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What song, performed by Brett Smiley, is linked to a British television presenter's show who died in June of 1988? | Brett Smiley Brett Smiley (September 25, 1955 – January 8, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter who was active in the UK during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. Smiley released one single, "Va Va Va Voom," and made an appearance on the Russell Harty television show, where he performed the song "Space Ace". | Bring Me Sunshine (1994) Bring Me Sunshine (1994) was originally a three-part retrospective in tribute to Eric Morecambe and was hosted by the comedian and author Ben Elton; the first episode was screened on 14 May 1994, which would have been his 68th birthday and featured interviews with many people who had guest starred in "The Morecambe & Wise Show" during its run from 1968 to 1977 and also had a host of memorable clips from the shows. Those interviewed included John Thaw, Roy Castle who died a few months afterwards, Diana Rigg as well as comments and tributes from modern day double acts Hale & Pace and Fry & Laurie. |
How many clubs were featured in a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's 220 acre athletic complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort? | 2010 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic The 2010 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The tournament, the inaugural edition of the Pro Soccer Classic, was held from February 25—27, 2011 and featured four Major League Soccer clubs. | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, officially Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and informally known as Disney Parks, is one of The Walt Disney Company's four major business segments and a subsidiary. The company is responsible for the conception, building, and managing of its theme parks and vacation resorts, as well as a variety of family-oriented leisure enterprises. It was founded in 1971, following the opening of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida. |
Which English actor co-wrote and also played in The Dictator? | The Dictator (2012 film) The Dictator is a 2012 British-American political satire black comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film is directed by Larry Charles, who previously directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries "Borat" and "Brüno". Baron Cohen, in the role of Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States, stars alongside Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, and an uncredited appearance by John C. Reilly. | David Frankham David Frankham (born February 16, 1926) is an English film and television actor. After serving in India and Malaya in World War II, Frankham worked first as a news reader, and then a writer, interviewer and producer for the BBC from 1948 through 1955. |
Kouchi Yamashita drove a Mazda RX-8 with a 20B Genesis engine from a market located where | Kouichi Yamashita Kouchi Yamashita (山下広一 , Yamashita Kouchi ) is a drifting driver who in 2008 defected from D1 Grand Prix into the US Formula D series. He is known for his own unique style of drifting and his skills with the rotary engine. He drives the Mazda RX-8 which is tuned with a 20B Renesis engine from the Korean market producing a power of 429HP. He has achieved one victory from the D1GP series. Previously he was known for driving the Toyota AE86. | Marunouchi Marunouchi (丸の内 ) is a central commercial district of Tokyo located in Chiyoda between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. The name, meaning "inside the circle", derives from its location within the palace's outer moat. It is also Tokyo's financial district and the country's three largest banks are headquartered there. |
Once Upon a Time in America is a crime drama film directed by the inventor of what? | Once Upon a Time in America Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 Italian-American epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. Based on Harry Grey's novel "The Hoods", it chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime. The film explores themes of childhood friendships; love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, broken relationships, together with the rise of mobsters in American society. | Mahlon E. Doyle Mahlon E. Doyle (June 14, 1921 – March 4, 2017) was an American cryptologist, inventor, innovator, and author. He enjoyed a three decade career at the National Security Agency and its predecessor organizations. |
Operation Grapple helped fix something with the United States, which was used by which notable person in a speech? | Operation Grapple Operation Grapple was the name of four series of British nuclear weapons tests of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs carried out in 1957 and 1958 at Malden Island and Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean as part of the British hydrogen bomb programme. Nine nuclear explosions were initiated, culminating in the United Kingdom becoming the third recognised possessor of thermonuclear weapons, and the restoration of the nuclear Special Relationship with the United States with the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement. | George Marshall George Catlett Marshall Jr. (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American statesman and soldier. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, and served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman. He was hailed as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II. |
