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Zucchini is another name for which vegetable? | Zucchini thermically processed zucchini, carrots, onions and tomato paste, produced either homemade or industrially as a vegetable preserves. In Turkey, zucchini is the main ingredient in the popular dish "mücver", or "zucchini pancakes", made from shredded zucchini, flour, and eggs, lightly fried in olive oil and eaten with yogurt. They are also often used in kebabs along with various meats. The flowers are also used in a cold dish, where they are stuffed with a rice mix with various spices and nuts and stewed. In 2005, a poll of 2,000 people revealed it to be Britain's 10th favorite culinary vegetable. Stuffed | Vegetable oils as alternative energy Vegetable oils as alternative energy Vegetable oils are increasingly used as a substitute for fossil fuels. Vegetable oils are the basis of biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are used in unmodified vehicles, but straight vegetable oil needs specially prepared vehicles which have a method of heating the oil to reduce its viscosity and surface tension. Another alternative is vegetable oil refining. The availability of biodiesel around the world is increasing, although still tiny compared to conventional fossil fuel sources. There is significant research in algaculture methods to make biofuel from algae. Concerns have |
Which footballer was best man at David and Victoria Beckham’s wedding? | David Beckham "Posh and Becks" by the media. He proposed to her on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England. On 4 July 1999, they married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man, and the couple's infant son, Brooklyn, was the ring bearer. The media were kept away from the ceremony, as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with "OK! Magazine", but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs showing them sitting on golden thrones. 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost £500,000. David and Victoria Beckham | Homme by David Beckham at least he can smell like him". Homme by David Beckham Homme by David Beckham is a men's eau de toilette fragrance endorsed by English footballer David Beckham. The scent, which was released by Coty, Inc. in September 2011, joined his existing scents David Beckham Instinct (2005) and Intimately Beckham (2006), a his-and-hers collection with his wife Victoria Beckham. The fragrance was launched as part of a new branding venture with business partner Simon Fuller, which also included a men's bodywear line and a number of other projects to capitalize on Beckham's worldwide commercial appeal. It was announced on 19 |
In Greek mythology, who was the ruler of the Olympian gods? | Greek mythology in popular culture flew too close to the sun so that the wax melted and Icarus fell to his death in the sea. The "God of War" franchise of video games is set in a land of Greek mythology, with the main character being named after Kratos from Greek mythology (though is not the same character). The video game Kratos is the son of Olympian god Zeus and is the personification of power. Koei Tecmo's "Warriors Orochi 4" is focus themed in Greek Mythology and it's set with combination between Asian Mythology, three kingdoms era, Japanese Warring States period and Greek Mythology. The | Olympian Gods (DC Comics) Olympian Gods (DC Comics) The Olympian Gods are characters based upon Greek mythology who appear primarily in "Wonder Woman", "Captain Marvel" and "Aquaman" comics. When a Godwave spilled forth from the creation of the Fourth World, the Earth was seeded with great power. It first manifested in the form of old gods, then of metahumans. Some of the oldest of these gods were hidden from the universe until the time of ancient Greece by the sorceress, Hecate. Hecate reasoned that the Olympian Gods (as they would eventually be called) were greatly weakened after usurping power from their father Cronus and |
How many US Presidents faces are carved into Mount Rushmore? | Mount Rushmore in popular culture carved faces of the monument have made it a target for parodies and other symbolic alterations of its appearance in media: Alterations in media have frequently included replacement of one or more of the four presidents' faces with other people or characters, or the addition of another face: Depictions of a fifth (and occasionally, sixth) face usually place it to the left of George Washington or to the right of Abraham Lincoln, at about the same height as other presidents: Deep Purple's 1970 album "Deep Purple in Rock" has a cover inspired by Mount Rushmore depicting the five members' faces | Mount Rushmore reading Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered around a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. The sculptures feature the heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The memorial park covers and is above sea level. South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into |
Foinaven, Valentines and the Canal Turn are all features of which British racecourse? | Canal Turn Canal Turn The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse, located near Liverpool, England. Named for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal which passes alongside the racecourse at this point, it is jumped twice during the race, as the eighth and 24th fences. The fence is notable for the sharp left turn that the runners have to take as soon as they have negotiated the fence. The turn is almost 90 degrees and it is not uncommon for jockeys to become unbalanced | Foinaven confirmed that it falls twelve feet short of the required 3,000 ft Foinaven Foinaven () is a mountain in Scotland, situated in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands. Like many of the monolithic mountains that surround it, the mountain is within the Moine Thrust Belt and is made up of imbricated layers of Cambrian quartzite which overlie the older Lewisian gneiss basement. The quartzite, being tougher, stood firm when all the surrounding rock was eroded away, leaving the huge mountain isolated. Its highest point is named Ganu Mòr. Foinaven's smaller neighbour is Arkle. Foinaven was formerly thought, by |
Which British band released a 2006 album entitled ‘Beautiful World’? | Beautiful World (Take That album) Beautiful World (Take That album) Beautiful World is the fourth studio album from British pop group Take That. The album was released in November 2006, and was the band's first studio album in 11 years; it was also the band's first album to be released as a four-piece, without Robbie Williams (who quit the band). Five singles were released from the album: "Patience", "Shine", "I'd Wait for Life", the European-only single "Reach Out", and "Rule the World", which appeared on the deluxe tour edition. The album features what Take That describe as "a throwback to the 90s, but with a | Beautiful World (Arashi album) Beautiful World (Arashi album) Beautiful World is the tenth studio album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on July 6, 2011 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a limited edition version with a 48-page booklet and a regular CD version with a 32-page booklet. The album debuted at number-one on the "Oricon" weekly album chart, selling 631,000 copies, making it their third consecutive album to reach sales of more than half a million copies. As of December 2011, the album has sold more than a million copies. According to "Oricon", "Beautiful |
In which 1969 film were Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper heading for New Orleans? | Dennis Hopper "Easy Rider" (1969), which he and co-star Peter Fonda wrote with Terry Southern. The film earned Hopper a Cannes Film Festival Award for "Best First Work" and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Fonda and Southern). Journalist Ann Hornaday wrote: "With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, "Easy Rider" became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a celluloid anthem to freedom, macho bravado and anti-establishment rebellion". Film critic Matthew Hays wrote "no other persona better signifies the lost idealism of the 1960s than that of Dennis | Peter Fonda about two long-haired bikers traveling through the southwest and southern United States where they encounter intolerance and violence. Fonda played "Captain America," a charismatic, laconic man whose motorcycle jacket bore a large American flag across the back. Dennis Hopper played the garrulous "Billy". Jack Nicholson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his turn as George Hanson, an alcoholic civil rights lawyer who rides along with them. Fonda co-wrote the screenplay with Terry Southern and Hopper. Hopper filmed the cross-country road trip depicted almost entirely on location. Fonda had secured funding of around $360,000 - (largely |
In architecture, where in a house would you find a purlin? | Purlin roof may be they allow a board roof, that is a roof of nothing but vertically laid boards with seams covered with battens or another layer of boards. In steel construction, the term purlin typically refers to roof framing members that span parallel to the building eave, and support the roof decking or sheeting. The purlins are in turn supported by rafters or walls. Purlins are most commonly used in Metal Building Systems, where Z-shapes are utilized in a manner that allows flexural continuity between spans. It is the practice in the steel industry that structural shapes are assigned representative | Purlin Purlin In architecture, structural engineering or building, a purlin (or historically purline, purloyne, purling, perling) is any longitudinal, horizontal, structural member in a roof except a type of framing with what is called a crown plate. In traditional timber framing there are three basic types of purlin: purlin plate, principal purlin and common purlin. A "purlin plate" in wooden construction is also called an "arcade plate" in European English, "under purlin", and "principal purlin". The term plate means a major, horizontal, supporting timber. Purlin plates are beams which support the mid-span of rafters and are supported by posts. By supporting |
‘Cheval’ is French for which animal? | Cheval tree Cheval tree The cheval tree is native to North Island, part of the Agaléga Islands, a territory of Mauritius. It is unique in its properties of minor adhesivity, which attracts insects: specifically, heelwalkers (belonging to the Mantophasmatodea) or "Formosozoros newi" (belonging to the Zoraptera). The tree was named for the glue-like secretion of its bark and the use of horse-hooves for glue in former times—the French word (French is the colonizing language of Agalega) for "horse" is "cheval". In a symbiotic relationship, the Agalega Island Day Gecko ("Phelsuma borbonica agalegae") feeds off the insects trapped in the viscous, though thin, | Ferdinand Cheval the "Palais" a cultural landmark and had it officially protected. In 1986 Cheval was put on a French postage stamp. It is open for visitors every day except Christmas Day, New Year's Day and 15 to 31 January. Ferdinand Cheval Ferdinand Cheval (19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924) was a French postman who spent thirty-three years of his life building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives. The Palace is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture. Ferdinand Fernando Cheval was born in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse, in the Drôme "département" of France, and lived in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. He left |
What is a female Red Deer called? | Red deer crops), and descendants of introduced populations living in New Zealand and Argentina have grown quite large in both body and antler size. Large red deer stags, like the Caspian red deer or those of the Carpathian Mountains, may rival the wapiti in size. Female red deer are much smaller than their male counterparts. The male (stag) red deer is typically long and weighs ; the female (hind) is long and weighs . The tail adds another and shoulder height is about . In Scotland, stags average in head-and-body length and high at the shoulder and females average long and tall. | Red deer ("C. e. maral") and Spanish red deer ("C. e. hispanicus") do not carry neck manes. Male deer of all subspecies, however, tend to have stronger and thicker neck muscles than female deer, which may give them an appearance of having neck manes. Red deer hinds (females) do not have neck manes. The European red deer is adapted to a woodland environment. Only the stags have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter. Antlers typically measure in total length and weigh , although large ones can grow to and weigh |
Denzil Washington played which black militant leader in the 1992 film of the same name? | Malcolm X (1992 film) Malcolm X (1992 film) Malcolm X, sometimes stylized as X, is a 1992 American epic biographical drama film about the Afro-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, as well as Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role, while Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela make cameo appearances. This is the second of four film collaborations between Washington and Lee. The film dramatizes key events in Malcolm X's life: his | Militant Group Militant Group The Militant Group was an early British Trotskyist group, formed in 1935 by Denzil Dean Harber, former leader of the entrist Marxist Group in the ILP, as a separate entrist group inside the Labour Party. Initially known as the Bolshevik-Leninist Group, the group was producing a bulletin "Youth Militant" in 1935 and a journal "Militant" by 1937; the group became known as the Militant Group and later the Militant Labour League the same year. The group was strengthened by an influx of South African Trotskyists, including Ted Grant and Ralph Lee (Raphael Levy). However, allegations concerning Lee (relating |
In the ‘Tom & Jerry’ cartoons, what is the name of Spike’s son? | Spike and Tyke (characters) he is named "Killer", and in "The Truce Hurts" he signs his name "Butch" on the treaty peace paper. He is also a Devil Dog in "Heavenly Puss". In Tom's later attempts to catch Jerry, he has to deal with Spike for bothering his son. In 1949's "Love That Pup", Spike was given a puppy son, Tyke, who became another popular supporting character in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons. His voice was taken over by Daws Butler, who styled Spike's voice after Jimmy Durante taking after his 1940s radio series with Garry Moore. He is named "Spike" from then on | Tom and Jerry tried their hands at producing a "Tom and Jerry" TV series. Their version, "The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show", debuted in 1980, and also featured new cartoons starring Droopy, Spike (from Tom & Jerry, and the same version also used in Droopy), Slick Wolf, and Barney Bear, not seen since the original MGM shorts. The Filmation "Tom and Jerry" cartoons were noticeably different from Hanna-Barbera's efforts, as they returned "Tom and Jerry" to the original chase formula, with a somewhat more "slapstick" humor format. This incarnation, much like the 1975 version, was not as well received by audiences as the |
What does each angle of a regular pentagon measure in degrees? | Equilateral pentagon Equilateral pentagon In geometry an equilateral pentagon is a polygon with five sides of equal length. Its five internal angles, in turn, can take a range of sets of values, thus permitting it to form a family of pentagons. The requirement is that all angles must add up to 540 degrees and must be between 0 and 360 degrees but not equal to 180 degrees. In contrast, the regular pentagon is unique, because it is equilateral and moreover it is equiangular (its five angles are equal; the measure is 108 degrees). Four intersecting equal circles arranged in a closed chain | Regular polygon is denoted by its Schläfli symbol {"n"}. For "n" < 3, we have two degenerate cases: In certain contexts all the polygons considered will be regular. In such circumstances it is customary to drop the prefix regular. For instance, all the faces of uniform polyhedra must be regular and the faces will be described simply as triangle, square, pentagon, etc. For a regular convex "n"-gon, each interior angle has a measure of: and each exterior angle (i.e., supplementary to the interior angle) has a measure of formula_5 degrees, with the sum of the exterior angles equal to 360 degrees or |
