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What country of origin does House of Cosbys and Bill Cosby have in common? | House of Cosbys House of Cosbys is an American animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland for the film festival Channel 101. The series centers on Mitchell Reynolds (Jeff Davis), who builds a cloning machine to make duplicates of his favorite comedian, Bill Cosby. The show stars Davis, Roiland, and a rotating cast of performers, many of whom were participants at Channel 101. The series premiered January 30, 2005, and was the number one-rated program on the site for three months. Four episodes of the series were created, which debuted at Channel 101 screenings and were posted online thereafter. The series concluded on June 26, 2005 with an "unofficial" fifth installment. | House of Blues House of Blues is a chain of live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues' first location, in Cambridge, Massachusetts' Harvard Square, was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers". |
How many fountains where present "World of Color" which includes lights,fire,laser and fog which has anthology television series and created by Steve Davison, who is Lead Creative Executive of Parades for Walt Disney and author such a shows as "Believe..There's Magic in the Start", "Disney Dreams!"? | Steve Davison Steven "Steve" Davison is Lead Creative Executive of Parades and Spectaculars for Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, and is responsible for the overall creative direction of daytime parades, firework displays, and nighttime spectaculars at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. He created such shows as "Believe... There's Magic in the Stars", "", "World of Color", and "Disney Dreams!". | Happily Ever After (Magic Kingdom) Happily Ever After is a fireworks and projection mapping show which debuted at the Magic Kingdom on May 12, 2017. Unlike its predecessor, "", the show includes projection mapping across Cinderella Castle, lasers, and searchlights, in addition to pyrotechnics. The show includes characters and music from a wide array of Disney films. The music also includes a theme song from Angie Keilhauer and Jordan Fisher. |
Chris Larceny directed the music video Gon Jock, featuring a Haitian rapper who first achieved fame as a member of what New Jersey hip hop group? | Chris Larceny Chris Fraser (professional name Chris Larceny) is an African-American urban music and hip-hop music video, television and film director affiliated with Miami's ghost writer and Industry Executive Dray Skky, During the years spanning 2006 through 2010, Chris Larceny was the Director of Film for music label Poe Boy Music Group. Poe Boy Music Group is known for launching the careers of Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Jackie O and Brisco. Chris Larceny directed the films "The Game Don’t Differ", "M.I Yayo", "Money Right" and Flo Rida's R.O.O.T.S. Larceny has been the Second Unit Director/Assistant Director for The History Channel series Gangland and Trina: Live and Uncut. In 2010 Chris Larceny directed the music video ‘Gon Jock featuring Wyclef Jean, Lil Boosie and Haitian Fresh. Chris Larceny is currently in production of his television series "THE LICK" starring Clifton Powell and James Anthony Brown. | Taboo (rapper) Jaime Luis Gomez (born July 14, 1975), better known by his stage name Taboo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and DJ, best known as a member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. |
The person where local tradition says Cross Lake is the boyhood home of co-founded what group? | Cross Lake Cross Lake is a lake on the border of Cayuga and Onondaga Counties in New York, United States. The lake lies within the boundaries of the traditional Onondaga Indian Nation, and is reputed in local tradition to be the boyhood home of Hiawatha, the great peace maker. However, Onondaga Lake is also said to be Hiawatha's home. | Organizational founder An organizational founder is a person who has undertaken some or all of the work needed to create a new organization, whether this is a business, a charitable organization, a governing body, a school, a group of entertainers, or some other kind of organization. If there are multiple founders, each can be referred to as a co-founder. If the organization is a business, the founder is usually an entrepreneur. If an organization is created to carry out charitable work, the founder is generally considered a philanthropist, while organizations developed around the pursuit of the personal interests of their members may be founded by mere hobbyists. |
The actor who played Carl Sweetchuck in the "Police Academy" films wrote the screenplay for "About Last Night" along with who else? | About Last Night (1986 film) About Last Night (styled as About Last Night...) is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore as Chicago yuppies who enter a committed relationship for the first time. The screenplay by Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue is based on the 1974 David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago". The film was remade as the 2014 "About Last Night" (without the ellipsis). | Albert Mannheimer Albert Mannheimer (9 March 1913, New York City, New York - 19 March 1972, Los Angeles County, California) was an American writer, principally of screenplays, including the Academy Award nominated screenplay for "Born Yesterday", which screenplay also received the Writers Guild of America award for Best Written American Comedy Award. |
Who was the director of the 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film in which Ashton Chen played the role of a martial arts student? | Ashton Chen Ashton Chen Xiaolong (born 6 January 1988 in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, Henan), also known by his stage name Shi Xiaolong ("Sik Siu-Lung" in Cantonese), is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is also credited as Xiaolung, Tommy Sik, Shi Xiao-Lung, Shi Xiao-Long, Shi Shao-Long, Shieh Shiao-Long, Xi Xiao-Long, Sik Siu-Loong, and S. L. Sik on some of his films. He has been a disciple of Shi Yongxin, the current abbot of Shaolin Temple, since he was two years old. Originally named "Chen Xiaolong", Chen was given a dharma name—Shi Xiaolong—by the abbot. He was taught martial arts by his father and Shi Yongxin at a young age. He gained attention in the entertainment industry after his performance at the International Shaolin Kung Fu Festival in Zhengzhou at the age of four. He became a child actor in China and achieved great success in films such as the 1994 martial arts comedy "" (新乌龙院). In 2003, he stopped acting and went to study in the United States. In 2005, he returned to China and starred as Zhan Zhao in the television series "Young Justice Bao III". In 2007, he continued his studies in the United States and graduated from high school in 2008 from the prestigious Performing Children's School (PCS) in New York City. He has continued his acting career in China since then. In 2010, Chen played one of Ip Man's students in the martial arts film "Ip Man 2". | Snake in the Monkey's Shadow Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (a.k.a. "Hou hsing kou shou" a.k.a. "Snake Fist vs. the Dragon") is a Hong Kong martial arts film made in 1979 and directed by Cheung Sum. |
Which actor starred in Assignment to Kill and passed away in 2000. | Assignment to Kill Assignment to Kill is a 1968 American drama film directed by Sheldon Reynolds and starring Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, and Oskar Homolka. | Thaao Penghlis Thaao Penghlis ( , born 15 December 1945) is an Australian actor. He is best known for roles in United States daytime soap operas such as "Days of Our Lives", "Santa Barbara", and "General Hospital", but has also guest-starred on a number of crime dramas, such as "Kojak", "Cannon", "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe", "Hart to Hart", "Nero Wolfe" and "Magnum, P.I.". He also starred in the late 1980s remake of "". Penghlis has studied under Hollywood acting teacher Milton Katselas. |
Which representative of the Electoral district of Monaro is the 18th Deputy Premier of New South Wales? | Electoral district of Monaro Monaro is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Barilaro of The Nationals. | Anthony Roberts Anthony John Roberts (born 19 April 1970), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Planning, the Minister for Housing, and the Special Minister of State since January 2017 in the Berejiklian government. Prior to entering politics, Roberts was a director of the public relations firm Flagship Communications.Roberts is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Lane Cove for the Liberal Party since 2003. |
Which player, known as the Sikkimese Sniper, played for East Bengal? | East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan The second semi-final of the 1997 Indian Federation Cup was played between arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata on 13 July 1997. Called the Kolkata Derby, the match was won by East Bengal 4–1 courtesy of a hat-trick, first ever in the derby's history, from Bhaichung Bhutia. Nazim-ul-Haque opened the scoring early on for East Bengal before Bhutia's goal took the lead to 2–0. Chima Okorie managed to pull one back for Mohun Bagan in the second half, but Bhutia's twin strikes in four minutes sealed the game for East Bengal. | Tarun Dey Tarun Dey is an Indian football Defender who played for India in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for East Bengal Club. |
The 2015 Kids' Choice Sports Awards was hosted by an American footbal quarterback who was born on November 29th of what year? | 2015 Kids' Choice Sports Awards Nickelodeon's 2nd Annual Kids' Choice Sports Awards was held on July 16, 2015, at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks was the host of the show, which is meant to celebrate kids’ favorites in the sports world. The show aired on Nickelodeon from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. On its original air date, the award show was preceded by a brand new episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants. | Joe Hawley Joseph Kelly Hawley (born October 22, 1988) is an American football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 117th pick in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. |
What is compact identifier 1996astro for Galaxy Fliament also known as? | Galaxy filament In physical cosmology, galaxy filaments (subtypes: supercluster complexes, galaxy walls, and galaxy sheets) Boris V. Komberg, Andrey V. Kravtsov, Vladimir N. Lukash; "The search and investigation of the Large Groups of Quasars" arXiv: ; Bibcode: 1996astro.ph..2090K ; are the largest known structures in the universe. They are massive, thread-like formations, with a typical length of 50 to 80 megaparsecs "h" (163 to 261 million light-years) that form the boundaries between large voids in the universe. Filaments consist of gravitationally bound galaxies. Parts wherein many galaxies are very close to one another (in cosmic terms) are called superclusters. | Nexus S The Nexus S is a smartphone co-developed by Google and Samsung and manufactured by Samsung Electronics for release in 2010. It was the first smartphone to use the Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" operating system, and the first Android device to support Near Field Communication (NFC) in both hardware and software. |
What is known to have 27 titles, has Charles Pickel on the squad and referred to a GC? | Charles Pickel Charles Pickel (* 15 May 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Grasshopper in the Swiss Super League. | Ossie Pickworth Horace Henry Alfred "Ossie" Pickworth (17 January 1918 – 23 September 1969) was a leading Australian professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s, winner of three successive Australian Open titles from 1946 to 1948, the first and last of which came in playoffs against Jim Ferrier. |
Peter Griffith's granddaughter had her screen debut in what 1999 film? | Peter Griffith Peter Atwill Griffith (October 23, 1933 – May 14, 2001) was an American advertising executive and child stage actor, appearing on Broadway a few times. His daughters Melanie Griffith and Tracy Griffith, and his granddaughter, Dakota Johnson, became notable actresses. | A Holiday Romance A Holiday Romance (released in the UK under the title A Song for the season) is a 1999 film directed by Bobby Roth and starring Naomi Judd, Andy Griffith, and Gerald McRaney. This film has been released on DVD. |
