". It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the "Rocky" film series. In the film, the Soviet Union and its top boxer make an entrance into professional boxing with their best athlete Ivan Drago, who initially wants to take on World champion Rocky | Rocky Balboa (video game) the company became defunct in late 2007. The game contains a variety of different modes. Historical Fights is the main game mode, which pits Rocky against all of his various opponents throughout the franchise, from Spider Rico ("Rocky") to Mason Dixon ("Rocky Balboa"). Once Rocky has beaten all of his opponents, the story mode then flips so that the first fight becomes "Spider Rico VS Rocky" and the last fight becomes "Mason Dixon VS Rocky Balboa". There are 27 different boxer selections possible. There are separate versions of Rocky which vary in age, weight (depending on the film) and clothes |
In 'Batman and Robin' what character was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger? | Batman & Robin (film) Batman & Robin (film) Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin. It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.' initial "Batman" film series. The film was directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone, and Uma Thurman. "Batman & Robin" tells the story of the titular characters as they attempt to prevent Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing all mankind to death and repopulating the earth with mutant plants, while at the same time struggling | Batman and Robin (serial) Batman and Robin (serial) Batman and Robin (sometimes called The New Adventures of Batman and Robin or New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder) is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial "Batman", although with different actors. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The serials were re-released as Video On Demand titles by Rifftrax, the alumni project of Mystery Science Theater 3000's - Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy |
In the film 'Ali' who played the leading role? | Ali (film) Ali (film) Ali is a 2001 American biographical sports drama film written, produced and directed by Michael Mann. The film focuses on ten years in the life of the boxer Muhammad Ali, played by Will Smith, from 1964 to 1974, featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, his conversion to Islam, criticism of the Vietnam War, and banishment from boxing, his return to fight Joe Frazier in 1971, and, finally, his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle fight of 1974. It also touches on the great social and political upheaval in | Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (previously known as the Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role) is given by the producers of the film and television guild as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. Following its inception in 2004, no one was awarded in 2005 and 2007. † - indicates the performance also "won" the Filmfare Award<br> ‡ - indicates the performance |
The song 'Eye of the Tiger' featured in which Rocky movie? | Eye of the Tiger Eye of the Tiger "Eye of the Tiger" is a song composed by American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name "Eye of the Tiger" and was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III", which was released a day before the single. The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik, and was recorded at the request of "Rocky III" star, writer, and director Sylvester Stallone, after Queen denied him permission to use "Another One Bites the Dust", the song Stallone intended as the | Eye of the Tiger (film) script as "an endless barrage of stale revenge-film cliches". Shout! Factory announced they would release "Eye of the Tiger" as part of a four-film "Action-Packed Movie Marathon" DVD set on March 19, 2013. Eye of the Tiger (film) Eye of the Tiger is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Richard C. Sarafian, and stars Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Denise Galik, Seymour Cassel, William Smith and Judith Barsi. After serving time in prison, Buck Matthews (Gary Busey), a Vietnam War veteran, returns to his hometown to start his life over with his wife Christie (Denise Galik) and their five-year-old |
Which character was played by Jim Carrey in 'Batman Forever'? | Batman Forever Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial "Batman" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to extract confidential information from all the minds in Gotham City and use it to learn Batman's identity and bring the city | Jim Carrey Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, musician, producer and painter. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances. Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series "In Living Color". His first leading roles in major productions came with "" (1994), "Dumb and Dumber" (1994), "The Mask" (1994), and "" (1995), as well as a supporting role in "Batman Forever" (1995) and a lead role in "Liar Liar" (1997). He gained critical acclaim starring in serious roles in "The Truman |
After Rod Laver, who was the next left handed player to win the Wimbledon men's singles? | 1992 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles the Australian Open and French Open earlier in the year; he also attempted to win the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon in the same calendar year for the first time since Rod Laver in 1969. He lost to qualifier Andrei Olhovskiy in the third round, it would not be until 2010 that hard court, clay and grass Grand Slam titles would be won by one man in a single calendar year, when Rafael Nadal won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. 1992 was the last Wimbledon at which both three-time champion John McEnroe and two-time champion Jimmy Connors | Rod Laver 1959, when he reached all three finals at Wimbledon, winning the mixed doubles title with Darlene Hard. As an unseeded player, he lost the singles final to Peruvian Alex Olmedo after surviving an 87-game semifinal against American Barry MacKay. His first major singles title was the Australian Championships in 1960, where he defeated fellow Australian Neale Fraser in a five-set final after coming back from two sets down and saving a Fraser championship point in the fourth set. Laver captured his first Wimbledon singles crown in 1961. In 1962, Laver became the first male player since Don Budge in 1938 |
'The Trotters' is the nickname for which British football club? | Cow's trotters or "gulai kaki sapi" is a popular spicy cow's trotter curry in Padang cuisine. While "soto kaki sapi" is a type of traditional spicy "Soto" soup made of bits of tendons, cartilage and skin from cow's trotters. The soup is popular in Indonesia, especially in Betawi cuisine. Cow's trotters Cow's trotters, are the feet of cattle. The cuts are used in various dishes around the world, especially in Asian, African, French, and the Caribbean cuisine. Latin American cuisine also uses cow's trotters for several traditional dishes. Other than cattle, the trotters of other ungulates such as goat, sheep and also | Pig's trotters recipe of mentor Pierre Koffmann. In the New York City restaurant Hakata Tonton, 33 of the 39 dishes served contain pig's trotters. Following the late-2000s financial crisis, there has been a boom in popularity of pig's trotters in the United Kingdom as a revival in cheap meat recipes occurred. In 2008, British supermarket Waitrose reintroduced trotters to its stores, and found that they quickly became popular. In 2009, Pierre Koffmann set up a pop-up restaurant, and found that diners ate an entire month's stock of 500 pig's trotters in less than a week. Pig's trotters are used in many Asian |
