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In the human body, what is the slight projection at the front of the throat, formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx, commonly known as? | Thyroid cartilage Thyroid cartilage The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the "laryngeal skeleton", the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx. It does not completely encircle the larynx; only the cricoid cartilage does. The thyroid cartilage is a hyaline cartilage structure that sits in front of the larynx and above the thyroid gland. The cartilage is composed of two halves, which meet in the middle at a peak called the laryngeal prominence, also called the Adam's apple. In the midline above the prominence is the superior thyroid notch. A counterpart notch | Thyroid cartilage orthographic revision of what was previously known in the Nomina Anatomica as "foramen thyreoideum", an inconstantly present opening in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage. Thyroid cartilage The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the "laryngeal skeleton", the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx. It does not completely encircle the larynx; only the cricoid cartilage does. The thyroid cartilage is a hyaline cartilage structure that sits in front of the larynx and above the thyroid gland. The cartilage is composed of two halves, which meet in the middle at |
In the 1974 film ‘Mr Majestyk’, what does the title character, played by Charles Bronson, grow on his farm? | Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk is a 1974 American action film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles Bronson. The film is from an original screenplay written by author Elmore Leonard. He also wrote the novelization based on the movie, a reversal of the usual process of adaptation. Leonard took the title character's last name from a character in his 1969 crime novel "The Big Bounce." Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) is a farmer, an ex-con, a former U. S. Army Ranger instructor and Vietnam War veteran, who owns and operates a watermelon farm in rural Colorado. He needs to harvest his | Mr. Majestyk take-it-or-leave-it air that snugly suits the star's performance, or vice versa." The scene in which Nancy and Majestyk drive away in a pickup truck with Renda's men in hot pursuit became one of the most famous chase sequences of the period, following the recent trend of those in "Bullitt" (1968) and "The French Connection" (1971). The Ford Motor Company used scenes licensed from the movie showing extreme driving of Majestyk's Ford Pickup truck during commercials for its 1976 Ford trucks. Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk is a 1974 American action film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles Bronson. The film |
Which member of the band Take That has a twin brother named Justin? | The Ultimate Tour (Take That) performance". The Ultimate Tour (Take That) The Ultimate Tour (also known as the Greatest Hits Tour) was a reunion tour by British pop group, Take That. The tour, featuring four of the original members of the group Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen; ran for a total of 32 shows in Britain and Ireland. Sugababes were the supporting act for that year. Each member of the band received £1,500,000 from the tour after tax. The Ultimate Tour was the first time that Take That had performed together since they split in 1996. The show featured all the | The Take (Sydney band) The Take (Sydney band) The Take are a pop rock band from Sydney, Australia. The members are Justin Roberts (vocals/keys), Robb Mitchell (guitar), Shane Yasserie (bass) and Tim Vickery (drums). The Take's musical influences include The Killers, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco. Justin Roberts and Robb Mitchell met in high school, and a mutual love of music led them to create the band Streetlight Theatre, which also featured Shane Yasserie. Under this name, they supported Kisschasy, Something with Numbers, Avalon Drive and Angelas Dish. In 2006 they were joined by Tim Vickery on drums, and became The |
In the human body, and Infantile Haemangioma is better known by what name? | Cavernous liver haemangioma Cavernous liver haemangioma A cavernous liver haemangioma or hepatic haemangioma is a benign tumour of the liver composed of hepatic endothelial cells. It is the most common liver tumour, and is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on radiological imaging. Liver haemangiomas are thought to be congenital in origin. Several subtypes exist, including the giant hepatic haemangioma, which can cause significant complications. Liver haemangiomas are typically hyperechoic on ultrasound though may occasionally be hypoechoic; ultrasound is not diagnostic. Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using autologous labelled Red Blood Cells (RBC) with Tc-99m is | Infantile apnea which measures the brain waves, heartbeat, body movements and breathing of a patient overnight. Infantile apnea can be caused by developmental problems that result in an immature brainstem or it can be caused other medical conditions. As children grow and develop, infantile apnea usually does not persist. Infantile apnea may be related to some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) however, the relationship between infantile apnea and SIDS is not known. There are three major categories of apnea known as central, obstructive, and mixed apnea. Central apnea is characterized by insufficient responsiveness from respiratory centers such as the medulla, |
‘An Ideal ‘what’ is an 1895 play by Oscar Wilde? | An Ideal Husband An Ideal Husband An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place over the course of twenty-four hours. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." Together with "The Importance of Being Earnest", it is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After "Earnest", it is his most popularly produced | Oscar Wilde (play) Oscar Wilde (play) Oscar Wilde is a 1936 play written by Leslie and Sewell Stokes. It is based on the life of the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde in which Wilde's friend, the controversial author and journalist Frank Harris, appears as a character. The play, which contains much of Wilde's actual writings, starts with Wilde's literary success and his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas, turns into a courtroom melodrama, and ends with Wilde as a broken alcoholic after two years in prison. Owing to the play's subject matter it was never granted a licence by the Lord Chamberlain and could, therefore, |
Damper is a traditional soda bread originating in which country? | Soda bread similar style to the pan breads found in North American and native Inuit cuisine. First documented in 1827 and prepared by farm-men, damper was a quick and easy way to prepare bread in the Australian bush. The word "damper" derives from the English word "to snack" or to dampen the flour in the fire of one's appetite. Soda bread Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as "baking soda", or in Ireland, "bread soda") is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast. The | Soda bread Soda bread Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as "baking soda", or in Ireland, "bread soda") is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast. The ingredients of traditional soda bread are flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. The buttermilk in the dough contains lactic acid, which reacts with the baking soda to form tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide. Other ingredients can be added such as butter, egg, raisins, or nuts. An advantage of quick breads is their ability to be prepared quickly |
What is the name of the alcoholic who runs a rag and bottle shop and lodging house, who dies when he spontaneously combusts, in the novel ‘Bleak House’ by Charles Dickens? | Bleak House side of familiar things". And some remarkable things do happen: One character, Krook, smells of brimstone and eventually dies of spontaneous human combustion. This was highly controversial. The nineteenth century saw the increasing triumph of the scientific worldview. Scientifically inclined writers, as well as doctors and scientists, rejected spontaneous human combustion as legend or superstition. When the instalment of "Bleak House" containing Krook's demise appeared, the literary critic George Henry Lewes accused Dickens of "giving currency to a vulgar error". Dickens vigorously defended the reality of spontaneous human combustion and cited many documented cases, as well as his own memories | Bleak House of coroners' inquests that he had attended when he had been a reporter. In the preface of the book edition of "Bleak House", Dickens wrote: "I shall not abandon the facts until there shall have been a considerable Spontaneous Combustion of the testimony on which human occurrences are usually received." George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton are among those literary critics and writers who consider "Bleak House" to be the best novel that Charles Dickens wrote. As Chesterton put it: ""Bleak House" is not certainly Dickens' best book; but perhaps it is his best novel". Harold Bloom, in his book |
Euan, Nicky, Kathryn and Leo are the children of which British Prime Minister? | Cherie Blair widely criticised trial. In 1976, while she was studying to become a barrister, she met future Prime Minister and husband Tony Blair. She obtained a pupillage in the chambers of Derry Irvine ahead of him, although he was also taken on. Married on 29 March 1980, the Blairs have three sons and one daughter: Euan (born 1984), Nicholas (born 1985), Kathryn (born 1988), and Leo (born 2000). It is well known that the Blair's Catholic faith prevents Cherie from divorcing her husband, the former Prime Minister Tony Blair, for his alleged affair with a rich Israeli woman. It is alleged | Tony Blair married Cherie Booth, a Roman Catholic, who would later become a Queen's Counsel, on 29 March 1980. They have four children: Euan, Nicholas, Kathryn, and Leo. Leo, delivered by the Royal Surgeon/Gynaecologist Marcus Setchell, was the first legitimate child born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years – since Francis Russell was born to Lord John Russell on 11 July 1849. All four children have Irish passports, by virtue of Blair's mother, Hazel Elizabeth Rosaleen Corscaden (1923–1975). The family's primary residence is in Connaught Square; the Blairs own eight residences in total. His first grandchild (a girl) was |
Gules is which colour in heraldry? | Gules canton of Schwyz (prior to 1815), and the old coats of arms of the cities of Nîmes and Montpellier. Gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). In engraving, it is sometimes depicted by hatching of vertical lines. In "trick" or "tricking" (abbreviations written in areas to indicate their tinctures) it is marked with gu.. The term "gules" derives from the Old French word , literally "throats" (related to the English "gullet"; | Tincture (heraldry) including "buff" (employed variously as either a metal or a colour), and "horizon blue". "Silver gray" has appeared in the heraldry of both the Army and the Air Force. "Bronze" appears as a colour in the arms of the Special Troops Battalion of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. There seems to be some confusion about the colour "crimson", as in some cases it is treated as a separate tincture, while in others it is used to specify the shade of gules to be employed by the artist. Differing from most heraldic practice, the Institute of Heraldry often specifies the |
Who became manager of Scottish football club Celtic in 2010? | 2010–11 Celtic F.C. season 2010–11 Celtic F.C. season The 2010–11 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Celtic. New manager Neil Lennon made considerable changes to the Celtic team for the 2010-11 season. He sold Aiden McGeady for a then Scottish record £9.5 million along with captain Stephen McManus and fan favourite Artur Boruc. 13 other players also left the club, this gave Lennon enough funds to re-build for the new season. He looked to sign talented, young, cheap, relatively unknown players, from smaller leagues around the world. This paid off with players such as Gary Hooper, Beram Kayal and Emilio Izaguirre | 2005–06 in Scottish football football since the 1960s. Hearts became the first non-Old Firm club to win the Scottish Cup since they themselves lifted the trophy in 1998. Second Division side Gretna became the first club in history from the third-tier of Scottish football to reach the final. Celtic meanwhile lifted the League Cup in what was manager Gordon Strachan's first trophy as manager. St Mirren were winners of the Challenge Cup in a season that would eventually see them promoted to the SPL. Auchinleck Talbot lifted the Junior Cup. Scotland failed in their attempt to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, eventually finishing |
Navin R Johnson, played by Steve Martin, is the title character in which 1979 film? | The Jerk critics rated the film as the 99th greatest comedy of all time. "The Jerk" had a television film sequel, "The Jerk, Too" (1984), starring Mark Blankfield as Navin and co-starring Stacey Nelkin. It was produced, but not written, by Steve Martin. The Jerk The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias. This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, and Jackie Mason. Navin R. Johnson is the white adopted son of African American sharecroppers, who | Steve Austin (character) in the end he is rescued by Jaime and the two finally marry as the film ends. Unlike Jaime, who undergoes an upgrade to her bionics in "Bionic Ever After?" which apparently adds new abilities, no such upgrade was ever evidenced for Austin in the telefilms, with the exception of an apparent enhancement to his bionic eye which is illustrated in "Bionic Ever After?". Steve Austin (character) Steve Austin is a science fiction character created by Martin Caidin for his 1972 novel, "Cyborg". The lead character, Colonel Steve Austin, became an iconic 1970s television science fiction action hero, portrayed by |
Mamma Mania is a tribute band to which group? | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia". Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad has been involved financially in the production and she has also been present at many of the premieres around the world. | Mania (band) group Frank. All of their songs were produced by Higgins and the Xenomania team. Two other songs, "DNA" and "If You Need A Good Girl", were released on the group's official website and on the "Looking For A Place" single respectively. Mania (band) Mania was a British pop duo composed of Niara Scarlett and Giselle Sommerville. The two met while contributing songwriting for the British pop production house Xenomania, and formed Mania in 2004. Mania was a joint venture between the record producer Brian Higgins and BMG. They released only one single, "Looking for a Place", and the #29 UK |
In the Six Nations Rugby Championship, the Millennium Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game between which two countries? | Six Nations Championship the tournament. The oldest such regular competition is for the Calcutta Cup, contested annually between England and Scotland since 1879. It is named the Calcutta Cup as it is made from melted-down Indian Rupees donated by the Calcutta Club. Since 1988, the Millennium Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the game between England and Ireland, and since 1989 the Centenary Quaich has been awarded to the winner of the game between Ireland and Scotland. Since 2007, France and Italy have contested the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy; it was created for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, | 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship TV). Ireland v Scotland was also webcast by the IRFU - the first Irish women's home game ever broadcast. In addition Wales played at the Millennium Stadium for the first time, following the men's game between Wales and Italy, though this was not broadcast. 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were |
