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In the 90s how many points have been awarded for finishing second in a Grand Prix? | intermissions between them.
Currently, the first qualifying period is eighteen minutes long, with all twenty cars on the circuit. At the end of the period, the five slowest drivers are eliminated from further qualification rounds, and fill positions sixteen to twenty on the grid based on their fastest lap time. Any driver attempting to set a qualifying time when the period ends is permitted to finish his lap, though no new laps may be started once the chequered flag is shown. After a short break, the second period begins | city streets. Drivers are awarded points based on their finishing position in each race, and the driver who accumulates the most points over each championship is crowned that year's World Drivers' Champion. As of the 2019 German Grand Prix, there have been 774 Formula One drivers from 39 different nationalities who have raced at least one of the 1,008 FIA World Championship races since the first such event, the 1950 British Grand Prix.
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most championships, while his 91 wins | 5,300 | triviaqa-train |
Stapleton international airport is in which US state? | Stapleton International Airport
Stapleton International Airport was a major airport in the western United States, the primary airport of Denver, Colorado, from 1929 to 1995.
It was a hub for Continental Airlines, the original Frontier Airlines, People Express, United Airlines, and Western Airlines. Other airlines with smaller operations at Stapleton included Aspen Airways, the current version of Frontier Airlines, and Rocky Mountain Airways, all three being based in Denver at the time.
Stapleton was replaced by Denver International Airport in 1995; it has | International Airport. Skytrax also named DIA as the second best regional airport in North America for 2017, and the fourth best regional airport in the world.
Three general aviation airports serve the Denver area. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) is north-northwest, Centennial Airport (KAPA) is south-southeast, and Front Range Airport (KFTG) is east of the state capitol.
In the past, Denver has been home to several other airports that are no longer operational. Stapleton International Airport was closed in | 5,301 | triviaqa-train |
What was Kevin Kline's first movie? | "The Pirates of Penzance", and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2017 revival of "Present Laughter".
He made his film debut in "Sophie's Choice" (1982). For his role in the 1988 comedy hit "A Fish Called Wanda", he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of "Henry IV", for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. | being shot on the Aldwych branch.
- According to Kevin Kline's character Otto in the movie "A Fish Called Wanda", the London Underground is a political movement. The various characters in the movie also travel on London public transport.
- The 1992 film "Split Second", the London Underground is flooded with water due to the rising sea levels. Rutger Hauer and Alastair Duncan's characters are hunting a creature that has murdered people.
- The 1998 film "Sliding Doors" shows two parallel universes | 5,302 | triviaqa-train |
What day of the week was the Wall Street Crash? | Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash, was a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 ("Black Thursday") and continued until October 29, 1929 ("Black Tuesday"), when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
It was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent | world's tallest building. Construction of 40 Wall Street began in May 1929 at a frantic pace, and it was completed twelve months later.
In response, Van Alen obtained permission for a spire and had it secretly constructed inside the frame of his building. The spire was delivered to the site in four different sections. On October 23, 1929, one week after surpassing the Woolworth Building's height and one day before the catastrophic Wall Street Crash of 1929 started, the spire was assembled. According to one account, | 5,303 | triviaqa-train |
The US signed a treaty with which country to allow the construction of the Panama Canal? | Panama included the Cuevas and the Coclé tribes. These people have nearly disappeared, as they had no immunity from European infectious diseases.
History Pre-Columbian period.
The Isthmus of Panama was formed about three million years ago when the land bridge between North and South America finally became complete, and plants and animals gradually crossed it in both directions. The existence of the isthmus affected the dispersal of people, agriculture and technology throughout the American continent from the appearance of the first hunters and collectors to the era of villages | Republic of Colombia. The secession was engineered by a Panamanian faction backed by the Panama Canal Company, a French–US corporation whose aim was the construction of a waterway across the Isthmus of Panama thus connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 1903, the U.S. signed the Hay-Herrán Treaty with Colombia, granting the United States use of the Isthmus of Panama in exchange for financial compensation. amidst the Thousand Days' War. The Panama Canal was already under construction, and the Panama Canal Zone was carved out and placed | 5,304 | triviaqa-train |
What was Prince's last No 1 of the 80s? | live-action adaptation. Prince went into the studio and produced an entire nine-track album that Warner Bros. released on June 20, 1989. "Batman" peaked at No. 1 on the "Billboard" 200, selling 4.3 million copies. The single "Batdance" topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 and R&B charts.
The single "The Arms of Orion", with Sheena Easton, charted at No. 36, and "Partyman" (also featuring the vocals of Prince's then-girlfriend | By-elections No. 13 Prince's Park, Thursday 23 July 1931.
Caused by the death on 22 February 1931 of Councillor Miss Margaret Beavan (Conservative, Prince's Park, last elected 1 November 1930).
By-elections No. 23 St. Domingo.
Following the resignation of Alderman Richard Rutherford (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929), which was reported to the Council on 2 September 1931, Councillor Sir Thomas White (Conservative Party, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1928) | 5,305 | triviaqa-train |
Man In The Mirror first featured on which Michel Jackson album? | Man in the Mirror
"Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson, with lyrics by Siedah Garrett and music by Glen Ballard, and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It peaked at number 1 in the United States when released in January 1988 as the fourth single from his seventh solo album, "Bad" (1987). It was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards.
The song topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 for two weeks. The song peaked at | - American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars reshot the cover art for their self-titled debut album that originally featured a fighter pilot ejecting from an exploding plane. The band explained that they never saw it as a violent image, but felt that it was inappropriate in the wake of the events.
- Michael Jackson, along with other musicians, performed the songs "What More Can I Give" and "Man in the Mirror" at the benefit concert held at the RFK Memorial Stadium on October 21, 2001 as | 5,306 | triviaqa-train |
Where was the first battle with US involvement in the Korean War? | bloodied Eighth Army immediately began to revive.
UN forces retreated to Suwon in the west, Wonju in the center, and the territory north of Samcheok in the east, where the battlefront stabilized and held. The PVA had outrun its logistics capability and thus were unable to press on beyond Seoul as food, ammunition, and matériel were carried nightly, on foot and bicycle, from the border at the Yalu River to the three battle lines. In late January, upon finding that the PVA had abandoned their battle lines, | their debut motion comic. for iPhone and iPad. He also announced his work on a comic about the Korean War, centered on the efforts of three US Marine guncrews to hold Fox Hill during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, with a different artist drawing each gun crew.
In 2013, O'Barr was named as a consultant on a possible reboot of "The Crow" film franchise. Although previously opposed to the project, in an October 2014 interview, O'Barr spoke about his involvement in the reboot of "The Crow" | 5,307 | triviaqa-train |
In which decade was Arnold Schwarzenegger born? | win the role because of his height. Later, Lou Ferrigno got the part of Dr. David Banner's alter ego. Schwarzenegger appeared with Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margret in the 1979 comedy "The Villain". In 1980, he starred in a biographical film of the 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield as Mansfield's husband, Mickey Hargitay.
Acting career Action superstar.
Schwarzenegger's breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic "Conan the Barbarian" in 1982, which was a box-office hit. This was | % of the IIR's funding, and by the end of the decade, UCLA IIR's budget was only half of Berkeley's. Restored academic interest in labor issues began in the 2000s, and the labor movement was revived under new leadership within the AFL-CIO in 1995. The state legislature opened the Institute for Labor and Employment (ILE), which was co-housed by UCLA and Berkeley IIR.
History Defunding.
In December 2003, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal state of emergency and called for a | 5,308 | triviaqa-train |
Which musical featured the song Thank Heaven for Little Girls? | Thank Heaven for Little Girls
"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" is a 1957 song written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe and associated with its original performer, Maurice Chevalier. It opened and closed the 1958 film "Gigi". Alfred Drake performed the song in the 1973 Broadway stage production of "Gigi", though in the 2015 revival, it was sung as a duet between Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty.
The Chevalier version is often regarded as the definitive version of the song; he recorded it in | Thank Heaven for Little Girls (album)
Thank Heaven for Little Girls is an album by Dwarves released via Sub Pop in 1991.
Lyricism of "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" ranges from the macabre deaths of young ladies of the night in "Blag the Ripper" (inspired by the historical Jack the Ripper), to befriending Satan in "Satan," and to general selfishness in "Anybody But Me." The song title of "Dairy Queen" is inspired by being stranded at a local Dairy Queen | 5,309 | triviaqa-train |
The Queen Elizabeth liner was destroyed by fire in the 70s in which harbour? | of the transatlantic route, both ships were replaced by the smaller, more economical "Queen Elizabeth 2" in 1969. "Queen Mary" was retired from service on 9 December 1967, and was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to a succession of buyers, most of whom had unsuccessful plans for her. Finally "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who intended to convert her into a floating university cruise ship called "Seawise University" | and also in the manufacture of fittings for other vessels including the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2. Irvine Harbour is now officially closed as a commercial port and houses a small number of privately owned pleasure craft. It is also home to part of the Scottish Maritime Museum with numerous vessels on display, including the 'Spartan', one of the last surviving Clyde puffers.
Irvine Harbour is home to a unique and distinctive building which marked the tide level. It was built in 1906 and devised by Martin Boyd, the harbourmaster | 5,310 | triviaqa-train |
Phil Collins appeared in which Spielberg film with Robin Williams? | a moderate success and had mixed reviews.
Career 1990s.
In 1991, Spielberg directed "Hook", about a middle-aged Peter Pan, played by Robin Williams, who returns to Neverland. Despite innumerable rewrites and creative changes coupled with mixed reviews, the film proved popular with audiences, making over $300 million worldwide (from a $70 million budget).
In 1993, Spielberg returned to the adventure genre with the film version of Michael Crichton's novel "Jurassic Park", about a | ... when things just got too unbearable". Robin Williams called Spielberg to cheer him up, given the profound lack of humor on the set.
Spielberg spent several hours each evening editing "Jurassic Park", which was scheduled to premiere in June 1993.
Spielberg occasionally used German and Polish language dialogue to create a sense of realism. He initially considered making the film entirely in those languages, but decided "there's too much safety in reading . It would have been an excuse to take their eyes off the | 5,311 | triviaqa-train |
1998 was the Chinese year of which creature? | is the pillar representing information about the person's family background and society or relationship with their grandparents. The person's age can also be easily deduced from the sign of the person, the current sign of the year and the person's perceived age (teens, mid-20s, 40s and so on). For example, a person who is a Tiger is either 12, 24, 36 or 48 years old in 2010, the year of the Tiger. In 2011, the year of the Rabbit, that person is one | Nian
According to Chinese mythology, a Nian () is a beast that lives under the sea or in the mountains. The character "Nian" more usually means "year" or "new year". The earliest written sources that refer to the "Nian" as a creature date to early 20th century. As a result, it is unclear whether the "Nian" creature is an authentic part of traditional folk mythology, or a part of a local oral tradition which was recorded in the early 20th century. | 5,312 | triviaqa-train |
Which country does musician Alfred Brendel come from? | Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel KBE (born 5 January 1931) is an Austrian pianist, poet and author, known particularly for his performances of Mozart, Schubert, Schoenberg, and especially Beethoven.