Zugzwang, Skewer, Royal Fork and Indian Defence are all terms associated with which board game? | Immortal Zugzwang Game checkmates White. Immortal Zugzwang Game The Immortal Zugzwang Game is a chess game between Friedrich Sämisch and Aron Nimzowitsch, played in Copenhagen in March 1923. It gained its name because the final position is sometimes considered a rare instance of zugzwang occurring in the middlegame. According to Nimzowitsch, writing in the "Wiener Schachzeitung" in 1925, this term originated in "Danish chess circles". White: Friedrich Sämisch Black: Aron Nimzowitsch Opening: Queen's Indian Defense ("ECO" E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 0-0 7. 0-0 d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. cxd5?! | Immortal Zugzwang Game with Saemisch gaining some breathing space. But, secondly, the game doesn't constitute a true zugzwang because at the very end Nimzovich had a threat to win his opponent's queen. What makes zugzwang such a painful death is that the deceased is executed not by a threat but by his own suicide." Similarly, Wolfgang Heidenfeld wrote, ""zugzwang", in the proper meaning of the term, does not enter into the game at any stage. In the final position Black threatens [...R5f3], against which White has no reply." Raymond Keene wrote in his biography of Nimzowitsch, "This is the so-called 'Immortal Zugzwang Game'. |
‘O, say can you see by the dawn’s early light…’ is the opening line to which national anthem? | Mondegreen line. Francis Scott Key's "Star-Spangled Banner" begins with the line: "O say can you see, by the dawn's early light." This has been accidentally and deliberately misinterpreted as "Jose, can you see", another example of the Hobson-Jobson effect, countless times. The second half of the line has been misheard as well, as "by the donzerly light" or other variants. This has led to many people believing that "donzerly" is an actual word. "Blinded by the Light", a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, contains what has been called "probably the most misheard lyric of all | Do You See the Light (Looking For) Do You See the Light (Looking For) "Do You See the Light (Looking For)" is a 1993 song recorded by the German band Snap!. The original version of the song "See the Light" features vocals by Thea Austin, a rap by Turbo B, and can be found on the 1992 Snap! album "The Madman's Return". Female vocals of this version of the song are often mistakenly reported to be by Penny Ford, a previous vocalist for Snap! Remixes of "See the Light" were included on Snap!'s 1992 release "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which also feature vocals by Thea Austin. "Do |
Who resigned as Prime Minister of France in August 1976? | Prime Minister of France they can depend their legitimacy on the President's assignment as Prime Minister and approval of the cabinet, because the National Assembly does have the power to force the resignation of the cabinet by motion of no confidence, the choice of Prime Minister must reflect the will of the majority in the Assembly. For example, right after the legislative election of 1986, President François Mitterrand had to appoint Jacques Chirac Prime Minister although Chirac was a member of the RPR (Rally for the Republic) and therefore a political opponent of Mitterrand. Despite the fact that Mitterrand's own Socialist Party was the | Prime Minister of France The 1958 Constitution includes several provisions intended to strengthen the prime minister's position, for instance by restricting the legislature's power to vote censure. The current prime minister is Édouard Philippe, who was appointed on 15 May 2017. Prime Minister of France The French Prime Minister () in the Fifth Republic is the head of government. During the Third and Fourth Republics, the head of government position was called President of the Council of Ministers (), generally shortened to President of the Council (). The Prime Minister proposes a list of ministers to the President of the Republic. Decrees and decisions |
Who played Rosemary Shanahan in the 2001 film ‘Shallow Hal’? | Shallow Hal the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 51%, based on 126 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While surprisingly sweeter and warm-hearted than previous Farrelly outings, "Shallow Hal" is also less funny and more bland." Roger Ebert gave a positive response of three-out-of-four stars, writing, ""Shallow Hal" is often very funny, but it is also surprisingly moving at times." Shallow Hal Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a shallow man who, | Shallow Hal on a 14-month mission in Kiribati. Mauricio phones Hal and says the trigger phrase, breaking Hal's hypnosis. Mauricio confesses to Hal the truth about Robbins' hypnotherapy, but Hal does not believe it until he runs into a woman who initially appeared beautiful to him but whom Hal now sees in her true, physically unattractive state. Hal begins to avoid Rosemary, who becomes melancholic without him around. Distraught that he was not seeing the "real" Rosemary, Hal accepts a dinner invitation from his neighbor, Jill. The two dine together and Jill tells Hal that she has observed him overcoming his shallow |
In the human body, what is the name of the large muscle which covers the shoulder? | Deltoid muscle purpose of supporting the entire body weight. Deltoid muscle The deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the human shoulder. It is also known as the 'common shoulder muscle', particularly in other animals such as the domestic cat. Anatomically, it appears to be made up of three distinct sets of fibers though electromyography suggests that it consists of at least seven groups that can be independently coordinated by the nervous system. It was previously called the deltoideus (plural "deltoidei") and the name is still used by some anatomists. It is called so because it is in the | The Description of the Human Body soul. A sick or injured body does not do what we want or moves in ways we do not want. He believed the death of the body stopped it from being fit to bring about movement. This did not necessarily happen because the soul left the body. René Descartes believed the body could exist through mechanical means alone. This included digestion, blood circulation, muscle movement and some brain function. He felt we all know what the human body is like because animals have similar bodies and we have all seen them opened up. He saw the body as a machine. |
Which monarch united the Scottish and English thrones? | Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones in 1714 the Act of Settlement are noted in "italics". James I and VI, King of England and Scotland (d. 1625) Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones in 1714 The following is the Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones as of the death of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, on 1 August 1714. It reflects the laws current in England and Scotland immediately before the Act of Settlement 1701, which disqualified Catholics from the throne. Queen Anne of Great Britain was the last monarch of the House of Stuart which had succeeded the House | Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones in 1714 Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones in 1714 The following is the Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones as of the death of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, on 1 August 1714. It reflects the laws current in England and Scotland immediately before the Act of Settlement 1701, which disqualified Catholics from the throne. Queen Anne of Great Britain was the last monarch of the House of Stuart which had succeeded the House of Tudor with the death of Elizabeth I. All of Anne's children died before age 12, resulting in a |
In the James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’, who is Goldfinger’s bodyguard? | Goldfinger (film) most thrilling film. In 2006, "Entertainment Weekly" and IGN both named "Goldfinger" as the best Bond film, while MSN named it as the second best, behind its predecessor. IGN and "EW" also named Pussy Galore as the second best Bond girl. In 2008, "Total Film" named "Goldfinger" as the best film in the series. "The Times" placed Goldfinger and Oddjob second and third on their list of the best Bond villains in 2008. They also named the Aston Martin DB5 as the best car in the films. "Goldfinger"'s script became a template for subsequent Bond films. It was the first | Goldfinger (film) 964,000 copies of "Goldfinger" alone. Between the years 1962 to 1967 a total of 22,792,000 Bond novels were sold. The 2012 video game 007 Legends features a level based on Goldfinger. American Film Institute lists Goldfinger (film) Goldfinger is a 1964 British spy film and the third installment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title character Auric Goldfinger, |
An ‘Ascham’ is a tall, narrow cabinet that contains implements used in which sport? | Roger Ascham barrister, Ascham tells us, in the "Toxophilus" under a tutor named R. Bond. His preferred sport was archery, and Sir Humphrey "would at term times bring down from London both bows and shafts and go with them himself to see them shoot". Hence Ascham's earliest English work, the "Toxophilus", the importance which he attributed to archery in educational establishments, and probably the reason for archery in the statutes of St Albans, Harrow and other Elizabethan schools. Through "Toxophilus", Ascham sought to teach the art of shooting and present a literary piece with proper English vocabulary. He criticized other English authors | Wide and narrow data have functions to convert between these two presentations, for instance the R programming language has several packages such as the tidyr package. The pandas package in Python implements this operation as "melt" function which converts a wide table to a narrow one. The process of converting a narrow table to wide table is generally referred to as "pivoting" in the context of data transformations. The "pandas" python package provides a "pivot_table" method which provides for a narrow to wide transformation. Wide and narrow data Wide and narrow (sometimes un-stacked and stacked, or wide and tall) are terms used to describe |
Who played the role of Becky Sharp in the 2004 film ‘Vanity Fair’? | Vanity Fair (2018 TV series) the feisty and scheming Becky Sharp in "Vanity Fair" makes this adaptation of Thackeray's classic novel more relatable for a 21st century audience." Following the conclusion of the series and on writing about the series's significantly low viewing figures in comparison to its "BBC One" rival, "Bodyguard", Ben Dowell of the Radio Times praised Cooke's performance, writing that "of all the TV Beckys down the ages – Joyce Redman, Susan Hampshire, Eve Matheson, Natasha Little, not to mention Reese Witherspoon in the 2004 film – Cooke is definitely one of the best we’ve ever had." Vanity Fair (2018 TV series) | Vanity Fair (2004 film) Vanity Fair (2004 film) Vanity Fair is a 2004 British-American historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations, and Nair's version made notable changes in the development of main character Becky Sharp. The film was nominated for "Golden Lion" Award in 2004 Venice Film Festival. In 1802 England, Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of an impoverished painter, has just finished her studies at Miss Pinkerton's School for Girls and has been offered a position as governess to the |
Quomotion is a tribute band to which British band? | Spider (British band) the mammoth Gillan Tour in coincidence with the release of their first album. Dave Bryce, guitarist, currently plays with London rock band AWOL. Spider (British band) Spider were a new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) band from Liverpool that formed in 1976. The band, who were often compared to Status Quo, offered an upbeat sound, which was described as boogie rock. Spider released three albums in the 10 years they were together, titled "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies" (1982) "Rough Justice" (1984) and "Raise the Banner (For Rock 'n' Roll)" (1986) The band split in 1986. Spider formed in 1976, | Nashville Tribute Band album "The Work: A Nashville Tribute To The Missionaries". The album pays tribute to the culture of sending thousands of missionaries into the world and all of the experiences associated with the missionaries, their families and friends as they serve. The Nashville Tribute Band consists of: Nashville Tribute Band The Nashville Tribute Band is a Nashville-based Christian group founded by Jason Deere and Dan Truman, the pianist of the popular country group Diamond Rio. In 2003, songwriter and record producer Jason Deere began teaching the Old and New Testament in an early morning LDS seminary class for high school students |
In 1970, Russia’s (USSR) Venera 7 became the first manmade spacecraft to land successfully on which planet, and transmit data back to Earth? | Venera 7 Venera 7 Venera 7 (, meaning "Venus 7") was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus. When it landed on the Venusian surface, it became the first spacecraft to land on another planet and first to transmit data from there back to Earth. The lander was designed to be able to survive pressure of up to and temperatures of . This was significantly greater than what was expected to be encountered but significant uncertainties as to the surface temperatures and pressure of Venus resulted in the designers opting for a large margin of error. The | Venera The probes were optimised for atmospheric measurements, but not equipped with any special landing apparatus. Although it was hoped they would reach the surface still functioning, the first probes failed almost immediately, thereby disabling data transmission to Earth. Venera 3 became the first human-made object to impact another planet's surface as it crash-landed on March 1, 1966. However, as the spacecraft's dataprobes had failed upon atmospheric penetration, no data from within the Venusian boundary were retrieved from the mission. On 18 October 1967, Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet. While the Soviet Union |
Who scored the first televised maximum snooker break, in 1982? | Maximum break Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the maximum break is 147, also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven. This score is attained by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points, all in a single break i.e. without any misses. Joe Davis made the first officially recognized maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first maximum to occur during a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became | Maximum break the first player to make a maximum at the World Championships. Maximum breaks are rare in snooker, with it taking until 2013 for 100 maximums to be scored in professional competition. However they have gradually become more frequent in the game; with only eight maximums being achieved in the 1980s, however, 35 in the 2000s. The record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition is held by Ronnie O'Sullivan with 15. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at just over five minutes, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. Breaks greater than 147 |