Who currently represents the congressional district for which Jim Meffert was the Democratic nominee in 2010? | Jim Meffert Jim Meffert (born 1967) is an American politician and a Senior Consultant at Tecker International, LLC. He was the former Executive Director of Jefferson Action and the Jefferson Center. Before that, he served as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Optometric Association and president of the Minnesota Parent-Teacher Association. He previously worked for the American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Meffert lives in Edina and was the Democratic nominee for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2010. | California's 52nd congressional district California's 52nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Scott Peters . |
The 2014 World RX of Argentina was held at the autodrome in the state that is in what part of Argentina | 2014 World RX of Argentina The 2014 World RX of Argentina was the 12th and final round of the inaugural season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Autodromo Rosendo Hernandez in San Luis, Cuyo. | Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira ("English": Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, which is the sport's international governing body, and the Venezuelan Cycling Federation. This event takes place during the Festival of Saint Sebastian which dates back to colonial times. |
Thiruvalaputhur T A Kaliyamurthy is an artist that uses what type of instrument? | Thiruvalaputhur T A Kaliyamurthy Kalaimamani Thiruvalaputhur T A Kaliyamurthy (born October 22, 1948) is a famous Thavil artist providing 'special' Thavil accompaniment ('Special' in percussion circles denotes selection-grade status and seniority) to the Nagaswaram maestros. | T. S. Nandakumar T. S. Nandakumar (born on 17 March 1958) is a well known Indian versatile carnatic music percussionist. He is primarily adept in playing the mridangam. |
Hellfest is an annual all hearse car show, in Hell, or Hiland Lake, is an unincorporated community in Putnam Township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan, in which country? | Hellfest (auto show) Hellfest is an annual all hearse car show, in Hell, Michigan, United States. In 2011, the event set a new Guinness World Record for the Longest Hearse Parade. | Michigan Michigan ( ) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. |
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" is a song from a neo-western romantic drama film directed by who? | Old Habits Die Hard "Old Habits Die Hard" is a song from the 2004 movie "Alfie", with music by David Stewart and lyrics by Mick Jagger, and performed by Jagger. It won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. However, the song failed to get nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, making it the first in five consecutive years where the song that won the Golden Globe was not nominated for an Oscar. It was followed by "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), "The Song of the Heart" from "Happy Feet" (2006), "Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild" (2007), and the title theme from "The Wrestler" (2008). | Punk Love Punk Love is a 2006 independent film focusing on a romance between two people haunted by abuse and addiction. "Punk Love" was directed and written by Nick Lyon, and stars Chad Lindberg and Emma Bing. |
Who received more nominations for the Academy Award Oscar, Stephen Frears or Mario Monicelli? | Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English film director. Frears has directed British films since the 1980s including "My Beautiful Laundrette", "Dangerous Liaisons", "High Fidelity", "The Queen", "Philomena" and "Florence Foster Jenkins". He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director for "The Grifters" and "The Queen". In 2008 "The Telegraph" named him among the most influential people in British culture. | Sidney Skolsky Sidney Skolsky (2 May 1905 – 3 May 1983) was an American writer best known as a Hollywood gossip columnist. He ranked with Hedda Hopper (with whom he shared a birthday) and Louella Parsons as the premier Hollywood gossip columnists of the first three decades of the sound picture era. A radio personality in addition to having his own syndicated newspaper column, Skolsky also was a screenwriter and movie producer who occasionally acted in the radio and in the movies. Skolsky claimed to be the person who gave the nickname "Oscar" to the Academy Award and was credited for the introduction of the use of the word beefcake. |
Where is the headquarters for the company for which Gary Kovacs served as CEO? | Gary Kovacs Gary Kovacs (born 1963 or 1964) is a San Francisco Bay Area technologist. He was the Chief Executive Officer of AVG Technologies. Kovacs has worked for Mozilla Corporation, Adobe, SAP, and IBM, and led Zi Corporation, a mobile text messaging company. | Hesteel Serbia The Hesteel Serbia (Serbian: Хестил Србија / Hestil Srbija ) is a Serbian steel manufacturing conglomerate with the headquarters in Belgrade. It operates with facilities in Radinac (steel plant, hot and cold rolling mill), Smederevo (harbor), Šabac (tinplate) and Kučevo (limestone mining). |
Which subject of Michael A. Weinstein's political analyses was a domestic terrorist? | Michael A. Weinstein Michael A. Weinstein (August 24, 1942 – September 17, 2015) was an American political philosopher and political scientist, punk musician, and photography critic. He was a Guggenheim Fellow, Professor of Political Science at Purdue University, and the author or co-author of more than twenty books on a wide array of topics in philosophy. Weinstein also engaged in public political analysis, most notably with regards to the Somali civil war, but also the Unabomber, and the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuses. | Nava Applebaum Nava (or Naava) Applebaum (also spelled Appelbaum) (Hebrew: נאווה אפלבאום ; c. 1983 – September 9, 2003) was a 20-year-old Israeli-American woman who was murdered together with her father on the evening before her wedding by a Palestinian suicide bomber. |
Jordan Willis played college football for a team that competes in which conference? | Jordan Willis (American football) Jordan Johnathan Willis (born May 2, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State. | Ball State Cardinals football The Ball State Cardinals football team is a college football program representing Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football. Pete Lembo was Ball State's recent head coach, the 17th in the program's history, coaching from 2010 to 2015. Ball State plays its home games on Scheumann Stadium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the West Division. |
The 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to which championship series against the Miami Heat? | 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season The 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 4th season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Thunder continued to build on recent success in previous years by making the NBA Playoffs, defeating and sweeping the defending NBA champions, the Dallas Mavericks in the First Round, the Los Angeles Lakers in the Semifinals, and finally, the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals. Despite winning Game 1 in the NBA Finals, the Thunder would then go on to lose the next four games and the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. | Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry The Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry was a professional basketball team based in Lawton, Oklahoma. They played in the Premier Basketball League after having been in the Continental Basketball Association. They have one PBL championship and also were the two time champions of the CBA. The original team was known as the Oklahoma City Cavalry, which competed in the CBA in Oklahoma City from 1990 to 1997 – when they were league champions. Rochester won the first game of the best of three 2011 championship series 105–101 (in Rochester on April 15, 2011). |
Which genus was described first, Dendrobium of Barringtonia? | Dendrobium Dendrobium is a huge genus of orchids. It was established by Olof Swartz in 1799 and today contains about 1,200 species. The genus occurs in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Vietnam, and many of the islands of the Pacific. The name is from the Greek "dendron" ("tree") and "bios" ("life"); it means "one who lives on trees", or, essentially, "epiphyte". | Cyrtomium Cyrtomium is a genus of about 15-20 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, native to Asia, Africa (including Madagascar), and the Pacific Ocean islands (Hawaii). It is very closely related to the genus "Polystichum", with recent research suggesting it should be included within it (Little & Barrington). |
Which is a genus of more species of flowering plants Anthurium or Agrimonia? | Anthurium Anthurium ( ; Schott, 1829), is a genus of about 1000 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, and laceleaf. | Anthurium brittonianum Anthurium brittonianum is a species of plant in the Araceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. |
What character in the television special "The Pound Puppies" did the voice actor of Fred Jones from "Scooby-Doo" voice as? | Pound Puppies (film) The Pound Puppies is an animated television special, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based on the popular toy line from Tonka, which aired in syndication on October 26, 1985, paired with "Star Fairies". Characters in the special included the Fonzie-styled leader Cooler (voiced by Dan Gilvezan), the cheerleader Bright Eyes (voiced by Adrienne Alexander), and a dog with a very nasal like New York accent known only as "The Nose" (voiced by Joanne Worley), and the goofy inventor aptly named Howler (voiced by Frank Welker), who can only howl. | The Million Dollar Duck The Million Dollar Duck (also titled as The $1,000,000 Duck) is a 1971 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions about a goose that lays golden eggs scenario. It was directed by Vincent McEveety, and stars Dean Jones, Sandy Duncan and Joe Flynn. |
Who was born first, Bryan Callen or Brendan Schaub? | Bryan Callen Bryan Christopher Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, and got his start as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series "MADtv". Callen is co-host of the successful independent podcast "The Fighter & The Kid," alongside entertainer and former UFC Heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub. He regularly appears on the Joe Rogan podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. | Aaron Schobel Aaron Ross Schobel ( ; born September 1, 1977) is a former American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Schobel played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round (46th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he played his entire nine-season career for the Bills. |
The Tremont Stakes in June is among the classic races held at Belmont Park in which U.S. state? | Tremont Stakes The Tremont Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for two-year-olds over the distance of 5 ⁄ furlongs on the dirt in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event carries a purse of US$150,000. | Osunitas Stakes The Osunitas Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of July at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to fillies and mares age three and older, it is raced on turf over a distance of a mile and one sixteenth. |
What name was given to the son of the man who defeated the usurper Allectus ? | Britannia Secunda Britannia Secunda or Britannia II (Latin for "Second Britain") was one of the provinces of the Diocese of "the Britains" created during the Diocletian Reforms at the end of the 3rd century. It was probably created after the defeat of the usurper Allectus by Constantius Chlorus in 296 and was mentioned in the c. 312 Verona List of the Roman provinces. Its position and capital remain uncertain, although it probably lay further from Rome than Britannia I. At present, most scholars place Britannia II in Yorkshire and northern England. If so, its capital would have been Eboracum (York). | Divi filius Divi filius is a Latin phrase meaning "son of a god", and was a title much used by the Emperor Augustus, the grand-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. |
What year was the situational comedy, starring the actress who also starred in "Doctor Who" and the American version of "The Office," first aired? | Wild West (TV series) Wild West is a situation comedy screened from October 2002 until 2004 (12 episodes) starring Dawn French and Catherine Tate. It was described as a dark comedy from the pen of Simon Nye and was filmed on location in Cornwall. Set in the hamlet of St Gweep, "Wild West" observes the strange goings-on in the local Cornish community. Shop owners Mary Trewednack and her life-partner Angela are the main focus but there are many other characters in this sitcom. | Loni Anderson Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1946) is an American actress. She is known for her four-year run as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978–82). |