Biography.
Brendel was born in Wiesenberg, Czechoslovakia (now Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic) to a non-musical family. They moved to Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), when Brendel was six and there he began piano lessons with Sofija Deželić. He later moved to Graz, Austria, where he studied | enjoyed private master classes with Alfred Brendel, John Lill, Peter Donohoe and Simon Trpčeski.
Prizes and awards.
Di Xiao enjoyed success in competition from and early age winning the Most Outstanding Young Musician of Guangdong Province Award aged just 16. Since then she has won many national and international prizes including; the Ludlow Philharmonic Concerto Prize in 2005, the Birmingham Symphony Hall Prize in 2006, a Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal in 2007 and, in the same year, first prize in the Brant International Piano Competition. | 5,313 | triviaqa-train |
In which soap did Demi Moore find fame? | Demi Moore
Demi Gene Guynes (born November 11, 1962), professionally known as Demi Moore ( ), is an American actress, former songwriter, and model. Moore dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue an acting career. After making her film debut in 1981, she appeared on the soap opera "General Hospital" and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Brat Pack with roles in "Blame It on Rio" (1984), "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), | Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp., 137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998), is an influential Second Circuit fair use case.
Case background.
Annie Leibovitz is a professional portrait photographer who had published a photograph of celebrity Demi Moore while Moore was seven months pregnant. The photograph, published on the front cover of "Vanity Fair" in August, 1991 with the title "More Demi Moore", had achieved significant fame and notoriety on publication, and Paramount Pictures chose to parody | 5,314 | triviaqa-train |
What did Clarice Cliff create? | Royal College of Art and to Paris.
Cliff was given a second apprenticeship at A. J. Wilkinson's in 1924 (when she was already 25 years old) primarily as a 'modeller' but she also worked with the factory designers John Butler and Fred Ridgway. They produced conservative, Victorian style ware – Butler had been the designer for over 20 years by this time. Eventually, Cliff's wide range of skills were recognised and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the adjoining Newport Pottery which Shorter had bought | Clarice Cliff
Clarice Cliff (20 January 1899 – 23 October 1972) was an English ceramic artist active from 1922 to 1963. She became a ceramic artist, becoming the head of the factory artistic department.
Early life.
The Cliff family moved to Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, from the Eccleshall area in about 1725. Cliff was born in Meir Street in a terrace of modest houses. Cliff's father Harry Thomas Cliff worked at an iron foundry in Tunstall. Her mother Ann (née Machin) | 5,315 | triviaqa-train |
Which James Bond film features a song by Louis Armstrong? | playing Bond. Sir Ian McKellen was Goldfinger and Stephens' "Die Another Day" co-star Rosamund Pike played Pussy Galore. The play was adapted from Fleming's novel by Archie Scottney and was directed by Martin Jarvis.
In 2012 the novel "From Russia, with Love" was dramatized for Radio 4; it featured a full cast again starring Stephens as Bond. In May 2014 Stephens again played Bond, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", with Alfred Molina as Blofeld, and Joanna Lumley as | by Louis Armstrong, with lyrics by Hal David, Burt Bacharach's regular lyricist. "We Have All the Time in the World" is often mistakenly referred to as the opening credits theme, when in fact the song is played within the film, during the Bond–Tracy courtship montage, bridging Draco's birthday party in Portugal and Bond's burglary of the Gebrüder Gumbold law office in Bern, Switzerland. The song was Armstrong's last recorded song (he died of a heart attack two years later), and at | 5,316 | triviaqa-train |
In what year were US ground troops first dispatched to Vietnam? | The National Security Council recommended a three-stage escalation of the bombing of North Vietnam. Following an attack on a U.S. Army base in Pleiku on 7 February 1965, a series of air strikes was initiated, Operation Flaming Dart, while Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin was on a state visit to North Vietnam. Operation Rolling Thunder and Operation Arc Light expanded aerial bombardment and ground support operations. The bombing campaign, which ultimately lasted three years, was intended to force North Vietnam to cease its support for the Viet Cong by threatening to | trust and economic incentives and improving ARVN capabilities. This brought Australian commanders into conflict with Westmoreland's conventional attrition warfare approach, since Australian ground forces were required to follow US doctrine. Nevertheless, Australian forces were generally the most capable at counter-insurgency, and they helped to train Regional Forces despite being under significant doctrinal constraints.
Involvement of other countries Pro-Saigon Philippines.
Some 10,450 Filipino troops were dispatched to South Vietnam and were primarily engaged in medical and other civilian pacification projects. These forces operated under the designation PHLCAG- | 5,317 | triviaqa-train |
Which member of the Monkees came from Washington DC? | The Monkees
The Monkees are an American rock and pop band originally active between 1966 and 1971, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. Their original line-up consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork with English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider specifically for the situation comedy series "The Monkees", which aired from 1966 to 1968. The band's music was initially supervised by record | Massive Monkees
Massive Monkees is a 28 member b-boy crew from Seattle, Washington that won the 2004 World B-Boy Championships in London and appeared on season four of MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew". In 2012 they won the international b-boy competition R-16 Korea and thus became the first American crew to win in the history of the competition.
History.
Founded in the mid-'90s, the Massive Monkees have 25 active members including former Binary Star rapper One Be Lo, who performs as | 5,318 | triviaqa-train |
Who had the noels Spy Hook and Spy Line published in the 80s? | Spy Line
Spy Line is a 1989 spy novel written by British writer Len Deighton. It is the second novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). "Spy Line" is part of the "Hook, Line and Sinker" trilogy, being preceded by "Spy Hook" and followed "Spy Sinker". This trilogy is preceded by the "Game, Set and Match" trilogy and followed by | " label". Jude Rogers from "The Guardian" gave it a similar review, "before it pivots off the hook of an early-80s cult classic (the melody of Jane and Barton's It's a Fine Day, already revisited a few years earlier on Opus III's rave-era hit)". She also noted that the track samples from the 1974 Jimmy Smith jazz cover of Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby." Similarly, Nick Levine from Digital Spy labelled | 5,319 | triviaqa-train |
In which country was Ursula Andrews born? | Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress (; born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss film and television actress, former model and sex symbol, who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, "Dr. No". She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the James Bond parody "Casino Royale". Her other films include "The Southern Star, Fun in Acapulco", "She", "The 10th Victim" | Sherlock James Andrews
Sherlock James Andrews (November 17, 1801 – February 11, 1880) lawyer and congressman.
Life.
He was born in Wallingford, Connecticut to Dr. John Andrews and Abigail Atwater.
He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1821 and studied law at Yale. He married Ursula McCurdy Allen on December 1, 1828 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He was an intricate part of the early development of Cleveland as the first president of the city council and the public | 5,320 | triviaqa-train |
Which of his marshals did Napoleon call 'the bravest of the brave'? | the capital, his senior officers and marshals mutinied.
On 4 April, led by Ney, they confronted Napoleon. Napoleon asserted the army would follow him, and Ney replied the army would follow its generals. While the ordinary soldiers and regimental officers wanted to fight on, without any senior officers or marshals any prospective invasion of Paris would have been impossible. Bowing to the inevitable, on 4 April Napoleon abdicated in favour of his son, with Marie Louise as regent. However, the Allies refused to accept this under | without some sort of recognition.
His latest book, "American Firefighter", was released October 2017 by Rizzoli. Paul has taken his camera on the road again to photograph America’s bravest citizens. In this collection of intimate and powerful photographic portraits, we get a glimpse of what it means to answer the call and run toward danger. Stunning portraits of these brave men and women—chief fire officers, company and wildland crew leaders, instructors, and line-firefighters—are accompanied by firsthand accounts of those who | 5,321 | triviaqa-train |
John Wayne played which part in the 1939 film 'Stagecoach'? | as a location, many of which also starred John Wayne. Scenes from "Stagecoach", including a sequence introducing John Wayne's character the Ringo Kid, blended shots of Monument Valley with shots filmed on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, RKO Encino Movie Ranch, and other locations. Similar geographic incongruencies are evident throughout the film, up to the closing scene of Ringo (Wayne) and Dallas (Trevor) departing Lordsburg, in southwestern New Mexico, by way of Monument Valley.
The film has long | Stagecoach (1939 film)
Stagecoach is a 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role. The screenplay, written by Dudley Nichols, is an adaptation of "The Stage to Lordsburg", a 1937 short story by Ernest Haycox. The film follows a group of strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous Apache territory.
"Stagecoach" was the first of many Westerns that Ford shot using Monument Valley, in the American Southwest on the Arizona–Utah border, | 5,322 | triviaqa-train |
If Wayne Morris played Kid Galahad in 1937, who played him in the 1962 remake? | Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists. The film opened at number 9 at the box office when released in the United States in August 1962. "Variety" ranked it number 37 on the list of the top-grossing films of 1962.
"Kid Galahad" was shot on location in Idyllwild, California. Its supporting cast included Gig Young, Lola Albright and Charles Bronson. Some critics rate it as one of Elvis Presley | Wayne Morris (American actor)
Wayne Morris (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959) was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many films, including "Paths of Glory" (1957), "The Bushwackers" (1952), and the title role of "Kid Galahad" (1937).
Early life and career.
Morris was born Bert DeWayne Morris, or Bert De Wayne Morris, in Los Angeles. | 5,323 | triviaqa-train |
In which book does a boar named Old Major inspire a revolution? | old. Mr. Jones, having moved away after giving up on reclaiming his farm, has also died. The pigs start to resemble humans, as they walk upright, carry whips, drink alcohol and wear clothes. The Seven Commandments are abridged to just two phrases: ""All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."" and ""Four legs good, two legs better."" Napoleon holds a dinner party for the pigs and local farmers, with whom he celebrates a new | She wrote three well-known books: "The Daughters" (1972), about the Daughters of the American Revolution; "Nurse" (1979); and "Children's Hospital" (1985).
"Nurse" was a major best-seller. The book was an account of the working life of a nurse, based on an pseudonymized series of interviews with a 27-year-old nurse named Philadelphia. The book was made into a movie and a TV series starring Michael Learned, which won an | 5,324 | triviaqa-train |
What is James Bond's naval rank? | women, who are sometimes referred to as "Bond girls".