‘Puff’ is the German name for which board game? | Tables (board game) Tables (board game) Tables is a general name given to a class of board games similar to backgammon, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points". Players roll dice to determine the movement of pieces. Tables games are among the oldest known board games, and many variants are played throughout the world. The ancient Egyptians played a game called Senet, which belonged to the same family of "race games" as modern tables games, with moves controlled by the roll of dice as early as 3500 BC. The Royal Game of Ur, played in ancient Mesopotamia, | The Name of the Game (ABBA song) the Game" was sampled in 1996 by the Fugees for their hit "Rumble in the Jungle", the first time that an ABBA song had been legally sampled by another act. Like most of ABBA's videos, the video was directed and shot by Lasse Hallström. During the video, the four members of the group are shown playing the board game "Fia-spel", the Scandinavian version of the German board game "Mensch ärgere dich nicht", which is a variation of the English board game Ludo and American Parcheesi. The Name of the Game (ABBA song) "The Name of the Game" is a 1977 |
The 1937 novel ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ was written by which British author? | The Road to Wigan Pier play by David Pownall, "Writing on Wigan Pier", with Adrian Scarborough as Orwell, was broadcast by BBC Radio Four in 2010. The Road to Wigan Pier The Road to Wigan Pier is a book by the British writer George Orwell, first published in 1937. The first half of this work documents his sociological investigations of the bleak living conditions among the working class in Lancashire and Yorkshire in the industrial north of England before World War II. The second half is a long essay on his middle-class upbringing, and the development of his political conscience, questioning British attitudes towards socialism. | The Road to Wigan Pier given today to the area around the canal at the bottom of the Wigan flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The book was reviewed on 14 March 1937 by Edward Shanks, for "The Sunday Times", and by Hugh Massingham, for "The Observer". Harry Pollitt reviewed the book, vitriolically, for the 17 March 1937 issue of the "Daily Worker", though even he "was forced to concede some merit to its first part". In general, early reviewers of "The Road to Wigan Pier" praised Orwell's depiction of the working class in Part I. The poet Edith Sitwell wrote "the |
Which Californian computer software company was founded in 1995 by Bill Coleman, Ed Scott and Alfred Chuang? | Alfred Chuang Alfred Chuang Alfred S. Chuang () is an American business technology executive. He is currently the CEO and founder of Magnet Systems, Inc. Chuang was part of the original Executive for BEA Systems founded by Bill Coleman, he later served as chairman, CEO and president of BEA Systems until it was purchased by Oracle in April 2008. Prior to founding BEA, Chuang worked at Sun Microsystems. Chuang received a B.S. in computer science from the University of San Francisco and a master's degree in computer science with specialization in distributed data management from the University of California, Davis. His graduate | Edward W. Scott He also holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from University College of Oxford University. In May 2011, Scott received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, where he served as the commencement speaker. In May 2012, Scott received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State University. In May 2016, Scott was awarded the 2016 BNP Paribas Grand Prize for Individual Philanthropy. Edward W. Scott Edward W. "Ed" Scott Jr. is an American businessman, philanthropist, and former senior United States government official. Along with Bill Coleman and Alfred Chuang, he founded enterprise software |
Lake Chrissie is in which African country? | African Cross Country Championships African Cross Country Championships The African Cross Country Championships is a regional cross country running competition for athletes from Africa. The competition had a one off edition in 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya, and the medallists were mostly from the host nation. Following an announcement by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that the IAAF World Cross Country Championships would change to a biennial format, the Confederation of African Athletics stated that the 2011 African Cross Country Championships would be held in Cape Town, South Africa, marking a relaunch of the competition. While all other continental regions defined by the | Chrissie Watts Turner), to give a false alibi that Zoe and Chrissie were with her on the night Den died, and Kat agrees as it means that Zoe is safe from the police. Sam's mother, Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), returns to Walford to free Sam, and slaps Chrissie during Den's funeral. The slap causes Chrissie to fall into Den's grave on top of the coffin. Chrissie plans to sell the pub to Johnny Allen (Billy Murray) and a mystery second buyer, and flee the country, although Phil and Grant Mitchell try to taunt her. Chrissie though, is unfazed, as Sharon still supports |
Which Austrian Formula One racing driver was killed while qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix? | 1994 San Marino Grand Prix 1994 San Marino Grand Prix The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the 14° Gran Premio di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 May 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, located in Imola, Italy. The San Marino Grand Prix was the third race of the 1994 Formula One season. Fatalities and injuries at this race proved to be a major turning point in both the 1994 season, and in the development of Formula One itself, particularly with regard to safety. The race weekend was marked by the deaths of Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger | 2005 San Marino Grand Prix to third, followed by Villeneuve, Trulli, Heidfeld, Mark Webber and Liuzzi. Qualifying times from both Saturday and Sunday morning. 2005 San Marino Grand Prix The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the XXV Gran Premio Foster's di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 April 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. The 62-lap race was the fourth round of the 2005 Formula One season, and the 25th running of the San Marino Grand Prix. The race was won by Renault driver Fernando Alonso, who extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship |
In humans, Polydactyl is the condition of having more than the normal number of what? | Polydactyl cat have a total of 18 toes, with five toes on each fore paw, and four toes on each hind paw; polydactyl cats may have as many as eight digits on their front and/or hind paws. Both Jake, a Canadian polydactyl cat, and Paws, an American polydactyl cat, were recognised by Guinness World Records as having the highest number of toes on a cat, 28. Various combinations of anywhere from four to seven toes per paw are common. Polydactyly is most commonly found on the front paws only, it is rare for a cat to have polydactyl hind paws only, and | Polydactyl cat extra toes are immediately adjacent to the normal ones, giving the cat overly large, flat feet — colloquially known as "patty feet" or "hamburger feet". Though this looks less serious than true polydactyly (as the feet appear "normal" apart from having one or two extra toes), breeding such cats will eventually result in severely disabled offspring. The condition seems to be most commonly found in cats along the East Coast of North America (in the United States and Canada) Polydactyl cats have been extremely popular as ship's cats. Although there is some controversy over whether the most common variant of |
‘The Picture of….’who’? Is a novel by Oscar Wilde? | Oscar Wilde la justice mettre le nez dans nos draps" ("The Oscar Wilde Affair, or, On the Danger of Allowing Justice to put its Nose in our Sheets") by , a French religious historian. Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish | The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde his life, writing, and ruin through trial and gaol. Included are fairy tales much like those Wilde wrote, although again these are wholly Ackroyd's invention. The last pages are written in the character of Maurice, Wilde's valet. The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde is a 1983 novel by Peter Ackroyd. It won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1984. The novel is written in the form of a diary which Oscar Wilde was writing in Paris in 1900, up to his death. The diary itself is completely fictional, as is the detail contained, although the |
What is the name of Mildred’s brother-in-law in the UK television series ‘George and Mildred’? | Mildred Roper Mildred Roper Mildred Dorothy Roper ("née" Tremble) is a fictional character from the Thames Television sitcoms "Man About the House" and "George and Mildred". She was portrayed by Yootha Joyce. Mildred Dorothy Tremble was born in London and had three siblings: Arthur, Ethel (Avril Elgar) and Hilda (Jean Harrow). Her only brother, Arthur, emigrated to New Zealand, and had a job branding sheep; it is hinted that he was homosexual. He died around 1955. Her eldest sister, Ethel, married Humphrey Pumphrey (Reginald Marsh), and moved into a large mansion in Oxshott. Hilda, married a man called Fred, nicknamed 'Fertile Fred' | George and Mildred were the original advertising captions, the Thames TV idents at the start and original end boards. A DVD of Series 2 was released in March 2004. A DVD of the movie was released in the same year. Unlike the UK Network release of Series 2, the Australian version contained some audio commentaries with series star Brian Murphy. Series 3, 4 and 5 were released in Australia on DVD in 2008. George and Mildred George and Mildred is a British sitcom that was produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976-79. It was a spin-off from "Man About the House" and |
Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus is better known by what name? | Gaius Julius Caesar He was the founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of emperors, which endured for more than ninety years. Born "Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa" in 20 BC, he was the son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, and grandson of Augustus. As the emperor had no sons, he adopted Gaius, who became Gaius Julius Caesar, and his brother, Lucius, in the hope that they would succeed him. But he died in AD 4, two years after Lucius Caesar. Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. He succeeded to the empire on the death of Tiberius, | Gaius Julius Caesar (name) Gaius Julius Caesar (name) Gaius Julius Caesar () was a prominent name of the "Gens Julia" from Roman Republican times, borne by a number of figures, but most notably by the general and dictator Julius Caesar. The name "Caesar" probably originated from a dialect of Latium which did not share the rhotacism of the Roman dialect. (That is, the "s" between vowels did not change to "r".) Using the Latin alphabet as it existed in the day of Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC) (i.e., without lower case letters, "J", or "U"), Caesar's name is properly rendered (the spelling |
Which British fashion designer died at his London home in February 2010, aged 40? | Alexander McQueen cut short." Alexander McQueen Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, and founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992. His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003. McQueen committed suicide by hanging in 2010, at the age of 40, at his home in Mayfair, London. Born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham, London, to | Peter Russell (fashion designer) he was advising and also the Lilydale and Melbourne hunts. However, after moving out in August, Russell returned to Britain in November, at which point he seems to have retired. Russell died in Folkestone in 1966. Peter Russell (fashion designer) Peter Russell (1886-1966) was a London-based English fashion designer and a founder member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers. Running a major couture house from the 1930s to the early 1950s, he has been described as a: "designer of beautiful, jauntily sophisticated women's suits". Russell did not reveal much about his early life, although an article in "The |
‘Going Straight’ was the sequel to which British television series? | Going Straight Going Straight Going Straight is a BBC sitcom which was a direct spin-off from "Porridge", starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, newly released from the fictional Slade Prison where the earlier series had been set. It sees Fletcher trying to become an honest member of society, having vowed to stay away from crime on his release. The title refers to this: 'straight' is a slang term meaning being honest, in contrast to 'bent', i.e. dishonest. Also re-appearing was Richard Beckinsale as Lennie Godber, who had been Fletcher's naïve young cellmate and was now in a relationship with Fletcher's daughter | Going Straight (TV programme) Going Straight (TV programme) Going Straight is a New Zealand television reality programme by Touchdown Television that aired on TV3 in 2003. The programme was hosted by New Zealand actor Manu Bennett, where contestants had to continue moving in a straight line, no matter what the obstacles in the way, to compete for prize money of $NZ10,000. The format of the programme challenged five contestants, wearing location monitoring equipment, to get to the end of a specified "virtual lane" across a landscape by completing three separate straight-line challenges. Contestants were eliminated each round. There was a $10,000 prize for the |
Which singer/actress attacked Russell Harty on his 1980 British television chat show? | Russell Harty won a Pye Television Award for the Most Outstanding New Personality of the Year in 1973. Harty remained on ITV until 1980, at which point his show moved to the BBC. Harty interviewed the Jamaican American singer Grace Jones on the show in November 1980. After he had interviewed Jones and turned away from her to address another guest, Jones appeared to become offended and started repeatedly hitting him. Initially shown on BBC-2 in a mid-evening slot, Harty's chatshow ran until 1982 before being moved to an early evening BBC-1 slot in 1983 where it was now simply titled "Harty". | Russell Harty His partner of five years was the Irish novelist Jamie O'Neill. Russell Harty Fredric Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was a British television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows. Harty was the son of Fred Harty, a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market in Blackburn, Lancashire, and Myrtle Rishton. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School on West Park Road where he enjoyed appearing in school plays and met, for the first time, the then English teacher Ronald Eyre who directed a number of the productions and thereafter at Exeter College, Oxford, where he |
How many fluid ounces in half an Imperial pint? | Half Pint Pint enjoyed relative success with "Legal We Legal" (his first studio album within a ten-year period). This was followed by a fifteen city US tour with Anthony B. Half Pint was presented with "The Key to The City of Lauderdale Lakes" by the Mayor of the Florida suburb in 2000. Half Pint was featured on Sly & Robbie's 25th Anniversary US Tour along with Tony Rebel and Heineken Startime appearances in December 2004 in Jamaica. Half Pint has worked with the California-based band, DubCat. The New York-based Sotti Records label released a Half Pint single in 2005, "Wha Ya Wan," | Pint a limited extent in Commonwealth nations. In the United States, two pints are used: a liquid pint (≈ 473 ml) and a less-common dry pint (≈ 551 ml). Each of these pints is one-eighth of its respective gallon, but the gallons differ. This difference dates back to 1824, when the British Weights and Measures Act standardised various liquid measures throughout the British Empire, while the United States continued to use the earlier English measure. The imperial pint consists of 20 imperial fluid ounces and the US liquid pint is 16 US fluid ounces, making the imperial fluid ounce about 4% |
