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Musical duo Ron and Russell Mael were better known by what name? | Ron Mael Ron Mael Ronald David "Ron" Mael (born August 12, 1945) is an American musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Mael's music career spans more than 50 years. With his younger brother Russell, he formed the pop band Halfnelson in 1971. After the release of their first album, the band name was changed to Sparks. Ronald David Mael was born on August 12, 1945, in Culver City, California. The Mael brothers grew up in Pacific Palisades – an affluent beach suburb of Los Angeles – with their father, Meyer Mael (of Russian and Austrian Jewish descent), who was a graphic designer | Mael Mórdha Between November 2011 and January 2012 Mael Mórdha recorded their fourth album at Foel Studio in Wales, with producer Chris Fielding. Entitled Damned When Dead, the album was released by Candlelight Records in September 2013. In January 2014 Roibéard Ó Bogail left the band. He was replaced by Celtachor vocalist/whistle player Stíofán De Roiste in October of that year. Mael Mórdha Mael Mórdha (; ) is a doom metal band from Dublin, Ireland. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography, as Mael Mórḋa. The band's music melds doom metal with Irish folk music to create what has |
Which UK country did Queen Elizabeth II visit on her first official tour after her coronation? | State visit of Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland State visit of Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made a state visit to the Republic of Ireland from 17 May to 20 May 2011, at the invitation of the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. It was the first visit by a reigning British monarch to the area that is now the Republic of Ireland since the 1911 tour by Elizabeth's grandfather King George V, when the entire island of Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir from the Queen to members of the Royal Family and selected officers of state, members of the Royal Household, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. It was also awarded to members of the Mount Everest expedition, two of whom reached the summit four days before the coronation. |
White and which other colour make up the national flag of Poland? | Flag of Poland a red-and-white horizontal bicolor. Its colors were taken from the duchy's coat of arms which consisted of the Prussian Black Eagle with an inescutcheon of the Polish White Eagle. With Germany's increasingly anti-Polish policy and a rising identification of white and red as Polish national colors, the red-and-white flag of Posen was replaced in 1886 with a white-black-white horizontal triband. No other part of Poland during the time of Partitions used a flag that would incorporate Polish national colors. Today, many flags used in Poland are based on the design of the national flag. This applies especially to flags defined | Flag of Poland as the official shades of both colours expressed as coordinates in the CIE xyY (CIE 1931) colour space with the tolerated colour differences (ΔE) specified in the CIE 1976 ("L"*, "u"*, "v"*) colour space (CIELUV). The Constitution contains no mention of a national flag. Instead, the flag is defined by the Coat of Arms Act which specifies two variants of the national flag: the national flag of the Republic of Poland ("flaga państwowa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej") and the national flag with coat of arms of the Republic of Poland ("flaga państwowa z godłem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej"). Both flags are defined in Article |
Princess Charlene became the wife of which European prince in 2011? | Charlene, Princess of Monaco Charlene, Princess of Monaco Charlene, Princess of Monaco (née Charlene Lynette Wittstock; French: "Charlène"; born 25 January 1978) is a Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer and wife of Prince Albert II. The Princess was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock, and the family relocated to South Africa in 1989. Charlene represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with her team finishing fifth in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay. Charlene retired from competitive swimming in 2007. Charlene met Prince Albert at the Mare Nostrum swimming competition in Monte Carlo, Monaco, in | Charlene, Princess of Monaco and of the Duke of Cambridge in 2011. On 23 June 2010, the palace announced the engagement of Charlene and Albert. Charlene, who was raised a Protestant, converted to Roman Catholicism, even though this is not a requirement of the Constitution of Monaco. The future princess was also instructed in the French language and the Monégasque dialect, and became familiar with European court protocol. The Prince presented her with an engagement ring featuring a pear-shaped three-carat diamond at the center and round diamond brilliants surrounding it. This engagement ring was reported to be created by Parisian jeweller Repossi. The wedding |
Who wrote the 1970 novel ‘Love Story? | Love Story (novel) Love Story (novel) Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal. The book's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote, and that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, Valentine's Day. Portions of the story originally appeared in "The Ladies' Home Journal". "Love Story" became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States, and was translated into more than 20 languages. The novel | Love Story (1970 film) depressing thing about 'Love Story' is the thought of all the terrible imitations that will inevitably follow it." Gene Siskel gave the film two stars out of four and wrote that "whereas the novel has a built-in excuse for being spare (it is told strictly as the boy's reminiscence), the film does not. Seeing the characters in the movie ... makes us want to know something about them. We get precious little, and love by fiat doesn't work well in film." Gary Arnold of "The Washington Post" wrote, "I found this one of the most thoroughly resistable sentimental movies I've |
The first ‘Miss World’ winner, in 1951, was from which country? | Miss World 1951 be competing at international beauty pageants: Miss World 1951 Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The contest was originally intended to be a one-off event connected with the Festival of Britain. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title; while the names of 16 contestants are archived, there is no information on the remaining 10 contestants who represented Britain. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a bikini when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so. | Miss World Germany Miss World Germany Miss World Germany is a national Beauty pageant in Germany to select an official candidate for the Miss World pageant. Between 1951 and 1991 the Miss Germany winner went to Miss World. In 1989 German beauty pageant for Miss World has been built but Miss Germany Company select the official representative from Miss World Germany pageant for first time in 1992. Since 2000, the pageant changed name as German's Miss World pageant until 2001. In 2002-2007, Miss World Germany pageant selected the winner as Miss World Germany. In 2008-2009 it changed as Miss World Deutschland to Schönste |
The French Opera House was opened in 1859 in which US city? | French Opera House French Opera House The French Opera House, or "Théâtre de l'Opéra", was an opera house in New Orleans. It was one of the city's landmarks from its opening in 1859 until it was destroyed by fire in 1919. It stood in the French Quarter at the uptown lake corner of Bourbon and Toulouse Streets, with the main entrance on Bourbon. Designed by James Gallier, Jr., the hall was commissioned by Charles Boudousquié, then the director of the opera company, which had previously made its home in the Théâtre d'Orléans. After a dispute with new owners of the Orléans, Boudousquié determined | Central City Opera House picture theatre. The Opera House closed in 1927. The opera house was donated to the University of Denver in May 1931 by MacFarlane's heirs and restoration was organized by the newly formed Central City Opera House Association. The summer of 1932, actress Lillian Gish opened the newly restored opera house with "Camille". It began a tradition of offering summer opera and theater festivals, which have become nationally recognized. The Central City Opera company was also formed that year. It is fifth the oldest opera company in the United States. One of its popular performances is "The Ballad of Baby Doe", |
In medicine, a sialogogue is a drug that promoted the secretion of what? | Sialogogue Sialogogue A sialogogue, sialagogue, ptysmagogue or ptyalagogue is a drug or substance that increases the flow rate of saliva. Sialogogues can be used in the treatment of xerostomia (the subjective feeling of having a dry mouth), to stimulate any functioning salivary gland tissue to produce more saliva. Saliva has a bactericidal effect, so when low levels of it are secreted, the risk of caries increases. Not only this, but fungal infections such as oral candidosis also can be a consequence of low salivary flow rates. The buffer effect of saliva is also important, neutralising acids that cause tooth enamel demineralisation. | Love Is a Drug (Markus Feehily song) this kind of beat' or whatever, and it would just never be a Westlife song if it had that beat. Again, if I'd written those kind of lyrics, it would just never have worked. When Westlife finished, the rule book was thrown out of the window in terms of songwriting. I took away all the formulas and just went hell for leather at it. 'Love Is A Drug' is one of the examples of what came out when I did that." A music video to accompany the release of "Love Is a Drug" was first released onto YouTube on 4 |
The British company Winmau is associated with which sport? | Winmau their own bristle boards. A few years after signing a deal with the fledgling British Darts Organisation's (BDO) founder Olly Croft in 1973 which made H.A. Kicks dartboards the official boards of the organisation, Kicks changed the name of the company to Winmau. The new name came from the first three letters of Kicks' wife's first names, Winifred Maud. Harry Kicks senior died in 1984, leaving his five sons to run the company. In the late 1980s, the popularity of darts as a televised sport began to wane, which had a knock-on effect for Winmau, which began to struggle financially. | Associated British Ports of Margaret Thatcher implemented the Transport Act 1981, which provided for the BTDB's privatisation. Because of BTDB's statutory powers as a harbour operator, a straightforward conversion to limited company status was impractical. Instead, BTDB was renamed as Associated British Ports (ABP) and a limited company, Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd, was created, with the same powers in law over ABP as a holding company has over a subsidiary. In 1983 the British Government allowed the company to become a public limited company quoted on the London Stock Exchange. The company was taken over by a consortium of companies in 2006 |
What is the US state capital of Minnesota? | Minnesota State Fair Minnesota State Fair The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its slogan is "The Great Minnesota Get-Together." It is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance. It is also the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State Fair. The state fairgrounds, adjoining the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota, are in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, midway between the state's capital city of St. Paul and its largest | The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here melodic elements that were introduced on the album "The Funeral of God", it takes a somewhat raw, black metal-influenced sound. The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here is the eighth full-length album by metalcore band Zao. It was released on June 13, 2006 on Ferret Records in the US and on June 12, 2006 in Europe. The album showcases the addition of drummer Jeff Gretz and bassist Martin Lunn. In interviews Gretz jokingly claimed it would be titled "The George Lucas Neckfat". The album was released in two versions. The limited edition deluxe |
How many red stripes are on the American national flag? | Flag of the United States he did not list his U.S. flag design. Instead, he asked to be paid for designing the "great Naval Flag of the United States" in the first bill; the "Naval Flag of the United States" in the second bill; and "the Naval Flag of the States" in the third, along with the other items. The flag references were generic terms for the naval ensign that Hopkinson had designed, that is, a flag of seven red stripes and six white ones. The predominance of red stripes made the naval flag more visible against the sky on a ship at sea. By | National flag United States flag with the red and white stripes are noted as well such as the flag of Malaysia and the flag of Liberia, the latter of which was an American resettlement colony. Many other similarities may be found among current national flags, particularly if inversions of colour schemes are considered, e.g., compare the flag of Senegal to that of Cameroon and Indonesia to Poland. Also the Flag of Italy and the Flag of Hungary uses the same colours, in the same order, only the direction differs (the Italian flag is vertical and the Hungarian flag is horizontal) National flag |
In the children’s television show, what is the name of the yellow Teletubby? | Nikky Smedley Nikky Smedley Nicola Jane Smedley (born 20 October 1970, in Solihull) is an English actress, dancer, choreographer, television director and producer. Smedley is best known for her role as Laa Laa in the BBC children's show "Teletubbies", which she played from 1997 until 2001. Smedley creates and performs work for children and young people, and has been doing so for three decades. She is best known for playing the yellow Teletubby, Laa Laa in the BBC children's series "Teletubbies" between 1997 and 2001, and for her involvement in choreographing Ragdoll Productions' "Boohbah" and "In the Night Garden...". In 2012, Smedley | What in the World? (game show) it is through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. What in the World? (game show) What in the World? is a television quiz show hosted by Dr. Froelich Rainey in which the scholar-contestants tried to identify artifacts. The objects were primarily archaeological in nature, but also consisted of fossils, ethnographic items and more. It premiered on October 7, 1951 on CBS. The first, and one of the most successful shows of its type, it confounded critics by running for 15 years and influenced successors such as the BBC's "Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?" and others. The music of the opening and |
What colour rose is the title of a Thin Lizzy song? | Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) another Thin Lizzy song entitled "Sarah", written for Lynott's grandmother, from their second album, "Shades of a Blue Orphanage". On early US pressings of "Black Rose", the song was incorrectly titled "My Sarah" (pictured). "Sarah" was recorded at Morgan Studios in Willesden, and Moore completed all the guitar work, with American Mark Nauseef playing drums. Neither of the other members of Thin Lizzy (guitarist Scott Gorham and drummer Brian Downey) played on the song, implying that "Sarah" was originally intended for a Phil Lynott solo album. Another American musician, Huey Lewis, was featured playing distinctive harmonica parts – Lewis had | Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) "Sarah" is a pop song released in 1979 by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, included on their album, "". The song was written by the band's frontman Phil Lynott and guitarist Gary Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter. The song was also issued as a single, and appeared on several compilation albums including "". The song was never performed live by Thin Lizzy, but it was adopted as a live favourite by Lynott's post-Thin Lizzy project, Grand Slam, and featured on "Live in Sweden 1983", a recording of Lynott's solo band. This song is not connected to |