Publication history.
Publication history Creation and inspiration.
Ian Fleming created the fictional character of James Bond as the central figure for his works. Bond is an intelligence officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is known by his code number, 007, and was a Royal Naval Reserve Commander. Fleming based his fictional creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division and 30 Assault Unit | a distress call ("I gotta get out of here") and was then killed in the ejection, when the slipstream broke his neck and shredded the canopy of his parachute. The aircraft crashed in the desert, diving in at a 60° angle and impacting on what is now known as Jackass Flats, part of Area 25 that was still contaminated from NERVA nuclear rocket testing years before. Bond's body was discovered by a USAF sergeant on his way to work, who removed the rank insignia from Bond's | 5,325 | triviaqa-train |
Burke and Wills crossed which continent in an 1860 expedition? | 8,000 and 6,500 BC, the lowlands in the north were flooded by the sea, separating New Guinea, the Aru Islands, and the Australian mainland.
A northern arc consisting of the New Guinea Highlands, the Raja Ampat Islands, and Halmahera was uplifted by the northward migration of Australia and subduction of the Pacific Plate. The Outer Banda Arc was accreted along the northwestern edge the continent; it includes the islands of Timor, Tanimbar, and Seram. Papua New Guinea has several volcanoes, as it is situated along the | a member of the Victorian Exploring Expedition in 1860–61, which has since become known as the Burke and Wills expedition. It was organised by the Philosophical Institute of Victoria which in 1860 became the Royal Society of Victoria.
The Burke and Wills expedition was led by Robert O'Hara Burke, a police superintendent in the Castlemaine, Victoria district. In 1860 he was given leave to take command of the exploring expedition to cross the continent from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north. The objectives of the expedition | 5,326 | triviaqa-train |
'London Calling' was a 1980 hit song for which group? | London Calling
London Calling is the third studio album by English rock band The Clash. It was originally released as a double album in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records.
The Clash recorded the album at Wessex Sound Studios in London during August, September and November 1979, following a change in management and a period of writer's block for Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, the band's lead vocalists, guitarists, and lyricists. Marking | by Mick Jones, and an instrumental version on the B-side.
Chart success and critical reception.
"London Calling" was released as the only single in the UK from the album and reached No. 11 in the charts in January 1980, becoming at once the band's highest charting single until "Should I Stay or Should I Go" hit No. 1 ten years later. The song did not make the US charts, as "Train in Vain" was released as a single and | 5,327 | triviaqa-train |
Blondie's hit song 'Call Me' comes from the soundtrack to which 1980 film? | New York.
Blondie's next single, the Grammy-nominated "Call Me", was the result of Debbie Harry's collaboration with the Italian songwriter and producer Giorgio Moroder, who had been responsible for Donna Summer's biggest hits. The track was recorded as the title theme of the Richard Gere film "American Gigolo". Released in February 1980 in the US, "Call Me" spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the US and Canada, reached No. 1 in the U.K. ( | arranger of choice for The Grass Roots. He arranged the signature horn section on Chicago's worldwide hit "If You Leave Me Now" and also provided horn & string arrangements for Blondie's 1980 album "Autoamerican".
He entered the motion picture soundtrack industry in 1960 as an uncredited orchestrator for Dimitri Tiomkin's "The Alamo" and composed his first score the following year "Love in a Goldfish Bowl". His composition "The Silly Song" became the theme song of American television's "The Hollywood Squares" | 5,328 | triviaqa-train |
Diplopodology is the study of which many-legged arthropods? | range from 15,000 to as high as 80,000. Few species of millipede are at all widespread; they have very poor dispersal abilities, depending as they do on terrestrial locomotion and humid habitats. These factors have favoured genetic isolation and rapid speciation, producing many lineages with restricted ranges.
The living members of the Diplopoda are divided into sixteen orders in two subclasses. The basal subclass Penicillata contains a single order, Polyxenida (bristle millipedes). All other millipedes belong to the subclass Chilognatha consisting of two infraclasses: Pentazonia, containing | Australasian Arachnological Society
The Australasian Arachnological Society is a body dedicated to promotion of knowledge and study of arachnids (spiders and other 8-legged arthropods) in the Australasian realm, which includes Australia, New Zealand, South-east Asia, Oceania and the Pacific Islands. Membership is open to all individuals and scientific institutions. The Society maintains a large library of reference books and scientific journals housed at Queensland Museum. The society is informally structured to promote the study of arachnology to amateurs, students, professionals and institutions.
The Society | 5,329 | triviaqa-train |
In astronomy an ‘event horizon’ surrounds which kind of region? | the photon spheres and ergospheres of the Kerr solution; particle and cosmological horizons relevant to cosmology; and isolated and dynamical horizons important in current black hole research.
Event horizon of a black hole.
One of the best-known examples of an event horizon derives from general relativity's description of a black hole, a celestial object so massive that no nearby matter or radiation can escape its gravitational field. Often, this is described as the boundary within which the black hole's escape velocity is greater than the speed of | strong as to form some kind of singularity). It also showed a way to obtain similarly general conclusions in other contexts, notably that of the cosmological Big Bang, which he dealt with in collaboration with Dennis Sciama's most famous student, Stephen Hawking.
It was in the local context of gravitational collapse that the contribution of Penrose was most decisive, starting with his 1969 cosmic censorship conjecture, to the effect that any ensuing singularities would be confined within a well-behaved event horizon surrounding a hidden space-time region | 5,330 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first Englishman to win the Formula One Drivers Championship? | 1955 Le Mans disaster.
History British dominance.
An era of British dominance was ushered in by Mike Hawthorn and Vanwall's championship wins in 1958, although Stirling Moss had been at the forefront of the sport without ever securing the world title. Between Hawthorn, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, John Surtees and Graham Hill, British drivers won nine Drivers' Championships and British teams won fourteen Constructors' Championship titles between 1958 and 1974. The iconic British Racing Green Lotus, with a revolutionary aluminium-sheet monocoque chassis instead of | points scored by Brundle in 1987 were the only points the Zakspeed team scored in their five-year (1985–89) run in Formula One. Ironically, the driver he replaced at Zakspeed, fellow Englishman Jonathan Palmer, would join Tyrrell in 1987 who were once again using a Cosworth engine. While Brundle only had one point scoring finish for the season, Palmer would go on to score 6 World Championship points for Tyrrell and would also win the Jim Clark Cup as the 'Atmo Champion' for drivers of cars with Naturally aspirated | 5,331 | triviaqa-train |
Which Chinese philosophical system translates into English as ‘Wind – Water’? | Chinese culture. There are certain features common to Chinese architecture, regardless of specific regions, different provinces or use. The most important is symmetry, which connotes a sense of grandeur as it applies to everything from palaces to farmhouses. One notable exception is in the design of gardens, which tends to be as asymmetrical as possible. Like Chinese scroll paintings, the principle underlying the garden's composition is to create enduring flow, to let the patron wander and enjoy the garden without prescription, as in nature herself. Feng shui | point U+1D300 is "rén", which translates into English as "man" and yet the English alias is "MONOGRAM FOR EARTH".
Unicode History.
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Tai Xuan Jing Symbols block:
See also.
- Bigram
- Trigram - (I Ching)
- Hexagram
- Ternary numeral system
External links.
- 《太玄經》 - Full text in Chinese
- Canon of Supreme Mystery 《太玄經》 | 5,332 | triviaqa-train |
Who made up the panel on Juke Box Jury on the only occasion it had 5 members not 4? | later, as did their manager Brian Epstein, who was twice a panellist. John Lennon had already appeared on 29 June 1963. Then on 4 July 1964 the five members of the Rolling Stones formed the panel, the only time there were more than four Jurors on the programme. Keith Richards later wrote of this appearance: "We didn't give a shit... We just trashed every record they played."'
By early 1962, "Juke Box Jury" had a weekly audience of over 12 million viewers, | Juke Box Jury
Juke Box Jury is a music panel show which ran on BBC Television between 1 June 1959 and 27 December 1967. The programme was based on the American show "Jukebox Jury", itself an offshoot of a long-running radio series.
The series featured celebrity showbusiness guests on a rotating weekly panel who were asked to judge the hit potential of recent record releases. By 1962 the programme was attracting 12 million viewers weekly on Saturday nights.
The concept was later revived by the BBC for one | 5,333 | triviaqa-train |
Ouzel is an old name for the turdus merula aka which common garden bird? | Asian countries, including a 1966 4d British stamp and a 1998 Irish 30p stamp. This bird—arguably—also gives rise to the Serbian name for Kosovo, which is the possessive adjectival form of Serbian "kos" ("blackbird") as in Kosovo Polje ("Blackbird Field").
A Common blackbird can be heard singing on the Beatles song "Blackbird".
The famous Lebanese singer, Sabah, one of the biggest recording and movie stars of the twentieth century in the Arab World, was | , then one who was sprinkled in infancy has not been baptized. On June 12, 1812, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, their wives, and three others were immersed by a Baptist preacher (Rev. Mathias Luce) in Buffalo Creek on a simple confession of faith in Christ.
Alexander Campbell seems to have taken the lead from this time. It was not long until most of the members of the Brush Run Church had been immersed, and this brought them favor with the Baptists. Alexander Campbell visited the Redstone Baptist Association | 5,334 | triviaqa-train |
Who delivers the black spot to Billy Bones in Treasure Island? | Black Spot (Treasure Island)
The Black Spot is a literary device invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel "Treasure Island" (serialized 1881–82, published as a book in 1883). In the book, pirates are presented with a "black spot" to officially pronounce a verdict of guilt or judgement. It consists of a circular piece of paper or card, with one side blackened while the other side bears a message and placed in the hand of the accused. It was a source of much fear because | pirate and fellow robot Billy Bones for a star map, leading to the treasure of Captain Flint. Billy refuses, and is threatened with the Black Spot by Black Dog. After dropping trumpets onto Black Dog, Billy tries to fly away in a wheelchair, but is cornered and forced to jump rope until he hands the map over. After handing over a bomb instead, Black Dog inflicts the Black Spot on Billy, under the guise of determining if Billy's hand is ticklish. Billy, fulfilling his “duty as a | 5,335 | triviaqa-train |
In which film series does Keanu Reeves play a computer hacker with the alias Neo? | The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis that stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. It depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, the Matrix, created by thought-capable machines (artificial beings) to distract humans while using their bodies as an energy source. When computer programmer Thomas Anderson, under the hacker alias "Neo", uncovers the truth, he "is | John Wick (film)
John Wick is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It stars Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. It is the first installment in the "John Wick" film series.