Are both Candleshoe and Pooh's Heffalump Movie Walt Disney films? | Candleshoe Candleshoe is a 1977 American family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions based on the Michael Innes novel "Christmas at Candleshoe" and starring Jodie Foster, David Niven, Helen Hayes in her last big screen appearance and Leo McKern. | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 American science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster, written by Paul L. Jacobson based on a story by Glenville Mareth, stars John Call as Santa Claus, and features an eight year old Pia Zadora as one of the Martian children. The film also marks the first documented appearance of Mrs. Claus in a motion picture (Doris Rich plays the role), coming three weeks before the television special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", which also featured the character. |
In what year was the film in which Sally Dworsky was an important voice actress and which is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus released? | Sally Dworsky Sally Dworsky is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on July 13 in Minnesota. She has been an important voice actress and singer in animated films such as "The Lion King", "The Prince of Egypt", and "Shrek" in addition to releasing her own albums. She has also performed on "A Prairie Home Companion". Her brother is Richard Dworsky. She grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. | Shemot Shemot is a Hebrew word, which is the second word of the Book of Exodus, the second book of the Torah (the first five books of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible). It means "Names". |
What profession does Lewis Milestone and All Quiet on the Western Front have in common? | Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone (born Leib Milstein; September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Moldovan-born American motion picture director. He is known for directing "Two Arabian Knights" (1927) and "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed "The Front Page" (1931 – nomination), "The General Died at Dawn" (1936), "Of Mice and Men" (1939), "Ocean's 11" (1960), and received the directing credit for "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962), though Marlon Brando largely appropriated his responsibilities during its production. | Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 6 March 1920) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter, who has directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as "Reach for the Sky" (1956), "Sink the Bismarck!" (1960), "Alfie" (1966), "Educating Rita" (1983) and "Shirley Valentine" (1989), as well as three James Bond films: "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Moonraker" (1979). |
What singer worked with Nile Rodgers had a 1997 album that showcased electronica-influenced sound? | Bring Me the Disco King "Bring Me the Disco King" is a song written by David Bowie in the early 1990s. It was first recorded for "Black Tie White Noise" in 1993 and then for "Earthling" in 1997, but never made it to the final release of these albums. Nile Rodgers, who produced "Black Tie White Noise" with Bowie, would remember he wrote it as "a spoof on the whole disco thing from the seventies, one hundred and twenty bpm, very funny. But it just sounded too trite." | Aavani Kanavukal Aavani Kanavukal (1997) is a Malayalam studio album by Bombay Ravi. The lyrics for this album was penned by Yusuf Ali Kecheri. |
Which musician is originally from Poland, Adam Darski or Tom Johnston? | Adam Darski Adam Nergal Darski (born Adam Michał Darski; 10 June 1977 in Gdynia) is a Polish musician and television personality, best known for being the frontman for the black/death metal band Behemoth. | Keith Scott (musician) Keith Douglas Scott (born July 20, 1954) is a Canadian guitar player, who is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. He has also worked with Cher, Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry, Tom Cochrane, Craig Northey, João Pedro Pais, Jann Arden and other musicians. |
What type of system does Rob Donoghue and The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game have in common? | Rob Donoghue Rob Donoghue is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Together with Fred Hicks he created the "Fate system" and has been designer or lead designer of numerous award winning role playing games. He was a lead designer of the role-playing games "Spirit of the Century" and a designer of "The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game", and has also worked closely with Cam Banks on the Cortex Plus games, a lead designer for "", and as a designer for "Marvel Heroic Roleplaying". He has also contributed to "Dungeons & Dragons" 4e. | Fictional universe of Harry Potter The fictional universe of British author J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series of fantasy novels comprises two distinct societies: the Wizarding World and the Muggle world. The Muggle world is the series' name for the world inhabited by the non-magical majority, with which the Wizarding World exists coextensively, albeit mostly remaining hidden from the non-magical humans. The plot of the series is set in 1990s Britain, but in a veiled and separate shadow society wherein magic is commonly used and practiced, and those who can use it live in self-enforced seclusion, hiding their abilities from the rest of the world. The term "Wizarding World" refers to the global wizard community that lives hidden in parallel with the Muggle world; the different terms refer to different communities within the same area rather than separate planets or worlds. Any new works taking place in this universe are released under the "J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World" brand. |
Are Mike Ness and Marc Bolan both guitarists? | Mike Ness Michael James Ness (born April 3, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. Mike Ness' songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing. | Tres Cabrones Tres Cabrones is an album by the Melvins 1983, released on November 5, 2013. It features their original drummer Mike Dillard, with current drummer Dale Crover playing bass. It is the first official album to feature Mike Dillard, as his only previous appearances were on the archival "Mangled Demos from 1983" and a handful of compilation and bootleg releases. |
Which cast member of The Dangerous liaisons was born in 1960? | The Dangerous Liaisons The Dangerous Liaisons is an opera in two acts and eight scenes, with music by Conrad Susa to an English libretto by Philip Littell. It is based on the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The opera received its first performance by the San Francisco Opera on 10 September 1994, with stage direction by Colin Graham and Donald Runnicles as the conductor. The world-premiere cast included Thomas Hampson as Valmont, Frederica von Stade as Merteuil, David Hobson as Chevalier de Danceny, Renée Fleming as Tourvel and Mary Mills as Cécile de Volanges. The opera was performed at Washington Opera in March 1998. | Caroline Langrishe Caroline Langrishe (born 10 January 1958 in London) is an English actress. |
University of Alabama in Huntsville is a college located in what county? | University of Alabama in Huntsville The University of Alabama in Huntsville (also known as UAHuntsville or UAH) is a state-supported, public, coeducational research university in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees, and is organized in eight colleges: business administration, education, engineering, honors college, arts, humanities & social sciences, nursing, professional & continuing studies, science and graduate studies. | Shelby County Schools (Alabama) Shelby County Schools is the school district of Shelby County, Alabama. Its headquarters are in Columbiana. |
Were Donald Sawyer and Ken Annakin both film directors? | Donald Sawyer Donald Sawyer is a film director, currently residing in Westfield, New Jersey. He is best known for directing the controversial 2009 documentary, 'The Eyes Have Frozen Open: The Fall of the Kroner'. The film chronicling the financial crisis in Iceland met harsh reviews at the 2010 Boulder International Film Festival. Critics have cited its depiction of certain British banks as being succubi on the economy of Iceland as "over-the-top and defamatory." | Anna Karen Morrow Anna Karen Morrow, also known as Anna K. Morrow (September 20, 1914 – July 1, 2009) was an American model turned film and television actress. |
What 1937 magazine did "Bringing Up Baby" film star and one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men appear in? | Bringing Up Baby Bringing Up Baby is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a number of predicaments involving a scatterbrained woman and a leopard named Baby. The screenplay was adapted by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde from a short story by Wilde which originally appeared in "Collier's Weekly" magazine on April 10, 1937. | Come On, Cowboys Come On, Cowboys is a 1937 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Joseph Kane. |
Both Brad Green and the 2000 AFL Grand Finals are associated with what country? | Brad Green (footballer) Brad Green (born 13 March 1981) is a former Australian rules football player and current North Melbourne development coach. He played for 13 seasons with Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted with the 19th selection in the 1999 AFL Draft, Green played in a losing Grand Final in his first season. In 2010 he won the club's best and fairest award and was the club's leading goalkicker, with many commentators stating he was unlucky to miss out on All-Australian selection. Green was named Melbourne's captain for the next season, but the appointment was short-lived as he held the position for only one year. He also represented the Australian International rules football team in 2004, 2010 and 2011, captaining the side in 2011. | 2012 AFL finals series The 2012 Australian Football League finals series determined the winner of the 2012 AFL season. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 2012, culminating with the 116th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 2012. |
What high school is located in the town in which most television stations in the Louisvillve market have their transmitter facilities located? | WBNA WBNA, virtual channel 21 (VHF digital channel 8), is an independent commercial television station, licensed to Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by local charismatic megachurch Evangel World Prayer Center. WBNA maintains offices located on Fern Valley Road (just north of State Route 1747) in Okolona, and its transmitter located off Oakcrest Drive in Shepherdsville. As such, WBNA and CW affiliate WBKI-TV (channel 34) are the only full-power television stations in the Louisville market whose transmitter facilities are not based at the Kentuckiana tower farm in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. On cable, WBNA is available on Charter Spectrum and Comcast Xfinity channel 21, and in high definition on Charter digital channel 916. | Paul VI High School (Montreal) Paul VI High School (French: École secondaire Paul VI ) is a high school located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a part of the English Montreal School Board. |
Mortal online uses and what engine made by a Cary, North Carolina based video game development company? | Mortal Online Mortal Online is a First Person, Open World, PvP/PvE Sandbox MMORPG developed and published by the Swedish independent video game company Star Vault. Mortal Online was released on June 9, 2010. The game is inspired by the desire to return to Ultima Online's player-controlled, sandbox-style game design; it uses Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 and features a skill-based, real-time combat system. | Oxygen Games Oxygen Games was a developer and publisher of video gaming entertainment for major console platforms including the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, as well as for the PC. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Northamptonshire UK with North American operations based in Twain Harte, California. |