English wrestler Shirley Crabtree Jr was better known by what name? | Shirley Crabtree Shirley Crabtree Shirley Crabtree Jr. (14 November 1930 – 2 December 1997), better known as Big Daddy, was an English professional wrestler with a record-breaking 64 inch chest. He worked for Joint Promotions and the British Wrestling Federation. Initially a villain, he teamed with Giant Haystacks. He later became a fan favourite, working until the 1990s. Crabtree decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, Shirley Crabtree Sr., becoming a professional wrestler in 1952. He first became popular in the late 1950s, and early 1960s as a blue-eye billed as "Blond Adonis Shirley Crabtree." He won the European Heavyweight | Shirley Crabtree other brother Max was a booker for – and later proprietor of – Joint Promotions. His nephews Steve and Scott Crabtree also had wrestling careers – Steve wrestled in the 1980s, and 1990s, billed as 'Greg Valentine' (named after the American wrestler of the same name) while Scott wrestled as Scott Valentine. Both worked as tag team partners for their uncle. Another nephew Eorl Crabtree was a Huddersfield and England international rugby league player. Crabtree died of a stroke in December 1997 in Halifax General Hospital. He was survived by his second wife of 31 years, Eunice and six children. |
The Trafford Shopping Centre is in which English city? | Trafford Centre "The Apprentice" in which during week 5 both teams had to sell designer clothes in the centre for one day. The Lancashire Hotpots song 'Trafford Centre' is about shopping at the centre at Christmas time. Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and leisure complex in Greater Manchester, England. In the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, the centre is within the Trafford Park industrial estate, five miles west of Manchester city centre. The Trafford Centre opened in 1998 and is the third largest shopping centre in the United Kingdom by retail size. It was developed by the | Trafford Centre of a water taxi service to and from Salford Quays. Construction could take a year, although the project has not yet started. The Trafford Centre sponsors Salford Red Devils rugby league club. Shortly after its opening, it was the setting for "Shopping City", a BBC2 daytime programme. The Trafford Centre and Trafford Park were featured in the 2008 BBC documentary series, "Britain From Above", which highlighted the transition from industry to services. In 2008 the Orient food court was used as a location in the post-apocalyptic drama Survivors. In 2010, the shopping centre was the focal point of the BBC's |
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow named her first child after which fruit? | Gwyneth Paltrow 2006). Paltrow explained Apple's unusual first name on "Oprah", saying: "It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they're wholesome and it's biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and ... clean! And I just thought, 'Perfect!'." She explained her son's first name came from the song "Moses" that her husband wrote for her before their wedding. Paltrow cut down on work after becoming a mother. She also suffered from postpartum depression after the 2006 birth of her son. In March 2014, Paltrow announced | Gwyneth Paltrow attending a film premiere with bruises on her back. , Paltrow practices Transcendental Meditation. While Paltrow had previously smoked one cigarette a week, she had cut down. In 2017, Paltrow said that during the filming of the 1996 movie "Emma", she had been the recipient of unwanted sexual advances by producer Harvey Weinstein. She confided in her then-fiancé Brad Pitt, who confronted Weinstein at an industry event. Weinstein later warned Paltrow not to tell anyone else. Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress, businesswoman, socialite, lifestyle guru, singer, and food writer. She has |
What is the least number of games that have to be played to win a set in a tennis match? | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) of allowing a contestant, Tony Kennedy, to win a question by giving an incorrect answer. During Kennedy's game, when he had reached the £64,000 question, he was asked "Theoretically, what is the minimum number of strokes with which a tennis player can win a set?", and given four possible answers - twelve, twenty four, thirty six, and forty eight. Kennedy calculated that a player would need four shots to win a game, with six games in a set, giving an answer of twenty four, but the newspaper reported that this was incorrect, stating that a tennis player could win a | Shortest tennis match records have lasted 12 games (6–0, 6–0) without retirements or defaults. "Incomplete List" Since 2005 Shortest tennis match records This article covers records concerning the shortest-ever tennis matches both in terms of number of games and duration in terms of time. Matches affected by a retirement or default are not listed. There have been at least 12 best-of-five-set matches which have lasted 18 games (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) in the Open era. This is the shortest possible length for a best-of-five-set men's singles match without retirements or defaults. In women's tennis, matches featuring a minimum number of games are a more frequent |
Which fictional character went ‘Around the World in 80 Days’? | Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days for repairs years before. The production crew are the same people as on "80 Days". Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days is a 7-part BBC television travel series first broadcast on BBC1 in 1989. It was presented by comedian and actor Michael Palin. The show was inspired by Jules Verne's classic novel "Around the World in Eighty Days", in which a character named Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days or less. Palin was given the same deadline, and not allowed to use aircraft, which did not | Around the World in 80 Days (1988 film) Around the World in 80 Days (1988 film) Around the World in 80 Days is an Australian 48-minute direct-to-video animated film from Burbank Films Australia. It was originally released in 1988. The film is based on Jules Verne's classic French novel, "Around the World in 80 Days", first published in 1873, and was adapted by Leonard Lee. It was produced by Roz Phillips and featured original music by Simon Walker. The film imitated BRB Internacional's Spanish 1981 series, "La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fog", in its use of anthropomorphic animals in the human roles. The copyright in this film |
What is the name of the blood-sucking worm sometimes used by doctors? | Egg sucking leech species of fish. Egg sucking leech The egg-sucking leech is an artificial fly used in fly fishing. Its name comes from its resemblance to a leech in the process of consuming a fish egg. The body of the lure is dark-colored like a leech, often black or purple, and the tip of the lure is bright red or orange to look like a small rounded fish egg. It is effective for catching fish which might be interested in prey items such as leeches. It is popular for steelhead fishing. This fly can be used to capture salmon, trout, bass, pike, | Blood Sucking Freaks Blood Sucking Freaks Blood Sucking Freaks is a 1976 exploitation-splatter film. Shot under the title "Sardu: Master of the Screaming Virgins", it was retitled "The Incredible Torture Show" during its original theatrical run. Film distributor Troma Entertainment retitled the film "Blood Sucking Freaks" (sometimes spelled "Bloodsucking Freaks") upon their acquisition of it. Master Sardu (Seamus O'Brien) runs a Grand Guignol-style theatre with his assistant, the midget Ralphus. They present grotesque sadomasochism shows depicting torture and murder. Unbeknownst to audiences and critics, the events depicted are real, not staged; the tortured participants are kidnapped victims forced into sexual slavery. Theatre critic |
The 1980’s UK television series ‘Bergerac’ was set on which island? | Bergerac (TV series) of Series 1 and 6 were edited versions, originally broadcast on UK daytime television. This was amended for "Bergerac: The Complete Collection", a box set released in 2009, which includes all episodes in their full length. In 1982, composer George Fenton won a BAFTA 'Best Original Television Music' award for Bergerac theme music. In 2018 Youngr re-recorded the track, entitled "Bergerac Remastered", with a video shot in locations around Jersey. Bergerac (TV series) Bergerac is a British television series set in Jersey, which ran from 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. Produced by the BBC in association with the | The Guardians (UK TV series) there because of its political content such as depictions of terrorist activity from the terrorist's point of view. "The Guardians" was released on DVD in the UK on 1 February 2010 by Network DVD. The full 13-part series was released as a 4-disc set. The Guardians (UK TV series) The Guardians is a television drama series of 13 60-minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network (with the exception of Ulster Television) between 10 July 1971 and 2 October 1971. "The Guardians" is a dystopian political thriller set in the 1980s. Following |
Fictional characters Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen work for which newspaper? | Jimmy Olsen He is seen in the bibliography section of the game. In "DC Universe Online", Jimmy appears as a supporting character for the heroes, voiced by Brandon Young. Jimmy Olsen will appear in "Lego DC Super Villains" with Max Mittelman reprising his role. Jimmy Olsen James Bartholomew Olsen, better known as Jimmy Olsen, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the "Daily Planet". He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent/Superman, and has a good working relationship with his boss Perry White. Olsen looks up to | Superman and Lois Lane Superman and Lois Lane Superman and Lois Lane are among the best known fictional couples. They were the very first superhero comic book romance. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, both characters (including Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent) first appeared in DC Comics' "Action Comics" #1 (June 1938). They have remained in a complicated relationship ever since. The couple has been portrayed in multiple Superman adaptations in different media. The characters' relationship was based for a long time in a love triangle in which Clark was interested in Lois who was smitten with the superhero Superman. Clark, |
St Michael is the brand name of which major British high-street chain of retailers? | St Michael (brand) under the St Michael brand. The St Michael name was adopted as a 'quality guarantee' and appeared as the "St Michael Quality Promise" on the back of food products, on the side of delivery vehicles and on in-store ordering receipts. In 2000, the new Marks & Spencer dropped the St Michael brand, and replaced it with the Marks & Spencer brand. The "St Michael Quality Promise" was subsequently phased out. St Michael (brand) St Michael was a brand that was owned and used by Marks & Spencer (M&S) from 1927 until 2000. In 1875, the firm of N. Corah and | St Mary Street/High Street St Mary Street/High Street St Mary Street ("Heol Eglwys Fair") and High Street ("Heol Fawr") are major commercial streets in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff city centre, Wales, which form a major north–south thoroughfare in the centre. High Street begins at the junction of Castle Street on the A4161 and ends at the junction of Church Street and Quay Street, from where St Mary Street begins until the roundabout at Callaghan Square on the A4160. St Mary Street is named after the 11th-century church of St Mary's, which was the largest in Cardiff until it was destroyed by the Bristol |
Which vitamin is known to prevent night-blindness? | Vitamin A deficiency Supplement treatment for night blindness includes massive doses of vitamin A (200,000 IU) in the form of retinyl palmitate to be taken by mouth, which is administered two to four times a year. Intramuscular injections are poorly absorbed and are ineffective in delivering sufficient bioavailable vitamin A. Fortification of food with vitamin A is costly, but can be done in wheat, sugar, and milk. Households may circumvent expensive fortified food by altering dietary habits. Consumption of yellow-orange fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoids, specifically beta-carotene, provides provitamin A precursors that can prevent VAD-related night blindness. However, the conversion of carotene | Research to Prevent Blindness Since its founding, RPB grant support has been identified with virtually every major scientific advance in eye research including the development of laser surgery for eye conditions, new drugs that prevent blindness, and refinements to the intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery. Research to Prevent Blindness Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is a nonprofit organization created in 1960 by Jules Stein, the founder of Music Corporation of America, to stimulate research to eliminate blinding diseases. RPB makes free information available to the public on a multitude of eye diseases, and maintains an extensive, online archive of thousands of published studies |
Which laundry product was advertised with the slogan ‘Trust pink, forget stains’? | Vanish (stain remover) although "Vanish Preen" and "Vanish Napisan" continue to appear as sub-brands. Vanish's marketing slogan, as of January 2011, is "Trust Pink, Forget Stains". VANISH is the global stain remover market leader in the Fabric treatment category, which is sold in more than 60 countries across the globe. VANISH started as a stain removing bar laundry product produced about 1983 by a small Scottish company called Projectina Co Ltd established by Robert G Macfarlane in Skelmorlie, Scotland. The brand was soon acquired by Ecolab in 1986 and became a Benckiser brand in 1987 when the latter acquired Ecolab’s consumer goods operations. | Stains-all Stains-all Stains-all (1-Ethyl-2-[3-(1-ethylnaphto[1,2-"d"]thiazoline-2-ylidene)-2-methyl-propenyl]naphto[1,2-"d"]thiazolium bromide) is a carbocyanine dye, which stains anionic proteins, nucleic acids, anionic polysaccharides and other anionic molecules. Stains-all is metachromatic and changes its color dependent on its contact to other molecules. The detection limit for phosphoproteins is below 1 ng after one hour of staining, for anionic polysaccharides between 10 and 500 ng. Highly anionic proteins are stained blue, proteoglycans purple and anionic proteins pink. RNA is stained blueish-purple wirh a detection limit of 90 ng and DNA is stained blue with a detection limit of 3 ng. Stains-all is light sensitive, therefore the staining is performed |
How many states make up Germany? | How to Make a Monster (2001 film) cheesy cult classics, this sci-fi horror picture is tailor-made for people who hate video games." Beyond Hollywood wrote that the film's budget limitations and technological ignorance make it "at best silly, and at worst pure crap". Adam Tyner of DVD Talk rated it 2/5 stars and concluded, "It's not an awful movie, after all...just a decidedly lackluster one." Staiger, Michael. "Evilution - Die Bestie aus dem Cyberspace". In "film-dienst" (Germany), Vol. 55, Iss. 15, 16 July 2002, Pg. 32 How to Make a Monster (2001 film) How to Make a Monster is a 2001 film starring Steven Culp and Clea | Baking (make-up) be seen throughout the episodes when the queens are in the 'work room' preparing for the runway. Baking isn't just used for drag performers, it has been adopted by many make-up artists and is now used throughout special effects make-up to set bruising and cuts so that the products applied to the face melt in seamlessly and look as realistic as possible. This tecnhnique was then popularised further by many bloggers and vloggers who have created videos and pages, teaching make-up enthusiasts and the general public how to bake or cook their face. This type of tutorial has taken over |