The story focuses on John Wick (Reeves), searching for the men who broke into his home, stole his vintage car and killed his | 5,336 | triviaqa-train |
Who played Ian Dury in Sex and Drugs and Rock n’ Roll? | January and 14 February 2009 a musical about his life, entitled "Hit Me! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury", was premiered and ran at the Leicester Square Theatre in London.
A biopic entitled "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" starring Andy Serkis as Dury was released on 8 January 2010, and was nominated for several awards. Ray Winstone and Naomie Harris also appeared. The title of the film is derived from Dury's 1977 7" single "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" | Sex and drugs and rock and roll
"Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" is a 1977 single by Ian Dury, who popularised the phrase.
The phrase may also refer to:
Music.
- "Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll", a 1989 album by American heavy metal band the Mentors
- "Sex Drugs & Rock-n-Roll", a song by American glam metal Faster Pussycat on their 2006 "The Power and the Glory Hole"
- " | 5,337 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of Jodie Foster’s character in Bugsy Malone? | by Dandy Dan's gang.
Bugsy returns to Fat Sam's to arrange a new audition for Blousey. Fat Sam's girlfriend, the chanteuse Tallulah, makes a pass at him. Although Bugsy rejects her flirtation, Tallulah plants a big kiss on Bugsy's forehead when Blousey enters; Blousey is jealous. Fat Sam hires Blousey after her audition, but she refuses to speak to Bugsy ("I'm Feelin' Fine").
Fat Sam hires Bugsy to accompany him to a meeting with Dandy Dan. The | making the film was "awesome":
Reception.
On Rotten Tomatoes, "Bugsy Malone" currently holds a score of 85% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.
Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and called it "a charming one" with "yet another special performance by Jodie Foster." Gene Siskel also gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and said that "what makes 'Bugsy | 5,338 | triviaqa-train |
Which flower appears on the crest of the Borough of Saffron Walden? | the Battle or Repel Ditches were built or extended to enclose a larger area to the south. The focus of the town moved southwards to Market Square.
The main trading item in medieval times was wool. A guildhall was built by the wool-staplers in the market place, but demolished in 1847 to make way for a corn exchange. In the 16th and 17th centuries the saffron crocus ("Crocus sativus") was widely grown, thanks to the town's favourable soil and climate. The stigmas of the flower | Borough of Saffron Walden, the Urban District of Halstead, and the Rural Districts of Belchamp, Bumpstead, Dunmow, Halstead, Saffron Walden, and Stansted.
1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Saffron Walden, the Urban District of Halstead, the Rural Districts of Dunmow, Halstead, and Saffron Walden, and in the Rural District of Braintree the civil parishes of Bardfield Saling and Great Bardfield.
1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Saffron Walden, the Urban District of Halstead, and the Rural Districts of | 5,339 | triviaqa-train |
What is the green number on a British roulette wheel? | around the outer edge of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum, passes through an area of deflectors, and falls onto the wheel and into one of 37 (single zero French/European style roulette) or 38 (double zero American style roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.
History.
The first form of roulette was devised in 18th century France. Many historians believe Blaise Pascal introduced a primitive form of roulette in the 17th century in his search for a perpetual motion machine. The roulette mechanism | contestants have to go and sit on the corresponding space on a giant roulette table. When everyone is in place, Jo spins a roulette wheel. The contestants sitting on the chosen number are scraped away and are out of the game. The contestants sitting on red or black and odd or even are also out, depending on what the 'winning' number is. All the other contestants move onto the next round.
- The Run Way (V1): The contestant sits in a round sledge at the top of | 5,340 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote The Compleat Angler? | on 15 December 1683 and was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
Extract of Walton's Will.
Isaac Walton, by will, dated 9 August 1698, gave to the town or corporation of Stafford, in which he was born,
a farm, situate at Halfhead (adjoining to Shallowford), in the parish of Chebsey,
for the good and benefit of some of the said town, to bind out, yearly, two boys, the sons of honest and poor
parents, to be apprentices to some | showrunner of the second season, she wrote two episodes, the season premiere and co-writing the season finale. The rest of the writing staff consisted of co-executive producers Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin, who co-wrote two episodes together; co-executive producer Aaron Zelman, who wrote two episodes; producer Jeremy Doner, who wrote two episodes; and story editor Wendy Riss, who wrote two episodes. The rest of the episodes were written by freelance writers: Eliza Clark, who wrote two episodes, and | 5,341 | triviaqa-train |
Which country gave Idi Amin sanctuary from 1980 until his death in 2003? | in 1978, so Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere had his troops invade Uganda; they captured Kampala on 11 April 1979 and ousted Amin from power. Amin then went into exile, first in Libya and then in Saudi Arabia, where he lived until his death on 16 August 2003.
Amin's rule was characterized by rampant human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. International observers and human rights groups estimate that between 100,000 and 500,000 people were killed under his | Jeddah, the same city where Idi Amin, the late dictator of Uganda, lived in exile until his death in 2003, after being removed from power in 1979, at the end of the Ugandan-Tanzanian War.
Other close associates and family members who attempted to leave the country via Tunis-Carthage International Airport were prevented from doing so by the army, which had seized the airport.
Ousted from the presidency Succession confusion.
At about 18:00, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi went on state television to say "Since | 5,342 | triviaqa-train |
For which county was Gary Sobers playing when he hit six sixes in one over? | during the Twenty20 International match between India and New Zealand on 25 February 2009.
In 2012, during the First Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a six off the first ball in a Test cricket match.
Records Six sixes in an over.
On 31 August 1968, Garfield Sobers became the first man to hit six sixes off a single six-ball over in first-class cricket. The over was bowled by Malcolm Nash in Nottinghamshire's first innings against | " and as "D.J. Rutnagur" when writing for "The Daily Telegraph".
He was the only person to witness both of two great cricketing feats. He was present when Garry Sobers hit six sixes in an over from Malcolm Nash in a County Championship match in Swansea in 1968 and, more than 16 years later, he also witnessed Ravi Shastri do likewise, off Baroda slow left-armer Tilak Raj in a Ranji Trophy game in Bombay.
He died on 20 June 2013 in London after a prolonged illness | 5,343 | triviaqa-train |
Which King novel was set at the Overlook Hotel? | The Shining (novel)
The Shining is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. Published in 1977, it is King's third published novel and first hardback bestseller: the success of the book firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley Hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. The novel was followed by a sequel, "Doctor Sleep", published in 2013.
"The Shining | create an interview pool of 5,000 boys over a six-month period. These cities were chosen since Kubrick was looking for a boy with an accent which fell in between Jack Nicholson's and Shelley Duvall's speech patterns.
Production Casting Interior sets.
Having chosen King's novel as a basis for his next project, and after a pre-production phase, Kubrick had sets constructed on soundstages at EMI Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, Britain. Some of the interior designs of the Overlook Hotel set were based on those of | 5,344 | triviaqa-train |
Under which other name did King write novels in the 1970s? | Richard Bachman
Richard Bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author Stephen King.
Origin.
At the beginning of Stephen King's career, the general view among publishers was that an author was limited to one book per year, since publishing more would be unacceptable to the public. King therefore wanted to write under another name, in order to increase his publication without over-saturating the market for the King "brand". He convinced his publisher, Signet Books, to print these novels under a pseudonym | were ostensibly written by Koontz during the 1960s and 1970s, but he has stated he did not write them. These include 30 erotic novels, allegedly written together by Koontz and his wife Gerda, including books such as "Thirteen and Ready!", "Swappers Convention", and "Hung", the last one published under the name "Leonard Chris". They also include contributions to the fanzines "Energumen" and "BeABohema" in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including articles that mention the erotic novels, | 5,345 | triviaqa-train |
Which football club’s ground is closest to the river Mersey? | Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park is a football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England. Built for rugby league club Stockport in 1901, by 1902, the rugby club was defunct and Stockport County Football Club moved in.
Edgeley Park is an all-seater stadium holding 10,900 spectators. Stockport County shared it with Sale Sharks rugby union club between 2003 and 2012.
In 2015, Stockport Council purchased the stadium for around £2 million, leasing it back to the football club, in order to prevent it from being demolished | the venue for the final of the 1978 World Lacrosse Championship.
Chester City played a home Rumbelows Cup tie against Manchester City at Edgeley Park on 8 October 1991, owing to safety concerns regarding their temporary Moss Rose home.
Edgeley Park was (until County's relegation in May 2011) the closest league football ground to the River Mersey - it is actually closer than Liverpool's Anfield, Everton's Goodison Park or Tranmere Rovers' Prenton Park.
On 31 July 2015 Edgeley Park passed into the ownership of Stockport Council | 5,346 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was the husband of Jezebel? | Jezebel
Jezebel () is a figure of the Hebrew Bible, described in the Book of Kings () as a queen who was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Sidon and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel.
According to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, Jezebel incited her husband King Ahab to abandon the worship of Yahweh and promote worship of the deities Baal and Asherah on a national scale. In addition, she ordered the prophets of Yahweh to be massacred and personally organized the execution of Naboth | Do Rah-e Bahram Beygi
Do Rah-e Bahram Beygi (, also Romanized as Do Rāh-e Bahrām Beygī; also known as Derā, Do Rāh, and Dorrā) is a village in Pataveh Rural District, Pataveh District, Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 35, in 8 families. | 5,347 | triviaqa-train |
Which famous Elizabethan was executed for treason by King James in 1618? | had engendered a widespread sense of grievance, and the costs of war in Ireland had become a heavy burden on the government, which had debts of £400,000.
Early reign in England.
James survived two conspiracies in the first year of his reign, despite the smoothness of the succession and the warmth of his welcome: the Bye Plot and Main Plot, which led to the arrest of Lord Cobham and Sir Walter Raleigh, among others. Those hoping for a change in government from James were disappointed at first when | . Watt Raleigh was killed in a battle with Spaniards and Kemys subsequently committed suicide. Upon Raleigh's return to England, King James ordered him to be beheaded for disobeying orders to avoid conflict with the Spanish. He was executed in 1618.
The search for El Dorado Post-Elizabethan expeditions.
In early 1611 Sir Thomas Roe, on a mission to the West Indies for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, sailed his 200-ton ship, the "Lion's Claw", some up the Amazon, then took a party | 5,348 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest city within the Arctic Circle? | .
Human habitation.
Only four million people live north of the Arctic Circle due to the climate; nonetheless, some areas have been settled for thousands of years by indigenous peoples, who today make up 10% of the region's population. Tens of thousands of years ago, waves of people migrated from eastern Siberia across the Bering Strait into North America to settle.
The largest communities north of the Arctic Circle are situated in Russia, Norway, and Sweden: Murmansk (population 295,374), Norilsk (178,018 | Russian Arctic islands
The Russian Arctic islands are a number of islands groups and sole islands scattered around the Arctic Ocean.