Who was the 1987 World Darts Champion? | 1982 BDO World Darts Championship Northern Ireland's Steve Brennan, who then defeated Dave Whitcombe to reach the quarter finals, losing to Stefan Lord. The prize fund was £27,400. There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £600. 1982 BDO World Darts Championship The 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship was the fifth year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. For the fourth successive year the tournament was staged at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent. The event saw Scotland's first World Darts Champion, when Jocky Wilson defeated John Lowe in the final. Wilson was | 2012 BDO World Darts Championship 2012 BDO World Darts Championship The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 35th BDO World Darts Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 27th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. It ran from 7–15 January. Martin Adams was the defending men's champion, having won the title for the third time in the previous year's final against Dean Winstanley. The defending women's champion was Trina Gulliver, who won her ninth title in the 2011 final against Rhian Edwards. Neither champion was able to defend their title as Adams lost his quarter-final against Tony O'Shea |
Ben Hogan won the American Open (Golf) with a record low score of 276. What year? | 1967 U.S. Open (golf) 1967 U.S. Open (golf) The 1967 U.S. Open was the 67th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 65 and established a new U.S. Open record of 275, four strokes ahead of runner-up Arnold Palmer, the 1960 champion. It was the second of Nicklaus' four U.S. Open titles and the seventh of his eighteen major championships. Nicklaus' record score surpassed the 276 of Ben Hogan in 1948 at Riviera. His final round 65 (−5) tied the U.S. Open record for lowest final 18 | 1955 U.S. Open (golf) 1955 U.S. Open (golf) The 1955 U.S. Open was the 55th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. In one of the greatest upsets in golf history, Jack Fleck, a municipal course pro from Iowa, prevailed in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title and denied Ben Hogan a record fifth U.S. Open. Fleck, 32, won two more titles on the PGA Tour and later won the Senior PGA Championship in 1979. He won the U.S. Open with clubs manufactured by Hogan's company. Hogan, 42, never did win |
Often referred to as 'Beanpole' what nationality was swimmer Michael Gross? | Michael Gross (swimmer) 4×200-meter freestyle relay race became one of the marquee events of the games, with Gross leading the German relay against the underdog American squad. Despite the fact that Gross swam the fastest relay leg in the event's history, the American team pulled off the upset, earning the title of the "Grossbusters." Gross won a total of thirteen medals at the World Championships (including five gold), fifteen gold medals at the European Championships and was elected German "Athlete of the Year" four times (1982, 1983, 1984 and 1988). He retired from professional swimming in 1991. He is featured in Bud Greenspan's | Michael Gross (swimmer) "16 Days of Glory", the documentary film of the 1984 Summer Olympics. American gold medalist swimmer John Naber remarked to "Sports Illustrated" in 1984 that if Michael Gross were an American, he would have won six or seven medals, and that Gross was better than Mark Spitz. Gross was named Male World Swimmer of the Year by "Swimming World Magazine" in 1985, and inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995. He holds a PhD in philosophy. Michael Gross (swimmer) Michael Groß (born 17 June 1964), usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from |
Who was the infamous boxing referee that gave the decision to Joe Bugner against Henry Cooper? | Harry Gibbs (referee) Harry Gibbs (referee) Harry Gibbs OBE (1920–1999) was an English boxing referee and judge. In a career spanning four decades, Gibbs took charge of numerous world title fights, and officiated in bouts involving Muhammad Ali, Roberto Durán, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, Barry McGuigan and Joe Frazier. He was the referee and sole judge of the fight between Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner in 1971, awarding the fight to Bugner by a quarter of a point, which remains one of the most controversial decisions in British boxing history. His name was put forward to be | Joe Bugner held in Kuala Lumpur, with Ali winning a relatively one-sided fifteen-round decision. Bugner performed fairly well, but maintained a strictly defensive posture throughout most of this fight, perhaps due to the blistering tropical heat, and as a result he was widely scorned by the media and public. In an interview during an April 2008 reunion with Henry Cooper, Bugner defended his tactics in the Ali fight as having been necessary due to the extreme temperature and humidity of the outside venue. Early in 1976, Bugner announced his retirement from boxing, stating that he no longer felt motivated to fight professionally. |
The Ryder Cup is the professional version in golf. What version is the amateur cup? | Curtis Cup Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland". The same two teams originally contested the Ryder Cup, but unlike that competition, the Curtis Cup has not widened the Great Britain and Ireland team to include all Europeans (nor has the analogous event for amateur men, the Walker Cup). Many women who have gone on to become stars of women's professional | Ryder Cup to a net total of 29 hours of real time coverage. Sources The Presidents Cup is similar to the Ryder Cup, except that the competing sides are a U.S. side and an International side from the rest of the world consisting of players who are ineligible for the Ryder Cup. It is held in years when there is no Ryder Cup. Other team golf events between U.S. and either Europe or Great Britain and Ireland include: Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every |
Walter Winterbottom preceded whom as the England Football manager? | Walter Winterbottom playing 28 matches, winning 15, drawing 7 and losing 6; goals for 75 against 35 (including World Cup qualifying matches). Although he had coaching and managerial responsibilities, Winterbottom never had the power to pick his own team (it was chosen by a selection committee). Over time his technical knowledge increasingly influenced selectors. Finally, prior to Alf Ramsey's arrival in 1962, he convinced the FA that the team manager must have sole control of selection. During his time Winterbottom repeatedly warned the English football establishment that countries in Continental Europe and South America were overtaking England and that English football had | Walter Winterbottom Walter Winterbottom Sir Walter Winterbottom (31 March 1913 – 16 February 2002) was the first manager of the England football team (1946–1962) and FA Director of Coaching. He resigned from the FA in 1962 to become General Secretary of the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) and was appointed as the first Director of the Sports Council in 1965. He was knighted for his services to sport in 1978 when he retired. The Football Association marked the 100th anniversary of Winterbottom's birth by commissioning a bust which was unveiled by Roy Hodgson at St Georges Park on 23 April 2013 |
Famous for smoking a pipe, who is the former World Bowls Champion? | David Bryant (bowls) was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), again for services to bowls. Bryant also helped his county win the Middleton Cup on numerous occasions, where among his Somerset teammates was former Scottish League internationalist footballer Bobby Black. David Bryant has written many books on the subject of bowls, including: Bryant was famous for smoking a tobacco pipe whilst playing, and in 1986 was honoured with the award for Pipe Smoker of the Year. David Bryant (bowls) David John Bryant (born 27 October 1931) is a former three-times World (outdoors) singles bowls champion (in | Pipe smoking the former Pipe Smoker of the Year award in the UK, as well as the term "kapnismology" ("the study of smoke"). The ceremonial smoking of tobacco or other herbs, as a form of prayer, is still practiced in a number of Native American religious traditions. In southwestern Minnesota, the Pipestone National Monument commemorates Native American pipe-smoking culture. Cannabis culture has its own pipe smoking traditions which differ from tobacco pipe smoking. For example, unlike tobacco smokers, cannabis users frequently pass a single pipe among two or more partners. In recent years, "hookah bars" have appeared in college towns and urban |