A rollmop is what type of uncooked pickled fish? | Fish as food "fiscas") which was pronounced as it is today. English also has the term seafood, which covers fish found in the seas and oceans as well as other marine life used as food. Over 32,000 species of fish have been described, making them the most diverse group of vertebrates. In addition, there are many species of shellfish. However, only a small number of species are commonly eaten by humans. Fish can be prepared in a variety of ways. It can be uncooked (raw) ("e.g.," sashimi). It can be cured by marinating ("e.g.," ceviche), pickling ("e.g.," pickled herring), or smoking ("e.g.," smoked | Rollmops or refrigerated. Rollmops are sometimes served with Labskaus. The name "rollmops" is German in origin, derived from the words "rollen" (to roll) and "Mops" (German name of pug dogs). The form "Rollmops" is singular, and the plural is "Rollmöpse". In English, the term "rollmops" is often treated as the plural of the singular "rollmop". The form "rollmop herrings" is also attested. Pickled herrings have been a staple in Northern Europe since Medieval times, being a way to store and transport fish, especially necessary in meatless periods like Lent. The herrings would be prepared, then packed in barrels for storage or |
What is the medical name for the shin bone? | Shin splints recovery. Risk factors for developing shin splints include: While medial tibial stress syndrome is the most common form of shin splints, compartment syndrome and stress fractures are also common forms of shin splints. Females are 1.5 to 3.5 times more likely to progress to stress fractures from shin splints. This is due in part to females having a higher incidence of diminished bone density and osteoporosis. Shin splints Shin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), is defined by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as "pain along the inner edge of the shinbone. (tibia)." Shin splints are | The Bone & Joint Journal The Bone & Joint Journal The Bone & Joint Journal, formerly known as "The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British Volume)", is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery. It is the flagship journal within the society's 'Bone & Joint Publishing' imprint, which also includes "Bone & Joint Research", "Bone & Joint 360", "EFORT Open Reviews" (published in partnership with the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) and the "Journal of Children's Orthopaedics" (published on behalf of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society). The journal is the official |
According to the Bible, what was the name of Jesus maternal grandfather? | Jesus the Man the miracles in the New Testament and finds in them nothing miraculous, but rather events marking turning points in the history of "the Fig Tree", as the movement was called. Thiering sees Jesus as a prominent member of the Essene movement. His prominence derived from his descent from the Davidic kingship, as well as the efforts of his great grandfather, said to have been Hillel the Great, and his grandfather, Heli, to establish schools of religious instruction for Jews of the Diaspora. Unlike Simon Magus, the second most important figure in the New Testament according to Thiering, Jesus was a | The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Him, for He knows not what He has done." The Gospel According to Jesus Christ The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (original title: "O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo", 1991) is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. A fictional re-telling of Jesus Christ's life, depicting him as a flawed, humanised character with passions and doubts. The novel proved controversial, especially among the Roman Catholic Church, accusing Saramago of having a "substantially anti-religious vision". It was praised by other critics as a "deeply philosophical, provocative and compelling work". This book re-imagines the life of Jesus Christ, using the events depicted |
Which country won the 1978 FIFA World Cup? | 1978 FIFA World Cup 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, quadrennial international football world championship tournament, was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by the Argentine hosts, who defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in the final, after extra time. The final was held at River Plate's home stadium, Estadio Monumental, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth team (after Uruguay, Italy, England and West Germany) to be both hosts and world champions. Argentina, the | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1978 FIFA World Cup qualification". A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be five rounds of play: Sierra Leone won 6–3 on agg. and advanced to the First Round. Upper Volta won 3–1 on agg. and advanced to the First Round. Algeria won 1–0 on agg. |
From which country did Russia finally withdraw its troops in 1989, after an unsuccessful campaign that lasted nearly ten years? | Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan For the U.S. Armed Forces, it was the first death of a general on foreign battlefields in 44 years. After 13 years Britain, the United States and the remaining Australians officially ended their combat operation in Afghanistan on 28 October 2014. On that day Britain handed over its last base in Afghanistan, Camp Bastion in the southern province of Helmand, to Afghanistan, while the United States handed over its last base, Camp Leatherneck in the southern province of Helmand. During the 2012 Chicago Summit NATO and its partners agreed to withdraw its combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of | North Russia Intervention North Russia Intervention The North Russia Intervention, also known as the Northern Russian Expedition, the Archangel Campaign, and the Murman Deployment, was part of the Allied Intervention in Russia after the October Revolution. The intervention brought about the involvement of foreign troops in the Russian Civil War on the side of the White movement. While the movement was ultimately defeated, the Allied forces fought notable ending defensive actions against the Bolsheviks in the battles of Bolshie Ozerki, allowing them to withdraw from Russia in good order. The campaign lasted from 1918, during the final months of World War I, to |
The song ‘Lambeth Walk’ is from which musical? | The Lambeth Walk The Lambeth Walk "The Lambeth Walk" is a song from the 1937 musical "Me and My Girl" (with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay). The song takes its name from a local street, Lambeth Walk, once notable for its street market and working class culture in Lambeth, an area of London. The tune gave its name to a Cockney dance made popular in 1937 by Lupino Lane. The story line of "Me and My Girl" concerns a Cockney barrow boy who inherits an earldom but almost loses his Lambeth girlfriend. It | The Lambeth Walk was turned into a 1939 film "The Lambeth Walk" which starred Lane. The choreography from the musical, in which the song was a show-stopping Cockney-inspired extravaganza, inspired a popular walking dance, performed in a jaunty strutting style. Lane explained the origin of the dance as follows: "I got the idea from my personal experience and from having worked among cockneys. I'm a cockney born and bred myself. The Lambeth Walk is just an exaggerated idea of how the cockney struts." When the stage show had been running for a few months, C.L. Heimann, managing director of the Locarno Dance Halls, |
Lopburi, Phichit and Ang Thong are provinces in which Asian country? | Ang Thong Province Ang Thong Province Ang Thong (, ) is one of the central provinces ("changwat") of Thailand. The name "Ang Thong" means "gold basin", thought to have derived from the basin-like geography of the area, and the golden color of the rice grown in the region. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Sing Buri, Lopburi, Ayutthaya, and Suphanburi. Ang Thong native handicrafts include moulded court dolls, firebrick, and wickerwork. There are more than 200 temples in Ang Thong. Ang Thong occupies a low river plain, created by the Chao Phraya and the Noi Rivers. It has neither mountains nor forests, but | Ang Thong Province Thong is the provenance of "Li Ke", the native folk song, and the hometown of Nai Dok and Nai Thongkaeo, two heroes of the Bang Rachan Battle. The provincial seal shows some golden ears of rice in a bowl of water. This symbolizes the fertility of province as one of the major producers of rice. The provincial tree is the Gaub Tree ("Diospyros malabarica"). The province is divided into seven districts ("amphoe"). The districts are further subdivided into 81 communes ("tambon") and 513 villages ("muban"). Ang Thong Province Ang Thong (, ) is one of the central provinces ("changwat") of |
The unification of the crowns of Aragon and Castile laid the basis of which modern-day European country? | Joanna of Castile Joanna of Castile Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), known historically as Joanna the Mad (), was Queen of Castile from 1504, and of Aragon from 1516. Modern Spain evolved from the union of these two crowns. Joanna was married by arrangement to Philip the Handsome, Archduke of the House of Habsburg, on 20 October 1496. Following the deaths of her brother, John, Prince of Asturias, in 1497, her elder sister Isabella in 1498, and her nephew Miguel in 1500, Joanna became the heir presumptive to the crowns of Castile and Aragon. When her mother Queen Isabella I | Philip I of Castile giving birth to a son named Miguel da Paz, to whom succession to the united crowns of Castile, Aragon and Portugal now fell; however, the infant was sickly and died during the summer of 1500. The succession to the Castilian and Aragonese crowns now fell to Joanna. Because Ferdinand could produce another heir, the Cortes of Aragon refused to recognize Joanna as heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Aragon. In the Kingdom of Castile, however, the succession was clear. Moreover, there was no Salic tradition which the Castilian Cortes could use to thwart the succession passing to Joanna. At this |
Prathiba Patil was the first woman President of which country? | Pratibha Patil denied any wrongdoing on Patil's part, and noted that the funds utilized under MPLADS are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Patil won the election held on 19 July 2007. She garnered nearly two-thirds of the votes and took office as India's first woman president on 25 July 2007. Patil's term as the President of India saw various controversies. She commuteddeath sentences of 35 petitioners to life, a record. President's Office, however, defended this by saying that President had granted clemency to the petitioners after due consideration and examining the advice of the Home Ministry. Patil was | V. L. Patil Arunadevi and had four children: Prataprao, Prathiba, Vivekrao and Amarsingh. Prathiba, an active politician, died in 2003. Amarsingh is a Barrister (LLM, University of Cambridge) . He was the elected Member of Parliament (INC) from Belgaum (1999-2004) during the NDA regime. Amarsingh now manages the Shikshan Prasarak (SP) Mandal Raibag, and Bhagyashri Lagmawwa Sugars after the death of Patil. Prataprao is another well known political leader in the area. Vivekrao is a recognised educationalist who runs the Mahakali Education Society, which manages a chain of schools and colleges in Belgaum District. He is the elected president of the karnataka milk |
Rarotonga is the most populous island of which group of islands? | Rarotonga Rarotonga Rarotonga is the most populous island of the Cook Islands, with a population of 10,572 (census 2011), out of the country's total resident population of 14,974. Captain John Dibbs, master of the colonial brig "Endeavour", is credited as the European discoverer on 25 July 1823, while transporting the missionary Rev. John Williams. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and international airport are on Rarotonga. Because it is the most populous island, Cook Islanders may often be referred to as Rarotongan, but they may come from one of the other 14 islands in the group, such as Aitutaki or Mangaia. Rarotonga | Kingdom of Rarotonga trade. The Colonial Office also decided that certain other Northern Group islands should be annexed for possible future use as trans-Pacific cable stations. In 1890 the newly appointed British Resident, Frederick Moss, persuaded the ariki of Rarotonga to form a provisional Rarotongan legislature or General Council, the first government for the entire island. The following year representatives of the ariki from Rarotonga and the Southern Group islands agreed to form the first federal legislature in the islands. However the path through the last decade of the 19th century was far from smooth and the numerous changes that took place were |
British author Vyvyan Holland was the son of which writer and poet? | Vyvyan Holland left for Australia and New Zealand, where Mrs Holland had been invited to give lectures on fashionable dress in 19th-century Australia. The couple lived in Melbourne from 1948 to 1952. Their only child, Merlin Holland, became a publisher, a dealer in glass and ceramics, and a writer who edited and published several works about his grandfather. Vyvyan Holland died in London in 1967 aged 80. Vyvyan Holland Vyvyan Holland, OBE (3 November 1886 – 10 October 1967), born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde in London, was a British author and translator. He was the second son of Oscar Wilde and Constance | John Vyvyan John Vyvyan John Vyvyan (1908–1975) was a British writer, born in Sussex. Originally trained as an archeologist, he worked with Sir Flinders Petrie in the Middle East. Vyvyan became known for his study of Shakespeare and his histories of the animal rights movement. He was the author of three books on Shakespeare, including "The Shakespearean Ethic" (1959), and two on the origins of anti-vivisection activism, "In Pity and in Anger: A Study of the Use of Animals in Science" (1969) – which documents the disputes between Frances Power Cobbe and Anna Kingsford, two prominent 19th-century British activists – and "The |
The 2005 film ‘Wolf Creek’ is set in which country? | Wolf Creek (film) given a wide release in Australia on 20 February 2014. In 2016, the "Wolf Creek" web television series debuted on Stan. The series saw Jarratt return to his role as Mick Taylor. A second series aired in 2017 and it was confirmed that, despite the series airing, a third film was still planned. Wolf Creek (film) Wolf Creek is a 2005 Australian horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Greg McLean, and starring John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, and Kestie Morassi. Its plot revolves around three backpackers who find themselves taken captive and subsequently hunted by Mick Taylor, a | Wolf Creek (film) should be too: "Wolf Creek" is unimaginative, light on the grue and heavy on the faux-serious desperation. It's actually something of a Spanish Inquisition–level trial by overacting—the three leads are low-budget dull, but as the anti–Crocodile Dundee, Jarratt is a leering, jeering, winking, colloquialism-belching horror". G. Allen Johnson of the "San Francisco Chronicle", however, praised the film's "naturalistic" style, writing: "What's Christmas Day without a good serial killer movie? There are no obnoxious teenagers in "Wolf Creek", nor are there ghosts, possessed children, haunted web sites or supernaturally produced videotapes. There isn't even an Asian horror film upon which to |
Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson and Fillmore are all characters in which 2006 animated Disney film? | Lightning McQueen paint scheme prior to his crash (With a slightly desaturated red paintwork, a more modernized version of the Rust-Eze logo and different lightning bolts), a third "training" paint job in which he is darker red with metallic yellow accents, and a fourth "demolition derby" paint job in which he is all mud brown and numbered 15. At the end of the film, McQueen is decked in a blue "Fabulous Lightning McQueen" paint job reminiscent of Doc Hudson's. He also keeps his working lights. Lightning McQueen Monty "Lightning" McQueen, typically referred to by his surname McQueen, is an anthropomorphic stock car | Doc Hudson accident and he often recalled pieces of advice that Doc gave him in flashbacks. Lightning went to Doc's old trainer, Smokey in Thomasville, Georgia for help and watched movies of Doc's old races for inspiration. Smokey also explained that training Lightning, not racing, was the most enjoyable part of Doc's life. At the end, Lightning adopted Doc's old racing colors and painted "The Fabulous Lightning McQueen" on himself in honor of Doc, "The Fabulous Hudson Hornet." Lightning's bumper also read, "For Doc Hudson." Cruz Ramirez, a trainer who subsequently started a racing career of her own took on Doc's old |