Geography.
The islands are all situated within the Arctic Circle and are scattered through the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, namely, the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea. The area extends some from Karelia in the west to the Chukchi Peninsula in the east.
The largest of the Arctic islands is Severny Island, with an | 5,349 | triviaqa-train |
Lake Eyre is the lowest point of which country? | Lake Eyre
Lake Eyre ( ), officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, contains the lowest natural point in Australia, at approximately below sea level (AHD), and, on the rare occasions that it fills, is the largest lake in Australia, covering . The shallow endorheic lake is the depocentre of the vast Lake Eyre basin and is found in Northern South Australia, some north of Adelaide.
When the lake is full, it has the same salinity level as the sea, but as the lake | basin floods, floodwaters drain via the main rivers of the basin, Cooper Creek, Georgina River and Diamantina River southwards towards Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, the country's lowest point at below sea level. The water overflows the river banks, across the floodplains, filling waterholes and wetlands and carving new channels — hence the name Channel Country. Most of the rain which falls in the north never reaches the lake 1,000 km away, which only fills occasionally.
Management of the area has been problematic as it is covered by | 5,350 | triviaqa-train |
Chicory Tip’s release Son of My Father was the first UK No.1 to feature which instrument? | Synthesizer
A synthesizer or synthesiser (often abbreviated to synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals that may be converted to sound. Synthesizers may imitate traditional musical instruments such as piano, flute, vocals, or natural sounds such as ocean waves; or generate novel electronic timbres. They are often played with a musical keyboard, but they can be controlled via a variety of other devices, including music sequencers, instrument controllers, fingerboards, guitar synthesizers, wind controllers, and electronic drums. Synthesizers without built- | moniker Giorgio. However, Giorgio's version failed to chart in the UK. The song was released by Chicory Tip in 1972 and this version reached No. 1 on the UK single chart in February 1972.
Since its release, the tune of the chorus of "Son of My Father" has been regularly used on the terraces of British football grounds for football chants.
Chicory Tip's version.
A copy of Giorgio's version found its way to studio manager Roger Easterby who then persuaded the British band Chicory | 5,351 | triviaqa-train |
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were the leading characters in which drama series? | collection of short stories The collection of short stories is "Partners in Crime", (1929, each story referencing another writer's work); the four novels are "The Secret Adversary" (1922), "N or M?" (1941), "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" (1968); and "Postern of Fate" (1973). "Postern of Fate" was the last novel Christie ever wrote, although not the last to be published.
Detectives.
Tuppence appears | William Beresford (1797–1883), British Conservative politician
- William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768–1856), British general who fought in the Peninsular War
- Lord William Beresford (1847–1900), Irish recipient of the VC
Fictional characters.
- Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, detectives created by Agatha Christie
- Sir Raleigh Beresford, Father Brown (2013 TV series), series 3 episode 2, "The Curse of Amenhotep" | 5,352 | triviaqa-train |
The Plaka is the old historical neighbourhood of which capital city? | Plaka
Pláka () is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the "Neighborhood of the Gods" due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.
Name.
The name "Plaka" was not in use until after the Greek War of Independence. Instead, the Athenians of that time | The Island (Hislop novel)
The Island is a historical novel written by Victoria Hislop. It has won several awards including Newcomer of the Year at the 2007 British Book Awards. The book was also nominated for the Book of the Year award at the same event.
Set on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and on the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across the bay from it, "The Island" tells the story of Alexis Fielding, a 25-year-old on the | 5,353 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest? | This was followed by Dölf Reist and Hans-Rudolf von Gunten on 24 May 1957. Wang Fuzhou, Gonpo and Qu Yinhua of China made the first reported ascent of the peak from the North Ridge on 25 May 1960. The first American to climb Everest, Jim Whittaker, joined by Nawang Gombu, reached the summit on 1 May 1963.
History of expeditions 1970 disaster.
In 1970 Japanese mountaineers conducted a major expedition. The centerpiece was a large "siege"-style expedition led by Saburo Matsukata, working on finding a new | - Wanda Rutkiewicz (Poland), the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (16 October 1978).
- Hannelore Schmatz (Germany), the first woman to die on Mount Everest (2 October 1979).
- Sharon Wood (Canada), the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (20 May 1986).
- Stacy Allison (U.S.), the first U.S. woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (29 September 1988).
- Melissa | 5,354 | triviaqa-train |
Which river has Newport at its head and Cowes at its mouth? | Cowes
Cowes () is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry.
The population was 9,663 in the 2001 census, which doubles during the regatta in early August. The population at the 2011 census was 10,405.
Charles Godfrey Leland's 19th century verses describe the towns | between Alleghany and Botetourt counties, from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson rivers in the Appalachian Mountains. It flows into the Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads. Tidal waters extend west to Richmond, the capital of Virginia, at the river's fall line (the head of navigation). Larger tributaries draining to the tidal portion include the Appomattox River, Chickahominy River, Warwick River, Pagan River, and the Nansemond River.
At its mouth near Newport News Point, the Elizabeth River and the Nansemond River join the James | 5,355 | triviaqa-train |
Which mammal has the alternative names of carcajou, Glutton or skunk bear? | outsized specimen was reported to scale approximately . The males are as much as 30% larger than the females and can be twice the females' weight. According to some sources, Eurasian wolverines are claimed to be larger and heavier than North American with average weights in excess of but this may refer more specifically to areas such as Siberia, as data from European wolverines shows they are typically around the same size as their American counterparts. The average weight of female wolverines from a study in the Northwest territories of Canada was and that | of the word is to describe a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink, as a glutton or a trencherman.
Another alternative use has gained popularity among parfumes and fragrance designers. In this realm, gourmand is a category of scents related to foods, such as cocoa, apple, or plum.
Regarding the latter usage of the term, there is a parallel concern among the French that their word for the appreciation of gourmet cuisine (gourmandise) is historically included in the French Catholic list of | 5,356 | triviaqa-train |
The Asian dhole is a wild variety of what domesticated animal? | dholes, as they were described as unlike wolves in habits, voice and appearance. The Montefalcone family's coat of arms had a pair of red dogs as supporters.
Dholes appear in Rudyard Kipling's "Red Dog", where they are portrayed as aggressive and bloodthirsty animals which descend from the Deccan Plateau into the Seeonee Hills inhabited by Mowgli and his adopted wolf pack to cause carnage among the jungle's denizens. They are described as living in packs numbering hundreds of individuals, and that even Shere Khan and Hathi make | from wild African rice, "Oryza barthii", while Asian rice ("Oryza sativa"), was domesticated from wild Asian rice, "Oryza rufipogon".
"Oryza barthii" still grows wild in Africa, in a wide variety of open habitats. The Sahara was formerly wetter, with massive paleolakes in what is now the Western Sahara. As the climate dried, the wild rice retreated and probably became increasingly domesticated as it relied on humans for irrigation. Rice growing in deeper, more permanent water became floating | 5,357 | triviaqa-train |
Which king was known as ‘Lackland’? | the novel, with an invisible head with a crown on top and two red eyes as his only visible feature. His voice was provided by John Stephenson.
In New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, the Witch-king is portrayed by Brent McIntyre, in flashback by Ben Price in "The Fellowship of the Ring", and by Lawrence Makoare in "". In one movie he was voiced by Andy Serkis. In the , the Witch-king leads | Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School
Virginia Allred Stacey Junior-Senior High School, also known as Stacey High School, is a public high school located on Lackland Air Force Base in the city of San Antonio, Texas (USA), and is classified as 2A by the UIL. This school is part of the Lackland Independent School District, which is geographically located within the boundaries of Lackland AFB, in southwestern San Antonio. In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency | 5,358 | triviaqa-train |
Which future king landed at Torbay in 1688? | a borough having a market and fair in 1294. The first major building in Torquay was Torre Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery founded in 1196.
William Prince of Orange (afterwards King William III) landed in Brixham on 5 November 1688, during the Glorious Revolution, and issued his famous declaration ""The Liberties of England and The Protestant Religion I Will Maintain"".
Torquay's economy was, like Brixham's, initially based on fishing and agriculture, but in the early 19th century it began to develop into | Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (c. 1648 – 13 April 1716) was an English admiral and politician. Dismissed by King James II in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Roman Catholics from holding public office, he brought the "Invitation to William" to the Prince of Orange at The Hague, disguised as a simple sailor. As a reward he was made commander of William's invasion fleet which landed at Torbay in Devon on 5 | 5,359 | triviaqa-train |
Garuda is the national airline of which Asian country? | founded in October 1946), Air Ceylon (later SriLankan Airlines; founded in 1947), Malayan Airways Limited in 1947 (later Singapore and Malaysia Airlines), El Al in Israel in 1948, Garuda Indonesia in 1949, Japan Airlines in 1951, Thai Airways International in 1960, and Korean National Airlines in 1947.
History Latin American and Caribbean airline industry.
Among the first countries to have regular airlines in Latin America and the Caribbean were Bolivia with Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Cuba with Cubana de Aviación, Colombia with Avianca | the revolution, Garuda supported national interests, and often carried diplomats on its flights. The Burmese government helped the airline significantly during its beginnings. The country's national airline, Union of Burma Airways, often chartered one of the airline's DC-3s for its own flights. Accordingly, upon Garuda's formal joint incorporation with KLM on 31 March 1950, the airline presented the Burmese government with a DC-3 as a gift.
By the early and mid 1950s, the airline operated a fleet of 38 aircraft, which included 22 DC-3s | 5,360 | triviaqa-train |
Which canal connects Antwerp with Liege? | Albert Canal
The Albert Canal (, ) is a canal located in northeastern Belgium, which was named for King Albert I of Belgium. The Albert Canal connects Antwerp with Liège, and also the Meuse River with the Scheldt River. It also connects with the Canal Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten, and its total length is .
Size and geography.
The Albert Canal has a standard depth of and an overhead clearance of . To allow four-stacked container traffic, bridges over the canal are currently being heightened to | to access the industrial zone in Beveren. It is also easy to choose driving through the King Albert I Avenue until the inner ring road to the outer ring road N36/R32. The canal connects Roeselare with the ports of Dunkirk, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels and Liege, via the Leie.
Municipalities.
Following the canal from Roeselare City, one passes first the town of Izegem where the food company Vandemoortele Groep is located, then Ingelmunster and Oostrozebeke, and finally Ooigem, a municipality of Wielsbeke where the canal | 5,361 | triviaqa-train |
‘It’s Toasted’ was the advertising slogan for which cigarette brand? | Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike is an American brand of cigarettes owned by the British American Tobacco groups. Individual cigarettes of the brand are often referred to colloquially as "Luckies." Lucky Strike was the top-selling cigarette brand in the United States during the 1930s and '40s.