Who founded the organization whose Boston branch excluded the Christian discussion group later housed in the Boston Young Men's Christian Union? | Boston Young Men's Christian Union The Boston Young Men's Christian Union is an historic building at 48 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts and a liberal Protestant youth association. When Unitarians were excluded from the Boston YMCA (which was evangelical) in 1851, a group of Harvard students founded a Christian discussion group, which was incorporated as the Boston YMCU in 1852. In 1873, the organization decided to construct its own building. $270,000 was raised, and construction on the original segment completed in 1875. The building was designed by Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, constructed in a High Victorian Gothic style, and included ground-level retail. Several additions were made, including in 1956. The building was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1977 and added to the National Historic Register in 1980. Boston YMCU owned Camp Union, a 600 acre camp, in Greenfield, New Hampshire (1929–1993) (now Barbara C. Harris Camp & Convention Center of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts). From its renovation in 2003 to 2011 it was called the Boylston Street Athletic Club, and later the Boston Union Gym or BYMCU Athletic Club. | Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States. The church derives its epithet from its founder, Alpheus Cutler, a member of the Nauvoo High Council and of Joseph Smith's Council of Fifty. Cutler justified his establishment of an independent church organization by asserting that God had "rejected" Smith's organization—but not his priesthood—following Smith's death, but that Smith had named Cutler to a singular "Quorum of Seven" in anticipation of this event, with a unique prerogative to reorganize the church that no one beyond this group possessed. Hence, Cutler's organization claims to be the only legitimate Latter Day Saint church in the world today. Currently, it has only one branch, located in Independence. The Cutlerite church retains an endowment ceremony believed to date to the Nauvoo period, practices the United Order of Enoch, and accepts baptism for the dead, but not eternal marriage or polygamy. |
Who represents California's 43rd congressional district and is outspoken against the Iraq War and Donald Trump? | California's 43rd congressional district California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is represented by Democrat Maxine Waters . The district is centered in South Los Angeles County and includes portions of the Cities of Los Angeles, Carson, Gardena and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Inglewood and Lomita. | Dan Kildee Daniel Timothy Kildee (born August 11, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. |
Which is the name of the major building in the Beeston parish and is perched on a rocky sandstone crag above Cheshire Plain? | Listed buildings in Beeston, Cheshire Beeston is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains 19 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. The major building in the parish is Beeston Castle, the rest of the parish being rural. The listed buildings consist of the castle and its associated structures, farms and farm buildings, houses and associated structures, and a hotel. | St Peter's Church, Hargrave St Peter's Church is in the village of Hargrave, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. |
By what name is the video game, to which Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is a prequel, known in Japan ? | Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, known as "Biohazard: The Darkside Chronicles" (バイオハザード/ダークサイド・クロニクルズ , Baiohazādo/Dākusaido Kuronikuruzu ) in Japan, is an on-rails shooter video game for the Wii developed by Capcom and Cavia and the 16th installment of the "Resident Evil" series. The game was released for the Wii on November 17, 2009 in North America. It serves as a prequel to "Resident Evil 4", setting 2 years before its events. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009 bundled with the Wii Zapper accessory. | Dead Rising (video game) Dead Rising (デッドライジング , Deddo Raijingu ) is an open world, survival horror beat 'em up video game developed and published by Capcom, and is the first entry in the series of the same name. The game's story sees players controlling Frank West, a photojournalist, who becomes trapped in a shopping mall within a town that is suffering from a zombie outbreak, and finds himself not only surviving by salvaging various items for weapons, but also rescuing survivors trapped in the complex and dealing with crazed psychopaths, while attempting to stay alive to uncover the truth behind the incident. While players must complete major missions to advance the main story, the sandbox element of the game means that optional tasks can be done, with several additional endings available if the player doesn't complete certain conditions towards the true ending of the story. |
Which movie was produced by more than one company, Tall Tale or The Great Mouse Detective? | Tall Tale (film) Tall Tale (also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill) is a 1995 American western adventure fantasy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It stars Scott Glenn, Oliver Platt, Nick Stahl, Stephen Lang, Roger Aaron Brown, Jared Harris, with Catherine O'Hara as Calamity Jane and Patrick Swayze as Pecos Bill. The film was written by Steven L. Bloom and Robert Rodat and was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures. | Danger Mouse (1981 TV series) Danger Mouse is a British animated television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. It featured the eponymous Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent. The show was a parody of British spy fiction, particularly the "Danger Man" series and James Bond. The show originally ran in the United Kingdom from 28 September 1981 to 19 March 1992. |
HDMS Hvidbjørnen is what class of ocean patrol vessel, also called Stanflex 3000, belonging to the Royal Danish Navy? | HDMS Hvidbjørnen (F360) HDMS "Hvidbjørnen" ("Hvidbjørnen" is older Danish for polar bear) is a "Thetis"-class ocean patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Danish Navy. | Nordsøen Oceanarium Nordsøen Oceanarium is a public aquarium and museum that opened in 1998 on the shores of the North Sea in Hirtshals, north Jutland, Denmark. Their main tank, which holds 4500000 l , is the largest in Northern Europe, but the Oceanarium also has several smaller habitat aquariums and an exhibit with seals. Species displayed are native to the oceans around Denmark. |
What language family is the language of the tribe of the man who instructed Jeff Ball in? | Jeff Ball (musician) Jeff Ball (born August 6, 1966 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a Native American flute player. He found the flute at a Powwow in Baltimore, Maryland in 1991. Although given some basic instruction by a Choctaw man named Wintamer, Ball is largely self-taught. His early inspiration came from R. Carlos Nakai and Douglas Spotted Eagle. In 1997, Ball was signed to the Red Feather Music label based in Arvada, Colorado. Ball's album's have received numerous nominations for the Native American Music Awards, winning the Native Heart award in 2001. | Cora language Cora is an indigenous language of Mexico of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It is spoken by the ethnic group that is widely known as the Cora but who refer to themselves as "Naáyarite". The Cora inhabit the northern sierra of the Mexican state Nayarit which is named after its indigenous inhabitants. Cora is a Mesoamerican language and shows many of the traits defining the Mesoamerican Linguistic Area. Under the General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples it is recognized as a "national language" along with 62 other indigenous languages and Spanish which have the same "validity" in Mexico . |
Kevin Daniels had a part in the 2004 American drama directed by whom? | Kevin Daniels Kevin Dwight Daniels Jr., known as Kevin Daniels (born December 9, 1976), is an American actor who started his career with a supporting role in the 1998 film "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" by director Nicholas Hytner. He has appeared in the film "Hollywood Homicide", as well as the TV series "Law & Order", "Frasier", "Chuck", "House" and "Modern Family", the latter in the recurring role of Longinus in the episodes "Dance Dance Revelation", "Boys' Night", "Go Bullfrogs!" & "Snip". He has since participated in more than 20 productions. He is best known for playing Don Miller, a firefighter/EMT for the Baltimore city fire department in the movie Ladder 49 and the USA show "Sirens" where he played Hank St. Clare, a Chicago EMT. | Heart of the Storm (film) Heart of the Storm is a 2004 television film starring Melissa Gilbert and Thomas Cavanagh. It focuses on a prison break that occurs during a hurricane. Three convicts named Juke, Tad and their leader Simpson, seek refuge in a family's small house and decide to hold them captive. The family begins to get along with the escaped prisoners until Tad and Simpson get into a fight. Simpson ends up shooting Tad, incapacitating him. When the father of the family comes home, he is also shot by Simpson. Juke tries to help the family escape Simpson's treachery, only to be wounded by a gunshot as well. The group decides to ignite hairspray with fire in an attempt to kill Simpson. Simpson survives the attack but has his face severely injured in the process, resulting in him tumbling over a staircase balcony to his death. |
Dayton, Newark is part of the county in New Jersey having what population as of 2016? | Dayton, Newark Dayton is a neighborhood within the city of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the city's south ward and was named after Jonathan Dayton. The area is bounded on the north by Peddie Street (Thomas Baldwin Peddie), on the east by Newark Liberty International Airport, on the south by Elizabeth and on the west by Elizabeth Avenue. The main road through the neighborhood is Frelinghuysen Avenue, but it is surrounded by U.S. Route 1/9, Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22. The neighborhood of Dayton encompasses all of Weequahic Park, the second largest Park in Newark. The park includes an 80 acre lake (the largest in Essex County), a golf course and an old racetrack now used for jogging. The park has gospel and jazz concerts at night. The park is bisected by US 22 and the larger, southern section of the park (including Weequahic Lake) is easily accessible to Dayton. | Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey Ocean Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 8,332, reflecting an increase of 1,882 (+29.2%) from the 6,450 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,034 (+19.1%) from the 5,416 counted in the 1990 Census. The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census. |
What album produced by George Martin was supposed to contain a song that ended up unreleased until 1996? | If You've Got Trouble "If You've Got Trouble" is a song written by Lennon–McCartney and recorded by the Beatles on 18 February 1965 with Ringo Starr singing the lead vocal. The song was intended to be Starr's vocal appearance on the "Help!" album and the "Help!" film, but the Beatles were not happy with the recording and later chose "Act Naturally" (which is not in the film) instead. "If You've Got Trouble" remained unreleased until "Anthology 2" in 1996. | Come to Me (Ricky Martin song) "Come to Me" is the second single from Ricky Martin's greatest hits album, "The Best of Ricky Martin" (2001). Originally, the song was included on the 2000 album, "Sound Loaded". |
Which dog has been used for hunting for over 200 years, the Majorca Shepherd Dog or the Colombian fino hound? | Majorca Shepherd Dog The Majorca Shepherd Dog (Catalan: "Ca de bestiar" , Spanish: "Perro de pastor mallorquín" ) is a domesticated breed of dog, used in the Balearic Islands of Spain, both for guarding sheep and as a general purpose farm dog. It is a medium-sized dog with black fur or black with white markings on its chest. It comes in both shorthaired and longhaired varieties. | Xarnego Valenciano The Xarnego or Xarnego Valenciano is a hound breed of dog originating in Valencian Community, Spain. This breed is known by several names, according to the different areas of the Valencian geography: Xarnego, Xarnego Valenciano, Gos coniller, Podenco Valencíano. |
Who is the mother of both an English television chef and food critic and an English actor who holds both British and Irish citizenship? | Tamasin Day-Lewis Lydia Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 17 September 1953) is an English television chef and food critic. Day-Lewis is the daughter of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon and the sister of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis. | Maureen Pryor Maureen Pryor (23 May 19225 May 1977) was an Irish-born English character actress who made stage, film and television appearances. |
Along with a former investment banker and a former American stock trader who else was part of the insider trading scandals of the 1980s? | Martin A. Siegel Martin A. Siegel (born 1948) is a former respected investment banker who became embroiled in the insider trading scandals of the 1980s, alongside Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken. | Cohmad Securities Cohmad Securities was a US company whose main business was to introduce investors to the Bernard Madoff investment company for which it received commission based on the amount invested. The company, whose name combines “Cohn” and “Madoff,” was founded in 1985 by Bernard Madoff and Maurice Cohn, Madoff’s friend and former neighbor. Its office was located at the same address as Madoff's firm, and it employed between 10 and 20 employees with annual sales between $1M and $5M. |