After being eight nil up, who did Steve Davis lose a snooker world final to? | Steve Davis Steve Davis Steve Davis, (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player from Plumstead, London, who is widely viewed as one of the sport's greatest players as well as one of its most iconic figures. After turning professional in 1978, he dominated snooker during the 1980s, reaching eight World Championship finals in nine years, winning six world titles, and holding the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. He is remembered particularly for contesting the 1985 World Championship final with Dennis Taylor, the black-ball conclusion of which still holds the record for the largest after-midnight television | Steve Davis World Snooker as you appreciate its idiosyncrasies", "genuine snooker and pool enthusiasts won't be greatly impressed." Steve Davis World Snooker Steve Davis World Snooker is a sports simulation video game developed by "Binary Design", and published by "Artworx Software". "World Snooker" simulates different types of cue sports, specifically Snooker, Pool and billiards. Released under licence from 6-time Snooker World Champion, Steve Davis, it is a sequel to CDS Software's 1985 8-bit video game similarly titled "Steve Davis Snooker". The game had specific contributions from programmer Mick West, whom this was his first Amiga game he programmed. He stated that it took the |
'The Horse of the Year Show' is held at what venue? | Horse of the Year Show Horse of the Year Show The Horse of the Year Show - also known as HOYS (pronounced /hois/)- was founded to be a culmination of the British equestrian events year. The Show was the idea of Captain Tony Collings and was realised by the then Chairman of BSJA (now British Showjumping), Mike Ansell. As it was to be the end of Season Finale the show needed to be held indoors, making it a unique event. HOYS was first held in 1949 at Harringay Arena in Harringay, London. It was held as an annual event which moved to Wembley Arena, London, | Horse of the Year Show Each year, the Sunday Gala Night concludes with Ronald Duncan's emotive Ode to the Horse, this was read by Simon MacCorkindale until 2010 Monty Roberts has described the Horse of the Year Show as the "Best in the world. It is the "World's Most Famous Horse Show". The event was for many years televised by the BBC, where it attracted large audiences, but in recent years has been shown on Sky Sports. By 2016, it had moved to Horse & Country TV. Horse of the Year Show features the finals of the most prestigious National show jumping championships. It also |
Wilfred Rhodes took 4.187 wickets in a brilliant career. For which county did he take the most? | Wilfred Rhodes Wilfred Rhodes Wilfred Rhodes (29 October 1877 – 8 July 1973) was an English professional cricketer who played 58 Test matches for England between 1899 and 1930. In Tests, Rhodes took 127 wickets and scored 2,325 runs, becoming the first Englishman to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test matches. He holds the world records both for the most appearances made in first-class cricket (1,110 matches), and for the most wickets taken (4,204). He completed the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in an English cricket season a record 16 times. Rhodes played for Yorkshire | Wilfred Rhodes and washed out most of the second match. In the third Test, which England lost, Rhodes took five for 63, including a spell of four wickets in nineteen balls. In the fourth Test, Rhodes took seven wickets in the match, taking three quick wickets in the first innings, but receiving some heavy punishment. He was batting at the end of the match, but was unable to prevent Australia from snatching victory to win by three runs and take the series. The final Test, at The Oval, was dominated by Gilbert Jessop and Hirst, but when England needed 263 to win |
Glen Campbell appeared in which film with John Wayne? | Glen Campbell the CMA's top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. Campbell played a supporting role in the film "True Grit" (1969), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Glen Travis Campbell was born on April 22, 1936, in Billstown, a tiny community near Delight in Pike County, Arkansas, to John Wesley (a sharecropper) and Carrie Dell (Stone) Campbell. Campbell was of Scottish descent and was the seventh son of 12 children. The family lived on a farm where they barely got by growing | Glen Campbell videos of) the main performer(s) on one or several songs. An Evening with Glen Campbell and the Royal Philharmonic was recorded at The Royal Festival Hall in London in 1977 by BBC television. The video was released in 1985. Glen Campbell Live was taped during a 1981 concert in Dublin. The double album Glen Campbell Live has a similar set-list, but was not recorded at the same event. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour with Special Guest Stars: John Wayne, Tim Conway, Carol Burnett, Three Dog Night contains an episode of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. This video was released in 1990 |
film Brideshead Revisited was based on who's novel penned in 1945? | Brideshead Revisited (film) English for the hearing impaired and Spanish, on 13 January 2009. Bonus features include commentary by director Julian Jarrold, producer Kevin Loader, and screenwriter Jeremy Brock, deleted scenes, and "The World of Brideshead", featuring interviews with cast and crew members. Brideshead Revisited (film) Brideshead Revisited is a 2008 British drama film directed by Julian Jarrold. The screenplay by Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh, which previously had been adapted in 1981 as the television serial "Brideshead Revisited". Although he aspires to become an artist, middle-class Charles Ryder reads | Brideshead Revisited (TV serial) seven months. Early into the period, ITV decided two-hour episodes were too lengthy, and Sturridge was forced to restructure the entire serial, beginning and ending it with expanded episodes that would bookend nine episodes running slightly less than an hour each. Brideshead Revisited (TV serial) Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews. It was produced by Granada Television for broadcast by the ITV network. Most of the serial was directed by Charles Sturridge; a few sequences were directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The serial is an adaptation of the novel "Brideshead Revisited" (1945) by |
Who played the character 'Danny Zuko' in the film Grease? | Grease (film) Grease (film) Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, a member of the Pink Ladies. Released on June 16, 1978, "Grease" was successful both critically and commercially. Its ended | Grease: You're the One That I Want! End revival at the London's Piccadilly Theatre from Wednesday, 8 August 2007. A similar show was broadcast in Israel in 2008."Grease" was broadcast on Channel 2 , with judges Hanny Nahmias and Assaf Amdursky. Grease: You're the One That I Want! Grease: You're the One That I Want! is an NBC reality television series designed to cast the lead roles of Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko in a $10 million Broadway revival of the musical "Grease" to be directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. The Broadway production began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on July 24, |
The song 'White Christmas' first featured in what film? | White Christmas (song) created a distinct Christmas chart for seasonal releases. In "Holiday Inn", the composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1942. In the film, Crosby sings "White Christmas" as a duet with actress Marjorie Reynolds, though her voice was dubbed by Martha Mears. This now-familiar scene was not the moviemakers' initial plan. In the script as originally conceived, Reynolds, not Crosby, would sing the song. The song would feature in another Crosby film, the 1954 musical "White Christmas", which became the highest-grossing film of 1954. (Crosby made yet another studio recording of the song, accompanied by Joseph J. | Christmas in the Sand (song) Christmas in the Sand (song) "Christmas in the Sand" is a Christmas song recorded by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat, Jason Reeves and Kara DioGuardi and produced by Colbie's father, Ken Caillat. The song was released as the first single from her first Christmas album "Christmas in the Sand". The song was released to SoundCloud on October 15, 2012 through Universal Republic. Colbie told Billboard she wrote this song "thinking, what do they listen to over here Hawaii at Christmas time? I bet they don't always want to hear songs about white Christmases and bundling up |