Name.
The Lucky Strike brand was introduced as chewing tobacco in the United States in 1871 by the company R.A. Patterson. The brand's founder was inspired by the era's rush for gold searching. Only some of the gold diggers | Roxy (cigarette)
Roxy was a Dutch cigarette brand that was manufactured by Royal Theodorus Niemeyer in Groningen, now owned by British American Tobacco.
History.
Roxy was created on 19 March, 1951 by Theodorus Niemeijer. Their slogan was ""'n Roxy?...ja graag!"" (""a Roxy?...yes please!""). The brand was developed specifically as a cigarette which contained lower tar and nicotine. Although in the advertising for the cigarette references to health damage by smoking were | 5,362 | triviaqa-train |
Whose portrait appeared on the back of the last one pound note? | coin instead: the fifty pence coin was introduced in 1969. Instead, the £20 note was the first Series D note to enter circulation in 1970, with William Shakespeare on the reverse.
The Series D £1 note, featuring Sir Isaac Newton, was discontinued in 1984, having been replaced by a pound coin the year before, and was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1988. Nonetheless, all banknotes, regardless of when they were withdrawn from circulation, may be presented at the Bank of England where they will | ) Law 1959. Designed by TDLR’s John White, they feature Pietro Annigoni’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. When the 10-pound note was issued in 1971, it featured the same image originally used on the back of the 10-shilling note of 1963, because the low-value note had been replaced by a coin.
Banknotes 1976 issue.
A new series of notes came into circulation on 5 August 1976. The new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was based on a photograph by Anthony Buckley. The reverse featured historic images | 5,363 | triviaqa-train |
Which country is the nearest neighbour of Australia? | Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of / 1000000 round 0 million is highly urbanised and | pastoral property, but it now generally refers to the whole holding. Stations in Australia are on Crown land pastoral leases, and are known colloquially as "sheep stations" or "cattle stations" as most are stock specific, dependent upon the country and rainfall. The operators or owners are thus known as "pastoralists".
Sizes.
Sheep and cattle stations can be thousands of square kilometres in area, with the nearest neighbour being hundreds of kilometres away. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest | 5,364 | triviaqa-train |
In which county are the towns of Malmesbury, Melksham and Chippenham? | Chippenham
Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England. It lies east of Bristol, west of London and west of The Cotswolds AONB. The town was established on a crossing of the River Avon and some form of settlement is believed to have existed there since before Roman times. It was a royal vill, and probably a royal hunting lodge, under Alfred the Great. The town continued to grow when the Great Western Railway arrived in 1841; it is now a major commuter town.
Chippenham | Abbeyfield School, Chippenham
- Avon Valley College, Durrington
- Bradon Forest School, Purton
- The Clarendon Academy, Trowbridge
- The Corsham School, Corsham
- Devizes School, Devizes
- Hardenhuish School, Chippenham
- The John Bentley School, Calne
- The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge
- Kingdown School, Warminster
- Lavington School, Market Lavington
- Malmesbury School, Malmesbury
- Matravers School, Westbury
- Melksham Oak Community School, Melksham
- Pewsey Vale School, | 5,365 | triviaqa-train |
The waterfalls Cauldron Snout and High Force lie on which major river? | Cauldron Snout
Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria (historically Westmorland), England. The waterfall lies within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and European Geopark.
It is more a long cataract than a waterfall, and at long, reckoned to be the longest waterfall in England. | . He then travelled upstream to Cauldron Snout and eventually made his way to Dufton, across the fells, in inclement weather.
Arthur Young came with his wife on horseback from Durham in 1771 and made the following comment:
External links.
- North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Walk to High Force | 5,366 | triviaqa-train |
Bentley Drummle is a villainous character in which novel? | Great Expectations
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after "David Copperfield", to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical "All the Year Round", from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes.
The | Vanishing Point (Canning novel)
Vanishing Point is a 1982 novel by Victor Canning.
This is one of Canning's last books and is lively and entertaining. The central character, Maurice Crillon, is a French art forger who suddenly discovers that he is the son of an English baronet. His father gives him a picture, which turns out to be a dangerous burden and involves him in a pursuit through Switzerland, Italy and France.
It could be said that the villains are never quite villainous enough to generate | 5,367 | triviaqa-train |
What was the stage-name of Oasis guitarist Paul Arthurs? | Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Developed from an earlier group, the Rain, the band originally consisted of Liam Gallagher (lead vocals, tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums). Upon returning to Manchester, Liam's older brother, Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, vocals) joined as a fifth member, which formed the band's core and settled line-up | , Arthurs performed with Gallagher at the London Stadium as part of Gallagher's support slot for The Rolling Stones.
On 18 August 2018, Arthurs along with his son Jude and Richard Ashcroft, joined Gallagher on stage to perform "Live Forever" at Gallagher's gig at Old Trafford Cricket Ground.
Equipment.
Arthurs used the same 1982 Japanese-made Matsumoku Epiphone Riviera throughout his time as Oasis' rhythm guitarist. He still uses this guitar today.
References.
- "Oasis: What's the Story | 5,368 | triviaqa-train |
In which film is the murder of Miriam Haines seen reflected in her (dropped) spectacles? | Strangers on a Train (film)
Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker, and features Leo G. Carroll, the director's daughter Pat Hitchcock, and Laura Elliott. It is number 32 on AFI's " | vulnerable Fay Furillo during the series' first six seasons. She later went on to play the tough prosecutor Miriam Grasso on "Murder One" from 1995 to 1997, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination.
Bosson starred in the 1970s series "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" as Sharon. Other roles include the series "Hooperman" and "Cop Rock". Some of Bosson's film appearances include her well-known role as Alex Rogan's mother in the science fiction film "The Last Starfighter" (1984 | 5,369 | triviaqa-train |
Which film was shot in Bodega Bay, California? | the lead-up to the establishment of Fort Ross. The Russians named the settlement in Bodega Bay Port Rumyantsev after the Russian Foreign Minister Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev, and it served as a port to support Fort Ross and the larger Russian community known as Colony Ross.
The location scenes in the Alfred Hitchcock-directed film "The Birds" (1963) were filmed in both Bodega Bay and nearby Bodega (though both were represented as being parts of the movie's Bodega Bay.) The town markets itself by using the | Rock Haven (film)
Rock Haven is a 2007 gay Christian-themed film directed by David Lewis and starring Sean Hoagland, Owen Alabado, Laura Jane Coles and Katheryn Hecht. The film was shot on location in San Francisco and Bodega Bay. The film is slowly paced, with numerous shots of the Northern California seascape.
Plot.
Brady is a devout Christian who has moved with his mother from Kansas to Rock Haven, California. Soon after arriving, he sees a boy and is instantly attracted to him | 5,370 | triviaqa-train |
Which desert runs along the border between India and Pakistan? | Plateau. The northern highlands contain the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Pamir mountain ranges (see mountains of Pakistan), which contain some of the world's highest peaks, including five of the fourteen eight-thousanders (mountain peaks over ), which attract adventurers and mountaineers from all over the world, notably K2 () and Nanga Parbat (). The Balochistan Plateau lies in the west and the Thar Desert in the east. The Indus River and its tributaries flow through the country from the Kashmir region to the Arabian | India–Pakistan border
The India–Pakistan Border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is an international border running between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states and the Pakistani four provinces. The border runs from the Line of Control (LoC), which separates Indian-controlled Kashmir from Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, in the north, to the Zero Point between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh province of Pakistan, in the south.
Drafted and created based upon the Radcliffe line in | 5,371 | triviaqa-train |
Which form of death penalty was abolished by Francois Mitterrand? | considers it to be "the ultimate irreversible denial of Human Rights". Albert Camus wrote in a 1956 book called "Reflections on the Guillotine, Resistance, Rebellion & Death":
In the classic doctrine of natural rights as expounded by for instance Locke and Blackstone, on the other hand, it is an important idea that the right to life can be forfeited. As John Stuart Mill explained in a speech given in Parliament against an amendment to abolish capital punishment for murder in 1868:
Controversy and debate Wrongful execution. | policemen. Victims’ parents said that they would have preferred the death penalty for Patrick Dils (abolished in France for minors in 1980 and then fully in 1981).
Appeals.
Dils' lawyers filed the first request for review with the Court of Cassation on 26 July 1990. The request was rejected. On 6 May 1994, Dils requested a presidential pardon from François Mitterrand, who refused him. Mitterrand wrote to the victim's family and assured them that he would never grant clemency to a murderer of children. | 5,372 | triviaqa-train |
Which capital city was the scene of a major summit between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1986? | Reykjavik was designated a UNESCO City of Literature.
Iceland's best-known classical works of literature are the Icelanders' sagas, prose epics set in Iceland's age of settlement. The most famous of these include "Njáls saga", about an epic blood feud, and "Grænlendinga saga" and "Eiríks saga", describing the discovery and settlement of Greenland and Vinland (modern Newfoundland). "Egils saga", "Laxdæla saga", "Grettis saga", "Gísla saga" and "Gunnlaugs saga | . It was also agreed that Reagan and Gorbachev would carry out two more summit meetings in 1986–87.
Jimmy Carter had decisively ended the policy of détente, by financially aiding the Mujahideen movement in neighboring Socialist Afghanistan, which served as a pretext for the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan six months later, with the aims of supporting the Afghan government, controlled by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. Tensions between the superpowers increased during this time, when Carter placed trade embargoes on the Soviet Union and stated that the Soviet invasion of | 5,373 | triviaqa-train |
Which drink did the Coca Cola Company launch in 1982? | . Introduced in 1963, the product is still sold today, although its sales have dwindled since the introduction of Diet Coke.
Coca-Cola South Africa also released Valpre Bottled "still" and "sparkling" water.
In 1969, the company released Simba, which was a take on Mountain Dew, and had packaging that was African desert themed, replete with an African Lion as the symbol of the brand. The tagline was "Simba – It Cures the African Thirst."
Also in 1969, the | Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, also called Coke Zero, is a diet cola produced by The Coca-Cola Company. In some countries it is sold as Coca-Cola No Sugar.
The drink was introduced in 2005 as Coca-Cola Zero as a new no-calorie cola. In 2017, the formula was modified and the name updated, a change which led to some backlash.
History.
Coca-Cola Zero was Coca-Cola's largest product launch in 22 | 5,374 | triviaqa-train |
Which telescope was launched into space on board a space shuttle in 1990? | . For example, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope observes from wavelengths from 3 μm (0.003 mm) to 2000 μm (2 mm), but uses a parabolic aluminum antenna. On the other hand, the Spitzer Space Telescope, observing from about 3 μm (0.003 mm) to 180 μm (0.18 mm) uses a mirror (reflecting optics). Also using reflecting optics, the Hubble Space Telescope with Wide Field Camera 3 can observe in the frequency range from about 0.2 | Ginga was launched on February 5, 1987. The primary instrument for observations was the Large Area Proportional Counter (LAC).