If someone is born on the 24th May, what is their Zodiac sign? | The Zodiac Game The Zodiac Game The Zodiac Game was a quiz programme devised by Ron Bareham that was produced by Anglia Television and aired on the ITV network from 1984 until 1986 and was hosted by Tom O'Connor. Russell Grant also made frequent appearances on the show. The first resident astrologer was Bernard Fitzwalter. The format of the game was a pair of contestants, one a celebrity and the other not, each answering questions about the other based on what the other's zodiac sign says they should answer. (For example, a gemini would never go into a bar and choose X drink). | Horse (zodiac) have been born in the "Year of the Horse", while also bearing the following elemental sign: Horse (zodiac) The Horse (⾺) is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. There is also a long tradition of the Horse in Chinese mythology. Certain characteristics of the Horse nature are supposed to be typical of or to be associated with either a year of the Horse and its events, or in regard to the personality of someone born in such a year. Horse aspects can also enter by other chronomantic |
Seal point is a dark brown marking on the fur of which animal? | Fur and possum. The import and sale of seal products was banned in the U.S. in 1972 over conservation concerns about Canadian seals. The import and sale is still banned even though the Marine Animal Response Society estimates the harp seal population is thriving at approximately 8 million. The import, export and sales of domesticated cat and dog fur were also banned in the U.S. under the Dog and Cat Protection Act of 2000. Fur clothing predates written history and has been recovered from various archaeological sites worldwide. Crown proclamations known as “sumptuary legislation” were issued in England limiting the wearing | Brown fur seal Brown fur seal The brown fur seal ("Arctocephalus pusillus"), also known as the Cape fur seal, South African fur seal, and Australian fur seal, is a species of fur seal. The brown fur seal is the largest and most robust fur seal. It has a large and broad head with a pointed snout that may be flat or turned up slightly. They have external ear flaps (pinnae) and their whiskers (vibrissae) are long, and may extend backward past the pinnae, especially in adult males. The fore flippers are covered with sparse hair over about three-quarters of their length. The hind |
In which year was the ‘Storming of the Bastille’ in Paris? | Storming of the Bastille Storming of the Bastille The Storming of the Bastille ( ) occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming, but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuses of power; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. In France, "Le quatorze juillet" (14 July) is a public holiday, usually called Bastille Day in English. During the reign of | Storming of the Bastille buried in 1899 and is now at Square Henri-Galli in Paris, as well as the clock bells and pulley system, which are now in the Musée d’Art Campanaire. About 900 people who claimed to have stormed the Bastille received certificates ("Brevet de vainqueur de la Bastille") from the National Assembly in 1790, and a number of these still exist. The building itself is outlined in brick on the location where it once stood, as is the moat in the Paris Metro stop below it, where a piece of the foundation is also on display. Storming of the Bastille The Storming |
Simpkin is the name of the cat that appears in which Beatrix Potter book? | The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, privately printed by the author in 1902, and published in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1903. The story is about a tailor whose work on a waistcoat is finished by the grateful mice he rescues from his cat and was based on a real world incident involving a tailor and his assistants. For years, Potter declared that of all her books it was her personal favourite. A tailor in Gloucester sends his cat Simpkin to buy food | Beatrix Potter chapters in Linda Lear, "Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature", 2007; "Beatrix Potter: The Extraordinary Life of a Victorian Genius". 2008. In 1971, a ballet film was released, "The Tales of Beatrix Potter", directed by Reginald Mills, set to music by John Lanchbery with choreography by Frederick Ashton, and performed in character costume by members of the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera House orchestra. The ballet of the same name has been performed by other dance companies around the world. In 1992, Potter's famous children's book "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" was featured in the film "Lorenzo's Oil". Potter |
Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of which English monarch? | Elizabeth Woodville include: Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelled Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile) (c. 1437 – 8 June 1492) was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483. At the time of her birth, her family was mid-ranked in the English aristocracy; her mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg had previously been an aunt by marriage to Henry VI. Elizabeth's first marriage was to a minor supporter of the House of Lancaster, Sir John Grey of Groby; he died at the Second Battle of St Albans, leaving Elizabeth a widowed mother of two sons. | Elizabeth Woodville she was forced to yield pre-eminence to Henry's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and her influence on events in these years, and her eventual departure from court into retirement, remains obscure. Elizabeth Woodville was born about 1437, possibly in October, at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. She was the first-born child of a socially unequal marriage between Sir Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, which briefly scandalised the English court. The Woodvilles, though an old and respectable family, were gentry rather than noble, a landed and wealthy family that had previously produced commissioners of the peace, sheriffs, and MPs rather than peers of |
Xanthophobia is the irrational fear of which colour? | Chromophobia Chromophobia Chromophobia (also known as chromatophobia or chrematophobia) is a persistent, irrational fear of, or aversion to, colors and is usually a conditioned response. While actual clinical phobias to color are rare, colors can elicit hormonal responses and psychological reactions. Chromophobia may also refer to an aversion of use of color in products or design. Within cellular biology, "chromophobic" cells are a classification of cells that do not attract hematoxylin, and is related to chromatolysis. Names exist that mean fear of specific colors such as "erythrophobia" for the fear of red, "xanthophobia" for the fear of yellow and "leukophobia" for | Irrational Fear (film) 2017 through Slasher Studios. Irrational Fear (film) Irrational Fear is a 2017 independent horror film. It focuses on six therapy patients are brought together at a secluded cabin to confront their strangest fears. But these fears won't just hurt them...they will kill them. It is the third feature film from Slasher Studios and their first partnership with L.A. Horror. It is an American supernatural slasher film written by Hunter Johnson & Kevin Sommerfield and directed by Hunter Johnson. The film began principal photography on June 12 and wrapped on June 23. Irrational Fear is scheduled to be released on DVD |
Who played detective Virgil Tibbs in the 1967 film ‘In the Heat of the Night’? | In the Heat of the Night (film) In the Heat of the Night (film) In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and was produced by Walter Mirisch. The screenplay was by Stirling Silliphant. The film won five Academy Awards, including the 1967 awards for Best Picture and Rod Steiger for Best Actor. | In the Heat of the Night (TV series) In the Heat of the Night (TV series) In the Heat of the Night is an American drama television series based on the 1967 film and the 1965 novel of the same title. It starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief William Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs, and was broadcast on NBC from March 6, 1988 until May 19, 1992, then on CBS from October 28, 1992 until May 16, 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and O'Connor. In the premiere episode, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs has returned to his fictional home town of |
During which year did the UK television series ‘Emmerdale Farm’ change its title to ‘Emmerdale’? | Emmerdale new production team headed by executive producer Keith Richardson was brought in and the show's focus moved to the nearby village of Beckindale, with more dramatic storylines such as Pat Sugden's 1986 car crash and the 1988 Crossgill fire. By 1988, the show had been moved to an evening time slot in all ITV regions. "Emmerdale Farm" also began broadcasting episodes year-round that year. Reflecting its change in focus, the title was changed to "Emmerdale" on 14 November 1989. Coinciding with the title change was the introduction of the wealthy Tate family, bringing with them racier storylines. Under Richardson, the | Scheduling of Emmerdale Scheduling of Emmerdale The scheduling of ITV soap opera "Emmerdale" has varied since it was first shown in 1972. For the first 25 years, there were only 2 episodes per week. Between 1997 and 2004 the number of episodes per week increased in stages, and since 2004 there have been 6 episodes a week. Until December 1988, "Emmerdale Farm" took seasonal breaks; since then, it has been broadcast year-round. This was a change which occurred around the same time as the show was renamed from Emmerdale Farm to Emmerdale. From 1977 the series moved out of Daytime, with the majority |
Who wrote the poem ‘ The Ballad of Reading Gaol’? | The Ballad of Reading Gaol the poem was chosen as the epitaph on Wilde's tomb; <poem>And alien tears will fill for him, For his mourners will be outcast men, <poem>So with curious eyes and sick surmise We watched him day by day, And wondered if each one of us Would end the self-same way, For none can tell to what red Hell His sightless soul may stray.</poem> The Ballad of Reading Gaol The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile in Berneval-le-Grand, after his release from Reading Gaol () on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading | The Ballad of Reading Gaol aged 30 when executed. Wilde wrote the poem in mid-1897 while staying with Robert Ross in Berneval-le-Grand. The poem narrates the execution of Wooldridge; it moves from an objective story-telling to symbolic identification with the prisoners as a whole. No attempt is made to assess the justice of the laws which convicted them, but rather the poem highlights the brutalisation of the punishment that all convicts share. Wilde juxtaposes the executed man and himself with the line "Yet each man kills the thing he loves". Wilde too was separated from his wife and sons. He adopted the proletarian ballad form, |
Which British industrialist was the maternal grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin? | Darwin–Wedgwood family and his ashes are presumed to be interred in the same grave. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), British composer. His maternal grandmother, Caroline Sarah Darwin, was Charles Darwin's older sister, and his maternal grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood III, was the older brother of Darwin's wife Emma. Nora Darwin (1885–1989), the daughter of Horace Darwin (see above), married Sir Alan Barlow. She also edited the "Autobiography of Charles Darwin" ( (hardback) and (paperback)). They had the following six children: Josiah Wedgwood (1872–1943), great-great-grandson of Josiah Wedgwood I, was a Liberal and Labour MP, and served in the military during the Second Boer War | The Autobiography of Charles Darwin The Autobiography of Charles Darwin The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is an autobiography by the English naturalist Charles Darwin. Darwin wrote the text, which he entitled "Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character", for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3. The text was published in 1887 (five years after Darwin's death) by John Murray as part of "The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter". The text printed in "Life and Letters" was edited by Darwin's son Francis Darwin, who |
Ancient Greek statesman Demosthenes used to practice his speaking, to cure his speech impediment, by placing what in his mouth? | Demosthenes shaving one half of his head so that he could not go out in public. Plutarch also states that he had “an inarticulate and stammering pronunciation” that he got rid of by speaking with pebbles in his mouth and by repeating verses when running or out of breath. He also practiced speaking in front of a large mirror. As soon as Demosthenes came of age in 366 BC, he demanded they render an account of their management. According to Demosthenes, the account revealed the misappropriation of his property. Although his father left an estate of nearly fourteen talents, (equivalent to | Demosthenes Demosthenes Demosthenes (; "Dēmosthénēs"; ; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he argued effectively to gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance. For a time, Demosthenes made his living as a professional speech-writer (logographer) and a |
Which circle of latitude divides the Earth’s Southern and Northern Hemispheres? | Circle of latitude Circle of latitude A circle of latitude on Earth is an abstract east–west circle connecting all locations around Earth (ignoring elevation) at a given latitude. Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are parallel to each other; that is, any two circles are always the same distance apart. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. Circles of latitude are unlike circles of longitude, which are all great circles with the centre of Earth in the middle, as the circles of latitude get smaller as the distance from the Equator increases. Their length | Circle of latitude equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. It divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Of the parallels or circles of latitude, it is the longest, and the only 'great circle' (a circle on the surface of the Earth, centered on Earth's center). All the other parallels are smaller and centered only on Earth's axis. The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (at the June and December solstices respectively). Similarly, the Antarctic Circle marks the northernmost |
In which European country is Lake Pielinen? | Pielinen Pielinen Pielinen is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of that is equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land. As is common in Finnish lakes, the water color of the lake is dark on account of the high proportion of bogs present in the catchment of the drainage basin that drains humic substances. Pielinen Lake is in the northernmost part of Karelia, which is the land of the Karelian peoples, a Northern European | Pielinen a marina and swimming beach on the shores of the lake, where a Finnish dancing stage called the "huvilava" stands. Row boats are also available for rowing across the lake. The Paalasmaa Island is the largest in the lake, with its peak rising to above mean sea level. Access to the island is through ferry services. An observatory tower stands on the island; old houses that reflect the history of the island can be seen along a trail marked "tornille" (to the tower). Pielinen hosts an ice road, during most winters, between the villages of Koli and Vuonislahti. The ice |