Which character was played by Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady'? | My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical film adapted from the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1913 stage play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak "proper" English, thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as | Audrey Hepburn for "Mary Poppins" at the 37th Academy Awards (1964) while Hepburn was not even nominated, despite "My Fair Lady's" accumulation of eight out of a possible twelve awards. Regardless, critics greatly applauded Hepburn's "exquisite" performance. Crowther wrote that, "The happiest thing about ["My Fair Lady"] is that Audrey Hepburn superbly justifies the decision of Jack Warner to get her to play the title role." Gene Ringgold of "Soundstage" also commented that, "Audrey Hepburn is magnificent. She is Eliza for the ages", while adding, "Everyone agreed that if Julie Andrews was not to be in the film, Audrey Hepburn was the |
The character 'Honey Rider' appeared in which Bond film? | Honey Ryder Ryder was voted the best Bond Girl by "Entertainment Weekly". Author Anthony Horowitz named his James Bond tribute character Alex Rider after Honeychile Rider. Honey Ryder Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Dr. No". In the 1962 Bond film of the same name, her name was shortened and changed to Honey Ryder. In the film, she is played by Swiss actress Ursula Andress and due to her heavy accent was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. In the film series, Ryder is widely regarded as the first Bond girl, although she is not the | Bond Rider CU+1A, and other bond form numbers) Bond Rider Well Bond Title General Use Rider Revised Reconciliation Bond Rider Surety Bond Rider (Request Form) Pension Bond Rider Motor Fuels Tax Bond Rider Collector Bond Rider Contractors Surety Bond Rider Bond Rider A Bond Rider (Consent of Surety) extends bond coverage to assume liabilities for third parties conducting operations for a principal. Bond Riders are utilized by the Government. For Ex:(Surety Consent Forms) Another Bond Rider Form Example displays a form utilized for surety protection as explained herein. Bond Rider(s) may be utilized for outlining specific type protection (i.e., faithful performance, forgery, |
What is the name of the character played by Johnny Depp in the 2009 film 'Public Enemies'? | Public Enemies (2009 film) been slurred due to his injuries). Public Enemies (2009 film) Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical mob drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34". Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), Dillinger's relationship with Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard), as well as Purvis' pursuit of Dillinger's | Johnny Depp beauty we would've missed out on had [Burton and Depp] never met." Depp won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the role, and was nominated for the third time for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In director Terry Gilliam's 2009 film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell each played the character initially portrayed by their friend Heath Ledger, who died before the film was completed. All three actors gave their salaries to Ledger's daughter Matilda. Depp next starred in Michael Mann's 2009 crime film "Public Enemies", |
What character was played by Gene Hackman in 'The French Connection'? | Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle fictional. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is a fictional character portrayed by actor Gene Hackman in the films "The French Connection" (1971) and its sequel, "French Connection II" (1975), and by Ed O'Neill in the 1986 television film "Popeye Doyle". Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The French Connection". The character is based on a real-life New York City police detective, Eddie Egan, who also appeared in the film as Walt Simonson, Doyle's supervisor. Doyle, as played by Hackman in "The French Connection", is ranked number 44 as a hero on the | French Connection II French Connection II French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture "The French Connection". The film expands on the central character of Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle who travels to Marseille, France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier, who escaped at the end of the first film. Hackman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the original "The French Connection" and he and Fernando Rey are the only returning |
Which of the 'Seven Dwarfs (Dwarves)' wore glasses? | Seven Dwarfs classic series. The TV series details the 7D working for Queen Delightful where they protect Jollywood from the Glooms and other threats. The Seven Dwarfs were given a new theme park attraction called the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster. In "Descendants" and "Descendants 2", Dopey is shown to have a son named Doug (portrayed by Zachary Gibson) who can talk and becomes smitten by Evil Queen's daughter Evie. In the Descendants novel "The Isle of the Lost", Doc is shown to be sympathetic towards the Goblins that operate on the Isle of the Lost's Goblin Wharf where they want amnesty | Seven Dwarfs Mother Nature. The Dwarfelles consisted of: The Dwarfelles helped Snow White on her quest to rescue the Prince from the Queen's sorcerer brother Lord Maliss. In "", the show's adaption of "Snow White" that takes place in the American southwest depicts the Seven Dwarves as seven mystical little men who came from the north to mine turquoise. They consist of: The Seven Dwarfs appear in the "Shrek" series. In "Shrek", the Seven Dwarfs appear in the first film carrying Snow White's coffin. When they place the coffin on the table, Shrek says "Oh no! Dead broad off the table!" One |
By what name is actress Jennifer Anastassakis better known? | Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral as the setting is amusing". WENN considered the advertisement to be "cleverly made" and reported, on 10 March 2011, that the video had "gone viral" and "taken the Internet by storm". The video received mostly positive responses from YouTube users, and activity on the microblogging website Twitter made "Jennifer Aniston" a trending topic. A sequel, "The Jennifer Aniston Security Tapes: Secrets Revealed by smartwater", again directed by Keshishian, was uploaded to YouTube on 18 September 2012. Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral "Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral", known also as "Jen Aniston's Sex Tape", is a viral video advertisement by Glacéau, starring actress | Jennifer Holmes (actress) Jennifer Holmes (actress) Jennifer Holmes (born August 23, 1955, in Seekonk, Massachusetts) is an American television actress. Holmes is best known for her role as Leslie Vanderkellen, a fabulously rich, world-class skier who takes the job of hotel maid "to find out what it's like to be average," on the first season of "Newhart". She left the show after the first season and was replaced by Julia Duffy who portrayed Leslie's cousin, Stephanie Vanderkellen. Holmes also appeared in the 1979 slasher film "The Demon", starring Cameron Mitchell. In 1985, she starred in "Misfits of Science", a short-lived television series about |