The European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) was launched July 31, 1992 by the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and put into an orbit at an altitude of 508 km. It began its scientific mission on August 7, 1992. EURECA was retrieved on July 1, 1993 by the Space Shuttle Endeavour and returned to Earth. On board was the WATCH or Wide Angle Telescope for Cosmic Hard X | 5,375 | triviaqa-train |
Jonas Salk developed the Salk vaccine against which disease? | funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the organization that would fund the development of a vaccine, to determine the number of different types of polio virus. Salk saw an opportunity to extend this project towards developing a vaccine against polio, and, together with the skilled research team he assembled, devoted himself to this work for the next seven years. The field trial set up to test the Salk vaccine was, according to O'Neill, "the most elaborate program of its kind in history, involving 20,000 physicians and public | ) Service facilities made available by Army special services to U.S. soldiers around the world: Service clubs, arts and crafts program, Army libraries, soldier shows, sports program, US0 shows, and R&R program.
TV 745 – Soldier's Christmas (Color – 1968) No matter where a soldier is stationed, from a remote Arctic outpost to the steaming jungles of Vietnam, the spirit of Christmas finds its way to him.
TV 746 – The Ninth Infantry Division (Color – 1968) Shows the undefeated battle record | 5,376 | triviaqa-train |
Who constructed the world's first laser? | Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories, based on theoretical work by Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow.
A laser differs from other sources of light in that it emits light "coherently". Spatial coherence allows a laser to be focused | Charles Munnerlyn
Charles Munnerlyn (* 1940 in Shreveport, LA) is an American optical engineer. He constructed the first working excimer laser system for vision correction in 1985, and also developed the Munnerlyn Formula that dictates the amount of corneal tissue to be removed by the laser to correct vision disorders such as myopia and astigmatism. Munnerlyn is the founder of VISX, Incorporated, once the world's largest manufacturer of laser-based vision correction (LVC) systems. VISX is now owned by Abbott Laboratories.
Biography. | 5,377 | triviaqa-train |
Which Wisconsin salesman developed a safety razor in 1901? | in a series of subsequent patents. These models were manufactured under the "Star Safety Razor" brand.
A third pivotal innovation was a safety razor using a disposable double-edge blade that King Camp Gillette submitted a patent application for in 1901 and was granted in 1904. The success of Gillette's invention was largely a result of his having been awarded a contract to supply the American troops in World War I with double-edge safety razors as part of their standard field kits (delivering a total of 3.5 million razors | American Safety Razor Company
"For the company of the same name that was founded in 1901 and renamed as the Gillette Safety Razor Company, see Gillette (brand)"
American Safety Razor Company is a personal care brand founded in the early 20th century (1906) by a merging of the Gem Cutlery Company & Ever-Ready and has been a principal competitor to Gillette for a century and more. Unrelated to the Gillette company which also used the name " 'American Safety Razor Company' " in 1901 until 1904 | 5,378 | triviaqa-train |
In which country were Daewoo cars originally produced? | Daewoo
Daewoo (Hangul: 대우, Hanja: 大宇, literally "Great Woo", after the first name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-jung) or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerate) and car manufacturer.
It was founded on 22 March 1967 as "Daewoo Industrial" and was declared bankrupt on 1 November 1999, with debts of about US$50 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Prior to the Asian financial crisis, Daewoo was the second largest | stored at the Byeongjeom Car Depot until 2011, when they were finally taken off property to be scrapped or repurposed.
Models First Generation Batch 2.
The second batch of 1st generation trains consisted of 126 cars that were originally linked as 21 six-car trains. The cars were manufactured from 1976 to 1979 under Daewoo Heavy Industries.
As ridership increased on Line 1, the trains were rearranged into eight-car trains in the 1980s. As this rearrangement occurred, seven of the trains lost their four motor cars, which | 5,379 | triviaqa-train |
Which toy company did Ruth and Elliot Handler found? | Ruth Handler
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman and inventor. She served as the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is best remembered for having invented the Barbie doll, although the doll's design was created by missile engineer-turned-toy designer Jack Ryan.
Early life.
Handler was born as Ruth Marianna Mosko in Denver, Colorado, to Polish Jewish immigrants Ida Mosko (née Rubenstein) and Jacob Mosko. She | Ministry was Otto Ohlendorf, who had personally directed the murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews and Communists in occupied Soviet territory. Wilhelm Stuckart had been a participant at the Wannsee Conference of January 1942, when the administrative responsibilities for the "Final Solution to the Jewish Problem" had been agreed. Otto Ohlendorf had transferred across directly from directing Himmler's office as Reichsführer-SS; and overall, of 350 staff working in the offices of the Flensburg government, 230 had been members of the SS or other security services. Dönitz | 5,380 | triviaqa-train |
Which Andre built the first factory to mass-produce rubber tires? | well as by the development of the "clincher" rim for holding the tire in place laterally on the wheel rim.
Synthetic rubbers were invented in the laboratories of Bayer in the 1920s. In 1946, Michelin developed the radial tire method of construction. Michelin had bought the bankrupt Citroën automobile company in 1934, so it was able to fit this new technology immediately. Because of its superiority in handling and fuel economy, use of this technology quickly spread throughout Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the outdated bias- | or badly damaged.
The economy of Yaroslavl took part in the early Soviet Union's program of accelerated industrialization. Milestones for this period include the opening of the city's first municipal power plant in 1926, the beginning of Synthetic rubber mass production in factory "SK-1", the reestablishment of domestic production facilities for the production of automobile and aircraft tires in the 1928-founded Yaroslavl Tyre Factory, and the opening of the rubber-asbestos combined works in 1933. In addition to all this, the Yaroslavl Automobile Works (founded 1916 | 5,381 | triviaqa-train |
Which film actor became mayor of Carmel, California in 1986? | that 60 percent of Carmel's houses were built by citizens who were "devoting their lives to work connected to the aesthetic arts." Early City Councils were dominated by artists, and several of the city's mayors have been poets or actors, including Herbert Heron, founder of the Forest Theater, bohemian writer and actor Perry Newberry, and actor-director Clint Eastwood.
The town is known for being dog-friendly, with numerous hotels, restaurants and retail establishments admitting guests with dogs. Carmel is also known for | awarded two of France's highest honors: in 1994, he became a recipient of the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2007, he was awarded the Legion of Honour medal. In 2000, Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. Since 1967, Eastwood's Malpaso Productions has produced all but four of his American films. Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, a non-partisan | 5,382 | triviaqa-train |
How was Jean Claude Duvalier known before he ws exiled in 1986? | Jean-Claude Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier (), nicknamed "Baby Doc" (; 3 July 19514 October 2014), was a Haitian politician who was the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father François "Papa Doc" Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti after his death in 1971. After assuming power, he introduced cosmetic changes to his father's regime and delegated much authority to his advisors. Thousands of Haitians were killed or tortured, and hundreds | including station manager Richard Brisson, were tortured. Most were released within days and then exiled. An order was issued for Jean Dominique to be killed on sight. He spent two months in asylum at the Venezuelan embassy, before he joined Montas in New York, where they married in 1983.
1986-1991
On March 5, 1986, less than a month after Duvalier's ouster, Dominique and Montas returned to Haiti, and were greeted at the airport by nearly 60,000 people. That October, Radio Haiti reopened | 5,383 | triviaqa-train |
From which UK airport did Virgin Atlantic flights first depart for New York-Newark? | inception, British Airways had been the only airline from the United Kingdom serving long-haul routes to destinations in North America, the Caribbean and the Far East since the BA-BCal merger in the late 1980s. In 1991, Virgin was given permission to operate from Heathrow following the abolition of the London Air Traffic Distribution Rules (TDRs) which had governed the distribution of traffic between Heathrow and Gatwick airports since 1978, primarily to bolster the profitability of Gatwick. Airlines without an international scheduled service from Heathrow prior to 1 April | - TAROM
- Virgin Atlantic
On 25 July 2011, Cyprus Airways signed a code-share agreement with Virgin Atlantic Airways, allowing the Cypriot market to travel to Boston, New York City, Newark, Los Angeles, Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen on flights operated by Virgin using both Virgin and Cyprus Airways flight numbers, with connecting flights at London Heathrow Airport. Services from London Heathrow to Larnaca were operated by Cyprus Airways aircraft with flight numbers both of Cyprus Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
Fleet.
Prior to | 5,384 | triviaqa-train |
Great Briton fought which country over the Falkland Islands? | . The Falkland Islands' capital is Stanley on East Falkland.
Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, although Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine forces occupied the islands. British administration was restored two months later at the end of the Falklands War. Almost all Falklanders favour the archipelago remaining a UK overseas territory. Its sovereignty status | carrying the army to the First Burmese War. In the 1830s and 1840s, shipwrecked crews who landed on the Andamans were often attacked and killed by the natives and the islands had a reputation for cannibalism. The loss of the "Runnymede" and the "Briton" in 1844 during the same storm, while transporting goods and passengers between India and Australia, and the continuous attacks launched by the natives, which the survivors fought off, alarmed the British government. In 1855, the government proposed another settlement on the islands, | 5,385 | triviaqa-train |
Which oil tanker disastrously ran aground off 'Brittany in 1987? | such as Nantes and Rennes, had also suffered.
In 1956, Brittany was legally reconstituted as the Region of Brittany, although the region excluded the ducal capital of Nantes and the surrounding area. Nevertheless, Brittany retained its cultural distinctiveness, and a new cultural revival emerged during the 1960s and 1970s. Bilingual schools were opened, singers started to write songs in Breton, and ecological catastrophes such as the Amoco Cadiz oil spill or the Erika oil spill and water pollution because of intensive pig farming favoured new movements to protect the | ". She remains prohibited from entering Milford Haven and has not visited Pembrokeshire since 1996.
See also.