What are the final odds called at the time a horse race begins? | Starting price race. In the United Kingdom, the stake on an SP bet is returned if the horse is withdrawn before the race starts. For fixed-odds (ante-post) bets, the stake is retained by the bookmaker. Starting price In horse racing, the starting price (SP) is the odds prevailing on a particular horse in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins. The method by which SPs are set for each runner varies in different countries but is generally by consensus of an appointed panel on the basis of their observations of the fluctuation in prices at the racetrack. The | A Horse Called Bear horse was purchased by one of the ranch hands to use as a training horse for young riders. Ethan then moves across the country to live with his grandparents. While living with them he learns that the horse is still kept nearby at his uncle's horse ranch. He is hired by his uncle and begins to work at the ranch with his mom's horse "Bear." During this time he falls in love with the horse and eventually buys it back. Ryan-Iver Klann and Daniel Knudsen also appear in the film. Principal photography for "A Horse Called Bear" took place in |
Which creature represented the year 2001 in the Chinese calendar? | Chinese New Year Snake. Many online Chinese Sign calculators do not account for the non-alignment of the two calendars, using Gregorian-calendar years rather than official Chinese New Year dates. One scheme of continuously numbered Chinese-calendar years assigns 4709 to the year beginning, 2011, but this is not universally accepted; the calendar is traditionally cyclical, not continuously numbered. Although the Chinese calendar traditionally does not use continuously numbered years, outside China its years are sometimes numbered from the purported reign of the mythical Yellow Emperor in the 3rd millennium BCE. But at least three different years numbered 1 are now used by various scholars, | Chinese calendar Chinese calendar The traditional Chinese calendar (officially known as the Rural Calendar []), or Former Calendar (), Traditional Calendar () or Lunar Calendar (), is a lunisolar calendar which reckons years, months and days according to astronomical phenomena. It is defined by GB/T 33661-2017, "Calculation and promulgation of the Chinese calendar", issued by the Standardisation Administration of China on 12 May 2017. Although China uses the Gregorian calendar, the traditional Chinese calendar governs holidays (such as the Chinese New Year) in China and in overseas Chinese communities. It lists the dates of traditional Chinese holidays and guides people in selecting |
In computing, what is SYSOP short for? | Sysop In general, a sysop is a person who oversees the operation of a server, typically in a large computer system. Usage of the term became popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, originally in reference to BBS operators. A person with equivalent functions on a network host or server is typically called a "sysadmin", short for system administrator. Because such duties were often shared with that of the sysadmin prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, the term "sysop" is often used more generally to refer to an administrator or moderator, such as a forum administrator. Hence, the | What Is This Thing Called Love? (short story) What Is This Thing Called Love? (short story) "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. The story was requested by Cele Goldsmith Lalli, editor of "Amazing Stories", as a satire of an article in "Playboy" called "Girls of the Slime God" which had suggested that pulp science fiction stories were concerned with aliens and sex. The story appeared in the March 1961 issue of "Amazing" as "Playboy and the Slime God", but Asimov later retitled it "What Is This Thing Called Love?" According to Asimov, in "1938-39 ... for some half a |
Which Mediterranean island was one of the filming locations for the 2000 film ‘Gladiator’? | Gladiator (2000 film) arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor. Inspired by Daniel P. Mannix's 1958 novel "Those About to Die," the film's script, initially written by Franzoni, was acquired by DreamWorks and Ridley Scott signed on to direct the film. Principal photography began in January 1999, before the script was completed, and wrapped up in May of that year, with the scenes of Ancient Rome shot over a period of nineteen weeks in Fort Ricasoli, Malta. The film's computer-generated imagery effects were created by British post-production company The Mill. "Gladiator" was released in the United States on May | Gladiator (2000 film) he has an idea of how a sequel could be done, and that he is currently trying to convince Russell Crowe to reprise his role as Maximus. In November 2018, it was announced that Paramount Pictures greenlit a sequel, which Universal has the option to co-finance, with Scott returning as director and Peter Craig writing the sequel. Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin |
Which English author wrote and edited the weekly periodical ‘Master Humphrey’s Clock’? | Master Humphrey's Clock short stories and the novels were published in 1840 in three bound volumes under the title "Master Humphrey's Clock", which retains the full and correct ordering of texts as they originally appeared. The illustrations in these volumes were by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, better known as "Phiz". Master Humphrey's Clock Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly periodical edited and written entirely by Charles Dickens and published from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841. It began with a frame story in which Master Humphrey tells about himself and his small circle of friends (which includes Mr. Pickwick), and their | Master Humphrey's Clock longcase clock by the chimney-corner. One day, he decides that he would start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members would read out their manuscripts to the others. The members include Master Humphrey; a deaf gentleman, Jack Redburn; retired merchant Owen Miles; and Mr. Pickwick from "The Pickwick Papers". A mirror club in the kitchen, "Mr. Weller's Watch", run by Mr. Weller, has members including Humphrey's maid, the barber and Sam Weller. "Master Humphrey's Clock" appeared after "The Old Curiosity Shop", to introduce "Barnaby Rudge". After "Barnaby Rudge", Master Humphrey is left by himself by the chimney |
Traditionally, ‘First Footing’ takes place in Britain on which date of the year? | Year-to-date date, allows owners, managers, investors, and other stakeholders to compare the company's current performance to that of past periods. Employees' income tax may be based on total earnings in the tax year to date. YTD describes the return so far this year. For example: the year to date (ytd) return for the stock is 8%. This means from January 1 of the current year to date, stock has appreciated by 8%. Another example: the year to date (ytd) rental income of a property (whose Fiscal Year End is March 31, 2009) is $1000 as of June 30, 2008. This means | In the First Place lists 1967 as the year of recording, Beatles recording historian Matt Hurwitz identifies the date as 22 January 1968.<ref name="Hurwitz/Wonderwall">Matt Hurwitz, "Wonderwall Music", georgeharrison.com (retrieved 30 May 2017).</ref> Ashton was the vocalist on the track, which Harrison produced and also played guitar and sang on. Five takes of the song were taped that day at Abbey Road, with Ken Scott as the recording engineer. Having adopted an approach whereby he created pieces of a certain mood and length, as determined by the film, Harrison did not include "In the First Place" in the soundtrack. According to author Alan Clayson, the |
Bodybuilder Angelo Siciliano was better known by what name? | Charles Atlas Charles Atlas Charles Atlas (born Angelo Siciliano; October 30, 1892 – December 24, 1972) was an Italian-American bodybuilder best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program which spawned a landmark advertising campaign featuring his name and likeness; it has been described as one of the longest-lasting and most memorable ad campaigns of all time. Atlas trained himself to develop his body from that of a "scrawny weakling", eventually becoming the most popular bodybuilder of his day. He took the name "Charles Atlas" after a friend told him that he resembled the statue of Atlas | Pillow (bodybuilder) Pillow (bodybuilder) Theresa Jean Bell (born April 17, 1956), better known as Pillow, also known as The She-Beast, was a United States bodybuilder in the early 1980s. While competing in bodybuilding, she was also an exotic dancer in Alaska. She was crowned Miss Exotic World 1995. Pillow was among the first muscular female bodybuilders. She won the 1983 Gold's Classic as a heavyweight, beating lightweight winner Lori Okami, middleweight Alison Brundage and other weight class entrants Reggie Bennett and Sue Ann McKean. She is sometimes confused with a later and less notable female bodybuilder who used the same name. Pillow |
A sublingual medicine is applied in which part of the body? | Sublingual space Sublingual space The sublingual space is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces). It is a potential space located below the mouth and above the mylohyoid muscle, and is part of the suprahyoid group of fascial spaces. The sublingual space is V-shaped, with the apex pointing to the anterior. Its boundaries are: The sublingual space communicates posteriorly around the posterior free border of the mylohyoid muscle with the submandibular space. Infections of the sublingual space may also erode through the mylohyoid, or spread via the lymphatics to the submandibular and submental | Sublingual administration and may protect against influenza virus and "Helicobacter pylori", but sublingual administration may also be used for vaccines against other infectious diseases. Sublingual administration Sublingual (abbreviated SL), from the Latin for "under the tongue", refers to the pharmacological route of administration by which substances diffuse into the blood through tissues under the tongue. Many drugs are designed for sublingual administration, including cardiovascular drugs, steroids, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics, enzymes and, increasingly, vitamins and minerals. When a chemical comes in contact with the mucous membrane beneath the tongue, it is absorbed. Because the connective tissue beneath the epithelium contains a profusion |
The world’s oldest surviving bowling green, first used around 1299, is located in which English city? | Bowling green Bowling green A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls. Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them. The world's oldest surviving bowling green is the Southampton Old Bowling Green, which was first used in 1299. When the French adopted "boulingrin" in the 17th century, it was understood to mean a sunk geometrically shaped piece of perfect grass, framed in gravel walks, which often formed the centre of a regularly planted wood called a "bosquet," | Bowling Green High School (Ohio) Bowling Green High School (Ohio) Bowling Green High School (BGHS) is a public high school in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Bowling Green Area School District. It serves the greater Bowling Green community, which includes the city and surrounding areas. , the enrollment is around 1,076. BGHS offers an ever-increasing Honors curriculum designed to prepare those students aiming to continue their education in college. Offerings include Honors English, Biology, Chemistry, World History, Geopolitics, and more. Recently, Bowling Green has added college-credit classes that can be taken through University of Toledo and Bowling |
Which US President was nicknamed ‘Old Hickory’? | Old Hickory Boulevard the aforementioned intersection, near the Nashville West development. Along its path, Old Hickory Boulevard is part of several state routes: SR 171, SR 254, SR 251, and SR 45. Old Hickory Boulevard Old Hickory Boulevard is a historic road that encircles Nashville, Tennessee. Originally the road, aided by ferries, formed an unbroken loop around the city. Today, it is interrupted by lakes and rerouted sections. The road is named for President Andrew Jackson, who was nicknamed "Old Hickory." The road intersects with each of Interstates 24, 65, and 40 in the Nashville area at least twice, which contributes to the | Old Hickory Boulevard interrupted in the creation of Percy Priest Lake and is partly now underwater. Today, Bell Road runs adjacent to Percy Priest Lake, and forms what was Old Hickory Boulevard encircling the city. Its terminus at River Road Pike and Old Charlotte Pike, north of Bellevue, is about out of line (to the southwest) with the terminus at Charlotte Pike (US 70). Old Hickory Boulevard has a short stint northward before being interrupted again by the Cumberland River, just as it intersects Cleeces Ferry Rd. It then resumes directly across the river, on the Bell's Bend side, which is opposite of |
The US television series ‘Joey’ is a spin-off from which other television series? | Joey (TV series) Actor in 2012. On the show he plays a fictionalized version of himself. "Joey" is brought up several times in conversation by characters on the show, including LeBlanc, who praises the show but also laughs at his own real life career in the show, most notably with the line, "They said "Joey" was going to be a success," to which another character replies ""Joey" was ...a, success." Joey (TV series) Joey is an American sitcom and a spin-off of "Friends" starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004, | Revival (television) Revival (television) In television, a revival is a television series that returns to produce new episodes after being off the air for a certain amount of time, particularly due to cancellation. Network executives may decide to attempt to revive a television program when they feel that a market once again exists for it. It is one of several programming strategies television networks employ to capitalize further on successful programs; among the other methods are spin-offs, reboots, remakes, cast reunions, and television movies. Unlike spin-offs, in which a television network creates an entirely new series around an existing character, a revival |
What is the world’s highest navigable lake? | Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (, ; ) is a large, deep lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru, often called the "highest navigable lake" in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, it is the largest lake in South America. Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but it is a tidal bay, not a lake. Lake Titicaca has a surface elevation of . The "highest navigable lake" claim is generally considered to refer to commercial craft. Numerous smaller bodies of water around the world are at higher elevations. For many years the | The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul is a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. It was published in 2008 (by Picador in the UK and Knopf in the USA). The title is a quotation from Naipaul's book "A Bend in the River". "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." French deals with Naipaul's family background and his life from his birth in 1932 until his second marriage |