‘Gramen’ is the Latin name for which plant? | Tansy beetle localised population, centred on York, North Yorkshire, has been the subject of much recent research. The tansy beetle was first described by Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae as "Chrysomela graminis" and was later transferred to the genus "Chrysolina". The genus "Chrysolina" currently contains 39 subgenera. "C. graminis" (with its several subspecies) is located in the subgenus "Euchrysolina" which contains only one other species – "C. virgata"; this subgenus was first established in 1950. Its species name "graminis" is a form of the Latin noun "gramen", "grass", meaning "of grass, grass-like". "Chrysolina graminis" sensu lato has | Australian Plant Name Index Australian Plant Name Index The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is an online database of all published names of Australian vascular plants. It covers all names, whether current names, synonyms or invalid names. It includes bibliographic and typification details, information from the Australian Plant Census including distribution by state, links to other resources such as specimen collection maps and plant photographs, and the facility for notes and comments on other aspects. Originally the brainchild of Nancy Tyson Burbidge, it began as a four-volume printed work consisting of 3,055 pages, and containing over 60,000 plant names. Compiled by Arthur Chapman, it |
In the British royal family, who did Prince Andrew marry in 1986? | Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson stress and the couple's estrangement. Andrew and Sarah announced their separation on 19 March 1992, and divorced on 30 May 1996. After the couple's divorce, Sarah lost the style "Her Royal Highness", becoming "Sarah, Duchess of York", and she was no longer a British princess. Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson The wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson was held on 23 July 1986, at Westminster Abbey in London, England. Prince Andrew, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sarah Ferguson, the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson and | British royal family royal family belong, either by birth or by marriage, to the House of Windsor. Senior titled members of the royal family do not usually use a surname, although since 1960 Mountbatten-Windsor, incorporating Prince Philip's adopted surname of Mountbatten, has been prescribed as a surname for Elizabeth II's direct descendants who do not have royal styles and titles, and it has sometimes been used when required for those who do have such titles. The royal family are regarded as British cultural icons, with young adults from abroad naming the family among a group of people that they most associated with UK |
The 1972 film ‘The Man of La Mancha’ is based on which fictional character? | Man of La Mancha (film) Man of La Mancha (film) Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha" by Dale Wasserman, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion. The musical was suggested by the classic novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, but more directly based on Wasserman's 1959 non-musical television play, "I, Don Quixote", which combines a semi-fictional episode from the life of Cervantes with scenes from his novel. The film was financed by an Italian production company, Produzioni Europee Associates, and shot in Rome. However, it is entirely in English, and | Man of La Mancha and in 2012 and 2013 played in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, China, Poland, Dominican Republic, Chile, Russia, and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cast albums are available in many languages including German from the 1968 Vienna performance ("Der Mann von La Mancha") and the 1969 Hamburg cast ("Der Mann von La Mancha"), the 1969 Dutch cast ("De Man van La Mancha"), the 1970 Norwegian cast ("Mannen frå La Mancha"), the 1997 Polish cast ("Człowiek Z La Manchy"), the 1997 Czech cast ("Muž Z la Manchy"), the 2001 Hungarian cast ("La Mancha Lovagja"), and many others. Man of La Mancha |
Goodwood Race Course is in which English county? | Goodwood Circuit Goodwood Circuit Goodwood Circuit is a historic venue for both two- and four-wheeled motorsport in the United Kingdom. The circuit is situated near Chichester, West Sussex, close to the south coast of England, on the estate of Goodwood House, and completely encircles Chichester/Goodwood Airport. This is the racing circuit dating from 1948, not to be confused with the separate hillclimb course located at Goodwood House and first used in 1936. The racing circuit began life as the perimeter track of RAF Westhampnett airfield, which was constructed during World War II as a relief airfield for RAF Tangmere. The first race | Goodwood Kartways Goodwood Kartways Goodwood Kartways is a multiple configuration karting centre located in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. The facility spans 20 acres of land and features just shy of one kilometre of racing surface with a 10-turn road course. Since 1994 the facility has been owned and operated by the Di Leo family, brothers Marco and Daniel, father Frank and sister Stefanie. The circuit is one of the oldest operating kart racing facility in North America. It has been operational for over 60 years. The race track has groomed Canadian race heroes such as Ron Fellows, Paul Tracy, and Daniel Morad Goodwood |
What is the name of the village fishmonger in the ‘Asterix’ series of cartoons? | Fishmonger village fishmonger is called Unhygienix. In the film "The Beach", the Island's chef has only fish as a source of meat, and is named Unhygienix in reference to the Asterix character. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet," some contend that the word "fishmonger" was a euphemism for a "fleshmonger," or pimp. Fishmonger A fishmonger (fishwife for female practitioners - "wife" in this case used in its archaic meaning of "woman") is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. Fishmongers can be wholesalers or retailers, and are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, merchandising and selling their product. In some | Fishmonger their special privilege of being able to speak frankly to the King himself, when he ventured into the marketplace, and voice criticism without fear of punishment. Molly Malone is a character from a popular Irish song about a young fishwife who tragically dies at a young age. Charles Fort in his book "Lo!" compiles the story of the Mad Fishmonger or "St. Fishmonger", which later may or may not appear in the "Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy" by Robert Anton Wilson. St. Fishmonger allegedly caused crabs and periwinkles to fall from the sky. In the English translation of the Asterix series, the |
What is the name of the Italian liqueur made from alcohol, sugar, water and rose essence? | Rosolio Rosolio Rosolio is a type of Italian liqueur derived from rose petals, and which is often used as the basis for the preparation of other liquors of various flavors. The liqueur is prepared from alcohol, sugar, and water in the same proportion, to which is then added a rose essence. The liqueur is common in Piedmont and in Southern Italy. It enjoys a special popularity in Sicily, where it has been prepared since the sixteenth century and was given to house guests as a sign of good luck. "Concerti" is a commercially produced brand of the liqueur from the Amalfi | Returner (liqueur) Returner (liqueur) Returner is an alcoholic liqueur made from Earl Grey tea leaves. It is the name of a Japanese liqueur brand since 2013. The method of soaking Earl Grey tea leaves in alcohol coaxes out the taste and flavor of tea. Then sugar is added. Returner only contains Earl Grey, alcohol, and sugar. Returner is claimed to be the only liqueur made with fully organic materials and methods. The liquid has a deep red color and aroma and flavor of Earl Grey and bergamot. Returner is drunk straight or on the rocks. It is usually made into a cocktail |
The ‘Senior Service’ is the nickname for which of the British Armed Forces? | Irish in the British Armed Forces Irish in the British Armed Forces The Irish in the British Armed Forces refers to the history of Irish people serving in the British Armed Forces (including the British Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and other elements). Ireland was then as part of the United Kingdom from 1800-1922 and during this time in particular many Irishmen fought in the British Army. Different social classes joined the military for various reasons, including the Anglo-Irish officers who thoroughly identified with the British Empire, while others, typically poorer Irish Catholics did so to feed their families or seeking adventure. Many | Structure of the British Armed Forces in 1989 Structure of the British Armed Forces in 1989 At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the British Armed Forces structure was as follows: In 1989 the British Armed Forces had a peacetime strength of 311,600 men and defense expenditures were 4.09% of GDP. Joint establishments were tri-service units providing services to all three branches of the British Armed Forces/ The Defence Operations Executive, led by the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) and including the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval, General, and Air Staffs, supervised the Joint Operations Centre which in turn passed orders to the forces |
Who is the lead singer of British rock group The Arctic Monkeys? | Arctic Monkeys the Arctic Monkeys disembark in an unknown universe in which they reveal a new, unexpected aspect of themselves." The band have usually been categorised under the indie rock, garage rock and post-punk revival genres. A key part of their sound, and one that translates across their whole discography, is lead singer and frontman Alex Turner's intricate and often rapidly delivered lyrics, sung in a distinctive strong Sheffield accent that their music became famed for in their early years. A large part of their iconic British sound is credited to the punk poet John Cooper Clarke from whom the Arctic Monkeys | Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? EP resulted in less radio airplay than the band's earlier releases, the nature of their rise to fame and their lack of reliance on radio meant that this was not a concern for the band. The photograph on the cover was taken by Timm Cleasby. Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? is the second EP by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 24 April 2006 by Domino Recording Company. "The View from the Afternoon" was expected to have been the band's third single, following UK Number Ones "I Bet You Look Good on |
Which publisher of children’s books is named after an insect? | Tamarind Books of Doctor of Letters for her work as a champion for children’s literature and for her involvement with the education sector. The titles that were historically published under the Tamarind Books imprint are now part of the Puffin and Ladybird lists. Tamarind Books Tamarind Books was a small independent publisher specialising in picture books, fiction and non-fiction featuring black and Asian children and children with disabilities. It was founded in 1987 with the mission of redressing the balance of diversity in children’s publishing, and is now an imprint of Random House Children’s Books UK. Tamarind Books was founded by Grenada-born | Titus Books (publisher) Ellen Portch, who has designed many of the Titus Books covers. Contributors to the literary journal Percutio have included some of the above and many others such as Jacques Coulardeau, Geoff Cush, Wystan Curnow, Peter Olds and Sally McIntyre, with cover art and photographs by Nigel Bunn, Sandra Bianciardi, Catherine James, Stuart Page and Ben Webb (artist), to name a few. Some writer pages: Percutio Magazine Brief (Journal) Titus Books (publisher) Titus Books is an independent Nova Zelandian publisher. Founded in 2005, it was noted by reviewer Katherine Liddy in "Landfall" as an "exciting" addition to New Zealand literature. Publishing |
The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W H Auden is popularly known by what name? | Funeral Blues Funeral Blues "Funeral Blues" or "Stop all the clocks" is a poem by W. H. Auden. An early version was published in 1936, but the poem in its final, familiar form was first published in "The Year's Poetry" (London, 1938). The first, and less widely known, version of the poem, written and published in 1936, has five stanzas; the 1938 final version has four. Only the first two stanzas are the same in both versions. The 1936 version was a satiric poem of mourning for a political leader, written for the verse play "The Ascent of F6", by Auden and | Epilogue For W. H. Auden Epilogue For W. H. Auden "Epilogue For W. H. Auden" is a 76-line poem by Louis MacNeice. It was written in late 1936 and was first published in book form in "Letters from Iceland", a travel book in prose and verse by W. H. Auden and Louis MacNeice (1937). MacNeice subsequently included it as the last poem in his poetry collection "The Earth Compels" (1938). "Epilogue For W. H. Auden" reviews the Iceland trip MacNeice and Auden had taken together in the summer of 1936; the poem mentions events that had occurred while MacNeice and Auden were in Iceland, such |
In the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens, what is The Artful Dodger’s real name? | Oliver and the Artful Dodger set, released September 15, 2015. Oliver and the Artful Dodger Oliver and the Artful Dodger is a 1972 animated television film and a sequel to Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". It was broadcast as part of "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" and originally aired in two parts on October 21 and 28, 1972. In 1860, after Mr. Brownlow dies, his nephew Sniperly attempts to steal his fortune. It's up to Oliver Twist to stop him. Meanwhile, the Artful Dodger helps children escape from workhouses. "Oliver and the Artful Dodger" was released on VHS. It is available on DVD as part of | Oliver Twist (1982 Australian film) Oliver Twist (1982 Australian film) Oliver Twist is a 1982 Australian 72-minute made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia; a part of the studio's series of adaptations of Charles Dickens' works made from 1982 through 1985. It was originally broadcast in 1982 through the Australian Nine Network Australia. The film is based on Charles Dickens' classic English novel, "Oliver Twist", first published in 1838, and was adapted by John Palmer. It was produced by George Stephenson and directed by Richard Slapczynski. A second live-action, made-for-television title under the same name was produced in the same year. All copyright in this |
Who sang the title song for the 2002 James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’? | Die Another Day (song) So, but then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get – needs to get techno so... Used in the opening sequence, "Die Another Day" was played 13 minutes into the film, where Bond is shown imprisoned and being tortured for over a year in a prison camp in Korea. Being a departure from the normal title sequence of the previous Bond films, Madonna faced difficulty in making the song blend with the theme of "Die Another Day". Nevertheless, she understood the idea behind the opening scenes and tweaked the song accordingly. Some | Die Another Day (soundtrack) also a second romance theme in "Die Another Day" which was previously used on "The World Is Not Enough" soundtrack titled "Christmas in Turkey", and can be heard during the Moneypenny/Bond virtual sequence. In November 2017, La La Land Records released an expanded edition containing previously unreleased music. Disc 1 Disc 2 Additional Music (*) Previously unreleased (**) Contains previously unreleased material Die Another Day (soundtrack) Die Another Day is the title for the 20th James Bond film, and was released by Warner Bros. Records on November 12, 2002. Arnold made use of electronic rhythm elements in his score, and |