What is the name of the three-eyed fish in the US animated television series ‘The Simpsons’? | The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio screaming, while Bart can run, trip over, cycle, ride his skateboard, and paint graffiti with spray-paint. Backgrounds featured range from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to Bart's room, and props include tables, blenders, and the three-eyed fish Blinky. "The Simpsons Cartoon Studio" was released for PC and Mac computers in the middle of 1996. It was developed and published by Fox Interactive, and uses an improved version of the interface from "Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox" that was developed by Big Top Productions. The dialogs featured in the program were provided by the actual cast members of "The Simpsons". Critics | The Simpsons success of "The Simpsons" and the lower production cost prompted US television networks to take chances on other adult animated series. This development led US producers to a 1990s boom in new, animated prime-time shows for adults, such as "South Park", "Family Guy", "King of the Hill", "Futurama" and "The Critic". For "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, ""The Simpsons" created an audience for prime-time animation that had not been there for many, many years ... As far as I'm concerned, they basically re-invented the wheel. They created what is in many ways—you could classify it as—a wholly new medium." "The |
A ‘Yarborough’ is a hand in which card game? | Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough (12 April 1809 – 7 January 1862) was a British nobleman who succeeded to the Earldom of Yarborough in 1846. Before his accession, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newtown 1830–1831, Lincolnshire 1831–1832 and North Lincolnshire 1835–1846. Lord Yarborough gave his name to a hand of cards dealt in contract bridge that has no card higher than a nine (see Yarborough). The probability of getting a Yarborough is formula_1 which is formula_2 or about formula_3. The Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a | In a Pickle (card game) In a Pickle (card game) In a Pickle is a card and word game for two to six players. It was published by Gamewright in 2004. "In a Pickle" contains 320 cards, each displaying a noun. To start the game, each player is dealt five cards, and four cards are placed face up in the shape of a "plus" sign in the center of the table. On their turn, a player may take a card from their hand and place it under or on top of one of the four piles in the center of the table. If the player |
Who wrote the music for the American musical ‘West Side Story’? | Music from West Side Story four-plus decades later." Music from West Side Story Music from West Side Story is a 1986 compilation album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet of music from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical "West Side Story", with other tracks taken from Brubeck's albums "Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein" (1960) and "" (1966) and "My Favorite Things" (1965). The album was reviewed by Bruce Eder at Allmusic who wrote that it was "one of the more often overlooked albums" in Brubeck's Columbia and described it as "a lot of fun and well worth hearing...[the whole record] swings in some unexpected directions | West Side Story wrote revisions on their manuscript (the original, heavily annotated by Ramin, Kostal and Bernstein himself is in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library at Columbia University). Ramin, Kostal, and Bernstein are billed as orchestrators for the show. The orchestra consisted of 31 players: a large Broadway pit orchestra enhanced to include 5 percussionists, a guitarist and a piano/celesta player. In 1961, Bernstein prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show, titled "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story": Recordings of "West Side Story" include the following: The 1961 film adaptation of the musical received praise from critics and the public, |
The Hajj is a pilgrimage to which city? | Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran) of the organization was Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi. In January 2016, after executions of Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, leader Shia in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia embassy in Tehran. After this event, Saudi Arabia cut off relations with Iran. Saeed Owhadi said: "the decision to continue or suspend hajj travel to Mecca and Medina would ultimately be up to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei." Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran) Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization () of Iran was founded on 1979 and before that Hajj was managed by Ministry of Interior. In Iran, this organization is subset of Ministry | Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran) Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran) Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization () of Iran was founded on 1979 and before that Hajj was managed by Ministry of Interior. In Iran, this organization is subset of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Also, the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization is government organization and goals determine with Iran's policies, thoughts of Ruhollah Khomeini, guidelines of the Supreme Leader, and president. Saeed Owhadi is head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and before that worked in another part of this organization. He is graduate of Sharif University of Technology and California State University, Long Beach. Previous head |
RSM is the international vehicle regristration for which republic? | Transport in San Marino used by private car drivers. Sammarinese authorities license private vehicles with distinctive licence plates which are white with blue figures, usually a letter followed by up to four numbers. To the left of these figures is printed the national Coat of Arms of San Marino. Many vehicles also carry the international vehicle identification code (in black on a white oval sticker), which is "RSM". Since 2004 custom licence plates have also become available. A limited licensed taxi service operates nationwide. There are seven licensed taxi operating companies in the republic, and Italian taxis regularly operate within San Marino when carrying | RSM International RSM International RSM International, branded RSM, is a multi-national network of accounting firms, forming the fifth largest accountancy professional services network in the world. The member firms of RSM are independent accounting and advisory firms each of which practices in its own right, and is unified as part of the network. The network is not a separate legal entity of any description in any jurisdiction, and does not provide services. The largest member firms are RSM US, formerly known as McGladrey, and RSM UK, formerly Baker Tilly LLP. Together, the North American, European, and Asia Pacific regions accounted for $4.87 |
Shaun the Sheep first appeared in which 1995 UK animated television film? | Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie is an upcoming 2019 British stop-motion animated sci-fi comedy film. It is a sequel to 2015's "Shaun the Sheep Movie", both based on the "Shaun the Sheep" television series, which in turn is a spin off of the "Wallace and Gromit" film of 1995, "A Close Shave". The story will focus on Shaun and the flock, as they encounter a cute alien with extraordinary powers, who crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm and would soon have to find a way to return her home in order to prevent an | Shaun the Sheep Shaun in the City saw 50 giant artist and celebrity-decorated sculptures of Shaun appear in London in the spring, before a further 70 appeared in Bristol throughout the summer. All 120 sculptures were auctioned in October 2015, raising £1,087,900 for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal and Wallace & Gromit's Children's Charity. A Shaun the Sheep theme park, titled "Shaun the Sheep Land" was opened at Skånes Djurpark in Sweden in early Summer 2016. Shaun the Sheep Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated television series. The series stars Shaun and his madcap adventures around a small farm as the |
Which poet and garden designer was dubbed ‘The Bard of Twickenham’? | Twickenham Bradley Studios, Twickenham resident Graham Henderson conceived, designed, built and installed Pope's Urn, an important contemporary piece of public art, inspired by the poetry of Alexander Pope. Enjoying a central position on the Twickenham riverside, the sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and was opened in a ceremony in September 2015. Twickenham Twickenham is an affluent suburban area of south-west London, England. It lies on the River Thames and is west-southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965. Twickenham has an extensive | Garden designer architecture colleges, in landscape architecture departments, continue to train contemporary garden designers. Garden designer A garden designer is someone who designs the plan and features of gardens, either as an amateur or professional. The compositional elements of garden design and landscape design are: terrain, water, planting, constructed elements and buildings, paving, site characteristics and genius loci, and the local climatic qualities. Garden designers are skilled specialists dealing with master planning of landscapes and design of gardens, consulting with advice for clients, providing direction and supervision during construction, and the management of establishment and maintenance once the garden has been created. |
Ninety per cent of the world’s rubies are mined in which Asian country? | Economy of Myanmar left restrictions on importing rubies and jade from Myanmar intact. According to recent amendments to the new Myanmar foreign investment law, there is no longer a minimum capital requirement for investments, except in mining ventures, which require substantial proof of capital and must be documented through a domestic bank. Another important clarification in the investment law is the dropping of foreign ownership restrictions in joint ventures, except in restricted sectors, such as mining, where FDI will be capped at 80 per cent. Since 1992, the government has encouraged tourism. Until 2008, fewer than 750,000 tourists entered the country annually, but | Women in the Arab world franchise in their constitutions following independence, while some extended the franchise to women in later constitutional amendments. Arab women are under-represented in parliaments in Arab states, although they are gaining more equal representation as Arab states liberalise their political systems. In 2005, the International Parliamentary Union said that 6.5 per cent of MPs in the Arab world were women, compared with 3.5 per cent in 2000. In Tunisia, nearly 23 per cent of members of parliament were women. However, the Arab country with the largest parliament, Egypt, had only around four per cent female representation in parliament. Algeria has the |
Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman play husband and wife in which 1979 film? | Meryl Streep commenting that she played it on "automatic pilot". She performed the role of Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew" for Shakespeare in the Park, and also played a supporting role in "Manhattan" (1979) for Woody Allen. Streep later said that Allen did not provide her with a complete script, giving her only the six pages of her own scenes, and did not permit her to improvise a word of her dialogue. In the drama "Kramer vs. Kramer", Streep was cast opposite Dustin Hoffman as an unhappily married woman who abandons her husband and child. Streep thought that the script | Meryl Streep in the 2000s Skopelos, as in the film, with easyJet reporting flights up 13 per cent in the months after the film's release." Meryl Streep in the 2000s Meryl Streep throughout the 2000s appeared in many cinematic and theatrical productions. In 2001, Streep's voice appeared in the animated film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence". Streep that same year co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert, as well as appeared in the popular play "The Seagull". In 2002, Streep appeared in the films "Adaptation." and "The Hours". In 2003, Streep appeared unaccredited in the comedy "Stuck on You", and starred in the HBO play adaptation "Angels |
Roman Numerals CD represent which number? | Roman numerals Again - 400 () and 900 () follow the standard subtractive pattern. In the absence of a standard symbols for 5,000 and 10,000 the pattern breaks down at this point - in modern usage is repeated up to three times. The Romans had several different methods for indicating larger numbers, but for practical purposes Roman Numerals for numbers larger than 3,000 are seldom if ever used nowadays, and this suffices. Many numbers include hundreds, units and tens. The Roman numeral system being basically decimal, each power of ten is added in descending sequence from left to right, as with Arabic | Roman numerals simply to make it clear that it "is" a number, e.g. . Roman numerals The numeric system represented by Roman numerals originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers in this system are represented by combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet. Roman numerals, as used today, employ seven symbols, each with a fixed integer value, as follows: The use of Roman numerals continued long after the decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th century on, Roman numerals began to be replaced in most contexts by |
During which month of the year does the Summer Solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere? | Summer solstice solstice occurs during the hemisphere's summer. This is the June solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the December solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the summer solstice occurs sometime between June 20 and June 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and between December 20 and December 23 in the Southern Hemisphere. The same dates in the opposite hemisphere are referred to as the winter solstice. Since prehistory, the summer solstice has been seen as a significant time of year in many cultures, and has been marked by festivals and rituals. Traditionally, in many temperate regions | December solstice northern hemisphere; the opposite would be true in the southern hemisphere, with the earliest sunrise, latest sunset, and longest day. December solstice The December solstice, is the solstice that occurs each December, typically between the 20th and the 22nd day of the month according to the Gregorian calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice is the winter solstice, whilst in the Southern Hemisphere it is the summer solstice. It is also known as the southern solstice. Recent, past, and future dates and times, in Universal Time, of the December solstice are: The December solstice solar year is the solar |
In which US state did singer Elvis Presley perform his last concert? | Elvis in Concert (album) 19 and 21 concerts are the last official live professional ones ever recorded of Presley alive, Vernon Presley, Elvis' father, recorded a message that was broadcast at the end of the special and included on the soundtrack album, in which he erroneously states that the performance featured was his son's last appearance; in fact Elvis made five more concert appearances after the filming of the special. Elvis' last concert was in fact on Sunday, June 26, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. No professional recording of this last performance has ever been issued, but bootlegs of amateur | Elvis Presley recordings has been variously calculated as 665 and 711. His career began and he was most successful during an era when singles were the primary commercial medium for pop music. In the case of his albums, the distinction between "official" studio records and other forms is often blurred. For most of the 1960s, his recording career focused on soundtrack albums. In the 1970s, his most heavily promoted and best-selling LP releases tended to be concert albums. TV concert specials Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one |