In the UK children’s television series ‘Button Moon’, what is the name of Tina Tea-Spoon’s friend? | Button Moon home on 'Junk Planet'. Episodes also include Mr. Spoon's wife Mrs. Spoon, their daughter, Tina Tea-Spoon and her friend Eggbert. The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes. "Button Moon" was originally conceived by Ian Allen as a stage show for Playboard Puppets in 1978. Allen adapted it into a TV series for Thames two years later. The first series of thirteen programmes was transmitted in 1980. A further six series of thirteen programmes followed, making a total of ninety-one different "Button Moon" adventures. The series was repeated on a yearly basis for Thames TV up until 1988. All 91 | Button Moon in the UK. It comprised 10 episodes: (Series 1): The Good Luck Bird; The Persian Market; Barn Dance; Music in the Air; Cinders and the Magic Beans (Other series): Button Hole Pond; Cows on Button Moon; Buttonhole Pond; Boat Race; and Buttonhole Pond (iTunes): Season 6 of "Button Moon" can now be purchased on iTunes UK. Button Moon Button Moon is a British children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to |
What is the name of the pet dog of fictional superhero Supermnan? | Rex the Wonder Dog Rex the Wonder Dog Rex the Wonder Dog is a fictional dog in the DC Comics universe. Created in 1952 by Robert Kanigher of Wonder Woman fame and artist Alex Toth, Rex has sometimes been compared to Superman's dog Krypto, who was created three years later. However, though the two canine crime fighters do share some similarities, they are decidedly different. Rex shares his name with a number of other fictional dogs, including Rex the Runt, Inspector Rex and a Canine film actor "Rex the Wonder Dog" or Rex the Dog, a canine actor from numerous silent films of the | Wonder Dog (Super Friends) Wonder Dog (Super Friends) Wonder Dog is a fictional canine superhero from the original "Super Friends " television series. The character appeared in both the animated series, as well as the comic book of the same name, but wasn't incorporated into the DC Universe until 2008. In the "Super Friends" animated series, Wonder Dog is portrayed as the pet/sidekick of Wendy and Marvin. He appears in all 16 episodes of the original television series voiced by Frank Welker. This version of Wonder Dog also appeared in the first six issues of the "Super Friends" comic book series. Wonder Dog makes |
What is the title of the song which won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest for Katrina and the Waves? | United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina & the Waves. The entry was chosen during the UK selection show, "The Great British Song Contest", hosted by Dale Winton on 9 March, with the results announced six days later. The UK went on to win the song contest which was being held in Dublin, Ireland, with an unprecedented 227 points. The UK sang at position 24. The lead singer was Katrina Leskanich. The 1997 contest is the most recent win for the United | Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 by E.N.I. with the song "Probudi me". The quartet were the winners of Dora 1997, which selected the fifth Croatian entry for the contest. Croatia first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, having previously competed as a part of Yugoslavia from 1961 to 1991. SR Croatia was the most successful republic of Yugoslavia at Eurovision, with 11 of the 27 entries that won the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest being Croatian. Croatia produced over 11 entries in total for Yugoslavia, giving |
Originating in the US, what is the filling in a MoonPie? | Moon pie Victor Prinzi (Dom DeLuise) as a "round orange moonpie with a white hat on". Moon pie A moon pie or stylized as MoonPie is an American confection, popular across much of the United States, which consists of two round graham cracker cookies, with marshmallow filling in the center, dipped in a flavored coating. The snack is often associated with the cuisine of the American South where they are traditionally accompanied by an RC Cola. Today, Moon pies are made by Chattanooga Bakery, Inc. in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The traditional pie is approximately in diameter. A smaller version exists (mini Moon pie) | 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 |
What was the first name of US distiller Jack Daniel, born September 1850? | Jack Daniel Jack Daniel Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel ( September 1850 – October 9, 1911) was an American distiller and businessman, best known as the founder of the Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery. Daniel was the youngest of ten children born to Calaway and Lucinda Matilda (née Cook) Daniel. He was of Scots-Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent; his grandfather, Joseph "Job" Daniel, was born in Wales, while his grandmother, Elizabeth Calaway, was born in Scotland. His paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States in the late 18th century. Daniel's date of birth is unknown. According to one source, he was born in | Jack Daniel Daniel" author Peter Krass maintains that land and deed records show that the distillery was actually not founded until 1875. According to company histories, sometime in the 1850s, when Daniel was a boy, he went to work for a preacher, grocer, and distiller named Dan Call. The preacher, as the stories went, was a busy man, and when he saw promise in young Jack, he taught him how to run his whiskey still. However, on June 25, 2016, "The New York Times" reported the company's view that Daniel did not learn distilling from Call, but from a man named Nearest |
Ataulfo, Haden, Francis and Keitt are all varieties of which fruit? | Keitt (mango) Keitt (mango) The 'Keitt' mango is a late-season mango cultivar which originated in south Florida. Keitt was reportedly a seedling of the Mulgoba cultivar that was planted on the property of Mrs. J.N. Keitt in Homestead, Florida in 1939. However, recent genetic analysis suggests Keitt was actually a seedling of Brooks, which would help explain its late-season ripening and large fruit size. The cultivar was selected and named in 1945, after which it quickly gained commercial nursery acceptance for its flavor, productivity and lack of fiber. The fruit lacked color, however, and was much larger than most varieties, limiting it | Francis Seymour Haden Francis Seymour Haden Sir Francis Seymour Haden (16 September 1818 – 1 June 1910), was an English surgeon, best known as an original etcher who championed original printmaking and founded the Society of Painter-Etchers, now styled the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (https://www.re-printmakers.com/) at his home, 38 Hertford Street, Mayfair, on the 31st July, 1880. Haden was born at 62 Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea, London. His father, Charles Thomas Haden, being a well-known doctor and lover of music. He was educated at Derby School, Christ's Hospital, and University College, London, and also studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, where he took his |
‘Squaddie’ is an informal term for which rank in the British Army? | British Army other ranks rank insignia by members of the security staff in the Houses of Parliament. The old spelling is also retained by The Rifles, as successor to the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry, which also used it. British Army other ranks rank insignia The term used to refer to all ranks below officers is "other ranks" (abbreviated "ORs"). It includes warrant officers, non-commissioned officers ("NCOs") and ordinary soldiers with the rank of private or regimental equivalent. Officers may, in speaking, distinguish themselves from those ""in the ranks"". As most units in the British Army have long traditions (some dating back as far | Australian Army enlisted rank insignia (The RSM-A holds the unique rank of warrant officer (WO), which is senior to WO1). Other appointments include: Unit level appointments: Australian Army enlisted rank insignia Like the British Army, the Australian Army does not use the term 'enlisted' to describe its non-commissioned ranks. Instead, personnel who are not commissioned officers are referred to as other ranks. These are soldiers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and warrant officers (WOs). Warrant officers are appointed by a warrant which is signed by the Chief of the Army. The insignia for non-commissioned ranks are identical to the British Army up to the rank of warrant |
‘The Sea, The Sea’ is a 1978 novel by which author? | The Sea, the Sea The Sea, the Sea The Sea, the Sea is a novel by Iris Murdoch. Published in 1978, it was her nineteenth novel. It won the 1978 Booker Prize. "The Sea, the Sea" is a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a self-satisfied playwright and director as he begins to write his memoirs. Murdoch's novel exposes the motivations that drive her characters – the vanity, jealousy, and lack of compassion behind the disguises they present to the world. Charles Arrowby, its central figure, decides to withdraw from the world and live in seclusion in a house by the sea. While | The Sea Is My Brother warbly approximation of what the 21-year-old novelist must have hoped was a sophisticated high style." Chris Nashawaty of "Entertainment Weekly" awarded "The Sea Is My Brother" a B rating and described Kerouac as "still struggling to find his voice [but] you'll see hints of the bebop prose that would later pour out of Kerouac's typewriter so effortlessly." The Sea Is My Brother The Sea Is My Brother is a novel by the American author Jack Kerouac, published in 2011. The novel was written in 1942 and remained unpublished throughout Kerouac's lifetime due to his dissatisfaction with the novel. The plot |
The head of the judiciary in England and Wales has which title? | Judiciary of England and Wales United Kingdom-wide jurisdiction also sit in England and Wales, particularly Justices of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and members of the tribunals judiciary. By statute, judges are guaranteed continuing judicial independence. The following is a list of the various types of judges who sit in the Courts of England and Wales: Since 3 April 2006, the Lord Chief Justice has been the overall head of the judiciary. Previously he was second to the Lord Chancellor, but that office lost its judicial functions under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. The Lord Chief Justice is also the head of the Criminal Division | Judiciary of England and Wales Courts of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland, and Scotland's High Court of the Judiciary. The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is paid at Group 1.1, while the Deputy President and the other 10 members of the Supreme Court are paid at Group 2. Judiciary of England and Wales There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales — different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance, in line with the order of the courts in which they sit, so that judges of the Court |
Which plant is known as the Pie Plant? | Rhubarb pie often a lattice-style upper crust is used. This pie is a traditional dessert in the northeastern United States but is little known outside that region in the US. It is part of New England cuisine. Rhubarb pies and desserts are popular in Canada as well, as the rhubarb plant can survive in cold weather climates. To prepare rhubarb, trim off the ends and rinse well. Peel the rhubarb if desired. Cook the prepared rhubarb in a non-aluminum pan. Rhubarb pie Rhubarb pie is a pie with a rhubarb filling. Popular in the UK, where rhubarb has been cultivated since the | The Plant List is currently run as part of the IPNI rather than the Plant List. The Plant List The Plant List is a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species over time. There is a complementary project called the International Plant Names Index, in which Kew is also involved. The IPNI aims to provide details of publication and does not aim to determine which are accepted species names. Newly published |
Which French field marshall and Emperor was known as ‘The Little Corporal’? | Blue corporal Blue corporal The blue corporal ("Ladona deplanata"), also known as little corporal, is a dragonfly in the Libellulidae, or skimmer family. First described as "Libellula deplanata" by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1842, it is common across much of the eastern United States. When Jules Pierre Rambur first described the blue corporal in 1842, he assigned it to the large skimmer genus "Libellula". There it remained until 1897, when James George Needham established the genus "Ladona", and transferred the blue corporal (and several other species) to it. Taxonomists have disagreed since as to which genus the dragonfly should be assigned to, | Field Marshall band brake system through a differential gear system. This is known as a 'controlled differential'. It is impossible to stop one track, you pull the brake lever, the track slows down, the other track speeds up. This type of steering system absorbs a lot of power when turning. Several are still in use around the Northern Rivers area of NSW, Australia. Field Marshall Field-Marshall is a brand of farm tractor which was manufactured by Marshall, Sons & Co. of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Field-Marshalls were in production from 1945 to 1957. However, the first single-cylinder Marshall came into |
The International Olympic Committee was founded in which year? | International Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: "Comité International Olympique", CIO) is a private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Olympic Games. The IOC is the controlling body for the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), which are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic Movement. As of 2016, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. IOC is an United Nations Observer of Olympic Truce. The IOC was created by Pierre de Coubertin, on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios | Albanian National Olympic Committee Albanian National Olympic Committee The Albanian National Olympic Committee "(Albanian: Komiteti Olimpik Kombëtar Shqipëtar - KOKSH)" is a non-profit organisation and the legal authority of Albania's participation in the Olympic Games. As a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is responsible for the development and management of all olympic related activities in the country. KOKSH delegates its authority to 35 member sports federations present in Albania. The National Olympic Committee of Albania (KOKSH) was founded in 1958 and a year later gained recognition by the International Olympic Committee. From the year of its foundation until 1989 the committee |
Late Formula One racing drive Roland Ratzenberger was born in which country? | Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger (; 4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994) was an Austrian racing driver who raced in sports prototype, British Formula 3000, Japanese Formula 3000 and Formula One. He died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same event at which three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna died the following day. Ratzenberger was born in Salzburg, Austria. He began racing in German Formula Ford in 1983, and in 1985 won both the Austrian and Central European Formula Ford championships. In 1985, he entered the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in England, finishing second. He | Roland Ratzenberger the overwhelming attention on Senna's funeral, both in the world of motorsport and worldwide. In a press conference ten years later Mosley said, "Roland had been forgotten. So I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his." Other members of the Formula 1 community who attended were teammate David Brabham, Johnny Herbert, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Ratzenberger's compatriots Karl Wendlinger and Gerhard Berger: they were the only five F1 drivers who attended. Ratzenberger was due to drive later that year in the Le Mans 24 Hours for Toyota. Eddie Irvine |