The Sejm is the lower house of parliament in which European country? | Marshal of the Sejm Marshal of the Sejm Marshal of the Sejm also known as Sejm Marshal, Chairman of the Sejm or Speaker of the Sejm (, ) is the speaker (chair) of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament. The office traces its origins to the 15th century. In modern Poland, the full title is Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (). The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth also had an office of Sejmik Marshal. In the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, from 1861, the chairman of the Provincial Sejm of Galicia with its seat at Lwów bore the title Marszałek | Sejm the first Legislative "Sejm" of 1919, a Constituent Assembly, passed the Small Constitution of 1919, which introduced a parliamentary republic and proclaimed the principle of the "Sejm"'s sovereignty. This was then strengthened, in 1921, by the March Constitution, one of the most democratic European constitutions enacted after the end of World War I. The constitution established a political system which was based on Montesquieu's doctrine of separation of powers, and which restored the bicameral "Sejm" consisting of a lower house (to which alone the name of ""Sejm"" was from then on applied) and an upper house, the Senate. In 1919, |
Doge’s Palace is in which European city? | Doge's Palace arrives too late to prevent the Doge from being poisoned, he does manage to kill the assassin, Carlo Grimaldi, who was a member of the Council of Ten. Doge's Palace The Doge's Palace (; ) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Venetian Republic, opening as a museum in 1923. Today, it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. In 810, Doge | Doge Weather the Mid-February 2014 North American winter storm. "Dogster"s Susan C. Willett reviewed four apps with the same theme with "Translate current local weather into Dogespeak, which wanders across the screen. Very weather." Doge Weather Doge Weather (or dogeweather.com) is a weather forecasting mobile app, web application, and website incorporating the Internet meme Doge. "Doge Weather" reports temperature and weather conditions based on the user's geographic location. The mobile app allows you to toggle between the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales. Doge also describes the weather conditions with "omg brisk," "so clouds," and "such cold." In January 2014, Sydney-based web developers |
Who played the role of Vin in the 1960 film ‘The Magnificent Seven’? | Return of the Seven Return of the Seven Return of the Seven (1966) (also called Return of the Magnificent Seven, and The Magnificent Seven 2) is the first sequel to the western, "The Magnificent Seven" (1960). Yul Brynner is the sole returning cast member from the first film, portraying Chris Adams. Robert Fuller assumes the role of Vin from Steve McQueen. The film was written by Larry Cohen and directed by Burt Kennedy, and features Warren Oates, Claude Akins, Jordan Christopher, Virgilio Teixeira and Julian Mateos (as Chico, replacing Horst Buchholz). Emilio Fernández is the villain. Fernando Rey portrays a priest. Rey was in | The Magnificent Seven (TV series) The Magnificent Seven (TV series) The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which was itself a remake of the Japanese film "Seven Samurai". The series premiered on January 3, 1998, and ran for two seasons on CBS, airing through July 3, 2000. The cast of "The Magnificent Seven" included Michael Biehn, Eric Close, and Ron Perlman. Robert Vaughn, who played one of the seven gunmen in the original 1960 movie, had a recurring role as a crusading judge on the series. Seven men from the western United States band together and form the |
Which British haulage company has a long tradition of naming its trucks after females? | Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers is a documentary television programme series exploring the world of the Eddie Stobart haulage company. The first broadcast of each episode is on Channel 5 on Friday evenings at 8 pm. "Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers" features some of the day-to-day activities of the Stobart Group, the UK logistics company, with a particular focus on its Eddie Stobart road haulage division. This highly popular observational documentary featuring haulage firm Eddie Stobart shows Stobart’s Haulage, Rail and Air divisions. The programme joins the drivers as they take on the challenges of | Haulage Haulage Haulage is the business of transporting goods by road or rail. It includes the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste, also called cartage or drayage. The vertical transport of the same with cranes is called hoisting. Haulage fees, sometimes also simply called "haulage", include the charges made for hauling freight on carts, drays, lorries, or trucks, and is incorporated for example in the cost of loading raw ore at a mine site and transporting it to a processing plant. A railway, supplying cars, may negotiate rates with customers located on another railway's line, the road granting haulage |
What is the name of the cat of cartoon character Minnie Mouse? | Minnie 'n Me CD, "Minnie n Me: Songs Just for Girls" was released featuring child vocalist Christa Larson. Minnie 'n Me Minnie 'n Me was a 1990s merchandise branding program from The Walt Disney Company featuring the cartoon character (and Disney mascot) Minnie Mouse in her childhood days. It is the same continuity of the Topolino series, Paperino Paperotto. Her youthful companions include Daisy Duck, Clarabelle Cow, Penelope "Penny" Pooch, Patti Pony, T.J. Turtle, Heather Hippo, Lilly Lamb, Minnie's dog Fifi the Peke and Daisy's kitten Trixie. Later on, Disney added Figaro, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck to the mix. On the whole, | Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. She and Mickey Mouse were first drawn by Ub Iwerks in 1928. The comic strip story "The Gleam" (published January 19–May 2, 1942) by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse, although this is seldom used. The comic strip story "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers" (published September 22–December 26, 1930) introduced her father Marcus Mouse and her unnamed mother, both farmers. The same story featured photographs of Minnie's uncle Milton Mouse with his family and |
Bulent Ecevit was Prime Minister of which country from 1999 to 2002? | Bülent Ecevit Bülent Ecevit Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister of Turkey in 1974, 1977, 1978–79, and 1999–2002. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1989 he became the leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP). He was born in Istanbul to a middle-class family. Ecevit's father Fahri Ecevit was a professor in Ankara University. His mother, Fatma Nazlı, was | Bülent Ecevit just one month. Justice Party leader Süleyman Demirel subsequently took over as Prime Minister and formed a three-party nationalist coalition. Ecevit's CHP was able to bring down Demirel's government by 1978, after which he became Prime Minister for a third time by forming a government supported by some independent MPs. Ecevit resigned as Prime Minister in 1979 following an election defeat in the 1979 senate elections. Bülent Ecevit recalled that he learned for the first time of the existence of Operation Gladio, a secret "stay-behind" NATO army, in 1974. He has also said he suspected "Counter-Guerrilla", the Turkish branch of |
In which Australian state is the seaport of Bunbury? | Electoral district of Bunbury Electoral district of Bunbury Bunbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The district, taking in the city of Bunbury has existed continuously since 1890, being one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 general election. From 1974 to 2005 the seat was always held by the party of government, making it an effective bellwether. Two early Premiers of Western Australia, Sir John Forrest and Sir Newton Moore, held Bunbury during their time in office. However, after Moore's retirement in 1911, another member for Bunbury was not appointed to a | Bunbury, South Australia Bunbury, South Australia Bunbury is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend. Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000. Its name is derived from the Bunbury Homestead which is located within the locality’s boundaries. The majority land use within Bunbury is ’primary production’ which is concerned with “agricultural production.” Some land extending from its centre to its western boundary which is occupied by the Bunbury Conservation Reserve is zoned for ‘conservation’. Bunbury is located |
Which drink originated from the Arabic word ‘qahwa’? | Coffeehouse and "café" derive from the Italian word for coffee, "caffè"—first attested as "caveé" in Venice in 1570—and in turn derived from Arabic "qahwa" (). The Arabic term "qahwa" originally referred to a type of wine, but after the wine ban by Islam, the name was transferred to coffee because of the similar rousing effect it induced. European knowledge of coffee (the plant, its seeds, and the drink made from the seeds) came through European contact with Turkey, likely via Venetian-Ottoman trade relations. The English word "café" to describe a restaurant that usually serves coffee and snacks rather than the word | Arak (drink) Arak (drink) Arak or araq is a West Asian distilled spirit (~40–63% alc/vol or ~80–126 proof) in the anise drinks family. It is a translucent white unsweetened anise-flavored drink, which is traditionally made of only two ingredients, grapes and aniseed. Aniseeds are the seeds of the anise plant, and when crushed, their oil provides Arak with a slight licorice taste. Arak is the traditional alcoholic beverage in Western Asia, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well in Iran, Armenia and Lebanon. The word arak comes from Arabic "" , meaning 'perspiration'. Its pronunciation varies depending on local varieties of Arabic: |
In the fashion industry, what does ‘Pret-a-porter’ mean? | Pret a Manger Pret a Manger Pret a Manger is an international sandwich shop chain based in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to simply as "Pret". Founded in 1983, Pret currently has over 500 shops in nine countries. Jeffrey Hyman founded the first Pret a Manger in London on 21 October 1983. The first Pret A Manger shop opened in Hampstead, London, in 1984. The name "Prêt à Manger" (, "ready to eat") was based on "prêt-à-porter", French for "ready-to-wear" clothing. This original Pret A Manger was located opposite Hampstead Underground station, had its own kitchen, and offered ready-to-eat freshly made natural food, | P.S.K. What Does It Mean? P.S.K. What Does It Mean? "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (also written as "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)") is a song released in 1985 by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D on his independent label Schoolly D Records. P.S.K. is the abbreviation for Park Side Killas, a street gang with which Schoolly D was affiliated. The highly influential song is considered the first hardcore rap song and features incidents of graphic sex, gunplay, drug references and one of the first uses of the word "nigga" in a rap song (earlier uses include "Scoopy Rap" and "Family Rap" in 1979, and "New York |
Which British comedian had the catchphrase ‘And it’s goodnight from him’? | From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love Two Ronnies" - both the visual of Corbett sitting in the chair and his mention of "Fork Handles" (or Four Candles). Finally, at the end of the scene, Sarah Jane utters Ronnie Barker's catchphrase "...and it's goodnight from him". The scene also makes two references to Red Nose Day. The gifts bestowed on Sarah and her friends are Comic Relief deely boppers, and the final shot of the scene is K-9 sporting a Red Nose. From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love "From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love" is a special one-off episode from "Doctor Who" spin-off "The Sarah Jane Adventures". It was the first | Catchphrase (UK game show) Catchphrase (UK game show) Catchphrase is a British game show based on the short-lived U.S. game show of the same name. It originally aired on ITV in the United Kingdom between 12 January 1986 and 23 April 2004. A currently running revival premiered on ITV on 7 April 2013. "Catchphrase" was presented by Northern Irish comedian Roy Walker from its 1986 premiere until 1999, airing weekly at night. Nick Weir took the programme over in 2000 and hosted it until the end of series 16 on 23 April 2004. Mark Curry replaced Weir for the final series, which moved to |
The Tatra Mountains is the highest range in which mountain range? | Tatra Mountains Tatra Mountains The Tatra Mountains, Tatras, or Tatra ("Tatry" either in Slovak () or in Polish ()- "plurale tantum"), is a mountain range that forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. This is the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains. The Tatras should not be confused with the Low Tatras (), which are located south of the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. The Tatra Mountains occupy an area of , of which about (77.7%) lie within Slovakia and about (22.3%) within Poland. The highest peak, called Gerlach, at 2,655 m (8710 ft), is located north of Poprad, entirely in | Tatra Mountains the contiguous Polish Tatra National Park ("Tatrzański Park Narodowy") in 1954 (). The two parks were added jointly to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve list in 1993. In 2013, the International Union for Conservation of Nature threatened to cancel the Slovak TANAP's status of a national park because of the large investments (mainly in skiing infrastructure) in the park, which seriously interfere with the landscape and nature. Tatra Mountains The Tatra Mountains, Tatras, or Tatra ("Tatry" either in Slovak () or in Polish ()- "plurale tantum"), is a mountain range that forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. This is |
Who wrote the 1984 novel ‘The Witches of Eastwick’? | The Witches of Eastwick The Witches of Eastwick The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, "The Widows of Eastwick", was published in 2008. The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the late 1960s, follows the witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart, and Sukie Rougemont, who acquired their powers after leaving or being left by their husbands (although Alexandra is a widow). Their coven is upset by the arrival of Darryl Van Horne, who buys a neglected mansion outside of town. The mysterious Darryl seduces each of the women, encouraging their creative powers | The Witches of Eastwick (film) was commissioned to hand-carve all the wooden signs for the businesses shown in the movie, including the newspaper where Michelle Pfeiffer's character worked – "The Eastwick Word". The musical score for "The Witches of Eastwick" was composed by John Williams. A soundtrack album was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1987. "The Witches of Eastwick" received positive reviews. It currently holds a rating of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews, with the consensus "A wickedly funny tale of three witches and their duel with the Devil, fueled by some delicious fantasy and arch comedic performances." On Metacritic, based |