What season of The X Factor did the singer of Can I Be Him win? | Can I Be Him "Can I Be Him" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 15 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the third single from his second studio album "Back from the Edge" (2016). The song has peaked at number 67 on the Scottish Singles Chart. | Rachel Kramer Rachel Kramer (born in Rotterdam on August 9, 1980) is a Dutch singer and the runner-up of the second season of the X Factor] in the Netherlands. Her first single was a cover of Rascal Flatts's What Hurts the Most. Until 2003, Kramer was a member of the Dutch band K-otic. |
What type of study does University of Cape Town and Queen's University have in common? | University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College making it the oldest higher education institute in South Africa, it is jointly the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa alongside Stellenbosch University which received full university status on the same day in 1918. UCT is the highest-ranked African university in the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and its Law and Commerce Faculties are consistently placed among the hundred best internationally. The language of instruction is English. | Strathmore Business School Strathmore Business School (SBS) is the graduate business school of Strathmore University. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, it offers MBA and other postgraduate programs, as well as executive education programs. It was started in 2005 through a partnership between Strathmore University and IESE Business School. As part of Strathmore University, it is a private non-profit institution and a corporate work of Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church. It was the first green business school in Africa. |
What year did the American dancer and choreographer, who was a guest judge on the American televised dance competition show that premiered on July 20, 2005 with over ten million viewers and ended the summer season as the top-rated show on television, win an award for Outstanding Choreography? | Tyce Diorio Keith "Tyce" Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series "So You Think You Can Dance". He has choreographed and performed with Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin. He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for Outstanding Choreography. | America's Best Dance Crew (season 6) The sixth season of "America's Best Dance Crew", also known as America's Best Dance Crew: Season of the Superstars, premiered on April 7, 2011. Taking a different route from past seasons, the crews performed to the music of one specific artist each week, including Rihanna, Lil Wayne, and other stars. The season also featured special guest appearances by various music celebrities including Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Kesha, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West. Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, a former member of Quest Crew, the winner of the third season of "America's Best Dance Crew", joined returning judges Lil Mama and JC Chasez as the newest judge. In the season finale, which aired on June 5, 2011, I.aM.mE was declared the winner. |
Who is the common tie between Kenji Fujimoto and Kim Jong-nam? | Kenji Fujimoto Kenji Fujimoto (藤本 健二 , Fujimoto Kenji , born 1947) is the pen name of a Japanese chef who claimed that he was former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's personal sushi chef from 1988 to 2001. Fujimoto published a memoir in 2003 entitled "I was Kim Jong-il's Cook", detailing many of his experiences with Kim Jong-il. Many people doubted the veracity of his claim. However, Fujimoto, contrary to the prevailing consensus of experts on North Korean politics, asserted that Kim Jong-un (who was relatively unknown at that time), rather than Kim Jong-nam, would be appointed as Jong-il's successor. Fujimoto's prediction proved true when Jong-un succeeded his father as Supreme Leader in December 2011. | Kenji Shimizu Kenji Shimizu (清水 健二 , Shimizu Kenji ) , b. 1940, is an aikido teacher and founder of the aikido style Tendo-ryu Aikido (天道流). |
Who stated that she was born white but still identified as black and whose story was detailed in "Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging" written by Joshua Dolezal? | Joshua Dolezal Joshua Andrew Dolezal (also spelled Doležal ; born September 1975) is an American academic and writer. He is a full Professor of English studies at Central College (Iowa), focusing on American literature, creative nonfiction, medical humanities and sustainability issues. He is also the author of a memoir, "Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging", which details his upbringing in "a strict, cult-like Christian family" and which received widespread attention in connection with the 2015 controversy surrounding his sister, Rachel Dolezal. The book was described by Kim Barnes as an "intimate and lyrical story of fallen faith, found love, and the way we must sometimes circle back to find what we have lost." Dolezal is also the author of a number of essays, poems and academic papers. | Ain't I a Woman? "Ain't I a Woman?" is the name given to a speech, delivered extemporaneously, by Sojourner Truth, (1797–1883), born into slavery in New York State. Some time after gaining her freedom in 1827, she became a well known anti-slavery speaker. Her speech was delivered at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio, on May 29, 1851, and did not originally have a title. |
Frank Oz voices which character in the fictional band Dr. Teeth and The Electrical Mayhem from "The Muppet Show"? | The Muppets Take Manhattan The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Oz. It is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets with special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, and Joan Rivers. The film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of 1983 and released theatrically the following summer. It was the first film to be directed solely by Oz (who also performs Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal), as he previously co-directed "The Dark Crystal" with Henson. | Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo) Frederick Herman "Fred" Jones is a fictional character in the American animated series "Scooby-Doo", about a quartet of teenage mystery solvers and their Great Dane companion, Scooby-Doo. He is voiced by Frank Welker. |
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy starring the voice of a Hong Kong martial artist who is known for what kind of fighting style? | Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, and Jackie Chan. Set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic talking animals, the plot revolves around a bumbling panda named Po who aspires to be a kung fu master. When an evil kung fu warrior is foretold to escape after twenty years in prison, Po is unwittingly named the chosen one destined to defeat him and bring peace to the land, much to the chagrin of the resident kung fu warriors. | George Cheung George Kee Cheung (born February 8, 1949) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese-American character actor, stuntman, singer, and voice actor with an extensive career in American television and film dating back to 1975, often playing Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Mongolian parts. His career has focused primarily on television work, though he has had numerous supporting roles in films such as "", "RoboCop 2", "Under Siege," and "Fist of the North Star." |
What role did the female star of Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas play on the television series "House?" | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas is a 2006 film written and directed by Scott Lew, starring Patrick Fugit and Olivia Wilde. | Elizabeth Norment Elizabeth Larrabee Norment (December 31, 1952 – October 13, 2014) was an American actress best known for her role as Nancy Kaufberger in the Netflix series "House of Cards". She attended Yale University, and had performed in several theater roles before moving into television. |
Which band is English folk, Sunday Driver or Autolux? | Sunday Driver (band) Sunday Driver are a Cambridge and London based fusion band with English folk and classical Indian influences. In 2009 they became popular within the UK Steampunk scene. | Abbey Road on the River Abbey Road on the River (AROTR) is a five-day, multi-staged music festival which was initially created to honor the music and spirit of The Beatles. The festival took place in Louisville, Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend but moved across the river to Jeffersonville, Indiana starting in 2017. Tribute bands, as well as internationally recognized bands, perform over the course of the festival, playing the music of The Beatles, as well as the music of other artists. Abbey Road on the River is a four-time winner of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association's Top 10 Spring Festivals. |
The Lost Children is a B-side compilation album by the heavy metal band from what city? | The Lost Children (album) The Lost Children is a B-sides compilation album by American metal band Disturbed. It was released on November 8, 2011. The album was announced in August 2011 by David Draiman via Twitter, where he answered several questions regarding the album. | Children of Bodom Children of Bodom is a Finnish extreme metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group consists of Alexi Laiho (vocals, lead guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards), Henkka Seppälä (bass), Jaska Raatikainen (drums) and Daniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar). They have released nine studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD. |
According to Pew Research in 2015, what percentage of the U.S population self-identified with this Protestant Christian denomination that Lakeland University is affiliated with? | Lakeland University Lakeland University is a liberal arts college located west of Howards Grove, Wisconsin in the Town of Herman, and uses a Plymouth mailing address. Lakeland University is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. | Apostolic Lutheran Church of America The Apostolic Lutheran Church of America (ALCA) is a Laestadian Lutheran church denomination established by Finnish American and Norwegian immigrants in the 1800s. They came mainly from northern Finland and northern Norway where they had been members of the state churches. Most or all members had ties from their home countries to the Laestadian revival movement named after Swedish state church administrator and pastor Lars Levi Laestadius of Pajala, Sweden. Eventually, there were too many arguments between this denomination and the other American Laestadians, and some of the followers of Laestadius were excluded from the sacrament of holy communion. Under the lead of Salomon Korteniemi, the excluded members formed a congregation of their own in December 1872, under the name the Salomon Korteniemi Lutheran Society. In 1879 this name was changed to the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Congregation. As other congregations of Finns in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Oregon were organized on the same basis, they came into fellowship with this body under the name the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church, or, as it is usually called, the Apostolic Lutheran Church. |
Which of the following is acclaimed for his "lyrical flow of his statements": Nâzım Hikmet or Arthur Miller? | Nâzım Hikmet Nâzım Hikmet Ran (15 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet (] ) was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements". Described as a "romantic communist" and "romantic revolutionary", he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages. | Paul Heyse Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (15 March 1830 – 2 April 1914) was a distinguished German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the "Tunnel über der Spree" in Berlin and "Die Krokodile" in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas. The sum of Heyse's many and varied productions made him a dominant figure among German men of letters. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1910 "as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories." Wirsen, one of the Nobel judges, said that "Germany has not had a greater literary genius since Goethe." Heyse is the fifth oldest laureate in literature, after Doris Lessing, Theodor Mommsen, Alice Munro and Jaroslav Seifert. |