What is the first name of Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, who, in 1988, became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic Ski Jumping? | Eddie the Eagle Eddie the Eagle Michael Edwards (born 5 December 1963), known as "Eddie the Eagle", is an English skier who in 1988 became the first competitor since 1928 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the 70 m and 90 m events. He became the British ski jumping record holder, ninth in amateur speed skiing (), and a stunt jumping world record holder for jumping over 6 buses. In 2016, he was portrayed by Taron Egerton in the biographical film "Eddie the Eagle". Edwards was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His family calls him by his given name, | Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics victory. Given that this was the first year in which there were three ski jumping event, this made Nykänen the most successful ski jumper in a single Games. The two medals for Yugoslavia were the only ones that country would win in ski jumping (though Slovenia, where all four Yugoslavian team members were from, would win its first as an independent country in 2002). Nineteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Calgary Games. Great Britain made their Olympic ski jumping debut, with Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards their sole participant. Sports-Reference - 1988 Olympics - Ski jumping Ski jumping at |
What is the name of the mouse in the 1999 film ‘The Green Mile’? | The Green Mile (film) and will also outlive Elaine. Paul later attends her funeral and muses that if John's power could make a normally short-lived mouse live for six decades as Mr. Jingles has, how much longer does he himself have left. The Detterick family, which John Coffey was wrongly convicted of victimizing, is played by William Sadler and Paula Malcomson as the parents, with young sisters Evanne and Bailey Drucker playing their murdered daughters. Darabont adapted the novel into a screenplay in under eight weeks. The film was shot at Warner Hollywood Studios, West Hollywood, California, and on location in Shelbyville, Tennessee and | The Green Mile (film) The Green Mile (film) The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from Stephen King’s 1996 novel of the same name. The film stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey, with supporting roles by David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, and James Cromwell. The film also features Dabbs Greer in his final film, as the older Paul Edgecomb. The film, told in a flashback format, tells the story of Paul's life as a death row corrections officer during the U.S. Great Depression, and the supernatural |
Sweetango is a variety of which fruit? | SweeTango earlier.” SweeTango SweeTango (brand name) or 'Minneiska' is a cultivar (cultivated variety) of apple ("Malus domestica") developed by the University of Minnesota in 2000 and first sold in the US in 2009. It is a hybrid of two other apples varieties the university developed: the popular 'Honeycrisp' (the “mother”) and the early-ripening 'Minnewasheta' (brand name Zestar!, the “father” or pollinator). The name SweeTango is a brand name of the 'Minneiska' apple, and is a registered trademark owned by the University of Minnesota. Like the 'Honeycrisp', the 'Minneiska' has much larger cells than most apples, which shatter when bitten to fill | Fruit Gushers which come in a "Fruit Punch" flavor with differently colored fruit-flavored fillings. Another variety that was developed is "Hawaiian Punch". These Gushers are the same shape as the original Fruit Gushers and contain three naturally flavored fruit snacks: "Pineapple Paradise", "Watermelon Luau", and "Maui Mango". They are not currently for sale in all states and regions of the US. Fruit Gushers Fruit Gushers, commonly known as Gushers, are American fruit candy snacks in the shape of elongated hexagonal bipyramids, made primarily from sugar and fruit juice, with small amounts of other ingredients. Introduced in 1991, they are produced by General |
Mount Qomolanga is the official name of which mountain? | Mount Everest of his surname ( ). The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is (, "Holy Mother"), whose official Tibetan pinyin form is "Qomolangma". It is also popularly romanised as "Chomolungma" and (in Wylie) as "Jo-mo-glang-ma" or "Jomo Langma". The official Chinese transcription is whose pinyin form is "Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng". It is also infrequently simply translated into Chinese as "Shèngmǔ Fēng" "Holy Mother Peak"). In 2002, the Chinese "People's Daily" newspaper published an article making a case against the use of "Mount Everest" in English, insisting that the mountain should be referred to as Mount "Qomolangma", based on the official form of | Mount Magazine as the sound of an ammunition magazine exploding, hence the name "Magazine". The U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) indicates that the official name of this landform is "Magazine Mountain", not "Mount Magazine". Generally "Mount [Name]" is used for peaks and "[Name] Mountain" is used for ridges, which better describes this landform. Mount Magazine appears in the GNIS as a ridge with Signal Hill as its summit. "Mount Magazine" is the name used by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, which follows what the locals have used since the area was first settled. Mount Magazine is often |
Which British monarch is said to to be buried with a lock of Maria Fitzherbert’s hair? | Maria Fitzherbert their father and his households, and custody and care for the girls given to Jordan. Notably, any such historical claim of descent is accompanied by controversy, and many of the preceding have been challenged. Given the death of Princess Charlotte without surviving children, should the Ord link be substantiated, the line descended through them would join a large number of claimed surviving descendants of King George IV. Fitzherbert was described as having an aquiline nose and loose teeth. She had hazel eyes, silky blonde hair, and a flawless complexion. Maria Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert ("née" Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July | Maria Fitzherbert widow's weeds, and to dress her servants in royal livery. Architect William Porden designed Steine House, on the west side of Old Steine in Brighton, for Fitzherbert. She lived there from 1804 until her death in 1837. She was buried at St John the Baptist's Church in the Kemp Town area of Brighton. Some scholars have suggested that Maria Fitzherbert had one, possibly two, children by her marriage to the future king. "In 1833, after the King's death, one of [his] executors, Lord Stourton, asked her to sign a declaration he had written on the back of her marriage certificate. |
The British brewery Abbey Ales is based in which city? | Abbey Ales Brewery Abbey Ales Brewery Abbey Ales is an English brewery located in city of Bath, England. It was founded in 1997 by Alan Morgan. Bellringer is a cask beer with an alcohol by volume of 4.2%, launched at the Bath Beer Festival in 1997. It was awarded 'Beer of the Festival' at the Cotswolds CAMRA Festival in July 1998, the Devizes CAMRA Festival in May 1999, the Bath Beer Festival in October 2000, and was a finalist in the Champion Beer of Britain competition in 2001. Other beers which are brewed on a seasonal basis, or for special occasions, include: The | Chimay Brewery Chimay Brewery Chimay Brewery ("Brasserie de Chimay") is a brewery at Scourmont Abbey, a Trappist monastery in Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium, one of the eleven breweries worldwide that produce Trappist beer. They make three ales: Chimay Rouge, Chimay Bleue, and Chimay Blanche; and one "patersbier" for the monks. The monastery also makes four varieties of cheese. The brewery was founded inside Scourmont Abbey, in the Belgian municipality of Chimay in 1862. The brewery produces three ales as well as a patersbier for the monks themselves which is occasionally sold as Chimay Gold; they are known as Trappist beers because they are |
According to the Bible, what did God create on the fourth day of creation? | Genesis creation narrative and elsewhere, and the wind of God returns in the Flood story as the means by which God restores the earth), or God's "spirit", a concept which is somewhat vague in Hebrew Bible, or it may simply signify a great storm-wind. God's first act was the creation of undifferentiated light; dark and light were then separated into night and day, their order (evening before morning) signifying that this was the liturgical day; and then the sun, moon and stars were created to mark the proper times for the festivals of the week and year. Only when this is done does | God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says ABC Radio National which claimed that "Michael Coogan is one of the leading Biblical scholars in the US, and in his book "God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says", he reveals all, including whether David loved Jonathan in that way." CNN gave Coogan the chance to present his book on its website. Newsweek also had an article about this book. "The Young Turks" presented an interview with Coogan upon this book. God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says is a book by Professor Michael Coogan, published in 2010. Coogan that, |
Spalla is Italian for which part of the body? | Cello da spalla what Bach had in mind for performing his Cello Suite No. 6 (which presents many technical problems on a four-string cello). Cello da spalla The violoncello da spalla, known informally as the cello da spalla, is a small cello played braced against the shoulder. The violoncello da spalla was designed to be played by violinists, who have limited experience playing instruments such as the viola da gamba or cello, which are held in a vertical position fixed between legs. The viola da spalla is held on the shoulder and chest, and is larger than the viola. Because of the variety | Erminio Spalla Erminio Spalla Erminio Spalla (7 July 1897 – 14 August 1971) was an Italian professional heavyweight boxer, film actor and singer. Spalla studied fine arts in Brera, when in 1910 he saw film footage of the world boxing championships and decided to become a professional boxer. He was the first Italian to win a European boxing title, which he did in 1923. He lost it in 1926 to Paulino Uzcudun and retired from boxing the next year, though he briefly returned to the ring in 1934 and won all three of his final bouts. He returned to art after retiring |
Who played the role of J J Gittes in the 1974 film ‘Chinatown’? | Chinatown (1974 film) "Chinatown", to which Evans agreed. "Chinatown" is set in 1937 and portrays the manipulation of a critical municipal resource—water—by a cadre of shadowy oligarchs. It was the first part of Towne's planned trilogy about the character J.J. Gittes, the foibles of the Los Angeles power structure, and the subjugation of public good by private greed. The second part, "The Two Jakes", has Gittes caught up in another grab for a natural resource—oil—in the 1940s. It was directed by Jack Nicholson and released in 1990, but the second film's commercial and critical failure scuttled plans to make "Gittes vs. Gittes", about | Chinatown (1974 film) the Chinatown address, the police are already there and detain Gittes. When Cross approaches Katherine, Evelyn shoots him in the arm and starts to drive away with Katherine. The police open fire, killing Evelyn. Cross clutches Katherine and leads her away, while Escobar orders Gittes released. Lawrence Walsh, one of Gittes's associates, tells him: "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." In 1971 producer Robert Evans offered Towne $175,000 to write a screenplay for "The Great Gatsby" (1974), but Towne felt he could not better the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. Instead, Towne asked for $25,000 from Evans to write his own story, |
In which UK city is Waverley railway station? | Edinburgh Waverley railway station Edinburgh Waverley railway station Edinburgh Waverley railway station (also known simply as Waverley) is the principal station serving Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central. It is the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, from , although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. Services to and from Edinburgh Waverley are primarily operated by Abellio ScotRail, including four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle, the recently reopened Borders Railway and services to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa/North Berwick/Dunbar. The station is the terminus of | Waverley Road railway station new Glen Waverley line, and in 1948 the line terminating at Ashburton was extended a kilometre to the new Alamein station. Waverley Road railway station Waverley Road was a station on the Outer Circle railway line, located near the current East Malvern station in Malvern East, Victoria, Australia, in what is now the Malvern Urban Forest. The platform, the mound of which can still be seen, was located approximately 120 metres SSE of the line's Waverley Road crossing. Named after the nearby road that crossed the tracks, the station was originally named "Waverley" until it was changed on 23 June |
US actors Adam West and James Woods guest star as themselves in various episodes of which US animated television series? | Spies Like Us you can walk away from for 10 minutes without missing anything important." The animated comedy series "Family Guy" paid tribute to the film with its 2009 episode "Spies Reminiscent of Us", which guest starred Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase as fictionalized versions of themselves who, according to the series, were made real spies by Ronald Reagan after he saw the film "Spies Like Us". The episode recreates numerous scenes from the film. Spies Like Us Spies Like Us is a 1985 American comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon. The | Star Trek: The Animated Series the BBC in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s, were edited to run the teaser after the credits. The series' writing benefited from a Writers Guild of America, East strike in 1973, which did not apply to animation. A few episodes are especially notable due to contributions from well-known science fiction authors: In the original "Star Trek" series, the title character was given the name James T. Kirk. It was not until the animated series that writer David Gerrold replaced the "T", giving us Captain James Tiberius Kirk. It was purely coincidental that he chose "Tiberius" (on Gene |
Logophobia is the abnormal fear of what? | Fear of missing out Fear of missing out Fear of missing out, or FOMO, is "a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent". This social anxiety is characterized by "a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing". FOMO is also defined as a fear of regret, which may lead to a compulsive concern that one might miss an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, a profitable investment, or other satisfying events. In other words, FOMO perpetuates the fear of having made the wrong decision on how to spend time since "you can imagine | 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 |