Which celebrity won the first series of the UK television show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’? | Strictly Come Dancing (series 1) Strictly Come Dancing (series 1) Strictly Come Dancing aired its first series on BBC One from 15 May 2004. The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. The judging panel was Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. On 3 July 2004, Natasha Kaplinsky and her partner, Brendan Cole were crowned series champions. In the first series, there were eight celebrity contestants and in order of elimination, they were: This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are | Strictly Come Dancing (South African TV series) day at 19:00. The results show is recorded directly after the live show. The judging panel consists of: Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 30. The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were: Strictly Come Dancing (South African TV series) Strictly Come Dancing is a South African reality dance competition television series produced for SABC2 by Rapid Blue, based on the British show of the same name. It is broadcast live from the Carlton Centre Ballroom, Johannesburg, and it is hosted by Siphiwe Nhlapo. The show premiered in |
What does ‘He’ represent in the Periodic Table? | Periodic table the product of subjective human interpretation, contingent upon the circumstances, beliefs and predilections of human observers. An objective basis for chemical periodicity would settle the questions about the location of hydrogen and helium, and the composition of group 3. Such an underlying truth, if it exists, is thought to have not yet been discovered. In its absence, the many different forms of periodic table can be regarded as variations on the theme of chemical periodicity, each of which explores and emphasizes different aspects, properties, perspectives and relationships of and among the elements. Periodic table The periodic table, or periodic table | Periodic table the nucleus will pull an electron out of the vacuum, resulting in the spontaneous emission of a positron. This does not happen if the innermost orbital is filled, so that element 173 is not necessarily the end of the periodic table. The many different forms of periodic table have prompted the question of whether there is an optimal or definitive form of periodic table. The answer to this question is thought to depend on whether the chemical periodicity seen to occur among the elements has an underlying truth, effectively hard-wired into the universe, or if any such periodicity is instead |
The Joad family are characters in which 1939 novel by John Steinbeck? | John Steinbeck John Steinbeck IV (1946–1991). Ricketts was Steinbeck's model for the character of "Doc" in "Cannery Row" (1945) and "Sweet Thursday" (1954), "Friend Ed" in "Burning Bright", and characters in "In Dubious Battle" (1936) and "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939). Ecological themes recur in Steinbeck's novels of the period. Steinbeck's close relations with Ricketts ended in 1941 when Steinbeck moved away from Pacific Grove and divorced his wife Carol. Ricketts' biographer Eric Enno Tamm notes that, except for "East of Eden" (1952), Steinbeck's writing declined after Ricketts' untimely death in 1948. Steinbeck's novel "The Moon Is Down" (1942), about the Socrates-inspired | John Steinbeck Wrath", in which themes of conversion and self-sacrifice play a major part in the characters Casy and Tom who achieve spiritual transcendence through conversion. Steinbeck's contacts with leftist authors, journalists, and labor union figures may have influenced his writing. He joined the League of American Writers, a Communist organization, in 1935. Steinbeck was mentored by radical writers Lincoln Steffens and his wife Ella Winter. Through Francis Whitaker, a member of the Communist Party USA's John Reed Club for writers, Steinbeck met with strike organizers from the Cannery and Agricultural Workers' Industrial Union. In 1939, he signed a letter with some |
How many months of the year have 31 days? | Days of week on Hebrew calendar the "four gates". Since three arrangements cannot occur within the fixed calendar, most holidays can each occur on one of four possible days. All the holy days and festivals fall in the months of Nisan through Tishrei, months one to seven. These months always have the same number of days, alternating 30 and 29. The next two months are Cheshvan and Kislev, months eight and nine. Both or either of these months can have either 29 or 30 days, allowing for adjustments to be made and the schedule in the coming year to be manipulated. (On a regular year, Cheshvan | Six Months, Three Days that their relationship will last exactly six months and three days and end very badly. Anders said in a 2016 interview that in this novelette "[t]he big challenge for me ... was how to have a satisfying resolution" to the which-future-is-right question: "they can’t both be right, but they kind of both are right, and how does that work?" In another 2016 interview, Anders commented that her decision to make her 2016 novel, "All the Birds in the Sky" a "relationship story" was influenced by the relationship that she had created in "Six Months, Three Days". The story was nominated |
In the cartoon comic strip ‘Peanuts’, what is Snoopy’s sister called? | Snoopy's siblings Snoopy's siblings In Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts", Snoopy was often stated to have seven siblings. Five appeared at various times in the strip: four brothers, Andy, Marbles, Olaf, and Spike; and one sister, Belle. The two others were never mentioned by name in the comic strip. According to the 1991 TV special "Snoopy's Reunion", their names are Molly and Rover; however, their appearance is not considered canonical in the comic strip. In the June 6, 1959 comic strip, following the birth of Charlie Brown's sister Sally, Snoopy remarks that he has no brothers or sisters, and is an | Snoopy to be inducted with a star, after Schulz. Snoopy Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the "Peanuts" movies and television specials, like "The Peanuts Movie". Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip, and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in other countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs. Snoopy is a loyal, innocent, imaginative and good-natured beagle who is |
The Ten Commandments appear in which book of the Bible? | Ten Commandments Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments (, "Aseret ha'Dibrot"), also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity. The commandments include instructions to worship only God, to honour one's parents, and to keep the sabbath, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, and coveting. Different religious groups follow different traditions for interpreting and numbering them. The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible, in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Modern scholarship has found likely influences in Hittite and Mesopotamian | Alternatives to the Ten Commandments Alternatives to the Ten Commandments Several alternatives to the Ten Commandments have been promulgated by different persons and groups, which intended to improve on the lists of laws known as the Ten Commandments that appear in the Bible. Lists of these kinds exist in many different cultures and times. They are sometimes given names, example: Yamas, but not always. George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, and author. In 2001, in a bit in his twelfth HBO stand-up comedy special "Complaints and Grievances", George Carlin after making fun of the Ten Commandments initially suggested two commandments, and |
The Gorce National park is in which European country? | Gorce National Park Gorce National Park Gorce National Park () is a national park in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It covers central and northeastern parts of the Gorce Mountains, which are part of the Western Beskids (at the western end of the Carpathian range). The first steps to protect this land go back to 1927, when a forest reserve was set up on land owned by Count Ludwik Wodzicki of Poręba Wielka. The National Park was created in 1981, then covering 23.9 square kilometres. Today, the area of the park has grown to , of which 65.91 km² is forested. The area | Gorce National Park bear. Also there are frogs, snakes and salamanders (the latter, a rare fire salamander, is the symbol of the Park). The park's overall landscape is of an undisturbed character which means that the areas of human activities are on the outside. Number of tourists it is not high – relatively speaking – and the park can be a haven for visiting nature lovers. Climbing soft peaks of the Gorce Mountains makes it possible to check out surrounding national treasures, including Tatra and the Pieniny Mountains. Gorce area contains several examples of folk architecture. The most important building is a unique |
‘Jueves’ is Spanish for which day of the week? | Determination of the day of the week *104804 + 4, "n" = 104804 and "k" = 4 which implies that August 13, 2009 is the fourth day into the 104805th week since 01/01/0001. 13 August 2009 is Thursday; therefore, the first day of the week must be Monday, and it is concluded that the first day 01/01/0001 of the calendar is "Monday". Based on this, the remainder of the ratio "Base/7", defined above as "k", decides what day of the week it is. If "k" = 0, it's Monday, "k" = 1, it's Tuesday, etc. Determination of the day of the week The determination of the day | El Jueves Jueves" has a leftist political stance and a critical approach. Some enduring sections of "El Jueves" include (""We had more covers""), a collection of alternative cover cartoons summarizing the week's events, and (""Douchebag of the week""), a tongue-in-cheek award to the most stupid public deed or remark seen in the news, often given to politicians. The 2008 circulation of the magazine was 77,495 copies. The 18 July 2007 edition of "El Jueves" was sequestered on 20 July for an alleged violation of laws 490.3 and 491 on insults to the Crown in their cover cartoon. Written by Manel Fontdevila and |
Fanny Blankers-Koen was the first woman to win how many gold medals in a single Olympic Games in 1948? | Fanny Blankers-Koen She had gone out to shop for a raincoat, and arrived just in time for the race. As the last runner, she took over the baton in third place, some five meters behind the Australian and Canadian runners. In spite of a careful and slow exchange, she caught up with the leaders, crossing the line a tenth of a second before the Australian woman. Fanny Blankers-Koen won four of the nine women's events at the 1948 Olympics, competing in eleven heats and finals in eight days. She was the first woman to win four Olympic gold medals, and achieved the | Fanny Blankers-Koen was the third highest sportsperson (after footballers Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten) and the seventh highest woman in the poll. Two public statues of her have been erected in the Netherlands: the first was made by Han Rehm and placed in Rotterdam in 1954 and the second, made by Antoinette Ruiter, was placed on 9 May 2007 in Hengelo. Also in 2007, a plaque was placed in the sportspark at Olympiaplein in Amsterdam declaring ""Hier trainde Fanny Blankers-Koen"" ("Fanny Blankers-Koen trained here"). Several locations have been named in her honour, including a fire station in Amsterdam ("Fanny Blankers-Koenkazerne"), a |
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin was born in which City? | Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 191612 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York City to a family of Lithuanian Jews. Through his father Moshe, a former rabbinical student and anti-Zionist, he was descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty. In late 1919, Moshe and his wife Marutha (née Sher) became American citizens, and changed the family name from Mnuchin to Menuhin. Menuhin's sisters were concert pianist and human | Yehudi Menuhin Devi and Iyengar were students of Krishnamacharya, a famous yoga master in India. Menuhin used a number of famous violins, arguably the most renown of which is the "Lord Wilton Guarnerius 1742". Others included the "Giovanni Bussetto 1680", "Giovanni Grancino 1695", "Guarneri filius Andrea 1703", "Soil Stradivarius", "Prince Khevenhüller 1733 Stradivari", and "Guarneri del Gesù 1739". Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 191612 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi Menuhin was born in |
The islands of Jura, Sanday, Shapinsay and Balta belong to which European country? | Shapinsay Shapinsay Shapinsay is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. There is one village on the island, Balfour, from which roll-on/roll-off car ferries sail to Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland. Balfour Castle, built in the Scottish Baronial style, is one of the island's most prominent features, a reminder of the Balfour family's domination of Shapinsay during the 18th and 19th centuries; the Balfours transformed life on the island by introducing new agricultural techniques. Other landmarks include a standing stone, an Iron Age broch, a souterrain and a salt-water shower. With an area of , Shapinsay | Shapinsay of the Orkney Islands, and a local legend holds that he landed on Shapinsay. During the 18th century, a croft named "Grukalty" was renamed "Agricola" (which is also Latin for "farmer"). Roman coins have been found on Shapinsay, but they may have been brought to the island by traders. Shapinsay is briefly mentioned in the Norse sagas. "The Saga of Haakon Haakonsson" states that Haakon IV of Norway anchored in Elwick Bay before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs. The 18th century saw the beginnings of change to agriculture on Shapinsay, courtesy of the Balfour family. |
Which US President had children named Tricia and Julie? | Tricia Nixon Cox Tricia Nixon Cox Patricia Nixon Cox (born February 21, 1946) is the elder daughter of the 37th President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, and sister to Julie Nixon Eisenhower. She is married to Edward F. Cox and is the mother of Christopher Nixon Cox. In her father's public career, Cox performed a ceremonial role, in contrast to Julie's more political involvement. She accompanied him on many campaign stops and, after his inauguration, on state trips around the world. Cox was born on February 21, 1946. She grew up in Washington DC, attending Horace Mann Elementary and the Sidwell | Tricia Griffith diversity and inclusion program, establishing the Progressive African American Network and LGBT Plus in 2007. She later returned to claims in 2008, but this time serving as the group’s President. She was later named President of Customer Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Progressive’s personal lines branch before her appointment as CEO of Progressive on July 1, 2016. She was the first female to hold this position in the insurance company's history. Tricia Griffith Tricia Griffith (born October 1964) is a U.S. businesswoman who currently serves as the CEO and president of Progressive. Griffith attended Illinois State University for her |
Which hymn is traditionally played before the start of the FA Cup Final? | 1956 FA Cup Final sports paper, the "Sports Argus", on blue paper rather than the usual pink. As the teams prepared in the dressing rooms, the crowd was led in communal singing, including songs with resonance for each of the two teams, "She's a lassie from Lancashire" and "Keep right on to the end of the road", and the hymn "Abide with Me", traditionally sung before every FA Cup final. As the teams emerged from the tunnel, Manchester City captain Roy Paul seized one last opportunity to stir emotion within the players by stopping, raising his fist and shouting "If we don't fucking win, | History of the FA Cup Cup Finals. Since 1902, referees can only officiate one Cup Final, though they are allowed to have prior Final experience as an assistant referee. In 1914, George V became the first monarch to watch the FA Cup Final between Burnley and Liverpool in the last cup final played at Crystal Palace. The 'Matthews Final' of 1953 was the first football match attended by The Queen, in her Coronation year. It is commonly held that previous winners of the FA Cup are traditionally the only clubs allowed to use triangular corner flags in English football. However, this tradition is not affirmed |