Who directed the American romantic comedy-drama in which "Cold Blooded Old Times" appeared on the film soundtrack? | Knock Knock (album) Knock Knock is the seventh album by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog), released in January 1999 on Drag City and by Domino in Europe. The album is the fourth and final collaboration with the producer and musician Jim O'Rourke. "Knock Knock" elaborates Callahan's sound and provides twists and edges to the folky style of its predecessor. "Held" was the first single, followed by "Cold Blooded Old Times", which later appeared on the "High Fidelity" film soundtrack, thereby attracting some attention to Callahan's work. Other soundtrack appearances include "Teenage Spaceship" in "Crazy" (2000, directed by Hans-Christian Schmid) and "Hit the Ground Running" in "Swimming" (2000, directed by Robert J. Siegel). The album was accompanied by the release of the single "Look Now", with the two Japanese bonus tracks. | Valentine's Day (2010 film) Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. The screenplay and the story were written by Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. The film consists of an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Héctor Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Carter Jenkins, and Taylor Swift in her film debut. While the film received negative reviews, it was a major box office success. |
Who was the Chicago Bear's coach that was also the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team from 2005 to 2010? | 1995 Chicago Bears season The 1995 Chicago Bears season was their 76th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted a 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's second straight 9–7 season, but failed to make the playoffs due to a tiebreaker loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Bears started the 1995 NFL season as one of the hottest teams with a 6–2 record halfway through the season; however, a stunning overtime home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers 37–34 triggered a three-game losing streak as part of losing five out of their next six games falling to a disappointing 7–7 record, essentially eliminating themselves out of playoff contention. | Marcus Freeman (American football coach) Marcus Freeman (born January 10, 1986) a former American football linebacker and coach, who is currently the Defensive coordinator for the University of Cincinnati football team. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. |
Which blues rock band, from Athens, Alabama performed live on "Saturday Night Live" on February 28, 2015? | Don't Wanna Fight "Don't Wanna Fight" is a song performed by American rock band Alabama Shakes, issued as the lead single from the band's second studio album "Sound & Color". The band performed the song live for the first time on February 28, 2015 on "Saturday Night Live". The song won two awards at the 58th Grammy Awards on February 15th 2016. | Music of Athens, Georgia The music of Athens, Georgia, includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave. The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M. and The B-52s, C Fresh, and several long-time indie /rock hip-hop groups. Athens hosts the Athens Symphony Orchestra and other music institutions, as well as prominent local music media, such as the college radio station WUOG. Much of the modern Athens music scene relies on students from the large University of Georgia campus in the city. The University sponsors Western classical performances and groups specializing in other styles. |
The language spoken in the industrial town and cargo port in Cheshire, England is also referred to as what? | Scouse Scouse ( ; also, in academic sources, called Liverpool English or Merseyside English) is an accent and dialect of English found primarily in the Metropolitan county of Merseyside, and closely associated with the city of Liverpool. The accent extends through Birkenhead and all along the North Wales coast, from Flintshire and Wrexham where its strongest in Wales, to as far west as Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Penmaenmawr and Bangor where the surrounding accents have a distinct overlap between Welsh and Scouse English. In some cases Scouse can also be heard in Runcorn in Cheshire and Skelmersdale in Lancashire. | Cape Flats English Cape Flats English (abbreviated CFE) or Coloured English is the variety of South African English spoken mostly in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town. Its speakers most often refer to it as "broken English", which probably reflects a perception that it is simply inadequately learned English, though in fact this is not the case; it is a distinct, legitimate dialect of English. |
This builder of the Rutan Boomerang has this number of aircraft on display in the National Air and Space Museum? | Rutan Boomerang The Rutan Model 202 Boomerang is an aircraft designed and built by Burt Rutan . The design was intended to be a multi-engine aircraft that in the event of failure of a single engine would not become dangerously difficult to control due to asymmetric thrust. The result is an asymmetrical aircraft with a very distinct appearance. | OK-GLI The OK-GLI (Russian: Орбитальный корабль для горизонтальных лётных испытаний , "Orbital'nyy korabl' dlya gorizontal'nykh lotnykh ispytaniy ", 'Orbital ship for horizontal flight tests' ), also known as Buran Analog BST-02, was a test vehicle ("Buran aerodynamic analogue") in the Buran programme. It was constructed in 1984, and was used for 25 test flights between 1985 and 1988 before being retired. It is now an exhibit at the Technik Museum Speyer in Germany. |
Michel Wachenheim a French ambassador and permanent representative of France of what specialized agency of the United Nations? | Michel Wachenheim Michel Wachenheim (born 16 January 1951 at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) is a French ambassador and permanent representative of France at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). | List of ambassadors of New Zealand to France The Ambassador from New Zealand to France is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of France, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in France. |
When was the Commissioner and former Governor of South Australia born who was also chancellor of the University of Adelaide? | Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission is a Royal Commission into South Australia's future role in the nuclear fuel cycle. It commenced on 19 March 2015 and delivered its final report to the Government of South Australia on 6 May 2016. The Commissioner was former Governor of South Australia, Kevin Scarce, a retired Royal Australian Navy Rear-Admiral and chancellor of the University of Adelaide. The Commission delivered 12 key recommendations, including identifying an economic opportunity in the establishment of a deep geological storage facility and the receipt of spent nuclear fuel from prospective international clients. The Commission also recommended repealing prohibitions which prevent the future development of nuclear industry in South Australia and nationally. | List of Commissioners of New South Wales Police The Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force (Known from 1851 to 1926 as the Inspector-General of the New South Wales Police Force) is the head of New South Wales's Police Force. The post is currently held by Mick Fuller, who replaced Andrew Scipione on 31 March 2017. The rank is usually referred to as the New South Wales Police Commissioner or simply just "Commissioner". The New South Wales Police Force has had 22 Commissioners since 1851. |
What year did the series premier that starred Elliot Knight as Merlin? | Elliot Knight Elliot Knight is a British actor. He is known for his role as Sinbad in the British television series "Sinbad". He portrayed Merlin on the American fantasy television series "Once Upon a Time". | Ironside (1967 TV series) Ironside is an American television crime drama that aired on NBC over 8 seasons from 1967 to 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside, a consultant for the San Francisco police (usually addressed by the title "Chief Ironside"), who was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot while on vacation. The character debuted on March 28, 1967, in a TV movie entitled "Ironside". When the series was broadcast in the United Kingdom, in the 1970s, it was broadcast under the title "A Man Called Ironside". The show earned Burr six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. |
Who starred in The Musical? | The Musical (TV series) The Musical () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Ku Hye-sun, Choi Daniel, Park Ki-woong, Ock Joo-hyun and Kim Eun-se. It aired on SBS from September 2 to December 23, 2011 on Fridays at 22:00 for 15 episodes. | Faith Prince Faith Prince (born August 6, 1957) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway in musical theatre. She won the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical (in 1992), and received three other Tony nominations. |
What year was the ship, in which Sink the Belgrano! was based on, listed as out of service? | Sink the Belgrano! Sink the Belgrano! is a 1986 satirical play by English playwright Steven Berkoff about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's decision to torpedo the Argentinian ship General Belgrano, as it was purportedly retreating during the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina. | HMS Neptune (1874) HMS "Neptune" was an ironclad turret ship originally designed and built in Britain for Brazil, but acquired for the Royal Navy in 1878. Modifications to suit the Royal Navy took three years to complete and the ship did not begin her first commission until 1883 with the Channel Fleet. She was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1885, but refitted in Portsmouth in 1886–87. "Neptune" then became the coastguard ship for the 1st Class Reserve at Holyhead until 1893 when she was placed in in Portsmouth. While she was being towed to the breakers in 1903, "Neptune" unintentionally rammed HMS "Victory" , then serving as a training hulk for the Naval Signal School, collided with HMS "Hero" , and narrowly missed several other ships. She was scrapped in Germany in 1904. |
Which country is 2MW and Murwillumbah located in? | Radio 97 2MW is an Australian radio station serving the Murwillumbah region. It was opened in September 1937. | Murdoch University Dubai Murdoch University Dubai is a core branch of Murdoch University, which is based in Perth, Western Australia. The Dubai campus was inaugurated in 2008 by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and is situated at the heart of the Dubai International Academic City, Dubai, UAE. The university has built its reputation through academic excellence in the field of Media, Business, on and Information Technology since 2008. |
Mikkey Ekko's first-charting material was released on which of Rihanna's albums? | Mikky Ekko Mikky Ekko (born John Stephen Sudduth; December 17, 1984) is an American recording artist and record producer from Louisiana, signed to RCA Records. He is best known for being featured on Rihanna's 2013 single "Stay", which has charted in multiple countries worldwide, becoming Ekko's first-charting material. Ekko released his debut studio album, "Time" in January 2015 through RCA Records. | True (Avicii album) True is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ Avicii. It was released on 13 September 2013 on compact disc and audio cassette through PRMD Music, Lava Records and Sony Music Entertainment's Columbia Records. Avicii said that sonically, the album would move away from his electronic dance and house music sound on previous records, by incorporating elements of other genres such as country music. "True" was preceded by the release of the Aloe Blacc-assisted and Aileen Marie Quinn-written "Wake Me Up!" that featured a rare Marantz Enhanced Digital Stereo audio track and topped several charts around the world, and "You Make Me", which features vocals from Swedish artist Salem Al Fakir. |
What type of British TV series is narrated by a three times BAFTA, three times BIFA and one time Golden Globe Award winner? | The Hoarder Next Door The Hoarder Next Door is a British documentary series about compulsive hoarding. Produced by Twenty Twenty and shown on Channel 4 it features psychotherapist Stelios Kiosses helping extreme hoarders. The show is narrated by Olivia Colman. | Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English comedian, screenwriter, and actress. She has won three BAFTAs (including the BAFTA Fellowship), an International Emmy Award, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, two Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, and a People's Choice Award. |