Which NATO member country is the only one with no permanent professional army? | Member states of NATO NATO positively, most NATO members preferred keeping their military spending the same. The response to whether their country should militarily aid another NATO country if it were to get into a serious military conflict with Russia was also mixed. Only in the US and Canada did more than 50% of the people answer that they should. Population data from "CIA World Factbook"<br>GDP data from IMF<br>Expenditure data (except Iceland) from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Icelandic data (2013) from Statistics Iceland<br>Military personnel data from NATO Iceland has no armed forces. 2015 data. Member states of NATO NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | United States Permanent Representative to NATO United States Permanent Representative to NATO The United States Permanent Representative to NATO (commonly called the U.S. Ambassador to NATO) is the official representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Representative has the rank of full ambassador and is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The full official title of the Representative is United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The current U.S. Ambassador to NATO is Kay Bailey Hutchison. The first Representative was appointed by |
Miami Beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented which brand of sun lotion in 1944? | Coppertone (sunscreen) Coppertone (sunscreen) Coppertone is the brand name for an American sunscreen, owned by Bayer, formerly Merck & Co., Inc., formerly Schering-Plough. Coppertone is the related brand to Bain de Soleil, which is targeted to adult women. The name originated from its marketing of suntan lotion. It dates to 1944, when pharmacist Benjamin Green invented a lotion to darken tans. The company became famous in 1953 when it introduced the Coppertone girl, an advertisement showing a young blond topless girl in pigtails staring in surprise as a Cocker Spaniel puppy sneaks up behind her and pulls down her blue swimsuit bottom, | Keri Lotion by NOVARTIS Pharmaceuticals. Keri Lotion Keri Lotion is a brand name of moisturizing lotion introduced by Novartis Consumer Health. The brand has traditionally included different types of Keri Lotion such as Keri- Original, Keri- Advanced, Keri- Shea Butter, Keri- Basic Essential, Keri- Luxurious, and Keri- moisture rich oil. Keri Lotion was first introduced by Bristol-Myers Squibb to the American public in 1960. Keri lotion was put into doctor offices and hospitals, which was how the product was promoted. In 1998, Bristol Myers spent $6 million on advertising its original Keri Brand. In 1999, it was expected to double. Keri Lotion |
Which flavour jam is traditionally used in the recipe for Manchester Tart? | Neenish tart Neenish tart A neenish tart (or neenish cake) is a tart made with a pastry base and a filling consisting of sweet gelatine-set cream, mock cream, icing sugar paste, or lemon and sweetened condensed milk mixture, with dried icing on the top of the tart in two colours. The addition of a layer of raspberry jam is a common recipe variation. The colours used for the icing are usually some combination of brown, white, and pink. They are almost exclusively sized as individual servings, 60–80 mm in diameter. The tart was originally created in Australia and is mainly found there | Tart be different colours depending on the flavour of the jam used to fill them. "Tarte Tatin" is an upside-down tart, of apples, other fruit, or onions. Savoury tarts include quiche, a family of savoury tarts with a mostly custard filling; German Zwiebelkuchen 'onion tart', and Swiss cheese tart made from Gruyere. Tart A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard. Tartlet refers to a |
In the UK television series ‘Doctor Who’, which actor played the ninth Doctor? | The Doctor (Doctor Who) Fifth Doctor in "Castrovalva" (1982), the character was credited as "The Doctor", which he had been referred to in-universe since the tenure of William Hartnell. This credit remained from season 19 to season 26. In the television movie, the trend is continued, with Paul McGann's debuting Eighth Doctor credited as "The Doctor" and Sylvester McCoy's out-going Seventh Doctor as "The Old Doctor". The 2005 resurrection of the programme credited Christopher Eccleston – playing the Ninth Doctor – as "Doctor Who" again in series 1. "The Parting of the Ways", featuring the Ninth Doctor's regeneration into the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) | The Doctor (Doctor Who) was to cast an actor in his mid-30s to 40s for the role of the Eleventh Doctor, despite casting Matt Smith, who is the youngest actor to ever have played the role. The actors who have played the lead role of the Doctor in the programme and the dates of their first and last regular television appearances in the role, are: Jodie Whittaker took over the role as the Thirteenth Doctor in the 2017 Christmas special. In addition to the above-listed actors, others have played versions of the Doctor for the duration of particular storylines. Notably, John Hurt guest starred |
The fictional television Doctor Who came from which planet? | Regeneration (Doctor Who) Regeneration (Doctor Who) In the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", regeneration is a biological ability exhibited by the Time Lords, a race of fictional humanoids originating on the planet Gallifrey. This process allows a Time Lord to undergo a transformation into a new physical form and a somewhat different personality after instances which would normally result in death. Regeneration has been used twelve times throughout the history of the franchise as a device for introducing a new actor for the lead role of its main character, the Doctor. Other Time Lords and similar characters have also regenerated, | Thal (Doctor Who) Thal (Doctor Who) The Thals are a fictional race of humanoid aliens, originating from the planet Skaro, in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". The species first appeared in the 1963–64 serial "The Daleks", and were created by writer Terry Nation. In "The Daleks" (1963–64), the Thals describe themselves as a warrior race who fought a terrible neutronic war against the peaceful Dals, with whom they shared the planet Skaro. Radiation from the war caused both species to mutate. In the case of the Thals the mutation came full-circle, returning them to their original appearance of blond humanoids. |
What is the name of the malevolent and renegade Time Lord in the television series Doctor Who, whose ambition led him to become the head of the High Council of Time Lords? | The Doctor (Doctor Who) largely tolerated as he saved Gallifrey and the universe several times. The Time Lords are partial to sending him on missions when deniability or expendability is needed, implied to have begun after his capture during "The War Games" and being witnessed further in later stories, the Time Lords directing the Doctor and/or the TARDIS to specific locations in "Colony in Space", "The Curse of Peladon", "The Mutants", "Genesis of the Daleks", "The Brain of Morbius" and "Attack of the Cybermen". The Doctor's standing in Time Lord society has waxed and waned over the years, from being a hunted man who | History of the Time Lords History of the Time Lords The Time Lords are a fictional humanoid species originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Time Lords are so called because they are able to travel in and manipulate time through prolonged exposure to the time vortex. Details of the history of the Time Lords in the television series are sketchy and, as is usual for "Doctor Who" continuity, fraught with supposition and contradiction. This history covers the various versions given on screen and in the spin-off media based on the television series. What little has actually |
What is the name of Rose Tyler’s boyfriend in the UK television series ‘Doctor Who’? | The Doctor (Doctor Who) future?" to which he replies, "It does start to happen, yeah." The series has played with the idea of a romantic relationship between the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, with many characters assuming they were a couple. Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith clearly views the Doctor as a romantic rival for whom Rose has left him. Each shows flashes of jealousy when the other flirts with other characters. In "The Parting of the Ways" (2005), the Doctor's male companion Jack Harkness kisses both the Doctor and Rose in what he believes is a last goodbye. In the same episode, the Doctor | Rose (Doctor Who episode) Rose (Doctor Who episode) "Rose" is the opening episode of the first series of the revived British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". The episode was directed by Keith Boak and written by Russell T Davies who was also one of the three executive producers. It was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on 26 March 2005. "Rose" was the first "Doctor Who" episode to air since the "Doctor Who" television film in 1996. In the episode, the London department store worker Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) gets caught in the middle of the alien time traveller the Doctor's |
What is the title of the four-episode special of ‘Doctor Who’, made for the Red Nose Day telethon in the UK, broadcast in March 1999? | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death is a "Doctor Who" special made for the Red Nose Day charity telethon in the United Kingdom, and was originally broadcast in four parts on BBC One on 12 March 1999 under the title Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. Later home video releases are formatted as two parts and drop the "and" in the title. It follows in a long tradition of popular British television programmes producing short, light-hearted specials for such telethon events. It has a special status amongst "Doctor Who"-themed charity | Red Nose Day 2013 Red Nose Day 2013 Red Nose Day 2013 is a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief. A number of run-up events took place and the main event consisted of a live telethon broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of Friday 15 March 2013 to early the following morning. The sum for the 14th Red Nose Day includes: The live telethon was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of Friday 15 March 2013 to early the following morning as well as a number of run-up events and was presented by Lenny Henry, Michael |
What is the name of the aliens who invaded planet Earth in the 2005 60-minute special television episode of Doctor Who’ entitled ‘The Christmas Invasion’? | The Christmas Invasion The Christmas Invasion "The Christmas Invasion" is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2005. This episode features the first full-episode appearance of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and is also the first specially produced "Doctor Who" Christmas special in the programme's history. In the episode, principally set in London, the alien race the Sycorax invade Earth, demanding that either humanity surrenders or one third of them will die. The newly regenerated Tenth Doctor, suffering side effects from his regeneration, crash lands the | The Christmas Invasion tea" (in the manner of an acrostic). A novelisation of this story written by Jenny T. Colgan including the storyline from was released in paperback and digital formats 5 April 2018 as part of the "Target Collection". The Christmas Invasion "The Christmas Invasion" is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2005. This episode features the first full-episode appearance of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and is also the first specially produced "Doctor Who" Christmas special in the programme's history. In the episode, |
In the original UK television series ‘Doctor Who’, Susan Foreman is what relation to the Doctor? | Susan Foreman Susan Foreman Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". The granddaughter and original companion of the First Doctor, she was played by actress Carole Ann Ford from 1963 to 1964, in the show's first season and the first two stories of the second season. Ford reprised the role for the feature-length 20th anniversary episode "The Five Doctors" (1983) and the 30th anniversary charity special "Dimensions in Time" (1993). Susan is introduced in the first "Doctor Who" story, "An Unearthly Child" (1963), with the first episode focusing on her as an unusual teenager | Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures The First Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British television programme "Doctor Who". It sees the return of David Bradley as the First Doctor, a role originated by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966, as well as by Bradley on television in the episodes "The Doctor Falls" and "Twice Upon a Time". David Bradley also portrayed William Hartnell in the BBC bio-drama, "An Adventure in Space and Time". Also appearing are Claudia Grant as Susan Foreman, Jemma Powell as Barbara Wright and Jamie Glover as Ian Chesterton. |
Who played the eye-patch wearing Madam Kovarian in the UK television series ‘Doctor Who’? | Silence (Doctor Who) Man Goes to War", by Madame Kovarian (Frances Barber) in order to become a weapon against the Doctor—her Time Lord-like genetic traits make her an ideal candidate to kill the Doctor. "Let's Kill Hitler" establishes that the Silence, and its Academy of the Question, has brainwashed her to such an end, though River goes against her programming and saves the Doctor's life. After biding their time until the conditions were right, Kovarian and the Silence kidnap River in "Closing Time", and force her to enact her role in the Doctor's death at Lake Silencio as seen in "The Impossible Astronaut". | Doctor Who Magazine summer of 2017 to leave the publication. However, in the following issue of "Private Eye", a letter from Spilsbury was published, denying these allegations. Doctor Who Magazine Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Its current editor is Marcus Hearn, who took over from the magazine's longest-serving editor, Tom Spilsbury, in July 2017. It is currently recognised by "Guinness World Records" as the longest running TV tie-in magazine. Officially licensed by the BBC, the magazine began life as Doctor Who Weekly in 1979, published by the UK |
‘The Meddling ‘what’ is a fictional character played by actor Peter Butterworth in the UK television series ‘Doctor Who’? | The Monk (Doctor Who) The Monk (Doctor Who) The Monk is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Played by the British actor Peter Butterworth, the character appeared in two stories, "The Time Meddler" and "The Daleks' Master Plan", as an adversary of the First Doctor. They were written and co-written respectively by Dennis Spooner. Other than the Doctor and Susan, the Monk was the first member of the Doctor's species to appear in the programme, and the second "Doctor Who" villain (after the Daleks) to make a return appearance. The Monk was the possessor of a stolen Mark | Jenny (Doctor Who) Jenny (Doctor Who) Jenny, portrayed by Georgia Moffett, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". She appeared in the episode "The Doctor's Daughter", originally broadcast 10 May 2008. Jenny is the daughter of the series protagonist the Doctor, a product of altered DNA extracted from a tissue sample from his hand. The character was created by writer Stephen Greenhorn. Moffett is the daughter of the actor Peter Davison, who portrayed the Doctor's fifth incarnation from 1981 to 1984. She was cast as Jenny after auditioning for a more minor part in the episode |