Stargazy Pie originated in which English county? | Stargazy pie Stargazy pie Stargazy pie (sometimes called starrey gazey pie, stargazey pie and other variants) is a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards (or sardines), along with eggs and potatoes, covered with a pastry crust. Although there are a few variations with different fish being used, the unique feature of stargazy pie is fish heads (and sometimes tails) protruding through the crust, so that they appear to be gazing skyward. The dish is traditionally held to have originated from the village of Mousehole in Cornwall and is traditionally eaten during the festival of Tom Bawcock's Eve to celebrate his heroic catch | Stargazy pie during a very stormy winter. According to the modern festival, which is combined with the Mousehole village illuminations, the entire catch was baked into a huge stargazy pie, encompassing seven types of fish and saving the village from starvation. The story of Bawcock was popularised by Antonia Barber's children's book "The Mousehole Cat", which featured the stargazy pie. In 2007 contestant Mark Hix won the BBC's "Great British Menu" with a variant of the dish. Stargazy pie is a pastry-based fish pie which, by tradition, is filled with whole pilchards. Critically, the pilchards must retain their heads, which then poke |
What is the longest side called on a right-angled triangle? | Right triangle Right triangle A right triangle (American English) or right-angled triangle (British English) is a triangle in which one angle is a right angle (that is, a 90-degree angle). The relation between the sides and angles of a right triangle is the basis for trigonometry. The side opposite the right angle is called the "hypotenuse" (side "c" in the figure). The sides adjacent to the right angle are called "legs" (or "catheti", singular: "cathetus"). Side "a" may be identified as the side "adjacent to angle B" and "opposed to" (or "opposite") "angle A", while side "b" is the side "adjacent to | Right triangle legs can be expressed in terms of the inradius and the other leg as A triangle "ABC" with sides formula_13, semiperimeter "s", area "T", altitude "h" opposite the longest side, circumradius "R", inradius "r", exradii "r", "r", "r" (tangent to "a", "b", "c" respectively), and medians "m", "m", "m" is a right triangle if and only if any one of the statements in the following six categories is true. All of them are of course also properties of a right triangle, since characterizations are equivalences. The trigonometric functions for acute angles can be defined as ratios of the sides of |
Prosciutto is what type of foodstuff? | Prosciutto Prosciutto Prosciutto (, ) is an Italian dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked; this style is called prosciutto crudo in Italian (or simply crudo) and is distinguished from cooked ham, "prosciutto cotto". A number of regions have their own variations of prosciutto, each with degrees of protected status, but the most prized are the Prosciutto di Parma PDO from the Emilia-Romagna region and the Prosciutto di San Daniele PDO from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Prosciutto mustn't be confused with Speck Alto Adige PGI, from the South Tyrol region, which may appear similar but there are some | Prosciutto The "prosciutto di Parma" has a slightly nutty flavor from the Parmigiano Reggiano whey that is sometimes added to the pigs' diet. The "prosciutto di San Daniele", though, is darker in color and sweeter in flavor. For both of them, the product specifications completely prohibit additives such as nitrite and nitrate that are often present in unprotected products. EU-protected designations for prosciutto in Italy, each slightly different in color, flavor, and texture, are: "Culatello" is similar to prosciutto but is made from the filet or loin of the hind leg. It is cured primarily with salt only and aged in |
What was the name of the submarine in which film director James Cameron made a solo descent to the deepest place in the Pacific ocean in March 2012? | James Cameron a biographer as part scientist and part artist, Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies. On March 26, 2012, Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, in the "Deepsea Challenger" submersible. He is the first person to do this in a solo descent, and is only the third person to do so ever. In 2010, "Time" magazine listed Cameron among the 100 most influential people in the world. In total, Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$2 billion in North America and US$6 billion worldwide. Not adjusted for inflation, | James Cameron the New Britain Trench in a five-mile-deep solo dive. On March 26, 2012, Cameron reached the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench. He spent more than three hours exploring the ocean floor before returning to the surface. Cameron is the first person to accomplish the trip solo. He was preceded by unmanned dives in 1995 and 2009 and by Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh, who were the first men to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench aboard the Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960. Cameron has made a three-dimensional film of his dive. During his dive to the |
What is the minimum alcohol drinking age in bars in Iceland? | Legal drinking age of 19 years, while Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec have set a minimum age of 18 years. In South America all countries have set a minimum purchase age of 18 years, except for Guyana where minors aged 16 or 17 may consume a glass of beer, wine or cider in a restaurant provided they buy a meal, and Paraguay the only country with a minimum legal purchase and drinking age of 20 years. Most countries within Europe have set 18 as the minimum age to purchase alcohol. Although Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Serbia and Switzerland (except | U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state a congressional sidestep of the tenth amendment. Although debates have not been highly publicized, a few states have proposed legislation to lower their drinking age, while Guam has raised its drinking age to 21 in July 2010. 94. Citation for Wisconsin drinking law: https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/ise-atundrg.aspx U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state The alcohol laws of the United States regarding minimum age for purchase have changed over time. This history is given in the table below. Unless otherwise noted, if different alcohol categories have different minimum purchase ages, the age listed below is set at the "lowest age given" |
What type of creature is Snowball in the 1945 novel ‘Animal Farm’? | Snowball (Animal Farm) Snowball (Animal Farm) Snowball is a character in George Orwell's "Animal Farm". He is largely based on Leon Trotsky and describes how he led the opposition against Joseph Stalin (Napoleon), though he also includes elements of Vladimir Lenin. He is shown as a pink pig on the movie poster for the 1999 film "Animal Farm", and is voiced by Kelsey Grammer. Snowball believes in a continued revolution: he argues that in order to defend Animal Farm, he must strengthen the reality of Old Major's dream of a life without humans and that they must stir up rebellions in other farms | Snowball (Animal Farm) were initially greatly concerned that Snowball was presented too sympathetically in early script treatments and that Batchelor's script implied Snowball was "intelligent, dynamic, courageous". A memo declared that Snowball must be presented as a "fanatic intellectual whose plans if carried through would have led to disaster no less complete than under Napoleon." De Rochemont subsequently implemented these changes. Snowball also represents Boxer, both loyal and hard workers. Snowball (Animal Farm) Snowball is a character in George Orwell's "Animal Farm". He is largely based on Leon Trotsky and describes how he led the opposition against Joseph Stalin (Napoleon), though he also |
Black Sigatoka is a leaf spot disease of which fruit plant? | Black sigatoka Black sigatoka Black tsigatoka is a leaf-spot disease of banana plants caused by the ascomycete fungus "Mycosphaerella fijiensis" (Morelet). Also known as black leaf streak, it was discovered in 1963 and named for its similarities with the yellow sigatoka, which is caused by "Mycosphaerella musicola" (Mulder), which was itself named after the Sigatoka Valley in Fiji, where an outbreak of this disease reached epidemic proportions from 1912 to 1923. According to new terminology, the Tsigatoka disease complex is a cluster of three closely related fungi—yellow sigatoka ("Pseudocercospora musae"), eumusae leaf spot ("Ps. eumusae"), and black sigatoka ("Ps. fijiensis"). Plants with | Citrus black spot to areas where the climate is suitable for its establishment. Citrus black spot Citrus black spot is a fungal disease caused by Guignardia citricarpa. This Ascomycete fungus affects citrus plants throughout subtropical climates, causing a reduction in both fruit quantity and quality. Symptoms include both fruit and leaf lesions, the latter being critical to inter-tree dispersal. Strict regulation and management is necessary to control this disease since there are currently no citrus varieties that are resistant. "Guignardia citricarpa" is a plant pathogen, some strains of which cause a leaf condition called "black spot" on citrus plants. As a result, such |
Which game was nicknamed ‘Wiff Waff’? | The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle squirrel injured by a hawk so the mussel man informs him to get help from Doctor Dolittle. Tommy goes to Mathew Mugg to find out where the doctor lives who tells him that the Doctor can speak the language of animals so they go to his house but find out he's gone away on a voyage and is guarded by his dog Jip. Later the Doctor comes home to meet Tommy and takes care of his squirrel then explains when Tommy sees a strange fish creature in his house that it's a Wiff-Waff and is trying to learn shellfish language | WAFF (TV) WSFA, WBRC and WAFF. The only Raycom station in Alabama not participating in the arrangement is WDFX-TV in the Dothan area, which receives its news programming from WSFA. WAFF received national media attention on July 29, 2010, when a report aired on July 28 became a viral video known as the Bed Intruder Song. The video features the reaction of Antoine Dodson in response to a rape attempt on his sister, Kelly Dodson. WAFF (TV) WAFF is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, United States and serving North Alabama's Tennessee Valley. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal |
Paul Weller was the lead singer in which 1970’s/1980’s band? | Paul Weller a daughter, Nova, who was born on 8 July 2017. In 2014, Weller won £10,000 in damages from Associated Newspapers after "plainly voyeuristic" photographs of his family out shopping were published on "MailOnline". On 24 April 2009, John Weller, Paul Weller's father and long-time manager since the days of The Jam, died from pneumonia at the age of 77. Studio albums Paul Weller John William "Paul" Weller Jr (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of | Paul Weller Apollo at age 12. Weller has another daughter, Dylan, by a short-lived relationship with a make-up artist called Lucy Halperin. Weller became involved with Samantha Stock whilst he was recording at the Manor studio, later having two children together. In October 2008, Stock and Weller broke up and Weller moved in with Hannah Andrews, a backing singer on his "22 Dreams" album, who has also toured with his band. They married in September 2010 on the Italian island of Capri. The couple have twin boys, John Paul and Bowie, who were born on 14 January 2012. The couple also have |
Which Australian cricket ground is known as ‘The Gabba’? | The Gabba The Gabba The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. The land on which the ground sits was set aside for use as a cricket ground in 1895 and the first match was held on the site on 19 December 1896, between Parliament and The Press. Prior to this, cricket was played at a ground in the area then known as Green Hills (beside Countess Street Petrie Terrace opposite the Victoria Barracks – | Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known simply as "The G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Home to the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the 10th-largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, the largest cricket ground by capacity, and has the tallest light towers of any sporting venue. The MCG is within walking distance of the city centre and is served by the Richmond railway station, Richmond, and the Jolimont railway station, East Melbourne. It is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment |
What does the Latin phrase ‘Errare humane est’ translate to in English? | Humanahum reference to the human race, as in the Latin phrase 'Errare humanum est'; 'to err is human'. Gabilou also recorded an English language version of the song under the same title, "Humanahum". France famously opted out of the 1982 Contest, with the national broadcaster TF1 calling Eurovision ""a monument to inanity" [sometimes translated as ""drivel""]." Due to public pressure, the country re-entered the Contest the next year with a new broadcaster, Antenne 2. Thus, the song was succeeded as French representative at the 1983 Contest by Guy Bonnet with Vivre. Humanahum Humanahum was the French entry in the Eurovision Song | Alea iacta est Alea iacta est Caesar was said to have borrowed the phrase from Menander, his favourite Greek writer of comedy; the phrase appears in "Ἀρρηφόρος" (transliterated as "Arrephoros") (or possibly "The Flute-Girl"), as quoted in "Deipnosophistae" , paragraph 8. Plutarch reports that these words were said in Greek: Suetonius, a contemporary of Plutarch writing in Latin, reports a similar phrase. Lewis and Short, citing Casaubon and Ruhnk, suggest that the text of Suetonius should read "iacta alea esto" (reading the imperative "esto" instead of "est"), which they translate as "Let the die be cast!", or "Let the game be ventured!". This |
Which US singer married Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens? | Eddie Fisher (singer) Eddie Fisher (singer) Edwin John "Eddie" Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was the most successful pop singles artist during the first half of the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. Fisher divorced his first wife, actress Debbie Reynolds, to marry Reynolds' best friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor, after Taylor's husband, film producer Mike Todd, was killed in a plane crash. The scandalous affair was widely reported, bringing unfavorable publicity to Fisher. He later married Connie Stevens. Fisher fathered Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher with Reynolds, and | Connie Stevens Connie Stevens Connie Stevens (born Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia; August 8, 1938) is an American actress, director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and singer. She played the role of "Cricket" Blake in the television series "Hawaiian Eye". Stevens was born Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of musician Peter Ingoglia (known as Teddy Stevens) and singer Eleanor McGinley. Her mother was of half Irish and half Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. Stevens is of Italian, Irish, German-Jewish and Polish-Jewish descent. She adopted her father's stage name of Stevens as her own. Her parents divorced and she lived with her |