Who did 'Frances Ethel Gumm' become? | Judy Garland that she was physically unattractive. Those same executives manipulated her onscreen physical appearance. Into her adulthood, she was plagued by alcohol and substance abuse, as well as financial instability; she often owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes. Her lifelong addiction to drugs and alcohol ultimately led to her death in London from a barbiturate overdose at age 47. Garland was born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She was the youngest child of Ethel Marion ( Milne) and Francis Avent "Frank" Gumm. Her parents were vaudevillians who settled in Grand Rapids to | James Gumm James Gumm James Gumm was a member of John Batman's party that was involved in the foundation of the city that became Melbourne. While travelling up Salt Water River as part of Batman's party Gumm obtained fresh water by making "a hole with a stick which He did about 2 feet deep and in One hour we had a plentiful supply of good soft water". The place was named Gumm's Well in his honour. Gumm was left at Indented Head while John Batman returned to Launceston to prepare a larger expedition. He was left with three months' worth supplies with |
In which month is the Ascot race meeting held? | Ascot, Berkshire Ascot's year is held in June: Royal Ascot is without doubt the world's most famous race meeting, steeped in history dating back to 1711. The royal family attend the meeting, arriving each day in a horse-drawn carriage. It is a major event in the British social calendar. Although this has placed Ascot onto the British social map, it has many direct effects on the local community, not least of which are the associated traffic problems. The course is still owned by the crown. Ascot Racecourse employs over 70 full-time staff, which increases temporarily to 6,000 during Royal Ascot week. The | 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot was the fifth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom. Championship leader Paul Bonhomme took his third victory of the 2015 season, as he was the only pilot of the four finalists to set a time without recording any penalties. He finished 2.6 seconds clear of Matt Hall, with Yoshihide Muroya completing the podium. In the Challenger class, |
What is the name of the international biennial yachting event coinciding with 'Cowes Week'? | Cowes Week the Admiral's Cup. The Britannia Cup was first won in 1951 by Taisser IV and Group Captain R J S Barton. The Britannia Cup is awarded to the winner of the class nominated by the Royal Yacht Squadron on the Tuesday of the event, this is usually IRC Class 0 or IRC Class 1. The "New York Yacht Club Challenge Cup" was presented by the New York Yacht Club in 1951 on 100th Anniversary of America's victory which led to the commencement of the America's Cup. It was presented to the Royal Yacht Squadron for races during Cowes Week Class | Cowes Week in odd-numbered years only. In the decades following World War II, yachting moved away from its image as a rich man's sport to one which is enjoyed by many today in modest self-skippered 30 to 40 foot yachts. The attraction of Cowes Week has also given life to many water-based activities and sailing schools promoting the sport of sailing to all age groups and walks of life. Although certain functions in the week are still the preserve of the elite or members-only clubs, Cowes Week encompasses a wide range of events and attractions open to the public, marketed to a |
'Boston Crab' is a term used in which sport? | Boston crab "Backbreaker", before that term became known for its current usage. In modern wrestling, the Boston crab is not treated as a lethal submission maneuver (with the exception of its use by Chris Jericho, who calls it the 'Walls of Jericho'), even though it was considered a match-ending hold in the past. In Japan, it is commonly used as a hold to defeat young and inexperienced wrestlers; the ability to overcome the hold is considered a sign of growth. In submission grappling, the Boston crab (generally the half Boston crab) can be used to set up a straight ankle lock. On | Boston crab as a Torture Rack applied to a single leg. Brock Lesnar once used it as his finisher, naming it the "Brock Lock". Zack Sabre Jr. uses a variant of this move known as "Orienteering with Napalm Death", where he combines it with a Leg slicer. Not to be confused with the Inverted Boston crab, this move is executed by an aggressor standing over a face-down opponent facing in the same direction. From there the aggressor take each of his opponent's leg under each arm. With both legs under each armpit, he pushes down putting pressure on the knees & lower |
The author Dick Francis was formerly famous in which sport? | Dick Francis teacher, in the novel "Twice Shy". The older son, Merrick, was a racehorse trainer and later ran his own horse transport business, which inspired the novel "Driving Force". Father and son collaborated on four novels. After his father's death, Felix carried on to publish novels with his father's name in the title ("Dick Francis's Gamble" (2011), "Dick Francis's Bloodline" (2012), "Dick Francis's Refusal" (2013), "Dick Francis's Damage" (2014), "Front Runner: A Dick Francis Novel" (2015)), including a return for Sid Halley. Francis is the only three-time recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Novel, winning for | Dick Francis (illustrator) Dick Francis (illustrator) Dick Francis is an artist best known for his "Galaxy Science Fiction" illustrations during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1951-53, Francis was illustrating for "Amazing Stories", "Fantastic Adventures" and "Galaxy". In the January 1957 issue of "Galaxy", Francis illustrated the lead story by Kris Neville, prompting Gabriel Mckee's comment: Francis employed a loose, sketchy style that sometimes resembled the illustrational approach of Ed Emshwiller. Unlike Emshwiller, he did not do covers for "Galaxy", only interior illustrations. In the January 1954 issue of "Galaxy", the interiors were by Francis, Emshwiller, Don Sibley and Sandy Kossin, and editor H. |
What is the name of Fulham's football ground? | Fulham F.C. (St Andrew's, Fulham Fields). Fulham's mother church still stands today with a plaque commemorating the team's foundation. They won the West London Amateur Cup in 1887 and, having shortened the name from Fulham Excelsior to its present form in 1888, they then won the West London League in 1893 at the first attempt. One of the club's first ever kits was half red, half white shirts with white shorts worn in the 1886–87 season. Fulham started playing at their current ground at Craven Cottage in 1896, their first game against now defunct rivals Minerva. Fulham are one of the oldest | Fulham United FC the club was further emphasised by the successful seasons for the u18s and reserves teams, both finishing 1st in their respective leagues. Also, the club came to an agreement with the FFSA to use The Shores Football Centre, West Beach as their home ground for the upcoming 2018 State League 1 season, capping off what is arguably the most significant year in the club's history. Fulham United FC Fulham United FC is a football club based in Fulham, South Australia. They won four consecutive seasons between the years 2004 and 2007. For the 2018 season, their men's team is set |
'Lutz' is a term used in which sport? | Lutz jump to its difficulty, side-by-side triple Lutz is rare for pair skating. Meagan Duhamel and Ryan Arnold were the first pair to land a side-by-side triple Lutz in competition, which they did at the 2005 Canadian Championships. During the 2014 Olympics, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada became the first pair to land a side-by-side triple Lutz at any Winter Olympic competition. At the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Meagan Duhamel and Ryan Arnold of Canada became the first team to land a throw triple Lutz in international competition. During the pairs short program at the 2010 Olympics, Caydee | Lutz–Kelker bias the choice of stellar sample. Moreover, the effects of different distributions of stars in space as well as that of measurement errors would yield different forms of bias. This suggests the bias is largely dependent on the specific choice of sample and measurement error distributions, although the term Lutz–Kelker bias is commonly used generically for the phenomenon on all stellar samples. It is also questioned whether other sources of error and bias such as the Malmquist Bias actually counter-effect or even cancel the Lutz–Kelker bias, so that the effects are not as drastic as initially described by Lutz and Kelker. |