Who played William Alexanders team in the rose bowl in 1929? | William Alexander (American football) William Anderson Alexander (June 6, 1889 – April 23, 1950) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1920 to 1944, compiling a record of 134–95–15. Alexander has the second most victories of any Tech football coach. Alexander's 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have been recognized as national champions by a number of selectors. Alexander was the first college football coach to place his teams in the four major post-season bowl games of the time: Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Rose. His teams won three of the four bowls. The 1929 Rose Bowl win, which earned his team the national championship, is the most celebrated because of the wrong-way run by California's Roy Riegels. Alexander was also the head basketball coach at Georgia Tech for four seasons from 1919 to 1924. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951. | 1921 Rose Bowl The 1921 Rose Bowl, known at the time as the Tournament East-West Football Game, was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1921 at Tournament Park in Pasadena, California. It was the seventh Rose Bowl Game. The California Golden Bears |
Disneyland Park has similar attractions to the park located in what Florida county? | Disneyland Park (Paris) Disneyland Park, originally Euro Disney, is a theme park found at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 12 April 1992 as the first of the two parks built at the resort. Designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering, its layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. Spanning 56.656 ha (the second largest Disney park based on the original, after Shanghai Disneyland Park), it is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters. In 2016, the park hosted approximately 8.4 million visitors, making it the most-visited theme park in Europe, and the 13th-most visited theme park in the world. | Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel is a resort hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, owned by The Walt Disney Company and operated through its Parks and Resorts division. The hotel was originally built and owned by the Tokyu Group, and opened in 1984 as the Emerald of Anaheim. It was renamed Pan Pacific Hotel, Anaheim in 1989 when Tokyu merged its Emerald and Pan Pacific hotel divisions. Disney purchased the hotel from Tokyu in 1995 and renamed it Disneyland Pacific Hotel. The hotel was rebranded as Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel on December 15, 2000, named after the waterfront land in Disney California Adventure Park that the hotel tower overlooks. |
Is Children's National Medical Center or MedStar Washington Hospital Center the largest private hospital in Washington, D.C.? | Children's National Medical Center Children’s National Medical Center (formerly DC Children’s Hospital) is ranked among the top 10 children’s hospitals in the country by "U.S. News & World Report." Located just north of the McMillan Reservoir and Howard University, it shares grounds with Washington Hospital Center, National Rehabilitation Hospital, and the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Kurt Newman, M.D., has served as the president and chief executive officer of Children’s National since 2011. Children's National is a not-for-profit institution that performs more than 450,000 visits each year. Featuring 303 beds and a Level IV NICU, Children's National is the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery. | Childrens Hospital Childrens Hospital (originally titled Children's Hospital as webisodes) is a satirical American comedy television series and web series that parodies the medical drama genre, created by and starring actor/comedian Rob Corddry. The series began on the web on TheWB.com with ten episodes, roughly five minutes in length, all of which premiered on December 8, 2008. Adult Swim picked up the rights to the show in 2009 and began airing episodes in 2010. |
The 2006 King of the Ring tournamentAmerican professional wrestler and former professional mixed martial artist, professional football player and amateur wrestler who is currently signed with WWE? | King of the Ring (2006) The 2006 King of the Ring tournament was the seventeenth edition of the King of the Ring tournament produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The tournament was held between April 14 and May 21, 2006 and was the first tournament conducted since the 2002 tournament which was won by Brock Lesnar. This was the first time the King of the Ring tournament was not conducted as part of the former pay-per-view event that bore the tournament's name since the 1991 tournament, which was won by Bret Hart. Unlike previous tournaments, this King of the Ring was made exclusive to the "SmackDown" brand and only wrestlers contracted with the brand could compete. | Cedric Alexander Cederick Alexander Johnson (born August 16, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand in the Cruiserweight division under the ring name Cedric Alexander. He is perhaps best known for his time in Ring of Honor from 2011 to 2016. |
What year was the band that released Imaginary Monsters formed? | Imaginary Monsters "Imaginary Monsters" is the third EP by the Canadian rock band The Birthday Massacre, and contains three new tracks, and five remixes. It was released August 9, 2011. The whole album was made available for streaming direct from the band's Myspace on August 4, 2011. Album artwork by Owen Mackinder, the band's keyboardist. | Wimps (band) Wimps is a punk rock band from Seattle, Washington formed in 2012. The band includes drummer Dave Ramm (formerly of The Intelligence), guitarist Rachel Ratner, and bassist Matt Nyce. Their debut album, "Repeat", was released on End of Time Records in January 2013. In January 2014 the band released a 7-inch record on the micro-label, Help Yourself Records. In August 2015, the band released an EP called "Super Me" and were voted Best Punk Band of the year in a Best Of Seattle Reader Poll. |
Terrible Beauty is the first novel, published in 1999, by American politician and current U.S. Representative for where? | Terrible Beauty (novel) Terrible Beauty is the first novel by New York congressman Peter T. King. The book, published in 1999, is set in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. Its protagonist, Bernadette Hanlon, becomes involved with the Irish Republican Army after her husband is framed for the murder of a British soldier. The title is taken from the W. B. Yeats poem "Easter, 1916". | Darren Soto Darren Michael Soto (born February 25, 1978) is an American attorney and politician from Orlando, Florida, who is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 9th district. He defeated Republican Wayne Liebnitzky in the 2016 general election, 57-43%. Prior to being elected to Congress, Soto served for four years in the Florida Senate and five in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of the Orlando area. |
Andrew "Andy" Holt is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", played by who? | Andy Holt (Hollyoaks) Andrew "Andy" Holt is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", played by Warren Brown. | Newt (Hollyoaks) Barry "Newt" Newton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks", played by Nico Mirallegro. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 22 October 2007. He was introduced as the serial's first emo character and as the foster son of Jack and Frankie Osborne. During the character's duration he was involved in notable storylines including schizophrenia, a suicide pact and living in foster care. In 2010 Mirallegro quit the serial to pursue other projects. Newt left the village on 25 June 2010. |
Which American wide receiver has a brother who was drafted by the Titans fifth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft? | Titus Davis Titus Davis (born January 3, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Central Michigan. His younger brother, Corey Davis is a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans. | Alvin Kamara Alvin Mentian Kamara (born July 25, 1995) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee and was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. |
The Westerner starred which actor who won three Academy Awards? | The Westerner (film) The Westerner is a 1940 American film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Doris Davenport. Written by Niven Busch, Stuart N. Lake, and Jo Swerling, the film is about a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegaroon, Texas who befriends a saddle tramp who opposes the judge's policy against homesteaders. The film is often remembered for one of Walter Brennan's best performances, as Judge Roy Bean, which led to his winning his record-setting third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. James Basevi and Stuart N. Lake also received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Black and White and Best Story respectively. | Tumbleweed (1953 film) Tumbleweed is a 1953 Technicolor Western film directed by Nathan Juran starring Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson and Chill Wills. It was also known by the alternative title of Three Were Renegades; the title of the 1937 novel "Three Were Thoroughbreds" by Kenneth Taylor Perkins the film was based on which had been previously filmed as the 1948 film "Relentless". |
When did the Indian-language comedy television series starring Anup Upadhyay first premier? | Anup Upadhyay Anup Upadhyay is an Indian actor, known for his works in serials like Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!, F.I.R.,Lapataganj etc. | Kasalavu Nesam Kasalavu Nesam is a 1999 Tamil comedy television series directed by K. Balachander and starring Venu Arvind. The series aired on Sun TV and Raj TV, and is referred to as among Balachander's "most memorable". |
Which English-born model and actor starred as Elbe in Tom Hooper's film The Danish Girl in 2015? | The Danish Girl (film) The Danish Girl is a 2015 romantic drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 fictional novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, Alicia Vikander as Wegener and Sebastian Koch as Kurt Warnekros, with Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard and Matthias Schoenaerts in supporting roles. | Samantha Robinson Samantha Louise Robinson (born 25 March 1981, Southport, Lancashire, England) is an English actress. |
Are Erica Jong and Nancy Mitford both novelists? | Erica Jong Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel "Fear of Flying". The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. According to "Washington Post", it has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. | Nancy Paterson (artist) Nancy Paterson (born 1957) is a Canadian artist and writer known for her work in new media. |
Anna Howard Shaw Day starred the actor, director, and producer who was best known for playing what character on Mad Men? | Anna Howard Shaw Day "Anna Howard Shaw Day" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series "30 Rock", and the 71st episode of the series overall. It was written by supervising producer Matt Hubbard and directed by Ken Whittingham. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on February 11, 2010. Elizabeth Banks, Jon Hamm, Shinnerrie Jackson, Douglas Rees, Horatio Sanz, Jason Sudeikis, and Dean Winters guest star in this episode, and there is a cameo appearance by musician Jon Bon Jovi. | Adam Pally Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer, most widely known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series "Happy Endings" and as Dr. Peter Prentice in "The Mindy Project". He recently starred in the FOX comedy "Making History". Pally is also the Executive Producer of "The President Show". |
Lorilee Craker co-authored a memoir about a woman who is what relation to Britney Spears? | Lorilee Craker Lorilee Craker (born 1968) is a writer in Michigan, United States. She grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has three children. She advocates participation in community-supported agriculture and shopping at farmers' markets. She is an entertainment writer for MLive. Craker co-authored Lynne Spears' memoir "". Craker and Spears appeared together at the 20th annual MOPS International convention in Grapevine, Texas in 2008. Craker co-authored "My Journey to Heaven: What I Saw and How It Changed My Life" with Marv Besteman, who died before the book was published. In a 2011 "Time" article, Zac Bissonnette writes that Craker "might be the most versatile journalist in America". | Mary Matalin Mary Joe Matalin (born August 19, 1953) is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party. She has served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H. W. Bush, was an assistant to President George W. Bush, and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney until 2003. Matalin has been chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, since March 2005. She is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville. She appears in the award-winning documentary film "" and also played herself, opposite her husband, James Carville, John Slattery, and Mary McCormack in the short lived HBO series "K Street". |