- Braer – Another single-hulled oil tanker which ran aground off the Shetland Islands in 1993 spilling 56,000 tonnes of oil
- Torrey Canyon – Ran aground off the coast of Cornwall in 1969. It was en route to Milford Haven
- MT Haven – (Formerly known as "Amoco Milford Haven") a supertanker which sank off the coast of Genoa, Italy in 1991
External links. | 5,386 | triviaqa-train |
Where did the US side of the Band Aid concert take place? | Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). | instances, Paul McCartney had re-recorded his failed vocals for "Let It Be" in a studio the day after the concert (14 July 1985) but it was never used until the release of the DVD. Also, in the US finale, the original USA for Africa studio track for "We Are the World" was overlaid in places where the microphone was absent (consequently, it includes the vocals of Kenny Rogers and James Ingram, two artists who did not even take part in Live Aid). | 5,387 | triviaqa-train |
Natan Sharansky was released from prison in the USSR to begin a new life where? | Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky (, , ; born Anatoly Borisovich Shcharansky (, ) on 20 January 1948) is an Israeli politician, human rights activist and author who, as a refusenik in the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s, spent nine years in Soviet prisons. He served as Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency from June 2009 to August 2018.
Biography.
Sharansky was born in Donetsk (then called Stalino), Soviet Union on 20 January 1948 to a Jewish family. He graduated with | it at face value as a piece of political prediction."
Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?:Soviet reaction.
Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky described that "in 1984 KGB officials, on coming to me in prison" when Amalrik's essay was mentioned, "laughed at this prediction. 'Amalrik is long dead', they said, 'but we are still very much present.'"
Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?:Post-USSR views.
Of those few who foresaw the fall of the Soviet Union | 5,388 | triviaqa-train |
Which country celebrated its bicentenary in 1988? | Australian Bicentenary
The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788.
History.
The bicentennial year marked Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales. 1988 is considered the official bicentenary year of the founding of Australia.
Celebrations.
The Australian Bicentenary was marked by pomp and | There are regular music performances in pubs encouraging the many talented musicians that live in Otley. Many community events are held at the Woolpack Music Studios -- home to the world famous Otley Ukulele Orchestra.
Otley hosts the annual Otley Folk Festival in September, a Victorian Fayre in December, a carnival in June, and, in May, what is reputed to be the oldest one day agricultural show in the country. This celebrated its bicentenary in 2009. There is a beer festival, organised by the church, in November. | 5,389 | triviaqa-train |
The mother of which Monkee invented typewriter correction fluid? | Bette Nesmith Graham
Bette Nesmith Graham (March 23, 1924 – May 12, 1980) was an American typist, commercial artist, and the inventor of Liquid Paper. She was the mother of musician and producer Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.
Biography.
Graham was born Bette Clair McMurray, in Dallas, Texas, to Jesse McMurray, an automotive supply company manager, and Christine Duval. She was raised in San Antonio and graduated from Alamo Heights High School. She married Warren Audrey Nesmith (1919–1984) before | moved there to be closer to her family. To support herself as a single mother, Bette took temporary jobs ranging from clerical work to graphic design, eventually attaining the position of executive secretary at Texas Bank and Trust, the highest position open at that time to women in the industry. When Nesmith was thirteen, his mother invented the typewriter correction fluid later known commercially as Liquid Paper. Over the next twenty-five years, she built the Liquid Paper Corporation into a multimillion-dollar international company, which she sold to | 5,390 | triviaqa-train |
What type of aircraft is the Hawker Siddley Harrier? | often stretched over a rigid frame. A "kite" is tethered to the ground and relies on the speed of the wind over its wings, which may be flexible or rigid, fixed, or rotary.
With powered lift, the aircraft directs its engine thrust vertically downward. V/STOL aircraft, such as the Harrier Jump Jet and Lockheed Martin F-35B take off and land vertically using powered lift and transfer to aerodynamic lift in steady flight.
A pure rocket is not usually regarded as an aerodyne, because it | Hawker P.1127 prototype and the Kestrel evaluation aircraft. On 18 April 1969, the Harrier GR.1 officially entered service with the RAF when the Harrier Conversion Unit at RAF Wittering received its first aircraft. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) also chose to procure the type, receiving 102 AV-8A and 8 TAV-8A Harriers between 1971 and 1976.
The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval V/STOL jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft; it was a navalised development of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. The first version entered service with | 5,391 | triviaqa-train |
What does the Transalaska Pipeline System transport? | aircraft, local Inupiat guides, and personnel from multiple agencies to locate reported seeps. Ebbley and Joesting reported on these initial forays in 1943. Starting in 1944, the U.S. Navy funded oil exploration near Umiat Mountain, on the Colville River in the foothills of the Brooks Range. Surveyors from the U.S. Geological Survey spread across the petroleum reserve and worked to determine its extent until 1953, when the Navy suspended funding for the project. The USGS found several oil fields, most notably the Alpine and Umiat Oil Field, but none | TransAlaska Pipeline run roughly parallel to the river between its source and a point between Twelvemile Mountain, on the river's right, and Cathedral Mountain, on the left, south of Coldfoot. Further south, at Tramway Bar, the river turns generally west to its confluence with the North Fork Koyukuk River.
Boating.
The Middle Fork is suitable for boating by a wide variety of watercraft for its entire length. It is rated Class I (easy) on the International Scale of River Difficulty. Dangers include bridge abutments | 5,392 | triviaqa-train |
What was the name of the world's first nuclear-powered submarine? | USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
USS "Nautilus" (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial commanding officer was "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy, and had a storied career during military service and afterwards.
Sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's classic 1870 science fiction novel | Soviet submarine K-222
Soviet submarine "K-162 was the world's fastest submarine. The first submarine constructed with a titanium hull, she was the only vessel of the Soviet Union's Project 661 "Anchar nuclear-powered attack submarine design. The boat is best known in the West by its NATO reporting name Papa class. "K-162" was renamed K-222 in 1978.
Design.
The project was intentionally forced to be highly innovative, as it was discouraged to reuse prior technical solutions. While enforcing innovation, this also | 5,393 | triviaqa-train |
Which American company pioneered electric ignition in motor cars? | , or risk going broke; by 1930, 250 companies which did not, had disappeared.
Development of automotive technology was rapid, due in part to the hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included electric ignition and the electric self-starter (both by Charles Kettering, for the Cadillac Motor Company in 1910–1911), independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes.
Since the 1920s, nearly all cars have been mass-produced to meet market needs, so marketing plans often | Benz pioneered the electric ignition. The Duryea brothers and Hiram Percy Maxim were among the first to construct a "horseless carriage" in the US in the mid-1890s, but these early cars proved to be heavy and expensive.
Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile manufacturing process by employing interchangeable parts on assembly lines—the beginning of industrial mass production. In 1908, the Ford Motor Company released the Ford Model T which could generate 20 horsepower, was lightweight, and easy to repair. Demand for the car was so great, he | 5,394 | triviaqa-train |
Who invented the world's first photocopier? | end color photocopiers capable of handling heavy duty cycles and large-format printing remain a costlier specialty for print and design shops.
History.
Chester Carlson, the inventor of photocopying, was originally a patent attorney, as well as a part-time researcher and inventor. His job at the patent office in New York required him to make a large number of copies of important papers. Carlson, who was arthritic, found this to be a painful and tedious process. This motivated him to conduct experiments with photo conductivity | in 1956 and Marchant Calculator in 1958, changing its corporate name to Smith-Corona Marchant Inc. Also in 1958, "Smith Corona" acquired British Typewriters, Ltd. of West Bromwich, England, a company that made small portable typewriters. The company invented the typewriter power carriage return in 1960, the same year it moved from Syracuse to Cortland, New York and opened new corporate headquarters on Park Avenue in New York City. 1960 also saw the company's first foray into the photocopier business with the Vivicopy range of machines, | 5,395 | triviaqa-train |
Where were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held? | City, previously a candidate for the 1972 Winter Olympics, then put itself forward, but the IOC opted instead to invite Innsbruck to host the 1976 Games, as most of the infrastructure from the 1964 Games had been maintained. Despite only having half the usual time to prepare for the Games, Innsbruck accepted the invitation to replace Denver in February 1973. Two Olympic flames were lit because it was the second time that the Austrian town had hosted the Winter Games. The 1976 Games featured the first combination bobsleigh and luge track, | team folded.
Greater Sacramento is the only metropolitan area in the West Coast and in California to have ever hosted a Winter Olympic Games when Squaw Valley hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, becoming the smallest city to ever host an Olympic Games, a title it still holds. Squaw Valley was the second Olympic games hosted in California and the only one not held in Los Angeles, where the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics were hosted and was the only Winter Olympics held west of the Mississippi River until the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt | 5,396 | triviaqa-train |
"Who wrote the line, ""Do not go gentle into that good night?" | Do not go gentle into that good night
"Do not go gentle into that good night" is a poem in the form of a villanelle, and the most famous work of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953). Though first published in the journal "Botteghe Oscure" in 1951, it was written in 1947 when Thomas was in Florence with his family. It was published, along with other stories previously written, as part of Thomas' "In Country Sleep, And Other Poems" of 1952. The poem | sent into hyper sleep with the final words "Do not go gentle into that good night."
- In a 2015 episode of "Doctor Who", "The Magician's Apprentice", Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman, quotes the first line of this poem when she discovers where the Doctor is and what he is up to.
- The poem is cited by G-Eazy in "Intro" on his 2015 album "When It's Dark Out".
- In 2017, Irish broadcaster | 5,397 | triviaqa-train |
Which album was said to have reflected the end of Bob Dylan's marriage? | , Dylan explored country music and rural themes in "John Wesley Harding" (1967), "Nashville Skyline" (1969), and "New Morning" (1970). In 1975, he released "Blood on the Tracks", which many saw as a return to form. In the late 1970s, he became a born-again Christian and released a series of albums of contemporary gospel music before returning to his more familiar rock-based idiom in the early 1980s. The major works of his later career | "Street-Legal", was also received poorly by most American critics. Charges of sexism, poor production, and poor writing were thrown at the album.
In the meantime, Dylan's latest tour was getting its own share of negative reviews, many of which reflected the negative criticism which greeted the American release of "Bob Dylan at Budokan", taken from performances in February and March 1978.
Yet Dylan was in good spirits, according to his own account: "I was doing fine. I had | 5,398 | triviaqa-train |
What was the only Fleetwood Mac track to top the singles charts in the 70s? | bare the emotional turmoil they were experiencing at the time. "Rumours" was critically acclaimed and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1977. The album generated multiple Top Ten singles, including Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way", Nicks's US No.1 "Dreams" and Christine McVie's "Don't Stop" and "You Make Loving Fun". Buckingham's "Second Hand News", Nicks's "Gold Dust Woman" and "The Chain" (the only song written by all five | sold that record. We kicked that album in the ass." Fifteen months after the release of "Fleetwood Mac", the album climbed to the top of the US charts.
All singles from "Fleetwood Mac" are remixes (and occasional outright alternate takes, as in the case of "Over My Head"), noticeably different from the album versions, as included on the 2004 re-issue. A 'single mix' was also created for "Blue Letter" and this version was originally only available | 5,399 | triviaqa-train |
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