How many squares are there on a traditional Snakes and Ladders board? | Snakes and Ladders chain, since from any square the odds of moving to any other square are fixed and independent of any previous game history. The Milton Bradley version of "Chutes and Ladders" has 100 squares, with 19 chutes and ladders. A player will need an average of 39.2 spins to move from the starting point, which is off the board, to square 100. A two-player game is expected to end in 47.76 moves with a 50.9% chance of winning for the first player. Those calculations are based on a variant where throwing a six does not lead to an additional roll; and | Snakes and Ladders Snakes and Ladders Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a gameboard having numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by ladders and snakes respectively. The game is a simple race contest based on sheer luck, and is popular with young children. |
In rowing, what is the name of the Oxford University reserve team? | Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club stroke Isis. For much of its history, OULRC trained outside of Oxford, variously at Radley (downstream) and at Godstow (upstream). This was necessary due to the congestion on the Isis, as well as the need for long stretches of river on which to do endurance training. Since 2007 OULRC has been based at the Fleming Boat House at Wallingford alongside OUBC. The club also uses the facilities at the university's Iffley Road Sports Centre. Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) is the university rowing club for lightweight men at the University of Oxford which selects | Oxford University Rowing Clubs of the university, the Council for Oxford University Rowing, which issues advice and deals with aspects of rowing safety. A similar function is fulfilled by the Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs for rowing clubs of the University of Cambridge. Oxford University Rowing Clubs Oxford University Rowing Clubs (OURCs) is a federation of the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), the Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC), the Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC), and the Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), as well as all college boat clubs. OURCs is a purely administrative organisation with no training or crews. It |
Which Australian was named as Wisden's Cricketer of the 20th Century? | Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World selection, Don Bradman was listed the most, winning on ten occasions, while Garfield Sobers was the leading cricketer eight times. Engel noted that despite attempts to the contrary, the award maintains cricket's bias towards batsmen. Unlike "Wisden"s Cricketers of the Year, players can be recognised more than once as the Leading Cricketer in the World, and eighteen players have been selected for multiple years. The majority of these have won the award twice, but five players have been recognised for three or more years: Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Viv Richards and Shane Warne. In the 2007 edition which | Wisden Australia's Cricketer of the Year Wisden Australia's Cricketer of the Year Each year from 1998 to 2005 "Wisden Australia" selected one Australian cricketer as "Wisden Australia"s Cricketers of the Year. The award recognised that player's contribution to cricket in Australia in the previous season, in a similar manner to the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, selected by "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" based on their influence on the game in England. The first award was made to a women's cricketer, Belinda Clark. Until Claire Taylor was nominated by Wisden in 2009, no other woman had been a Cricketer of the Year in any format of the almanack. |
Who was the first Irishman to win the Tour de France? | 1987 Tour de France 1987 Tour de France The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 26 July. It consisted of 25 stages over . It was the closest three-way finish in the Tour until the 2007 Tour de France, and was won by Stephen Roche, the first and so far only Irishman to do so. The winner of the 1986 Tour de France, Greg LeMond was unable to defend his title following a shooting accident in April. Following Stage 1, Poland's Lech Piasecki became the first rider from the Eastern Bloc to | 1927 Tour de France 1927 Tour de France The 1927 Tour de France was the 21st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 19 June to 17 July. It consisted of 24 stages over . This tour featured the first win by Nicolas Frantz, a cyclist from Luxembourg. Frantz had come in second in the previous tour, and went on to win the tour in 1928 as well. It also showcased the debuts of André Leducq (4th) and Antonin Magne (6th), two French riders who would win the Tour de France in coming years. Because Tour director Henri Desgrange was dissatisfied with |
In 'The Vicar of Dibley' what is the vicars name? | The Vicar of Dibley as the third series) airing from 24 December 1999 to 1 January 2000, the two-episode "A Very Dibley Christmas" screening between 25 December 2004 and 1 January 2005, and the two-part finale, "A Wholly Holy Happy Ending", which was broadcast during Christmas 2006 and New Year 2007. The final 2006-2007 episode, in which Geraldine marries, was publicised as the "last-ever" episode, although there have been three Comic Relief charity specials since. On 15 March 2013, French reprised her role as Geraldine Granger as part of her French and Saunders marathon on BBC Radio 2. She was interviewed by Chris Evans | The Vicar of Dibley The Vicar of Dibley The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom which originally ran on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 22 January 1998 (with three sets of specials in the Winters of 1999/2000, 2004/2005 and 2006/2007). It is set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes in the Church of England that permitted the ordination of women. In ratings terms, it is among the most successful British programme in the digital era, with the various Christmas and New Year specials in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 and |
On who's show did 'The Simpsons' first appear? | The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts are an American animated TV series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety television program "The Tracey Ullman Show" for three seasons, before the characters spun off into "The Simpsons", their own half-hour prime-time show. It features Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. The shorts first aired on April 19, 1987 starting with "Good Night". The final short to air was "TV Simpsons", originally airing on May 14, 1989. "The Simpsons" later debuted on | Simpsons Already Did It praising Trey Parker and Matt Stone for managing to contrast the episode with the actual "Simpsons" with themes like Cartman performing fellatio on "some guy in an alley", while respectfully paying their dues. "Simpsons Already Did It" was inspired by the fact that "The Simpsons" did in fact beat "South Park" to several plot concepts. In the season 4 episode "The Wacky Molestation Adventure", Butters was supposed to block out the sun, but one writer pointed out that ""The Simpsons" already did it." The episode "calls out" the obvious observation that "The Simpsons" have realized a vast number of ideas |
Who was the original presenter of University Challenge? | University Challenge 1994–95 presented with the trophy by Gascoigne. University Challenge 1994–95 Series 24 of University Challenge ran between 21 September 1994 and 29 March 1995. This was the first series of the show for eight years and aired on BBC Two for the first time, having previously been broadcast on ITV. Jeremy Paxman took over as presenter from Bamber Gascoigne, who had presented the show from its inception in 1962 through until 1987. The series was won by Trinity College, Cambridge, who defeated New College, Oxford 390–180 in the final. The members of the winning team - Sean Blanchflower, Kwasi Kwarteng, Robin | University Challenge the House of Commons team, who scored 25 in 2003. In the 2014 "Christmas University Challenge" series, a team of alumni from Newcastle University also finished with 25. A all-time record low score for the series was achieved in the final of the 2017 "Christmas" series, when Keble College, Oxford, beat the University of Reading 240-0. The previous year in the "Christmas University Challenge" series in 2016, a team of notable alumni from The University of Nottingham scored 75, five points more than the alumni from Bristol University. Both teams conferred excessively and gave incorrect bonus answers. University College, Oxford, |