Entertainer Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou is better known by what name? | Stage name "h" from his original name, Stumph. It was still pronounced "stump," but the change ensured his audience wouldn't think to pronounce it "stumf." Singer Jason Derulo uses the phonetic spelling of his given name, Jason Desrouleaux. Andy Warhol dropped an "a" from his original name, Warhola, while couturier Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent dropped the first of his two surnames. Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi adopted the stage name Rudolph Valentino in part because American casting directors found his original surname difficult to pronounce. Singer George Michael (the son of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur in North London) was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou. | Samwell (entertainer) Samwell (entertainer) Samuel Johnson, better known by his stage name Samwell is an entertainer whose hit video "What What (In the Butt)" made him an Internet celebrity. Samwell was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Samwell is unsigned, but for a time his "What What (In the Butt)" was licensed through Fatboy Slim's record label, Southern Fried Records. The "What What (In the Butt)" video is licensed through Brownmark Films. The song was used extensively in the "South Park" season 12 episode "Canada on Strike", which featured a |
In Greek mythology, who was condemned to hold the ‘world’ on his shoulders for all eternity as punishment for warring against Zeus? | Atlas (mythology) not use the word "A"tlas" in the title of his work, an innovation of Gerardus Mercator, who dedicated his "atlas" specifically to honour the Titan, Atlas, King of Mauretania, a learned philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. In psychology, Atlas is used metaphorically to describe the personality of someone whose childhood was characterized by excessive responsibilities. Atlas (mythology) In Greek mythology, Atlas (; , "Átlas") was a Titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the greatest Greek heroes: Heracles (the Roman equivalent being Hercules) and | Greek mythology in popular culture flew too close to the sun so that the wax melted and Icarus fell to his death in the sea. The "God of War" franchise of video games is set in a land of Greek mythology, with the main character being named after Kratos from Greek mythology (though is not the same character). The video game Kratos is the son of Olympian god Zeus and is the personification of power. Koei Tecmo's "Warriors Orochi 4" is focus themed in Greek Mythology and it's set with combination between Asian Mythology, three kingdoms era, Japanese Warring States period and Greek Mythology. The |
Which future British monarch ‘married’ Maria Fitzherbert in 1785? | Maria Fitzherbert Maria Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert ("née" Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George IV of the United Kingdom before he became king. In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was invalid under English civil law because his father, King George III, had not consented to it. She was a Roman Catholic and so had the marriage been approved and valid, George would have lost his place in the line of succession since the law forbade Catholics and spouses of Catholics from becoming monarch. Before marrying the prince, Fitzherbert had been | Maria Fitzherbert widow's weeds, and to dress her servants in royal livery. Architect William Porden designed Steine House, on the west side of Old Steine in Brighton, for Fitzherbert. She lived there from 1804 until her death in 1837. She was buried at St John the Baptist's Church in the Kemp Town area of Brighton. Some scholars have suggested that Maria Fitzherbert had one, possibly two, children by her marriage to the future king. "In 1833, after the King's death, one of [his] executors, Lord Stourton, asked her to sign a declaration he had written on the back of her marriage certificate. |
Which birds traditionally inhabit the Tower of London? | Ravens of the Tower of London Ravens of the Tower of London The Ravens of the Tower of London is a group of at least six captive ravens which live at the Tower of London. Their presence is traditionally believed to protect The Crown and the tower; a superstition holds that "if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it". Some historians, including the Tower's official historian believe the "tower's raven mythology is likely to be a Victorian flight of fantasy". The earliest known reference to captive ravens at the Tower is a picture from 1883. | Tower of London cannons and handguns: an enclosure was created for this purpose to the south of Tower Hill, although it no longer survives. Shortly after the death of Edward IV in 1483, the notorious murder of the Princes in the Tower is traditionally believed to have taken place. The incident is one of the most infamous events associated with the Tower of London. Edward V's uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester was declared Lord Protector while the prince was too young to rule. Traditional accounts have held that the 12-year-old Edward was confined to the Tower of London along with his younger brother |
‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’ is the theme tune to which US television series? | Where Everybody Knows Your Name Where Everybody Knows Your Name "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is the theme song from the 1980s television sitcom "Cheers". The song was written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo and performed by Gary Portnoy. Shortly after the premiere of "Cheers", Portnoy went back into the studio to record a longer version of the song that made the US and British pop charts. However, it failed to reach the Top 40 in either of those 2. The full-length version was made available on Portnoy's 2004 album "Keeper". In January 2013, Argentum Records released a five-song EP to iTunes entitled | Where Everybody Knows Your Name of "TV Guide" magazine named "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" the greatest TV Theme of all time. In the episode "Simon and Marcy" in the animated series "Adventure Time", the Ice King sings the song to himself to maintain his sanity as he wears the crown responsible for his power. He also acted out scenes of the series of the theme song in the episode to cheer up his charge, Marceline. The web series "How It Should Have Ended" parodies the theme song in the intro to their "Villain Pub series". The song appears in a 2017 TV commercial for |
Who is the megalomaniac leader of the Urbankans in the British television series Doctor Who? | Before the Flood (Doctor Who) I do still strongly feel that the move towards two-parters has been beneficial to Doctor Who series 9 thus far." However, Catherine Gee of "The Daily Telegraph" gave the episode 3 stars out of 5, arguing that the episode "needed more Fisher King." Before the Flood (Doctor Who) "Before the Flood" is the fourth episode of the ninth series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It is written by Toby Whithouse and is directed by Daniel O'Hara. It was first broadcast on 10 October 2015. It is the second part of a two-part story – the first | Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure was a 1989 stage play written by Terrance Dicks, based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". The play was staged at twenty theatres around Britain, commencing 23 March 1989. It initially starred Jon Pertwee (who had played the Third Doctor in the series) as the Doctor. On 29 April Pertwee was ill, so understudy David Banks, who portrayed the Cyber Leader in the series from "Earthshock" onwards, played the Doctor for the matinee and evening performances. Pertwee continued in the role until 3 June |
Who invented smokeless powder Ballistite in 1887? | Smokeless powder removed. Krupp began adding diphenylamine as a stabilizer in 1888. Meanwhile, in 1887, Alfred Nobel obtained an English patent for a smokeless gunpowder he called Ballistite. In this propellant the fibrous structure of cotton (nitro-cellulose) was destroyed by a nitro-glycerine solution instead of a solvent. In England in 1889, a similar powder was patented by Hiram Maxim, and in the United States in 1890 by Hudson Maxim. Ballistite was patented in the United States in 1891. The Germans adopted ballistite for naval use in 1898, calling it WPC/98. The Italians adopted it as "filite", in cord instead of flake form, | Smokeless powder Works began producing a mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose with ammonium picrate as "Peyton Powder", Leonard Smokeless Powder Company began producing nitroglycerine-nitrocellulose "Ruby" powders, Laflin & Rand negotiated a license to produce "Ballistite", and DuPont started producing smokeless shotgun powder. The United States Army evaluated 25 varieties of smokeless powder and selected "Ruby" and "Peyton Powders" as the most suitable for use in the Krag-Jørgensen service rifle. "Ruby" was preferred, because tin-plating was required to protect brass cartridge cases from picric acid in the "Peyton Powder". Rather than paying the required royalties for "Ballistite", Laflin & Rand financed Leonard's reorganization |
‘The Jerilderie Letter’ was dictated by which notorious Australian to Joe Byrne in 1879? | Jerilderie Letter Jerilderie Letter The handwritten document known as the Jerilderie Letter was dictated by Australian bushranger Ned Kelly to fellow Kelly Gang member Joe Byrne in 1879. It is one of only two original Kelly letters known to have survived. The Jerilderie Letter is a 56-page document of approximately 8,000 words. In the letter Kelly tries to justify his actions, including the murder of three policemen in October 1878 at Stringybark Creek. He describes cases of alleged police corruption and calls for justice for poor families. It is a longer and more detailed version of the Cameron/Euroa Letter which Kelly sent | Jerilderie Letter the Jerilderie Letter and his admiration for James Joyce. Of his first reading of the Jerilderie Letter Carey said: Somewhere in the middle Sixties, I first came upon the 56-page letter which Kelly attempted to have printed when the gang robbed the bank in Jerilderie in 1879. It is an extraordinary document, the passionate voice of a man who is writing to explain his life, save his life, his reputation … And all the time there is this original voice - uneducated but intelligent, funny and then angry, and with a line of Irish invective that would have made Paul |
In 1973, Patrick White became the first Australian to win a Nobel Prize in what? | Patrick White Patrick White Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 191230 September 1990) was an Australian writer who, from 1935 to 1987, published 12 novels, three short-story collections and eight plays. White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, shifting narrative vantage points and a stream of consciousness technique. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature", as it says in the Swedish Academy's citation, the first and so far only Australian to have been awarded the prize. White was also the inaugural recipient of the Miles | First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics the winner was an American student. In 2009, the prize went to Mor Tzaban, a high school student from Netivot, Israel. In 2012, the first prize winner was another Israeli teenager, Yuval Katzenelson of Kiryat Gat, who presented a paper entitled "Kinetic energy of inert gas in a regenerative system of activated carbon." The Israeli delegation won 14 more prizes in the competition: 9 Israelis students won second prize, one won third prize and one won fourth prize. First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics The First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics is an annual international competition in research |
The seaside resort of New Brighton is on the North eastern tip of which English peninsula? | New Brighton, Merseyside station has a return service to Liverpool every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime, and a half-hourly service at other times. Until 1971, New Brighton had a landing stage for the Mersey Ferry. Support is growing for Merseytravel, the regional transport authority to re-instate the ferry to Liverpool. New Brighton, Merseyside New Brighton is a seaside resort forming part of the town of Wallasey within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. At the north-eastern tip of the Wirral peninsula, it has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea, and the UK's longest promenade at slightly over . | Seaside resort North European tourists. Many of these resorts have a history of tourism which dates back to the 19th century. A selection of Italian seaside resorts includes: Many seaside resorts are located in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Many seaside resorts are located in Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Ulsan and Busan. The following are the main resort towns in Malta: Mexican resorts are popular with many North American residents, with Mexico being the second most visited country in the Americas. Notable resorts on the mainland and Baja Gold Coast and Peninsula include: There are many seaside resorts on the Dutch |
Which British singer released a 2009 album entitled ‘Echo’? | Echo (Leona Lewis album) or emotional expression". Credits taken from "Echo"s liner notes. Echo (Leona Lewis album) Echo is the second studio album by British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis. It was released on 9 November 2009 including 16 November in the United Kingdom, and 17 November 2009 in the United States. Its worldwide release was through Sony Music. Lewis worked with Ryan Tedder, Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, John Shanks, and Harvey Mason, Jr. amongst others to produce the follow-up to her debut album "Spirit". The album was preceded by the single "Happy", released on 15 September 2009. "I Got You" was released as | Forty Foot Echo (album) is an impressive, thoroughly modern rock album which serves up energetic, infectious rock and mid-paced ballads in equal measure. If success was based purely on talent, then Forty Foot Echo would go far." Forty Foot Echo (album) Forty Foot Echo is the debut album of the Canadian alternative rock band Forty Foot Echo. It was released on May 20, 2003 by record label Hollywood Records. Initial work on the album trace back to the breakup of lead singer Murray Yates's prior band, Templar, which broke up in November 2001. Despite being without a band or a record label, Yates continued |
Cynomania is the intense enthusiasm or obsession for which type of animal? | Collar (animal) Collar (animal) An animal collar is a device that attached to the neck of an animal to allow it to be harnessed, tied up or for various other reasons. Collars can be dangerous for pets that live in crates or which might get stuck in tree branches and that is why safety collars have been developed. There is a particular type of safety collar which is intended for both dogs and cats. Breakaway collars are especially designed to prevent the pet from choking or getting stuck because of their collar. They feature a clever design that releases quickly when a | Enthusiasm enthusiasm, a charge against which they defended themselves by distinguishing fanaticism from "religion of the heart." Enthusiasm Enthusiasm is intense enjoyment, interest, or approval. The word was originally used to refer to a person possessed by a god, or someone who exhibited intense piety. The word originates from the Greek ἐνθουσιασμός from ἐν and θεός and οὐσία, meaning "possessed by [a] god's essence", applied by the Greeks to manifestations of divine possession, by Apollo (as in the case of the Pythia), or by Dionysus (as in the case of the Bacchantes and Maenads), the term enthusiasm was also used in |