According to the Bible, what are three theological virtues? | Theological virtues Theological virtues Theological virtues are virtues associated in Christian theology and philosophy with salvation resulting from the grace of God. Virtues are traits or qualities which dispose one to conduct oneself in a morally good manner. Traditionally they have been named Faith, Hope, and Charity, and can trace their importance in Christian theology to Paul the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 13, who also pointed out that charity is the most important. The medieval Catholic philosopher Thomas Aquinas explained that these virtues are called theological virtues "because they have God for their object, both in so far as by them we | Theological virtues source and end. The moral virtue of temperance recognizes food as a good that sustains life, but guards against the sin of gluttony. The "infused" virtue of temperance disposes the individual to practice fasting and abstinence. The infused moral virtues are connected to the theological virtue of Charity. Pope Benedict XVI wrote three encyclicals about the theological virtues: "Deus caritas est" (about love), "Spe salvi" (about hope), and "Lumen fidei" (about faith: this encyclical was written both by Pope Benedict XVI and by Pope Francis). Theological virtues Theological virtues are virtues associated in Christian theology and philosophy with salvation resulting |
The late author and television personality Barbara Woodhouse was famous for training which animals? | Barbara Woodhouse Barbara Woodhouse Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse (née Blackburn; 9 May 1910 Rathfarnham, Ireland – 9 July 1988, Buckinghamshire, England) was a dog trainer, author, horse trainer and television personality. Her 1980 television series "Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way" made her a household name in the UK. Among her catch-phrases were "walkies" and "sit!", the latter parodied in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy". She was also known for her "no bad dogs" philosophy. Barbara Blackburn was born 9 May 1910 in Rathfarnham, Ireland to an Irish family and grew up in Dublin. When her schoolmaster father died in 1919, her | Personality in animals model in animal personality. It demonstrated the existence of personality traits in animals and provided a foundation for similar assessment strategies in future studies of personality in animals. Similarly, zebrafish have been used as a neurobehavioral model species for studying personality using the trait approach in non-human animals. These studies can then be translated to study personality development and personality disorders in humans. Another general example is the spider, "Anelosimus studiosus." This spider forms groups in which some females show an aggressive personality type and engage more in colony defence and prey capture, while others are docile and engage more |
In the Shakespeare play ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Titania is the Queen of the ‘what’? | Titania sorceress turning her lovers into animals, she is made to love a donkey after Bottom has been transformed. Titania has appeared in many other paintings, poems, plays and other works. Titania Titania () is a character in William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". In the play, she is the queen of the fairies. Due to Shakespeare's influence, later fiction has often used the name "Titania" for fairy queen characters. In traditional folklore, the fairy queen has no name. Shakespeare took the name "Titania" from Ovid's "Metamorphoses", where it is an appellation given to the daughters of Titans. Shakespeare's Titania | A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film) A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1968 film of William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by Peter Hall. It stars Derek Godfrey as Theseus, Barbara Jefford as Hippolyta, Diana Rigg as Helena, Helen Mirren as Hermia, David Warner as Lysander, Ian Holm as Puck, Ian Richardson as King Oberon, Judi Dench as Queen Titania, and Paul Rogers as Bottom, as well as other members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The film premiered in theatres in Europe in September 1968. In the U.S., it was sold directly to television rather than playing in |
What is the name of the saxophone player in the Muppet rock band, which appear on the television show ‘The Muppets’? | The Muppets the Disney+ streaming service in 2019. In July 2018, the cast performed a series of live shows at London's O2 Arena, their first outside of the United States. Notable Muppet characters of "The Muppet Show" and subsequent media include Kermit the Frog; Miss Piggy; Fozzie Bear; Gonzo; Rowlf the Dog; Scooter; Rizzo the Rat; Pepe the King Prawn; Dr. Bunsen Honeydew; Beaker; Statler and Waldorf; the Swedish Chef; Sam Eagle; Walter; and the Electric Mayhem, consisting of Dr. Teeth on keyboard, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on bass, Janice on lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and occasionally Lips on trumpet. | The Muppets As well as "The Muppet Show", Muppet characters feature in such television series as "The Jimmy Dean Show", "Sesame Street", "Fraggle Rock", "The Jim Henson Hour", "Muppets Tonight", "Bear in the Big Blue House", "", and "The Muppets". An adult-oriented Muppet segment, "The Land of Gorch", was a regular feature in the first season of "Saturday Night Live". Guest stars on "Saturday Night Live" occasionally include both the Muppets and "Sesame Street" characters, as well as Muppet likenesses of real people; these likenesses appear recurrently in early episodes of "The Muppet Show" and on "Sesame Street", and appear occasionally on |
The headquarters of the Jyske Bank are in which European country? | Jyske Bank Jyske Bank Jyske Bank A/S is the third largest Danish bank in terms of market share. The headquarters are located in Silkeborg, and the bank has offices, branches, or subsidiaries in Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It is the third-largest bank to be listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, and it is the largest bank in Denmark headquartered outside Copenhagen. The current CEO of Jyske Bank is Anders Dam. The bank employs some 4000 individuals. Jyske Bank is the result of the merger in 1967 of four banks from the mid-Jutland area: Silkeborg Bank, Kjellerup Bank, Kjellerup | Jyske Bank Handels- og Landbobank, and the Handels- og Landbrugsbank in Silkeborg. These banks trace their roots back to the mid-19th Century. Jyske Bank offers a range of banking products, including savings and loans, mortgages, private banking, offshore banking and business banking. Jyske Bank was mentioned in the Panama Papers and the bank was used by Sergei Pugachev for money laundering. In 2018 the Danish FSA criticised the bank for insufficient measures to prevent money laundering. Jyske Bank Jyske Bank A/S is the third largest Danish bank in terms of market share. The headquarters are located in Silkeborg, and the bank has |
A group of which fish is known as an army? | Fish as food "fiscas") which was pronounced as it is today. English also has the term seafood, which covers fish found in the seas and oceans as well as other marine life used as food. Over 32,000 species of fish have been described, making them the most diverse group of vertebrates. In addition, there are many species of shellfish. However, only a small number of species are commonly eaten by humans. Fish can be prepared in a variety of ways. It can be uncooked (raw) ("e.g.," sashimi). It can be cured by marinating ("e.g.," ceviche), pickling ("e.g.," pickled herring), or smoking ("e.g.," smoked | Group for a Switzerland Without an Army Group for a Switzerland Without an Army The Group for a Switzerland without an Army, (GSwA; , GSoA; , GSsA; , GSsE) is a group working to reduce the military activities of Switzerland. The Group was created in Solothurn on 12 September 1982 by 120 people. Its roster has varied considerably; as of 2009 its website states that it consists of about 20,000 members or supporters, consisting largely of pacifists and anti-militarists. The group is politically active and spreads awareness of its cause in several ways: Currently, the group focuses on the following topics: In early 1986 the group launched |
English singer/songwriter Paloma Faith played Andrea in which 2007 film? | Paloma Faith in a TV commercial by Škoda which was heavily played throughout the year, causing the track to chart at number 28 in the UK. In November 2018, Faith released a re-issue "Zeitgeist Edition" of "The Architect", featuring six new songs including "Make Your Own Kind of Music", "Lullaby" and "Loyal". In 2007, Faith appeared in an episode of the BBC police drama "HolbyBlue" portraying a thief. She was also cast as Andrea in "St Trinian's" in 2007. Faith was also cast in Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" as Sally, the girlfriend of the Devil (played by Tom Waits) | Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981), known professionally as Paloma Faith, is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Faith is known for her retro and eccentric style. The singer met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wåhlberg in 2007. Her debut album, "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" was released in 2009 and has been certified double platinum in the UK. The album contains the singles "Stone Cold Sober", "New York" and "Upside Down", and earned Faith her first BRIT Award nomination in 2010. In 2012, Faith released her second studio album, "Fall to Grace", |
What is the first name of British footballer Wayne Rooney’s second child, born in May 2013? | Wayne Rooney in the wedding to sing for the couple was Coleen's favourite pop band Westlife. In April 2006, Rooney was awarded £100,000 in libel damages from tabloids "The Sun" and "News of the World", who had claimed that he had assaulted Coleen in a nightclub. Rooney donated the money to charity. Rooney's wife gave birth to a son on 2 November 2009, Kai Wayne. The couple's second child, Klay Anthony, was born on 21 May 2013. The couple's third child, Kit Joseph, was born on 24 January 2016. On 15 February 2018, Rooney's wife announced on her Twitter profile the birth | John Rooney (footballer) John Rooney (footballer) John Richard Rooney (born 17 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Barrow as an attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of DC United and former England forward Wayne Rooney. Although born in England, Rooney has expressed a desire to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. John Rooney was born in Liverpool, Merseyside to Thomas Wayne and Jeanette Maria Rooney (née Morrey). He is of Irish descent and was brought up in Croxteth with older brothers Graeme and Wayne; all three attended Our Lady and St. Swithin's primary school and the |
Which television dramatist wrote the BBC television drama ‘The Black Stuff’ in 1978? | BBC television drama a major success with Alan Bleasdale's "Boys from the Blackstuff" in 1982. In the modern era, however, the separate BBC branches in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all have their own drama departments with Heads of Drama who have autonomous commissioning powers, both for in-house production and co-production with or commissioning from independents. Although some of these shows are purely for regional consumption, such as BBC Scotland's "River City" and BBC Wales' "Belonging", many programmes networked nationally on BBC One and Two are made in 'the nations', with perhaps the highest profile being the current BBC Wales revival of "Doctor | BBC television drama late 1970s, spearheaded by the 1978 launch of the popular school-set drama series "Grange Hill". Created by Liverpudlian dramatist Phil Redmond, the intention of the programme was to present issues relevant to children in a realistic manner, showing characters in a modern Comprehensive school and concentrating on the issues facing children in such schools. The series was a huge success, and in 1989 a similar programme, "Byker Grove", set in a youth club, was launched by the BBC's North-Eastern arm and screened on Children's BBC. From the 1990s onwards, in common with BBC programming in other genres, children's drama has |
Who directed the 1969 film ‘Women In Love’, starring Oliver Reed and Alan Bates? | Women in Love (film) on Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection on 27 March 2018, with the Blu-ray featuring a restored 4K digital transfer. The supplementary materials on the Criterion release include audio commentaries and various interviews, along with the 1972 short film "Second Best", produced by and starring Alan Bates, based on a story by D.H. Lawrence. Women in Love (film) Women in Love is a 1969 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, and Jennie Linden. The film was adapted by Larry Kramer from D. H. Lawrence's novel of the same name. | Oliver Reed black comedy "The Assassination Bureau" (1969), directed by Basil Dearden; and a war film for Winner, "Hannibal Brooks" (1969). More successful than either was his fourth film with Russell, a film version of "Women in Love" (1969), in which he wrestled naked with Alan Bates in front of a log fire. In 1969 Interstate Theatres awarded him their International Star of the Year Award. "Take a Girl Like You" (1970) was a sex comedy with Hayley Mills; "The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun" (1970) was a thriller directed by Anatole Litvak. The following year, Reed appeared |
For which film did Audrey Hepburn win her only Oscar (Academy Award)? | Audrey Hepburn and then performing as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions. Following minor appearances in several films, Hepburn starred in the 1951 Broadway play "Gigi", after being spotted by French novelist Colette, on whose work the play was based. She shot to stardom after playing the lead role in "Roman Holiday" (1953), for which she was the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award for a single performance. That same year, Hepburn won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in "Ondine". She went | Audrey Hepburn and we said, 'That's the girl! Originally, the film was to have had only Gregory Peck's name above its title, with "Introducing Audrey Hepburn" beneath in smaller font. However, Peck suggested to Wyler that he elevate her to equal billing so that her name appeared before the title and in type as large as his: "You've got to change that because she'll be a big star and I'll look like a big jerk." The film was a box office success, and Hepburn gained critical acclaim for her portrayal, unexpectedly winning an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for |
Ranidaphobia is the irrational fear of which creatures? | Fear of frogs Fear of frogs Fear of frogs and toads is both a known specific phobia, known simply as frog phobia or ranidaphobia (from "ranidae", the most widespread family of frogs), and a superstition common to the folkways of many cultures. Psychiatric speciality literature uses the simple term "fear of frogs" rather than any specialized term. The term batrachophobia has also been recorded in a 1953 psychiatric dictionary. According to some, the sight of a frog may be a bad omen. As well, a common myth says that touching frogs and toads may give one warts. (In many other cultures, frogs are | 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 |