Michael and Bernard Weinstein were better known as which great double act? | Mike and Bernie Winters Mike and Bernie Winters Mike and Bernie Winters were English brothers who formed a comedy double act, consisting of Mike Winters, born Michael Weinstein (15 November 1926 – 24 August 2013) and Bernie Winters, born Bernard Weinstein (6 September 1930 – 4 May 1991). The act was very popular in the United Kingdom from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. The Winters brothers were born in Islington. One of their grandfathers, who had arrived in Britain from Russia aged 16, ran a restaurant in Parfett Street, Whitechapel. Samuel, Mike and Bernie's father, was a boxer and gambler; their mother, Rachel, | I. Bernard Weinstein the former Joan Anker, a son, the contemporary artist Matthew Weinstein, and two daughters, Claudia, of Manhattan, and Tamara, of Atlanta, Georgia I. Bernard Weinstein I. Bernard Weinstein (c. 1930 – November 3, 2008) was an American physician and researcher who studied the effect of pollutants and other environmental factors in causing cancer and headed the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University. He has been credited with helping create the field of molecular epidemiology, which studies how genetic and environmental risk factors are related to the spread of disease in populations. Weinstein was born in Madison, Wisconsin and earned an |
In what year was the very first episode of 'Doctor Who' broadcast? | Listen (Doctor Who) line, whispered by Clara to the young Doctor, is "Fear makes companions of us all" – a line originally spoken by the First Doctor in the third episode of the very first "Doctor Who" serial, "An Unearthly Child" (1963). Steven Moffat discussed the episode in an interview, saying: "my impulse starting in that was just the idea, 'What does he do when he’s got nothing [to] do?' Because he’d throw himself off a building if he thought it’d be interesting on the way down ... he’s fascinated by anything. And here he’s with nothing to do, so he just goes | Dalek (Doctor Who episode) Dalek (Doctor Who episode) "Dalek" is the sixth episode of the revived first series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". It was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 April 2005. This episode is the first appearance of the Daleks in the 21st century revival of "Doctor Who"; it also marks the first appearance of Bruno Langley as companion Adam Mitchell. The episode is set in Utah in the year 2012, in the underground bunker owned by Henry van Statten (Corey Johnson), a rich collector of alien artefacts. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Ninth |
Which popular daytime show was hosted by Des O'Connor and Melanie Sykes? | Melanie Sykes of "EastEnders Revealed". In 1999, Sykes presented "Melanie Sykes' Southall Stories", a documentary for BBC Two on Asian culture in Great Britain. She has also hosted a variety of awards ceremonies, including Miss World, the BAFTA Awards and the Q Awards. Sykes' television career stalled for a period, although she made a successful comeback as host of "Today with Des and Mel" with Des O'Connor in 2003. On 12 May 2006, ITV announced that the show would be one of a number to be axed in a "painful, but utterly necessary" move. Sykes' other work for ITV has included hosting | Melanie Sykes viewers sent in short clips and the winner got to present TV Pick of the Day and win a trip to Las Vegas. In 2010, Sykes guest presented five episodes of "The 5 O'Clock Show" with Denise van Outen on Channel 4. In August 2011, Sykes returned to daytime television, co-hosting "Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel" and "Let's Do Christmas with Gino & Mel" with Gino D'Acampo on ITV. The show was cancelled in 2014. On 13 September 2011, Sykes co-hosted the three-part series "Missing Millions" with Paul Heiney on ITV. In February 2014, BT Sport announced that |
In what year did 'Pudsey Bear' become the Children in Need mascot? | Children in Need Bear, who has been the charity's mascot since 1985. Notes: In November 2006, Intelligent Giving published an article about Children in Need, which attracted wide attention across the British media. The article, titled "Four things wrong with Pudsey", described donations to Children in Need as a "lazy and inefficient way of giving" and pointed out that, as a grant-giving charity, Children in Need would use donations to pay two sets of administration costs. It also described the quality of some of its public reporting as "shambolic". In 2007, it was reported that presenter Terry Wogan had been receiving an annual | Children in Need the soft toys during the opening of Blackpool Illuminations and named Pudsey Bear as the official mascot of the BBC Children in Need appeal. In 1986, the logo was redesigned. Whilst retaining the concept of a teddy bear with a bandana over one eye, all other elements were changed. Specifically, the triangular elements of the underlying design were abandoned, as well as the corporate identity colour scheme was changed. The new bandana design was white with red spots, one of the buttons was removed and the logotype now appeared as building blocks, which spelled out "BBC CHILDREN IN NEED" in |
In which children's cartoon show do Angelica and Chucky appear? | Angelica Pickles younger brother and Chuckie had gained a stepsister named Kimi through his dad's second marriage to Kira (Kimi's mom and Chuckie's stepmom). Angelica usually expresses her thankfulness on being an only child, but there have been a few episodes where she expresses the desire to have brother or sister (most notably in "The Stork" and "Sister Act"). Angelica came 7th in TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters, above Bart and Lisa Simpson and Mickey Mouse, and she was the only Rugrats character to appear on the list. In Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, when the babies control the robot Reptar, | The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show "2 Stupid Dogs". The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show is an American animated comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and aired in 1995 as a spin-off of the show "Marsupilami". The show represents Disney's attempt to do a more "edgy" cartoon in the vein of the Nickelodeon's Nicktoons shows such as "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and "Rocko's Modern Life". This animated series actually follows three different cartoon scenarios along with a few other segments. This segment involves a cat named Shnookums (voiced by Jason Marsden) and a dog |
Who is the school bus driver in 'The Simpsons'? | The Otto Show The Otto Show "The Otto Show" is the twenty-second episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 23, 1992. In the episode, Bart decides that he wants to become a rock star after attending a Spinal Tap concert, so Homer and Marge buy him a guitar. He shows the guitar to Otto the bus driver, who plays it and consequently makes the children late for school. Racing to Springfield Elementary, Otto crashes the school bus and is suspended until he can get his license back. Bart, who respects Otto, | Bus driver Bus driver A bus driver, bus operator, autobus driver or omnibus driver is a person who drives buses for a living. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers must have a special license above and beyond a regular driver's licence. Bus drivers typically drive their vehicles between bus stations or stops. Bus drivers often drop off and pick up passengers on a predetermined route schedule. In British English a different term, coach driver (or coach captain), is used for drivers on privately booked long-distance routes, tours and school trips. There are various types of bus drivers, including transit drivers, school bus drivers |