‘Acer’ is the Latin name for which tree? | Acer leucoderme Acer leucoderme Acer leucoderme (English: chalk maple; also whitebark maple), is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas. It lives in the understory in moist, rocky soils on river banks, ravines, woods, and cliffs. Although generally a rare tree, it is common in the inner coastal plain and Piedmont regions of Georgia. It is a small tree, reaching 8–9 m in height and developing a round form with slender branches, and often with multiple trunks. The name "chalk maple" (in addition to the Latin name, meaning | Acer floridanum small. They hang from puberulent pedicels 2.4–5 cm long in clusters of a few flowers, appearing before or with the leaves in early spring. This is about two weeks prior to the maturation of the flowers of "Acer saccharum". The tree is generally diecious, though they are often also polygamous, that is having bisexual and unisexual flowers on the same individual. The fruit is a paired samara 1.5–3 cm long. "Acer floridanum" can easily be confused in the field with the closely related "Acer leucoderme" and "Acer saccharum". It can be best distinguished from "A. saccharum" by noting the smaller |
Which English world championship darts player walks onto the stage to the tune of ‘Rock and Roll’ by Led Zeppelin? | Graham Miller (darts player) Graham Miller (darts player) Graham Miller (born 27 August 1967) is a former English darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation events. At the 1992 BDO World Darts Championship he defeated the Belgian Frans Devooght 3–1 in the first round and former World Champion Bob Anderson 3–2 in the second en route to the Quarter Finals where he was defeated 4-3 by another former World Champion John Lowe. He also played in the Winmau World Masters the same year, losing to Alan Warriner in the first round. He made another World Championship in 1993 losing in the first round | Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song) 7 June 2008, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones joined Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins on stage at Wembley Stadium to perform "Rock and Roll," along with "Ramble On". Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song) "Rock and Roll" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was first released as the second track from the band's fourth album in 1971. The song includes a guest appearance by the Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart. In 1972 Robert Christgau called it "simply the most dynamic hard-rock song in the music." Befitting its title, the |
A savarin is what type of foodstuff? | Savarin mould Savarin mould The savarin mould is a large ring shaped mould, designed originally with an accompanying gâteau recipe in mind. It was created by the Julien brothers, Parisian pastry chefs who owned Julien Frères, a respected pastry shop in Paris in the mid 19th century. The name Savarin is given in honour of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the famous French gourmet, who gave Auguste Julien the recipe for the rum syrup used in the original Savarin Gâteau. In modern times, however, the moulds are used for many preparations, sweet and savoury, including meat, seafood, and vegetable dishes, as well as cakes, | Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin the Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris. His reputation was revitalized among modern gastronomes in many parts of the world, by his influence over Chairman Kaga of the TV series "Iron Chef" which introduced to millions to his famous aphorism: "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." Eneas Sweetland Dallas wrote "Kettner's Book of the Table, a Manual of Cookery", 1877, a treatise on gastronomy based on the work of Brillat-Savarin. Dallas published his book under the pseudonym of A. Kettner. Brillat-Savarin cheese, the Savarin mould, a ring mold with a rounded contour, and |
In which US state the the first Walmart store open, in July 1962? | Walmart a new store at 105 N. Main Street in Bentonville, naming it "Walton's Five and Dime". That store is now the Walmart Museum. On July 2, 1962, Walton opened the first Walmart Discount City store at 719W. Walnut Street in Rogers, Arkansas. The building is now occupied by a hardware store and an antique mall, while the company's "Store #1" has since relocated to a larger discount store and now expanded to a Supercenter several blocks west at 2110 W. Walnut Street. Within its first five years, the company expanded to 24stores across Arkansas and reached in sales. In 1968, | Walmart revenue. Prior to the summer of 1990, Walmart had no presence on the West Coast or in the Northeast (except for a single Sam's Club in New Jersey which opened in November 1989), but in July and October that year, it opened its first stores in California and Pennsylvania, respectively. By the mid-1990s, it was far and away the most powerful retailer in the U.S. and expanded into Mexico in 1991 and Canada in 1994. Walmart stores opened throughout the rest of the U.S., with Vermont being the last state to get a store in 1995. The company also opened |
‘Tages-Anzeiger’ is a daily newspaper published in which European country? | Tages-Anzeiger Tages-Anzeiger Tages-Anzeiger, also abbreviated Tagi or TA, is a Swiss German-language national daily newspaper published in Zurich, Switzerland. The paper was first published under the name "Tages-Anzeiger für Stadt und Kanton Zürich" in 1893. The founder was a German, Wilhelm Girardet. Its current name, "Tages-Anzeiger", was adopted later. The paper is based in Zurich and is published in broadsheet. Its owner and publisher is Tamedia and its editor is Res Strehle. Although "Tages-Anzeiger" is a national newspaper, it focuses mainly on the Zurich region. The circulation of "Tages-Anzeiger" was 70,000 copies in 1910. It rose to 83,000 copies in 1930 | Tages-Anzeiger and to 116,000 copies in 1950. In the period of 1995–1996 "Tages-Anzeiger" had a circulation of 282,222 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country. In 1997 its circulation was 283,139 copies. The circulation of the paper was 280,000 copies in 2000. The circulation of "Tages-Anzeiger" was 268,000 copies in 2001. Its 2003 circulation was 235,000 copies, making it the second best selling newspaper in the country. In 2005 the paper had a circulation of 236,000 copies. The circulation of the paper was 225,287 copies in 2006. In 2008 the circulation of "Tages-Anzeiger" was 216,000 copies, making it |
In which Oscar-winning 1964 film did actress Julie Andrews make her feature film debut? | Julie Andrews Julie Andrews Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews (; born 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in "The Boy Friend" (1954). She rose to prominence starring in Broadway musicals such as "My Fair Lady" (1956), playing Eliza Doolittle, and "Camelot" (1960), playing Queen Guinevere. In 1957, Andrews starred in the premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's written-for-television musical "Cinderella", a live, network broadcast seen by over 100 million viewers. Andrews made her feature film debut in "Mary Poppins" (1964), and won | Julie Andrews also autobiographies) under her name, as well as the pen names Julie Andrews Edwards and Julie Edwards. Julie Andrews Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews (; born 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in "The Boy Friend" (1954). She rose to prominence starring in Broadway musicals such as "My Fair Lady" (1956), playing Eliza Doolittle, and "Camelot" (1960), playing Queen Guinevere. In 1957, Andrews starred in the premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's written-for-television musical "Cinderella", a live, network broadcast seen |
In January 1994, which member of the British royal family was the first senior royal to publicly convert to Catholicism, the first for more than 300 years? | Katharine, Duchess of Kent for Samaritans after a volunteer at the Teesside branch contacted her. She had previously been its Royal Patron from 1971 until 1999. The Duchess is also a supporter of UNICEF. and formerly Katharine, Duchess of Kent Katharine, Duchess of Kent, (born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley; 22 February 1933) is a member of the British Royal Family. Her husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess of Kent gained attention for her conversion to Catholicism in 1994, the first member of the Royal Family to convert publicly since the passing of the Act | Education of the British royal family the best grades so far in the royal family in their A-levels, better than their father and uncle, and than their older cousins William and Harry. Eugenie ranked first with her two As and a B in art, English literature, and history of art from Marlborough College. Beatrice, who is dyslexic, studied at Goldsmiths, University of London, graduating in 2011 with a 2:1 degree in history and the history of ideas. Eugenie studied at Newcastle University, graduating in 2012 with a 2:1 degree in English and history of art. Education of the British royal family The education of the British |
In the nursery rhyme, who ‘called for his fiddlers three’? | Fiddlers Three (1948 film) Fiddlers Three (1948 film) Fiddlers Three is the 107th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1948 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are fiddlers at the court of Old King Cole (Vernon Dent). They are forbidden by the king to marry their sweethearts until Princess Alicia (Virginia Hunter) weds Prince Gallant III of Rhododendron "when the flowers bloom in the Spring." Evil magician Murgatroyd (Philip Van Zandt) has his own plans to marry Alicia, and | Nursery rhyme private nursery, as an exercise for the children. It has been argued that nursery rhymes set to music aid in a child's development. Research also supports the assertion that music and rhyme increase a child's ability in spatial reasoning, which aid mathematics skills. Citations Nursery rhyme A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. From the mid-16th century nursery rhymes begin to be recorded in English plays, and |
Which former actor was elected Governor of California in 1966? | 1966 California gubernatorial election 1966 California gubernatorial election The California gubernatorial election, 1966 was held on November 8, 1966. The election was a contest between incumbent Governor Pat Brown, the Democratic candidate, and actor Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate. Reagan mobilized conservative voters and defeated Brown. Incumbent Edmund G. (Pat) Brown had been a relatively popular Democrat in what was, at the time, a Republican leaning state. After his re-election victory over former Vice President Richard Nixon in 1962, Brown was strongly considered for Lyndon Johnson's 1964 ticket, a spot that eventually went to Hubert Humphrey. However, Brown's popularity began to sag amidst the | Governor of California race will become governor. The 2003 California recall began with a petition drive that successfully forced sitting Democratic Governor Gray Davis into a special recall election. It marked the first time in the history of California that a governor faced a recall election. He was subsequently voted out of office, becoming the second governor in the history of the United States to be recalled after Lynn Frazier of North Dakota in 1921. He was replaced by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Lieutenant Governor of California is separately elected during the same election, not jointly as the running mate of the gubernatorial |
What is the official language of Tunisia? | Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia complete collection of JORT, from its first publication in Arabic and French, is available at the headquarters of the National Archives of Tunisia. This collection also includes the original legislation and regulations published. Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia Official Journal of the Republic of Tunisia (الرائد الرسمي للجمهورية التونسية), also abbreviated JORT, is the official biweekly published by the Tunisian state in which are recorded all legislative events (laws and decrees), regulations, and official statements legal publications. The first Official Journal, of 22 July 1860, appeared under the title of Arra'id Attunisi (الرائد التونسي). Later, it becomes Arra'id | Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia Official Journal of the Republic of Tunisia (الرائد الرسمي للجمهورية التونسية), also abbreviated JORT, is the official biweekly published by the Tunisian state in which are recorded all legislative events (laws and decrees), regulations, and official statements legal publications. The first Official Journal, of 22 July 1860, appeared under the title of Arra'id Attunisi (الرائد التونسي). Later, it becomes Arra'id Arrasmi Attunisi (الرائد الرسمي التونسي) or Tunisian Official Journal. The title carries JORT July 26, 1957 after the proclamation of the republic. The JORT is published every Tuesday and Friday by the Official |
In which English city is Meadowhall Railway Station? | Meadowhall Interchange is now owned by Network Rail and operated by Northern, with additional services provided by TransPennine Express. The first station to be named after the Meadowhall area of the city, Meadowhall and Wincobank, was opened in 1868 by the South Yorkshire Railway on the Blackburn Valley Line from Sheffield Victoria to Barnsley. Meadowhall and Wincobank station closed in 1953 and the track was eventually lifted and converted into a cycle path in 1987, although the station building survives in good condition. Upon opening in 1990, Meadowhall Interchange effectively replaced Brightside station, located around one mile further down the line towards | Meadowhall Interchange the construction of a new Supertram line from Meadowhall Interchange to Dore & Totley station in the south-west of the city. The interchange is located to the north of Meadowhall shopping centre, to which it is connected by a pedestrian footbridge, which provides the main entrance to the interchange. Additionally, entrances are located from Meadowhall Road into the bus station, on Barrow Road from the park and ride car park onto the heavy rail platforms, and from Tyler Street directly from street level onto the main concourse. The ticket office for National Rail services is located off to the side |
Which team did Tottenham Hotspur beat to win the 1973 League Cup? | History of the FA Cup win the FA Cup since the league was founded, with a 3–1 replay victory over Sheffield United. 1958 saw Leeds United beaten 2–1 at home to Cardiff City in the third round for the third consecutive year. In 1958–59, Third Division South club Norwich City had one of the great cup runs, beating Tottenham and Manchester United and holding Luton Town to a draw in the semi-final before losing the replay. Their progress from the First Round proper included wins over Ilford, Swindon Town (replay), Manchester United, Cardiff City, Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United (replay). When Sunderland beat Leeds United 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur (Superleague Formula team) Tottenham Hotspur (Superleague Formula team) Tottenham Hotspur Superleague Formula team is the racing team of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., a football team that competes in England in the Premier League. The Tottenham Hotspur F.C. racing team competes in the Superleague Formula. It was operated in 2008 by GTA Motor Competición and will be operated by Alan Docking Racing during the 2009 season. In the 2008 Superleague Formula season Tottenham finished 11th overall in the standings. The Tottenham driver was Duncan Tappy in all rounds except the 2008 Estoril Superleague Formula round where Dominik Jackson was driving. The team's best placing was |