Which author created James Bond? | James Bond (comic strip) James Bond (comic strip) Starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983, James Bond was a comic strip that was based on the eponymous, fictional character created by author Ian Fleming. It consisted of 52 story arcs that were syndicated in British newspapers, seven of which were initially published abroad. In 1957, the "Daily Express", a newspaper owned by Lord Beaverbrook, approached Ian Fleming about adapting his James Bond stories as comic strips. Fleming was then reluctant, because he felt the comic strips would lack the quality of his writing, potentially hurting his spy novel series while he was still writing. | James Bond (literary character) James Bond was created by 20th Century author and mentor to Fleming, Phyllis Bottome in her 1946 novel, "The Lifeline". Distinct similarities between the protagonist in "The Lifeline", Mark Chalmers and Bond have been highlighted by spy writer, Nigel West. Fleming took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist James Bond, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the definitive field guide "Birds of the West Indies"; Fleming, a keen birdwatcher himself, had a copy of Bond's guide and he later explained to the ornithologist's wife that "It struck me that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and |
In which James Bond film does Felix Leiter lose a leg in a shark attack? | Motifs in the James Bond film series of Defence and René Mathis. One of Bond's closest allies in both the novels and films is CIA operative Felix Leiter. Fleming wrote twelve novels, of which Leiter appears in six; in the second book, "Live and Let Die", Leiter was attacked by a shark and lost his right arm and half his left leg and his subsequent appearances were with prosthetics. For the film series the shark attack occurred in "Licence to Kill", the fifteenth instalment in the series. Following "Licence to Kill", Leiter did not appear until the reboot of the franchise with "Casino Royale". In total Leiter | Felix Leiter New York Times" has referred to Leiter as James Bond's "sidekick" and documented that his evolving character has paralleled Bond's fortunes as both a cinematic icon and a hero of the Cold War and its aftermath. Felix Leiter Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the "James Bond" series. The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend. After losing a leg and his hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The name "Felix" comes from the middle name of Fleming's friend Ivar Bryce, while the name "Leiter" was the |
Gobinda is the henchman in which James Bond film? | Filming of James Bond in the 1980s The Fabergé egg in the film is real; it was made in 1897 and is called the "Coronation Egg", although the egg in the film is named in the auction catalogue as "Property of a Lady", which is the name of one of Ian Fleming's short stories released in more recent editions of the collection "Octopussy and The Living Daylights". In a bit of diegesis that "breaks the fourth wall", Vijay signals his affiliation to MI6 by playing the James Bond Theme on a recorder while Bond is disembarking from a boat in the harbour near the City Palace. Like | Necros (James Bond) and Dave Worrall say of Necros, "Necros is the most intriguing of the film's trio of main villains. He is a silent, humourless, but extremely handsome assassin who tends to use a Walkman as a strangulation device. The role is well played by Andreas Wisniewski, who provides the film with a much-needed sense of menace." Necros (James Bond) Necros is a fictional character and henchman in the 1987 James Bond film "The Living Daylights". He was played by Andreas Wisniewski. Tall, muscular, blond, blue-eyed and steel-jawed Necros is of the Red Grant model, common in the earlier James Bond films. |
What is the title of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel? | Ian Fleming Publications Ian Fleming Publications Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. In 1952, author Ian Fleming bought it after completing his first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale"; he assigned most of his rights in "Casino Royale", and the works which followed it to Glidrose. In 1956 Ian Fleming hired literary agent Peter Janson-Smith to handle the foreign translation rights in the James Bond novels. He was the literary consultant and chairman of Ian Fleming Publications until 2001. Today, the Fleming family-owed | The Life of Ian Fleming altered after film producer Kevin McClory alleged that parts of the biography were untrue regarding the novel and film rights to "Thunderball". In 1989 the biography was turned into a movie, "Goldeneye". The 1967 American paperback edition was retitled "Alias James Bond—The Life of Ian Fleming". No other edition has this title. The Life of Ian Fleming The Life of Ian Fleming is a biography of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond and author of the children’s book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". The biography was written by John Pearson, Fleming’s assistant at the London "Sunday Times," in 1966. Pearson |
Agents 002, 003 and 004 appear in which James Bond film? | James Bond in film Never Again" had its origins in the early 1960s following the controversy over the 1961 "Thunderball" novel, which led to Kevin McClory becoming producer of the Eon Productions film of the same name. Part of the agreement between McClory and Eon was that McClory would not make any further version of the novel for a period of ten years following the release of the 1965 "Thunderball". In the mid-1970s McClory again started working on a project to bring a "Thunderball" adaptation to production and, with the working title "Warhead" (a.k.a. "James Bond of the Secret Service") he brought writer Len | Tyrrell 002 Tyrrell 001 and Tyrrell 003 Tyrrell 002 The Tyrrell 002 is a Formula One racing car which was designed for the and Formula One seasons by Tyrrell's Chief Designer, Derek Gardner. It was essentially the same design as the Tyrrell 001, but incorporated some detail changes, and 002 (and 003 and 004) were built with longer monocoques, as François Cevert was taller than Jackie Stewart. François Cevert drove every race of the season in the 002. The first race for the 002 was the 1971 South African Grand Prix when Cevert retired through accident. The Spanish Grand Prix saw the |
James Bond married Teresa de Vincenzo in which Bond film? | Tracy Bond Tracy's wedding dress is now kept at the Admiral Hotel in Milan, along with a big collection of "James Bond" and "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" items. Tracy Bond Teresa "Tracy" Bond (born Teresa "Tracy" Draco, and also known as the Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo) is a fictional character and the main Bond girl in the 1963 James Bond novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and its 1969 film adaptation. She is the only Bond girl to actually marry 007. In the film version, Tracy is played by actress Diana Rigg. Born Teresa Draco in 1943, she is the only child of Marc-Ange Draco, | James Bond in film Bond and the Queen were played respectively by BASE jumpers and stuntmen Mark Sutton and Gary Connery. After the film was shown, the Queen entered the stadium via conventional means and formally opened the Games. James Bond in film The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "007", who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. It is one of the longest continually-running film series in history, having been in on-going production from 1962 to the present (with a six-year hiatus between 1989 |
Who directed the 2012 James Bond film ‘Skyfall’? | Skyfall Skyfall Skyfall is a 2012 British spy film, the twenty-third in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the villain. It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, and features the theme song "Skyfall", written and performed by Adele. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Columbia Pictures. The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6; the attack is part of a plot by former agent | Skyfall – Part 2" (£35.7 million). By 9 November 2012 the film had earned over £57 million to surpass "The Dark Knight Rises" as the highest-grossing film of 2012, and the highest-grossing James Bond film of all time in the UK. After 40 days of release the total UK gross stood at £94.28 million, making "Skyfall" the highest-grossing film in the UK, surpassing the £94.03 million of "Avatar". By 30 December 2012, it had become the first film to gross more than £100 million ($161.6 million) in the UK. "Skyfall"s takings at the box office saw it become only the 14th |
In the James Bond series of films, what is the name of ‘M’s’ personal secretary? | Motifs in the James Bond film series Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" eventually winning the award. With the exception of the first two Daniel Craig films, "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace", every Bond film has a sequence in which Bond interacts with Miss Moneypenny, the personal assistant to M, Bond's superior. Lois Maxwell was the first to portray Moneypenny and did so for fourteen Eon-produced Bond films from "Dr. No" in 1962 to "A View to a Kill" in 1985 opposite Connery, Lazenby, and Moore. She was followed by Caroline Bliss, Samantha Bond and Naomie Harris, who played opposite Dalton, Brosnan and Craig respectively. The four | M (James Bond) of 2009 is an elderly Emma Peel from "The Avengers". In the 2003 film adaptation of the series, M is once again Moriarty, and played by Richard Roxburgh. M (James Bond) M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond books and films; the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service—also known as MI6—and Bond's superior. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions series of films, M has |
Who is the henchman to villain Karl Stromberg in the 1977 James Bond film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’? | Jaws (James Bond) container with cotton wool in the bottom of it and the teeth were rinsed with mouthwash before drying for use in the next scene. After the James Bond films, the teeth were taken to an unknown location. In 2002, the teeth were displayed as part of an exhibition at The Science Museum in London to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of "Dr. No". Jaws first appeared in the 1977 film "The Spy Who Loved Me" as a henchman to the villain, Karl Stromberg. In the next film, "Moonraker", Jaws is employed by both Bond's unspecified enemy in the | James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me include the Bond girl Anya Amasova and her lover Sergei Borzov, as well as Colonel-General Nikitin, a character from Fleming's novel "From Russia, with Love" who has since become head of the KGB. Other differences include the villain, Karl Stromberg, instead being named as Sigmund Stromberg. The change of Stromberg's given name, as well as the existence of SMERSH, may be in some way due to the controversy over "Thunderball", in which Kevin McClory was made aware of certain plot points of the film "The Spy Who Loved Me". At one point the villain of the film was to be |
Who played James Bond in the 1973 film ‘Live and Let Die’? | Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die is a 1973 British spy film, the eighth in the "James Bond" series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, it was the third of four Bond films to be directed by Guy Hamilton. Although the producers had wanted Sean Connery to return after his role in the previous Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever", he declined, sparking a search for a new actor to play James Bond. Moore was signed | Live and Let Die (video game) title resembled the speedboat chase of "Live and Let Die". Live and Let Die (video game) James Bond: Live And Let Die is a video game loosely based on the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die". The game was released by Domark for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum in 1988. "Live and Let Die" is a racing game in which the player navigates James Bond driving a modified speedboat. It did not start as a Bond game, being a rebranding after Domark saw Elite Systems International working on a game named |
In which film does James Bond go to Paris and climb the Eiffel Tower? | James Bond music James Bond music The "James Bond" film series from Eon Productions features numerous musical compositions since its inception in 1962, many of which are now considered classic pieces of British film music. The best known of these pieces is the ubiquitous "James Bond Theme". Other instrumentals, such as the "007 Theme" or "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and various songs, such as Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger", Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better", Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only" and Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" have also become identified with the series. Two Bond | Eiffel Tower (Paris, Texas) one tenth the height of the 1,063-foot original. A shiny red cowboy hat was added to the top of the spindle in 1998. The tower has 27 thirty-watt LED lights which are programmed by color according to season (red and green at Christmas), and used by announcements by expectant couples revealing the sex of their babies, pink (for girls) or blue (for boys). Eiffel Tower (Paris, Texas) Texas's Eiffel Tower is a landmark in the city of Paris, Texas. The tower was constructed in 1993. It is a model of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. This replica was built |
English artist Ben Nicholson married which British sculptor in 1938? | Ben Nicholson sense. Nicholson was married three times. His first marriage was to the painter Winifred Roberts; it took place on 5 November 1920 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London. Nicholson and Winifred had three children: a son, Jake, in June 1927; a daughter, Kate (who later also became a painter), in July 1929; and a son, Andrew, in September 1931. They were divorced in 1938. His second marriage was to fellow artist Barbara Hepworth on 17 November 1938 at Hampstead Register Office. Nicholson and Hepworth had triplets, two daughters, Sarah and Rachel, and a son, Simon, in 1934. They were divorced in | Ben Nicholson Ben Nicholson Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscape and still-life. Nicholson was born on 10 April 1894 in Denham, Buckinghamshire, the son of the painters Sir William Nicholson and Mabel Pryde, and brother to the artist Nancy Nicholson, the architect Christopher Nicholson and to Anthony Nicholson. His maternal grandmother Barbara Pryde (née Lauder) was a niece of the famous artist brothers Robert Scott Lauder and James Eckford Lauder. The family moved to London in 1896. Nicholson was educated at Tyttenhangar Lodge Preparatory School, |
In 2002, who was the first athlete to win FHM’s ‘Sexiest Woman in the World’ award? | FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK) she was "overwhelmed", and added: "Any woman who says they don't like being called sexy, they're lying." By 2002, the list was attracting over five million votes – that year, Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova was number one. A further five million votes were cast the following year, when the American actress Halle Berry was named as the world's sexiest. At 36 years old, Berry was the oldest woman ever to top the list. She responded: "Wow, that's a pretty heady title. I'm not so sure I live up to it, but thank you anyway." The first British woman to | FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK) Louise Redknapp, who had placed on every 100 Sexiest list since 1996. Ten years later, in May 2014, "FHM" produced a list of the "Sexiest Women of All Time", compiled using a new analysis based on the previous 20 years' worth of polls. The winner was the English singer Rachel Stevens. Stevens had been featured on 11 lists at that point, but had never been placed first on any of the annual lists, instead peaking at number two in 2001, 2002, and 2004. On learning the result, she remarked: "To win this award feels absolutely amazing. ... It's brilliant." FHM's |
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