What is the surname of Dick and Jane in the 2005 film ‘Fun With Dick and Jane’, starring Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni? | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film) roles. "Fun with Dick and Jane" was released by Columbia Pictures on December 21, 2005 and grossed over $202 million worldwide at the box office. In the year 2000, Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) has been promoted to Vice President of Communications for a large media corporation known as Globodyne. The following day, he is on a television program with presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who calls Globodyne "perverters of the American dream", claiming it helps the super-rich get even wealthier. As they speak, Globodyne's stock value collapses, rendering all investments – including all the employees' savings and pensions – worthless. Dick | Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) effort to select their victims judiciously – robbing the telephone company, for example, which makes the customers in line cheer. In time, Dick and Jane weigh their guilty consciences against their needs, trying to get back their old lives and stay out of jail. "Fun with Dick and Jane" received mixed reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews. A remake, also entitled "Fun with Dick and Jane" was released in 2005, starring Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) Fun with Dick and Jane is |
Who defeated Bobby Riggs in the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match in September 1973? | Battle of the Sexes (tennis) Battle of the Sexes (tennis) In tennis, "Battle of the Sexes" is a term that has been used to describe various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman (or, in one case, a doubles match between two men and two women). Most famously, the term is used for a nationally televised match in 1973, held at the Houston Astrodome, between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King, which King won in three sets. The match attracted massive attention and was viewed by an estimated 90 million people around the world. King's win is considered a milestone in | Battle of the Sexes (tennis) the sexes" match between McEnroe and Williams. McEnroe said he would face Williams but that Trump was not offering a big enough payout. McEnroe said that he believed he could defeat Williams in a tennis match. Battle of the Sexes (tennis) In tennis, "Battle of the Sexes" is a term that has been used to describe various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman (or, in one case, a doubles match between two men and two women). Most famously, the term is used for a nationally televised match in 1973, held at the Houston Astrodome, between 55-year-old Bobby |
The One-Eyed Bagman is a story -teller in which novel by Charles Dickens? | Charles Dickens first Victorian novel with a child protagonist. On 2 April 1836, after a one-year engagement, and between episodes two and three of "The Pickwick Papers", Dickens married Catherine Thomson Hogarth (1816–1879), the daughter of George Hogarth, editor of the "Evening Chronicle". They were married in St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, London. After a brief honeymoon in Chalk in Kent, the couple returned to lodgings at Furnival's Inn. The first of their ten children, Charley, was born in January 1837, and a few months later the family set up home in Bloomsbury at 48 Doughty Street, London, (on which Charles had a | Racism in the work of Charles Dickens mistake has been made again and again; and the moment the white man has appeared in the new aspect of being weaker than the savage, the savage has changed and sprung upon him." Explorer John Rae disputed with Dickens in two rebuttals (also published in "Household Words"). Rae defended the Inuit as "a bright example to civilized people" and compared them favourably to the undisciplined crew of Franklin. Keal writes that Rae was no match for "Dickens the story teller", one of Lady Franklin's "powerful friends", to the English he was a Scot who wasn't "pledged to the patriotic, empire-building |
What was the the last animated film personally supervised by Walt Disney and released in October 1967? | The Walt Disney Company studio's operations that the studio bought it on February 5, 1965, along with the WED Enterprises name. On December 15, 1966, Walt Disney died of complications relating to lung cancer, and Roy Disney took over as chairman, CEO, and president of the company. One of his first acts was to rename Disney World as "Walt Disney World" in honor of his brother and his vision. In 1967, the last two films Walt actively supervised were released, the animated feature "The Jungle Book" and the musical "The Happiest Millionaire". The studio released a number of comedies in the late 1960s, including | The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic footage from Norway that inspired the look of "Frozen"; announcements of what is planned for the "Frozen" franchise; a preview of Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff's appearances in the TV series "Once Upon a Time"; and a sneak peek of Walt Disney Animation Studios' film "Big Hero 6". The special also announced "Frozen Fever", an animated short film serving as a sequel to "Frozen", which was released alongside the live-action Walt Disney Pictures film "Cinderella" on March 13, 2015. The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic is a television special |
Which planet in our solar system has a year which is around 24 and a half Earth years? | Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth is a jazz album by the American musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded between late 1956 and 1958, the album was originally released on Ra's own Saturn label in 1966, and has since been reissued on CD by Evidence in 1992. In keeping with many Saturn releases, one side features cuts from the arkestra c.1958, whilst the other side comes from the 1956 sessions originally intended for "Sound of Joy" but still unreleased in 1966. All songs by Sun Ra | Saving Planet Earth small – is valuable, if we wish to ensure a future that is healthy for all life on planet Earth so we have to save earth from various types of Pollution, Waste food, Drained Water etc. The earth is our mother planet in which we born and understand learn to speak, learn to walk and learned everything that we are now able to do. "It is only planet in our solar system on which life exists which incredible biodiversity. People all over the world celebrate this grand event all to protect flora and fauna and clean up the earth on |
Which colour represents Line 5 of the Paris Metro rail system? | Los Angeles Metro Rail Los Angeles Metro Rail The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transportation system serving Los Angeles County, California. It consists of six lines, including two rapid transit subway lines (the Red and Purple lines) and four light rail lines (the Blue, Green, Gold and Expo lines) serving 93 stations. It connects with the Metro Busway bus rapid transit system (the Orange Line and Silver Line) and also with the Metrolink commuter rail system. Metro Rail, which had an average daily weekday ridership of 359,016 in 2017, is owned and operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 7 scheduled opening of MRT Line 7 was pushed back to 2020. MRT Line 7 will be operated with 108 rail cars in a three-car configuration. Hyundai Rotem was awarded a $440.2 million contract to supply 108 metro cars, which will be configured into 36 train sets. The contractual scope also includes signalling, communications and power supplies for the metro line. As of June 2018, 45 out of 108 train cars have been completed and cannot be delivered from South Korea due to the non-availability of a depot. Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 7 The Manila Metro Rail Transit System |
Who is the English voice of Ernest Penfold in the television cartoon series ‘Danger Mouse’? | Terry Scott sketch show "Scott On" (1968). They also featured in supporting roles together in the film version of "Bless This House". Ironically, although both Scott and Whitfield both made several "Carry On" appearances, they never appeared in the same film. From 1981 to 1992, Scott was the voice of Penfold the hamster in the animated series "Danger Mouse". Scott suffered from ill health for many years. In 1979, he had a life-saving operation after a brain haemorrhage. He also suffered from creeping paralysis and had to wear a neck brace, even on television. When "Terry and June" ended in 1987, Scott | Danger Mouse (2015 TV series) Danger Mouse (2015 TV series) Danger Mouse is a British animated television series, serving as a updated version of the 1981 series with the same name. The series is produced by FremantleMedia with the animation provided by Irish studio Boulder Media. The series premiered on CBBC on 28 September 2015, more than 20 years after the end of the show’s original run. The series revolves around Danger Mouse, the "world's greatest secret agent", and his hamster sidekick Penfold, who protect the world from a variety of dangers. With help from his boss Colonel K and the genius scientist Professor Squawkencluck, |
In humans, Iatromisia is an intense dislike for which profession? | Bullying in medicine student doctors by other doctors and the nursing matron. In the American sitcom "Scrubs", Dr. Cox uses intimidation and sarcasm as methods of tormenting the interns and expressing his dislike towards them and their company. Bullying in medicine Bullying in the medical profession is common, particularly of student or trainee physicians. It is thought that this is at least in part an outcome of conservative traditional hierarchical structures and teaching methods in the medical profession which may result in a bullying cycle. According to Field, bullies are attracted to the caring professions, such as medicine, by the opportunities to exercise | An Honorable Profession An Honorable Profession An Honorable Profession, is a 1991 novel by John L'Heureux, and his thirteenth book. It was a 1991 The New York Times Notable Book, described as "…a risky combination: a thriller, a philosophical, melodramatic novel of sexual possession, a satire of small-town mores in New England." Miles Bannon is a popular high-school English teacher in Boston who enjoys the respect of his students. His mother is dying, and he is involved in a heterosexual relationship with Margaret, but is also plagued by a deep insecurity about his sexual orientation, both in his untoward feelings for boys at |
Which American actor founded his own martial art style called Chun Kuk Do? | Chun Kuk Do Chun Kuk Do Chun Kuk Do, or Chuck Norris System, is a Korean hybrid martial art style founded by American martial artist Chuck Norris. Chunkukdo is a very hard style of full-contact karate Parenthood : Kyokushinkai Shotokan Shitoryu Gojuryu Tangsoodo Taekwondo Hapkido Judo Brazilianjiujitsu AmericanKenpo Enshinkaikan Kyusho jitsu (martial art ) Dazanryu Arnis Okiniwankobudo Chun Kuk Do was founded by Chuck Norris, and was originally based on Norris' Tang Soo Do training in Korea while he was in the military. During his competitive fighting career, Norris began to evolve the style to make it more effective and well-rounded by studying | Kuk Sul Do not an effort of any single Grandmaster. Kuk Sul Do is an ancient Korean legacy that has evolved over centuries and it's an art for everyone. Kuk Sul Do Kuk Sul Do is a traditional Korean martial arts style that was brought to the United States by Grandmaster Choon S. Yang, Grandmaster Lim Sung Kon, and a few Korean grandmasters. The name "Kuk Sul Do" translates to "National Korean Martial Art" and was put together from a number of different Korean martial art styles to preserve traditions and movements that are thousands of years old. Because of Kuk Sul Do's |
VE (Victory in Europe) Day was celebrated in 1945 during which month of the year? | Victory in Europe Day Victory in Europe Day Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, was celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. The formal surrender of the German forces occupying the Channel Islands did not occur until the following day, 9 May 1945. It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe. The term VE Day existed as early as September 1944, in anticipation of victory. On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi | Victory in Europe Day and take part in the celebrations. In the United States, the victory happened on President Harry Truman's 61st birthday. He dedicated the victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had died of a cerebral hemorrhage less than a month earlier, on 12 April. Flags remained at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period. Truman said of dedicating the victory to Roosevelt's memory and keeping the flags at half-staff that his only wish was "that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day". Later that day, Truman said that the victory made it his |
What type of creature is a Bobolink? | Bobolink "An Exile's Garden" (1910) with a reference to a bobolink. The bobolink is also mentioned in the film "The Mouse on the Moon" in connection with the fictional European microstate of Grand Fenwick, where oddly the bird is apparently common. The bobolink is also mentioned in the musical "Camelot". Words by Alan Jay Lerner. Bobolink The bobolink ("Dolichonyx oryzivorus") is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx. The genus name "Dolichonyx" is from Ancient Greek "dolikhos", "long", and "onux", "claw". The specific "oryzivorus" is from Latin "oryza", "rice", and "vorare", "to devour"; an old | Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game mechanics affect the creature. In the 3rd edition and related games, there are between thirteen and seventeen creature types. Creature type is determined by the designer of a monster, based upon its nature or physical attributes. The choice of type is important, as all creatures which have a given type will share certain characteristics (with some exceptions). In 3rd and 3.5 editions, type determines features such as hit dice, base attack bonus, saving throws, and |
In the British royal family, the wife of Princess Anne’s son Peter is named after which season of the year? | Peter Phillips Peter Phillips Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born 15 November 1977) Is a member of the British royal family. He is the elder child and only son of Anne, Princess Royal, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. He is the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. After graduating from university in 2000, he worked for Jaguar followed by WilliamsF1. In 2003, while working for WilliamsF1 in Canada, he met Autumn Kelly, whom he married in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2008. For many years Phillips has worked in the sports sponsorship and | Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange but was unable to convince the Dutch Republic to enter the Seven Years' War on the side of the British. Princess Anne was the second daughter of a British sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal. In the Netherlands she was sometimes known as Anna van Hannover. Anne was born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, five years before her paternal grandfather, Elector George Louis, succeeded to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland as George I. She was christened shortly after her birth at Herrenhausen Palace. She was named after her paternal grandfather's second cousin Anne, Queen of Great Britain. She |
Who plays an ordinary man mistaken for the Messiah in the 1979 film ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’? | Monty Python's Life of Brian Monty Python's Life of Brian Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as Life of Brian, is a 1979 British comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin). It was also directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by Chapman), a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as, and next door to, Jesus Christ, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah. Following the withdrawal of funding by EMI Films just days before production was scheduled | Monty Python's The Life of Brian / Monty Python Scrapbook Eric Idle, with assistance from Michael Palin. The book is dedicated to Keith Moon, who was to appear in the film but died just before filming began. Monty Python's The Life of Brian / Monty Python Scrapbook Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK is a large format book by Monty Python, released in 1979 to tie in with their film "Monty Python's Life of Brian". As the title suggests, it consists of two separate books joined together. The first contains the film's screenplay, illustrated by black and white stills. On the reverse side is the scrapbook, which contains a variety |