How many US Presidents have been assassinated in office? | Religious affiliations of Presidents of the United States body. Protestants predominate, with Episcopalians and Presbyterians being the most prevalent. There have been four Nontrinitarian presidents, and a single Roman Catholic president (John F. Kennedy). No president thus far has been openly an atheist. However, it has been acknowledged that two US Presidents—Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Johnson—had no religious affiliation. Most presidents have been formal members of a particular church or religious body, and a specific affiliation can be assigned to every president from James A. Garfield on. For many earlier presidents, however, formal church membership was forestalled until they left office; and in several cases a president never | War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death is a 2007 American documentary film. The film is narrated by Sean Penn and is adapted from the book of the same name, authored by Norman Solomon. The film attempts to expose how the American government over 50 years has tried to strum up war effort using the media as a tool. ""War Made Easy" gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq." "New York Times" columnist Jeannette Catsoulis described |
What was the name of the boutique opened by fashion designer Jeff banks in London in 1964? | Jeff Banks as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours. In 1964, with money saved from the paraffin business and from his father mortgaging his own home, Banks opened the boutique Clobber in London, which carried his own designs along with other designers' work. It proved such a success that in 1969, he launched his own fashion label. In 1975 he opened the first standalone Jeff Banks shop in London, as well as retail outlets in twenty-two department stores, including Harrods and Harvey Nichols. In the late 1970s, he co-launched the fashion chain | Jeff Banks Jeff Banks Jeff Banks PPCSD (born Jeffrey Tatham-Banks, 17 March 1943) is a Welsh designer of men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings. Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, Banks co-founded the fashion chain Warehouse in the late 1970s. He later created and presented the television programme "The Clothes Show", broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000. Banks was born in the Monmouthshire valleys of South Wales, at Ebbw Vale. His sheet metal worker father left his mother when Banks was eight, and she consequently decided to move to London, England. He was offered a scholarship to independent public |
Which Prime Minister first introduced Income Tax in Britain? | Income tax II in 1188 to raise money for the Third Crusade. The tithe demanded that each layperson in England and Wales be taxed one tenth of their personal income and moveable property. The inception date of the modern income tax is typically accepted as 1799, at the suggestion of Henry Beeke, the future Dean of Bristol. This income tax was introduced into Great Britain by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in his budget of December 1798, to pay for weapons and equipment for the French Revolutionary War. Pitt's new graduated (progressive) income tax began at a levy of 2 old | Income tax in Australia changes took effect from 1 July 2016. The temporary budget repair levy, which was introduced by the Liberal–National coalition Government under Prime Minister Abbott in financial year 2014/15 and payable at a rate of 2% for incomes over $180,000, ceased to apply on 1 July 2017. In Australia, income tax on personal income is a progressive tax. The rates for resident individual taxpayers is different to non-resident taxpayers (see below). The current tax-free threshold for resident individuals is $18,200, and the highest marginal rate for individuals is 45%. In addition, most Australians are liable to pay the Medicare levy, of |
How many players are on the field in a fielding rounders team? | Rounders rules of rounders are regulated by Rounders England. Games played under these rules use smaller bats and balls and are played on a smaller pitch compared to GAA games. The bases are marked with posts, which batters must keep in contact with and fielders must 'stump', and only one 'good' ball needs to be thrown before a batter must run. 'Half-rounders' are also counted in scoring. The fielding team must field a minimum of six players (one on each base plus bowler and backstop). The total number of players on a team is limited to nine. The ball circumference must | Rounders Rounders Rounders () is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a rounded end wooden, plastic or metal bat. The players score by running around the four bases on the field. Played in England since Tudor times, it is referenced in 1744 in the children's book "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" where it was called Base-Ball. The game is popular among British and Irish school children, particularly among girls. As of 2015 it is played by seven million children in the UK. Gameplay centres |
Who plays President Coriolanus Snow in the 2012 film ‘The Hunger Games’? | The Hunger Games (film series) The Hunger Games (film series) The Hunger Games film series consists of four science fiction dystopian adventure films based on "The Hunger Games" trilogy of novels, by the American author Suzanne Collins. Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, it stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, and Donald Sutherland as President Snow. Gary Ross directed the first film, while Francis Lawrence directed the next three films. The first three films set | Fictional world of The Hunger Games team and stylist prepare the victor to show off for the crowds of people just as when they appeared in the Capitol before the games. During the Victory Tour Katniss and Peeta try unsuccessfully to convince President Coriolanus Snow of their love. Fictional world of The Hunger Games "The Hunger Games" universe is a fictional world appearing in "The Hunger Games" trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem, its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides, and the outlying districts, numbered 1 to 12, each with a different economy. In addition, there is the |
Aldo Moro was Prime Minister of which European country? | Kidnapping of Aldo Moro Kidnapping of Aldo Moro The kidnapping of Aldo Moro (), also referred in Italy as Moro Case (), was a seminal event in Italian political history. On the morning of 16 March 1978, the day on which the new cabinet led by Giulio Andreotti was supposed to have undergone a confidence vote in the Italian Parliament, the car of Aldo Moro, former prime minister and then president of Christian Democracy (Italian: "Democrazia Cristiana", or DC, Italy's relative majority party at the time), was assaulted by a group of Red Brigades (Italian: "Brigate Rosse", or BR) terrorists in Via Fani in | Aldo Moro his more influent post at the head of the party: this fact confirmed the transformation of Italian political system into a particracy, the secretaries of the parties having become more powerful than the Parliament and the Government. However the Christian Democrats decided to replace incumbent Premier Amintore Fanfani with a provisional administration led by impartial Speaker of the House, Giovanni Leone; but, when the congress of the PSI in autumn authorized a full engagement of the party into the government, Leone resigned and Moro became the new Prime Minister. Aldo Moro's government was unevenly supported by the DC, but also |
What is the point at the base of a horse’s neck to which the horse’s height is measured? | Horse ages: In horse racing, these definitions may differ: For example, in the British Isles, Thoroughbred horse racing defines colts and fillies as less than five years old. However, Australian Thoroughbred racing defines colts and fillies as less than four years old. The height of horses is measured at the highest point of the withers, where the neck meets the back. This point is used because it is a stable point of the anatomy, unlike the head or neck, which move up and down in relation to the body of the horse. In English-speaking countries, the height of horses is often | When a white horse is not a horse acknowledge the age of an old man? And what is it which is called righteousness? The fact of a man's being old? Or the fact of our giving honour to his age?' Other early "A white horse is not a horse" references are found in the "Hanfeizi" (32), "Mozi" (11B), and "Zhanguoce" (4). When a white horse is not a horse When A White Horse Is Not A Horse (), also known as the White Horse Dialogue (), is a famous paradox in Chinese philosophy. Gongsun Long wrote this circa 300 BC dialectic analysis of the question 'Is "white horse |
On a standard dartboard, which number lies opposite 20? | International Standard Music Number 3 left to right. These weighted digits are added together. The check digit is the integer between 0 and 9 that makes the sum a multiple of 10. For instance, for the item with ISMN beginning 979-0-060-11561: As 85 mod 10 = 5, the check digit is 10 - 5 = 5 and the full number is 979-0-060-11561-5. For another example, Robert Fripp's collection of Guitar Craft scores has the ISMN 979-0-9016791-7-7. Given first 12 digits 979-0-9016791-7, the ISMN algorithm evaluates which implies that the check digit is indeed 7 (because 123+7=130=13x10). International Standard Music Number The International Standard Music | International Standard Audiovisual Number International Standard Audiovisual Number International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) is a unique identifier for audiovisual works and related versions, similar to ISBN for books. It was developed within an ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) TC46/SC9 working group. ISAN is managed and run by ISAN-IA. The ISAN standard (ISO standard 15706:2002 & ISO 15706-2) is recommended or required as the audiovisual identifier of choice for producers, studios, broadcasters, Internet media providers and video games publishers who need to encode, track, and distribute video in a variety of formats. It provides a unique, internationally recognized and permanent reference number for each audiovisual |
What was Ronald Reagan’s last film, released in 1964? | The Killers (1964 film) The Killers (1964 film) The Killers, released in the UK as Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers", is a 1964 crime film released by Universal Studios. Written by Gene L. Coon, and directed by Don Siegel, it is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story of the same name, following the 1946 version. The film stars Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson, and Ronald Reagan in his final film role. At the time of release, Marvin said that it was his favorite film. The supporting cast features Clu Gulager, Claude Akins, and Norman Fell. In July 2018, it was | USS Ronald Reagan Battle Efficiency Award. On 28 May 2009, "Ronald Reagan" deployed with Carrier Air Wing 14 to the 7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility. "Ronald Reagan" relieved the CSG and launched her first sorties in support of OEF on 6 July. "Ronald Reagan" returned to homeport on 21 October after a five-month deployment. In early 2010, "Ronald Reagan" was awarded the 2009 Chief of Naval Operations Afloat Safety "S" Award, and the 2009 Pacific Fleet Battle "E" for combat efficiency. The Battle "E" award was "Ronald Reagan"s second consecutive and third in four years. On 19 May 2010, Norfolk Naval |
In which year did British author Charles Dickens die? | Charles Dickens Museum also displayed at the museum. This is his Court Suit and sword, worn when Dickens was presented to the Prince of Wales in 1870. Charles Dickens Museum The Charles Dickens Museum is an author's house museum at 48 Doughty Street in Holborn, London Borough of Camden. It occupies a typical Georgian terraced house which was Charles Dickens's home from 25 March 1837 (a year after his marriage) to December 1839. Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine Dickens (née Hogarth) lived here with the eldest three of their ten children, with the older two of Dickens's daughters, Mary Dickens and Kate | Cedric Charles Dickens Cedric Charles Dickens Cedric David Charles Dickens (24 September 1916 – 11 February 2006) was an English author and businessman, and the last surviving great-grandson of Charles Dickens and steward of his literary legacy. Cedric "Ceddy" Dickens was the son of Philip "Pip" Charles Dickens (1887–1964), a chartered accountant and the first secretary of ICI. He was the grandson of Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, the sixth of Dicken’s ten children, a Common Serjeant of London, and the nephew of Admiral Sir Gerald Charles Dickens. He attended Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating in Law in 1935. Following three trips to |
‘Fraxinus excelsior’ is the Latin name for which tree? | Fraxinus excelsior fates. Its many cultivars include; Fraxinus excelsior Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada. It is a large deciduous tree growing to (exceptionally to ) tall with a trunk up to (exceptionally to | Fraxinus excelsior in Clapton Court, England and is in girth. There are several examples over in Derbyshire alone. "Fraxinus excelsior" is native to Europe from northern Spain to Russia, and from southern Fennoscandia to northern Greece. It is also considered native in southwestern Asia from northern Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalized in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Ontario, Ohio, Kentucky and |
Which English cricket broadcaster is known by the nickname ‘Aggers’? | Jonathan Agnew disease. Dodds died in England from the disease in 2005. Agnew has written four books: Jonathan Agnew Jonathan Philip Agnew, (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and a former professional cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated at Uppingham School. He is nicknamed "Aggers", and, less commonly, "Spiro" – the latter, according to "Debrett's Cricketers' Who's Who", after former US Vice President Spiro Agnew. Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of | 1757 English cricket season 1757 English cricket season 1757 was the 61st English cricket season since the earliest known important match was played. Details have survived of two important eleven-a-side matches and of no single wicket ones. A match in September between Wirksworth and Sheffield at Brampton Moor, near Chesterfield, is the earliest reference to cricket in Derbyshire. Although cricket is known to have been played in Sheffield since 1751, this may be the earliest indication of the Sheffield Cricket Club from which Yorkshire County Cricket Club eventually evolved. The following reference is contained in "William White’s History & General Directory of the Borough |
Which former US chat show host starred in the 1998 film ‘Beloved’? | Beloved (1998 film) would be a mistake. But at the time, I was pleased with the film that we did because it represented to me the essence of the "Beloved" book." Beloved (1998 film) Beloved is a 1998 American horror-drama film based on Toni Morrison's 1987 novel of the same name, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Thandie Newton. The plot centers on a former slave after the American Civil War, her haunting by a poltergeist, and the visitation of her reincarnated daughter whom she murdered out of desperation to save her from a slave owner. Despite being | Beloved (1998 film) "Beloved" theaters -- where we were doing very well, in a number of situations. The Walt Disney company wanted those theaters for Adam Sandler's "Waterboy". So, we were told that they were gonna bring us back at the end of the year, and they didn't. But the picture did very respectfully. It was in the top ten its whole life." Box office records have shown that Beloved remained in theaters into the holiday season, and by December 27, 1998, had grossed $22,746,521. The film later returned to theaters for two weeks in March 1999, grossing an additional $1,000. It was |
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