What Hunter's Prayer actor also played Marcus Agrippa in the HBO drama Rome? | The Hunter's Prayer The Hunter's Prayer is a British-American action thriller film directed by Jonathan Mostow, based on the 2004 novel "For the Dogs" by Kevin Wignall. The film stars Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Allen Leech, and Amy Landecker. Filming began on August 12, 2014 in Yorkshire, England. | Baths of Agrippa The Baths of Agrippa (Latin: Thermae Agrippae) was a structure of ancient Rome, built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. It was the first of the great thermae constructed in the city, and also the first Imperial Bath. |
Donkey Kong is an arcade game released by Nintendo, which character in this game, was originally named Mr. Video? | Donkey Kong (video game) Donkey Kong (Japanese: ドンキーコング , Hepburn: Donkī Kongu ) is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. An early example of the platform game genre, the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In the game, Mario (originally named Mr. Video and then Jumpman) must rescue a damsel in distress named Pauline (originally named Lady), from a giant ape named Donkey Kong. The hero and ape later became two of Nintendo's most popular and recognizable characters. "Donkey Kong" is one of the most important titles from the golden age of arcade video games, and is one of the most popular arcade games of all time. | Conker's Pocket Tales Conker's Pocket Tales is a platform video game developed and published by Rare and released on June 8, 1999 for the Game Boy Color. The cartridge is dual-format, allowing it to also run on the original Game Boy with some gameplay differences. The game is the first in a series to star Conker the Squirrel after he initially appeared as a playable character in "Diddy Kong Racing" for the Nintendo 64. The game is also the last to feature Conker in a lighthearted and family friendly game, whereas his later games ("Conker's Bad Fur Day" and "") would contrastingly be adult-oriented. It is the only game in the "Conker" series to be family-friendly. |
When a Man Falls in Love, is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Shin Se-kyung, Chae Jung-an, and which South Korean actor, born on ? | When a Man Falls in Love When a Man Falls in Love () is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Shin Se-kyung, Chae Jung-an, and Yeon Woo-jin. The story revolves around a world-weary gangster as his love life intertwines with three others, and how the course of their lives changes entirely based on one moment of fevered passion. It aired on MBC from April 3 to June 6, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. | Seo Ha-joon Seo Ha-joon (born September 19, 1989) is a South Korean actor. |
Which novel was based on a man who was interviewed for Criminal Mindscape? | Criminal Mindscape Criminal Mindscape is a television documentary series on MSNBC that profiles the minds of extreme criminals. Different interviewers interview subjects such as Ron Luff and Joseph Paul Franklin. Interviewers are often from various fields of criminal justice as opposed to journalism. Interviewers attempt to develop psychological profiles of individual criminals. | Leighton Gage Leighton David Gage (May 13, 1942 – July 26, 2013) was an author of crime fiction best known for the Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigations series of novels set in Brazil. He was inspired to write these novels after spending over 20 years living in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and being immersed in the Brazilian culture. Frequent subjects in his novels were problems that existed at the time in Brazil, problems that were foreign to the American culture. |
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'positive': 'House of Cosbys House of Cosbys is an American animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland for the film festival Channel 101. The series centers on Mitchell Reynolds (Jeff Davis), who builds a cloning machine to make duplicates of his favorite comedian, Bill Cosby. The show stars Davis, Roiland, and a rotating cast of performers, many of whom were participants at Channel 101. The series premiered January 30, 2005, and was the number one-rated program on the site for three months. Four episodes of the series were created, which debuted at Channel 101 screenings and were posted online thereafter. The series concluded on June 26, 2005 with an "unofficial" fifth installment.',
'negative': 'House of Blues House of Blues is a chain of live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues\' first location, in Cambridge, Massachusetts\' Harvard Square, was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers".'
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'positive': 'House of Cosbys House of Cosbys is an American animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland for the film festival Channel 101. The series centers on Mitchell Reynolds (Jeff Davis), who builds a cloning machine to make duplicates of his favorite comedian, Bill Cosby. The show stars Davis, Roiland, and a rotating cast of performers, many of whom were participants at Channel 101. The series premiered January 30, 2005, and was the number one-rated program on the site for three months. Four episodes of the series were created, which debuted at Channel 101 screenings and were posted online thereafter. The series concluded on June 26, 2005 with an "unofficial" fifth installment.',
'negative_1': 'House of Blues House of Blues is a chain of live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues\' first location, in Cambridge, Massachusetts\' Harvard Square, was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers".',
'negative_2': 'English Americans English Americans, also referred to as Anglo-Americans, are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England, a country that is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.',
'negative_3': "Why Is There Air? Why Is There Air? (1965) is Bill Cosby's third album. It was recorded at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.", 'negative_4': 'Doug E. Doug Douglas Bourne, (born January 7, 1970) better known as Doug E. Doug, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and film director. He started his career at age 17 as a stand-up comedian. He is best known for his roles as Griffin Vesey on the CBS sitcom "Cosby", Sanka Coffie in the film "Cool Runnings" and as the voice of Bernie in the animated film "Shark Tale".',
'negative_5': "Halsey House (Southampton, New York) The Halsey House is a historic house converted into a museum, in Southampton, New York. It was first built around 1648 by Thomas Halsey, a pioneer from Hertfordshire, England. Thomas's grandfather was William Halsey. William had the famed English country house The Golden Parsonage bestowed upon him by Henry VIII in the 16th century. It is here that Thomas Halsey's father was born, as well as Thomas Halsey himself.", 'negative_6': 'Johnny Bush Johnny Bush (born February 17, 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas) is a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Caruso," is best known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson\'s signature song. He is still popular in his native Texas.',
'negative_7': 'Stu Gardner Stuart Gardner is an American musician and composer. He is known for his collaborations with Bill Cosby, and for co-writing "Kiss Me", the theme song of Cosby\'s sitcom "The Cosby Show".',
'negative_8': 'Corrie (surname) Corrie is a unisex surname in the English language. The name has several different etymological origins. The name is found in numbers in the north of Ireland. The surname has been borne by a noted Scottish family, that was originally seated in what is today the civil parish of Hutton and Corrie.',
'negative_9': 'Bushwick Bill Richard Stephen Shaw (born December 8, 1966), better known by the stage name Bushwick Bill, is a Jamaican-born American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop group Geto Boys.',
'negative_10': "William Messner-Loebs William Messner-Loebs ( ; born William Francis Loebs, Jr.; February 19, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs. His hyphenated surname is a combination of his and his wife Nadine's unmarried surnames.", 'negative_11': 'Sesame Street international co-productions "Sesame Street" international co-productions are educational children\'s television series based on the American "Sesame Street" but tailored to the countries in which they are produced. Shortly after the debut of "Sesame Street" in the United States in 1969, television producers, teachers, and officials of several countries approached the show\'s producers and the executives of Sesame Workshop (2000-present) about the possibility of airing international versions of "Sesame Street". Creator Joan Ganz Cooney hired former CBS executive Michael Dann to field offers to produce versions of the show in other countries.',
'negative_12': 'Bill Bryson William McGuire "Bill" Bryson {\'1\': ", \'2\': ", \'3\': ", \'4\': "} ( ; born December 8, 1951) is a best-selling Anglo-American author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other non-fiction topics. Born in the United States, he has been a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the United States between 1995 and 2003. He served as the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.',
'negative_13': 'Graham Nash Graham William Nash, OBE (born 2 February 1942) is a British-American singer-songwriter and musician. Nash is known for his light tenor voice and for his songwriting contributions as a member of the English pop/rock group the Hollies and the folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash. Nash became an American citizen on 14 August 1978 and holds dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and United States.',
'negative_14': 'List of Tyler Perry\'s House of Payne episodes "Tyler Perry\'s House of Payne" is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolved around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella. The show premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006, and new episodes were broadcast exclusively on TBS from June 6, 2007, until August 10, 2012. While primarily a comedy sitcom, "House of Payne" was known for featuring dark themes and subject matter, such as substance abuse and addiction. It also had elements of slapstick. The storyline of the show is serialized, with many references to past episodes, creating a continuing story arc.',
'negative_15': 'Clair Huxtable Clair Olivia Huxtable (née Hanks) is a fictional character who appears in the American sitcom "The Cosby Show". Portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad, Clair, the wife of Dr. Cliff Huxtable and mother of their five children, is the matriarch of the show\'s central Huxtable family. Working as a lawyer, Clair values the importance of maintaining a successful career while running a strong household. The character debuted alongside her family in "The Cosby Show"\'s pilot, "Theo\'s Economic Lesson", which premiered on September 20, 1984.',
'negative_16': 'Bad Boy Bill Bad Boy Bill (born William Renkosik) is a disc jockey (DJ) from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. who plays an assortment of house music.',
'negative_17': 'Bill Bunbury Bill Bunbury (born 7 October 1940, in Glastonbury, England) is a former radio broadcaster and producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and an accomplished historian and writer.',
'negative_18': 'Ranch-style house Ranch (also known as; American ranch, California ranch, rambler, or rancher) is a domestic architectural style originating in the United States. The ranch house is noted for its long, close-to-the-ground profile, and wide open layout. The house style fused modernist ideas and styles with notions of the American Western period of wide open spaces to create a very informal and casual living style. While the original style of the ranch was very informal and basic in design, starting around the early 1960s, many ranch homes constructed in the United States (particularly in the Sun Belt region) were increasingly built with more dramatic features like varying roof lines, cathedral ceilings, sunken living rooms, and extensive landscaping and grounds.',
'negative_19': '8:15 12:15 8:15 12:15 is the eighth comedy album by Bill Cosby. It was his first double-disc album. It was also his first record not released strictly by Warner Bros. Records label but by Tetragrammaton Records (which was co-owned by Cosby at the time) instead.',
'negative_20': 'The Parliaments The Parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette brand. After some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas. Clinton was group leader and manager, and part owner of the barbershop where the group convened to entertain customers. The group later evolved into the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, which found success in the 1970s.'
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