Which British monarch instituted The Distinguished Service Order? | Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. Since 1993 all ranks have been eligible. Instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published in "The London Gazette" on 9 November, the first DSOs awarded were dated 25 November 1886. The order was established to reward individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently | Indian Distinguished Service Medal Indian Distinguished Service Medal The Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) was a military decoration awarded by the British Empire to Indian citizens serving in the Indian armed forces and police. When it was instituted in 1907 it was the second highest award available to Indians, behind the Indian Order of Merit, however, when eligibility for the Victoria Cross was extended to cover all Commonwealth subjects in 1911, the IDSM became third highest in the order of precedence. It was instituted in order to recognise acts of gallantry that did not meet the standards required of the IOM. Following the Partition |
Who was named ‘Time Magazine’s Man of the Year’ in 1940? | Time Person of the Year not just granted to individuals. Pairs of people such as married couples and political opponents, classes of people, and inanimate objects have all been selected for the special year-end issue. In 1949, Winston Churchill was named "Man of the Half-Century", and the last issue of 1989 named Mikhail Gorbachev as "Man of the Decade". The December 31, 1999 issue of "Time" named Albert Einstein the "Person of the Century". Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mahatma Gandhi were chosen as runners-up. Despite the magazine's frequent statements to the contrary, the designation is often regarded as an honor, and spoken of as an | You (Time Person of the Year) "The Atlantic" for being too much of a pop culture gimmick. A "New York Daily News" article named the 2006 award as one of the ten most controversial "Person of the Year" moments in the history of "Time". However, the news-magazine experienced generally successful sales. While most earlier choices for "Person of the Year" have been historically important individuals, many of them infamous rather than internationally popular (Adolf Hitler was 1938's "Man of the Year", and Ayatollah Khomeini won in 1979), a few were inanimate. The personal computer was the "Machine of the Year" for 1982, while the "Endangered Earth" |
Lahar is an Indonesian term that describes a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments flowing from what? | Lahar which clung to the slopes of Pinatubo and surrounding mountains rushed down because of heavy rain, and turned into an lahar flood. These mudflows killed hundreds of people in Barangay Cabalantian in Bacolor. The Philippine government under President Fidel V. Ramos ordered the construction of the FVR Mega Dike in an attempt to protect people from further mudflows. Another typhoon-volcano lahar hit the Philippines in 2006; see Typhoon Reming. Lahar A lahar (, from ) is a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water. The material flows down from | Types of volcanic eruptions (or steam-blast eruptions) are a type of eruption driven by the expansion of steam. When cold ground or surface water come into contact with hot rock or magma it superheats and explodes, fracturing the surrounding rock and thrusting out a mixture of steam, water, ash, volcanic bombs, and volcanic blocks. The distinguishing feature of phreatic explosions is that they only blast out fragments of pre-existing solid rock from the volcanic conduit; no new magma is erupted. Because they are driven by the cracking of rock strata under pressure, phreatic activity does not always result in an eruption; if the rock |
In July 1992, Yitzhak Rabin became Prime Minister of which country? | Yitzhak Rabin elected to the Knesset in 1999 as part of the Center Party. In 2001, she served as Israel's deputy minister of defense. Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (; , ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995. Rabin was born in Jerusalem to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants and was raised in a Labor Zionist household. He learned agriculture in school and excelled as a student. He led a 27-year career as a soldier. As a | Yitzhak Rabin with the PLO. From 1990 to 1992, Rabin again served as a Knesset member and sat on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. In 1992 Rabin was elected as chairman of the Labor Party, winning against Shimon Peres. In the elections that year his party, strongly focusing on the popularity of its leader, managed to win a clear victory over the Likud of incumbent Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. However, the left-wing bloc in the Knesset only won an overall narrow majority, facilitated by the disqualification of small nationalist parties that did not manage to pass the electoral threshold. Rabin formed |
Jirisan National Park lies in which Asian country? | Jirisan Jirisan Jirisan is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after Jeju Island's Hallasan, and the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea. After Jirisan, Seoraksan is the third tallest mountain in South Korea and the second-tallest mountain on the South Korean mainland. The 1915m-high mountain is located in Jirisan National Park. The park spans three provinces (North, South Jeolla and South Gyeongsang) and is the largest in South Korea. The largest proportion of the national park is in the province of South Gyeongsang. The highest peak of the mountain, | Jirisan one of Korea's foundation myths. Every year more than 280,000 people visit Jirisan. Summer and autumn are the most popular visiting seasons. The mountain is listed is advertised as having 10 scenic views. These are ‘Sunrise from Cheonwang-bong peak’, ‘Nogodan Sea of Clouds’, ‘Banyabong’s Nakjo’, ‘Full moon at Byukso-ryung’, ‘Piagol Autumn Leaves’, ‘Royal Azalea Blossoming’, ‘Chilseon Valley’, ‘Seomjincheongryu’, ‘Buril water fall’, ‘Yeonha-Sunkyung’. Jirisan National Park has several hiking routes. At the entrance to Baemsagol Valley, some 1,300 years ago, there used to be Songnimsa Temple. This temple practiced an annual rite on the Chilwolbaekjung holiday (full moon day of July |
In June 1991, the first Sonic the Hedgehog game was published by which video game company? | Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) 1 Boomed", a ROM hack which implements Sonic's redesign from the "Sonic Boom" animated series. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) The game's development began in 1990 when Sega ordered its in-house development team to create a game featuring a mascot for the company. After considering a number of suggestions, the developers decided on a blue hedgehog with spikes along his head and spine and named themselves "Sonic Team" to match their character. "Sonic the Hedgehog", designed for fast gameplay, was influenced by the games of "Super Mario" series creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. "Sonic the Hedgehog" uses a novel technique that | Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) and toys. "Sonic the Hedgehog" is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with over 150 million copies sold by May 2014. The game's first stage, Green Hill Zone, has been used in several games, such as "Sonic Adventure 2", "Sonic Generations", "Sonic Mania", "Sonic Forces", and the "Super Smash Bros." series. The game's popularity inspired a number of unofficial variants, including "Somari", a pirated Nintendo Entertainment System conversion of the game featuring Nintendo's Mario character in levels from the original "Sonic" game, "Sonic the Hedgehog Megamix", a total conversion mod of the original game, and "Sonic |
Which country has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites? | World Heritage Sites by country World Heritage Sites by country As of July 2018, there are a total of 1,092 World Heritage Sites located in 167 States Parties (countries that have adhered to the World Heritage Convention), of which 845 are cultural, 209 are natural and 38 are mixed properties. The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The country with the largest number of sites (including sites shared with other countries) is Italy, with 54 entries. The country with the largest | Former UNESCO World Heritage Sites Bagrati Cathedral from its World Heritage Sites in 2017, considering its major reconstruction detrimental to its integrity and authenticity. Former UNESCO World Heritage Sites The designation of World Heritage Site is a highly prestigious affair. Such a designation bestows not only honor but also has economic implications as it enhances tourism. World Heritage Sites may lose their designation when the UNESCO World Heritage Committee determines that the designated site is not properly managed or protected. First, however, the committee would place a site it is concerned about on its list of World Heritage in Danger of losing their designation and |
Which silent comedy star appears in the the famous clock-hanging scene in the 1923 film ‘Safety Last’? | Safety Last! Safety Last! Safety Last! is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic. The film was highly successful and critically hailed, and it cemented Lloyd's status as a major figure in early motion pictures. It is still popular at revivals, and it is viewed today as one of the great film comedies. The film's title is a play on the common expression, "safety first", which | The Pilgrim (1923 film) The Pilgrim (1923 film) The Pilgrim is a 1923 American silent film made by Charlie Chaplin for the First National Film Company, starring Chaplin and Edna Purviance. The film marks the last time Edna Purviance would co-star with Chaplin and the last film he made for First National. Purviance also starred in Chaplin's "A Woman of Paris" (1923), in which Chaplin had a brief cameo. It was Chaplin's second-shortest feature film, constructed more like a two-reeler from earlier in his career. It is also noted as the first film for Charles Riesner, who became a screenwriter in his later years. |
How many times did Silvio Berlusconi serve as Prime minister of Italy? | Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, owner of three private TV channels, founded Forza Italia (Forward Italy) party and won the elections, becoming one of Italy's most important political and economic figures for the next decade. Berlusconi is also the longest serving Prime Minister in the history of the Italian Republic and third-longest serving in the whole history after Mussolini and Giolitti. Ousted after a few months of government, Berlusconi returned to power in 2001, lost the 2006 general election five years later to Romano Prodi and his Union coalition, but he won the 2008 general election and was elected Prime Minister again for | Political career of Silvio Berlusconi November, Monti announced that he had formed a Cabinet and was sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy. He also appointed himself as Minister of Economy and Finance. Political career of Silvio Berlusconi The political career of Silvio Berlusconi began in 1994, when Berlusconi entered politics for the first time serving intermittent terms as Prime Minister of Italy from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011, his career was racked with controversies and trials; amongst these was his failure to honour his promise to sell his personal assets in Mediaset, the largest television broadcaster network in Italy, |
The US television medical drama ‘Nurse Jackie’ is set in which city? | Nurse Jackie Nurse Jackie Nurse Jackie is an American medical comedy-drama series. It premiered on Showtime on June 8, 2009. The show's seventh and final season premiered on April 12, 2015. The series finale aired on June 28, 2015. The show stars Edie Falco as the title character Jackie Peyton, an emergency department nurse at All Saints' Hospital in New York City. For Jackie, "every day is a high wire act of juggling patients, doctors, fellow nurses, and her own indiscretions." "Nurse Jackie" was created by Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky. Brixius and Wallem served as showrunners for the first | Medical drama show Holby City has been airing since 1999. According to Professor George Ikkos, the president of the psychiatry sector of the Royal Society of Medicine, medical dramas have accumulated large audiences because the characters in the shows are often depicted as everyday citizens who have extraordinary careers, which promotes a sense of relatability among viewers. Medical drama A medical drama is a television program or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment and most medical episodes are one hour long and set in a hospital. Most current medical dramatic programming go beyond |
‘Can I have a P please Bob’ is a catchphrase from which UK television game show? | Challenge (TV channel) channel including "Deal or No Deal" and "Pointless", and include commercial bumpers which feature famous game show sayings such as "Blockbusters" ' "Can I have a P please, Bob?", "Bullseye's" "You can't beat a bit of Bully" and "Robot Wars"' "3...2...1... Activate!" alongside the hashtag #ChallengeAccepted. Bumpers framing breaks sometimes also include general knowledge questions or rebuses, referencing shows like "Blockbusters" and "Catchphrase". Challenge have had various programming blocks, for example, "Fully Loaded!", a former morning programming block from around 2007 which consisted of "Win, Lose or Draw", "Wheel of Fortune", "Catchphrase", "Bullseye" and "Family Fortunes". Although the bulk of | 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 |
What is the name of the dragon in the 1937 novel ‘The Hobbit’? | The Hobbit The Hobbit The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the "New York Herald Tribune" for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children's literature. "The Hobbit" is set within Tolkien's fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted, | The Hobbit (radio series) is derived. The Hobbit (radio series) The Hobbit is a 1968 BBC Radio adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel of the same name. The series was adapted by Michael Kilgarriff and produced by John Powell in eight half-hour mono episodes for BBC Radio 4 broadcast from September 29 to November 17 at 8.30pm. The radio series follows the plot of the original novel (revised 1951 version) very closely, except for the addition of The Tale Bearer, a narrator whose account of the story is often interrupted and embellished by the protagonist Bilbo Baggins in the role |
What colour are the ‘Ladies’ in the 1978 film ‘Grease’? | Grease (film) Grease (film) Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, a member of the Pink Ladies. Released on June 16, 1978, "Grease" was successful both critically and commercially. Its ended | Grease (film) aired, using components from both the 1978 movie and the original Broadway show. Starring Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, and Vanessa Hudgens, the adaptation received positive reviews and ten Emmy nominations. Grease (film) Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, |
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