What was the name of the family in 'The Cosby Show'? | The Cosby Show The Cosby Show The Cosby Show was an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. "The Cosby Show" spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television. "The Cosby Show" and "All in the Family" are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20. According to | The Cosby Show for all eight seasons. In its first season, the show was the beginning of a Thursday NBC schedule that was followed by "Family Ties", "Cheers", "Night Court", and "Hill Street Blues". "The Cosby Show" is one of three television programs ("All in the Family" and "American Idol" being the others) that were number one in the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive seasons. Carsey-Werner handles domestic distribution, while CBS Television Distribution handles international distribution of the series, and has done so since 1997. In the United States, "The Cosby Show" began its television syndication run in September 1988 in broadcast syndication, |
Which TV series featured a character called 'Face'? | Face Off (Singaporean TV series) and debate with the guests. There will also be live audience participation to allow public opinions to be heard. Face Off (Singaporean TV series) Face Off (Chinese: 这样是怎样？) is a talk show produced by Mediacorp Channel U. It is hosted by a rotating team of presenters composed of two from a team of the five hosts Kate Pang, Danny Yeo, Quan Yi Fong, Dasmond Koh and Youyi. Every week, there are 4 to 5 invited guests from different sectors of the society who will carry out a discussion on different social topics. The show begins with a re-enactment of a | About Face (TV series) with Maureen Lipman playing a different character each time. She described the women as having ""a certain emptiness in their lives"". About Face (TV series) About Face is a British sitcom consisting of twelve unconnected half-hour episodes starring Maureen Lipman. Each episode featured a guest cast of familiar personalities. The first set of six installments was broadcast in November–December 1989 and the second set in January–February 1991. The episodes were written by Richard Harris, Geoffrey Perkins, Chips Hardy and John Henderson, Astrid Ronning, John Wells, Paul Smith and Terry Kyan, Jack Rosenthal (Lipman's husband), Carol Bunyan, as well as Ian |
In which month is the Royal Ascot race meeting held? | Ascot, Berkshire Ascot's year is held in June: Royal Ascot is without doubt the world's most famous race meeting, steeped in history dating back to 1711. The royal family attend the meeting, arriving each day in a horse-drawn carriage. It is a major event in the British social calendar. Although this has placed Ascot onto the British social map, it has many direct effects on the local community, not least of which are the associated traffic problems. The course is still owned by the crown. Ascot Racecourse employs over 70 full-time staff, which increases temporarily to 6,000 during Royal Ascot week. The | Royal Ascot Golf Club Royal Ascot Golf Club The Ascot Golf Club was founded in 1887. It is the second oldest and the only Royal Golf Club in Berkshire. Originally golf was played on Ascot Heath within the confines of the Race Course and became a Royal Club by Royal Command of Queen Victoria in 1887. Hamilton was the president of this club. The course was designed by J.H.Taylor who went on to design many courses in Europe. One of the earlier competitions was The Boys Amateur Championship which was played on The Heath in 1921. The Trophy for this was presented to The |
The Curtis Cup, is awarded for which sport? | Curtis Cup Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland". The same two teams originally contested the Ryder Cup, but unlike that competition, the Curtis Cup has not widened the Great Britain and Ireland team to include all Europeans (nor has the analogous event for amateur men, the Walker Cup). Many women who have gone on to become stars of women's professional | 2008 Curtis Cup 2008 Curtis Cup The 35th Curtis Cup Match was played from 30 May to 1 June 2008 on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won 13 to 7. This was the first Curtis Cup played over three days, including fourball matches for the first time. Stacy Lewis won all her five matches. The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points. Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the |
American band 'Nirvana' released their first album in 1989. What was the title of the album? | Bleach (Nirvana album) Bleach (Nirvana album) Bleach is the debut studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on June 15, 1989 by Sub Pop. The main recording sessions took place at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington between December 1988 and January 1989. "Bleach" failed to chart upon its original release, but was well received by critics. The album was re-released internationally by Geffen Records in 1992 following the success of Nirvana's second album, "Nevermind" (1991). The re-release debuted at number 89 on the "Billboard" 200, and peaked at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart and 34 on the Australian albums | Nirvana (Nirvana album) Nirvana (Nirvana album) Nirvana is a "best-of" compilation album by the American rock band Nirvana, released in October, 2002. It was the third Nirvana album to be released following the death of vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain in April 1994, and the first to feature studio material. It is also the band's first best-of compilation. The album features the previously-unreleased song "You Know You're Right", recorded in 1994 during Nirvana's final studio session. It also includes a chronological selection from the band's studio releases and 1994 live album, "MTV Unplugged in New York", including a rare version of "Been a |
Who appeared 'As' Johnny and The Gamblers in the film Grease? | Johnny Contardo Johnny married Cheryl Valenzano on December 23, 2012. Johnny received a Grammy nomination, as well as a Platinum Album, for the soundtrack from the movie "Grease". He also received a Gold album for "The Golden Age of Rock n Roll". Johnny Contardo Johnny Contardo (born December 23, 1951) is a former singer with the musical group, Sha Na Na which he left in 1983. In 1978, he appeared with Sha Na Na in the movie musical "Grease" as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers. His performance of the song "Those Magic Changes" was featured in the movie and on the soundtrack | The Gamblers (2007 film) The Gamblers (2007 film) The Gamblers () is a 2007 German no budget film, and the film with the lowest budget (budget: 2000 €/ shooting time: 10 days) that was ever in the competition of an "A" Film Festival. The film is based on, but not always loyal to, the novel "The Gambler" by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, although the film follows more a love story plot than a gambling addiction plot. The Gamblers was made as a no-budget production in the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) in a seminar taught by Hungarian director |
Who became the first member of 'The Animals' to leave the group in 1965? | The Animals The Alan Price Set. Mick Gallagher filled in for him on keyboards for a short time until Dave Rowberry replaced him and was on hand for the hit songs "We Gotta Get out of This Place" and "It's My Life". Around that time, the Animals put together a big band to play at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond. The Animals Big Band made their one public appearance on 5 August 1965. As well as Burdon, Rowberry, Valentine, Chandler, and Steel, they featured a brass/horn section of Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler, and Greg Brown on trumpets, | The Animals of Farthing Wood (book) The Animals of Farthing Wood (book) The Animals of Farthing Wood is the first book of the Animals of Farthing Wood book series, which was later adapted into a TV series of the same name. It was first published in 1979. An abridged version of 70 pages, by the same author, was published in 1993 to accompany the TV series. The novel begins in the fictional Farthing Wood, which is being destroyed to make way for the building of human homes. The book follows the adventures of a group of animals who choose to leave their home in Farthing Wood |
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