Chiemsee Cauldron is decorated in a way that is reminiscent of which cauldron thought to date between 200 BC - 300 AD? | Chiemsee Cauldron The Chiemsee Cauldron is a gold cauldron found at the bottom of Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria in 2001. The cauldron is decorated with figures reminiscent of the style of the Gundestrup cauldron. It has a diameter of 50 cm and a height of 30 cm, and is made from 10.5 kg (23.15 pounds) of 18 carat gold. | Kerameikos Kerameikos (Greek: Κεραμεικός , ] ) also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon (Δίπυλον) Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River. It was the potters' quarter of the city, from which the English word "ceramic" is derived, and was also the site of an important cemetery and numerous funerary sculptures erected along the road out of the city towards Eleusis. |
When was the composer of the operetta Sweethearts born? | Sweethearts (musical) Sweethearts is an operetta or musical play in two acts with music by Victor Herbert, lyrics by Robert B. Smith and book by Harry B. Smith and Fred De Gressac. | Herman Darewski Herman Darewski (17 April 1883 – 2 June 1947) was a British composer and conductor of light music. His most successful work was perhaps "The Better 'Ole", which ran for over 800 performances in its original London production in 1917. Some of his songs became very successful in musical revues. |
What country of origin does Your Highness and Justin Theroux have in common? | Your Highness Your Highness is a 2011 American stoner comic fantasy film directed by David Gordon Green, and stars Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux. Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film was released on April 8, 2011. | Princess of Wales Princess of Wales (Welsh: "Tywysoges Cymru" ) is a British courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales, who is, since the 14th century, the heir apparent of the English or British monarch. The first acknowledged title holder was Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It has subsequently been used by wives of post-conquest princes of Wales. |
Which brother of Jordan Subban was born on May 13, 1989? | Jordan Subban Jordan-Carmichael Subban (born March 3, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Jordan is one of the three Subban brothers to be drafted into the NHL, the other two being Malcolm Subban and P. K. Subban. | Jordan Eagers Jordan Eagers (born 3 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield. |
The Beginning features a guest appearance from the rapper of what nationality? | The Beginning (Trae album) The Beginning is the fifth studio album by American rapper Trae. It was released on October 14, 2008, by Rap-A-Lot Records, G's Up, Ice Age Entertainment, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album features guest appearances from Slim Thug, Dallas, Paul Wall, Khujo (from the southern hip hop group Goodie Mob), Z-Ro, Jay'Ton, Russell and Lil' Boss. | MadeinTYO Malcolm Jamaal Davis (born April 12, 1992), better known by his stage name MadeinTYO (pronounced Made in Tokyo), is an American hip hop recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his debut single, "Uber Everywhere" from his mixtape "You Are Forgiven". |
What year was the college that M.C. Richards attended founded? | M. C. Richards Mary Caroline Richards (July 13, 1916, Weiser, Idaho – September 10, 1999, Kimberton, Pennsylvania) was an American poet, potter, and writer best known for her book "Centering: in Pottery, Poetry and the Person". Educated at Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, and at the University of California at Berkeley, she taught English at the Central Washington College of Education and the University of Chicago, but in 1945 became a faculty member of the experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina where she continued to teach until the end of the summer session in 1951. It was her teaching experience and growth as an artist while at Black Mountain College that prepared the foundation for most of her work in life, both as an educator and creator. Later in life, she discovered the work of Rudolf Steiner and lived the last part of her life at a Camphill Village in Kimberton, PA. In 1985, while living at the Kimberton Camphill Village she began teaching workshops with Matthew Fox at the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, CA during the winter months. Mary Caroline Richards died in 1999 in Kimberton, PA. | Grinnell College Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S., known for its rigorous academics and tradition of social responsibility. It was founded in 1846, when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College. |
The reality competition "American Princess" was hosted by an actress that played what role on "Dynasty"? | American Princess American Princess is an American reality competition that aired on WE tv from August 7, 2005, until October 7, 2007. It is hosted by Catherine Oxenberg with Jean Broke-Smith and Paul Burrell serving as judges. "American Princess" is based on the George Bernard Shaw play "Pygmalion" and Alan Jay Lerner's "My Fair Lady" in a modern setting, where twenty American women who are average, plain, and rather ill-mannered, are taken to London, England to master the finer arts of British society and be crowned "American Princess" and earn valuable prizes. But first, the women have to learn how to eat dinner, handle cutlery, serve tea, walk in high heels, dance, and act as a proper royal should be. | Kris Jenner Kristen Mary Jenner ("née" Houghton, , formerly Kardashian; born November 5, 1955) is an American television personality who rose to fame for starring in the reality television series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", together with her family. |
What county is the community in where the Deckers Creek begins? | Deckers Creek Deckers Creek is a 24.6 mi tributary of the Monongahela River that runs through north-central West Virginia. It begins west of Arthurdale and flows southeast, then north, then northwest towards Morgantown, where it empties into the Monongahela River. The stream has been contaminated by various sources, though largely due to extractive resource mining and improper sewage disposal. Recently, a conservation effort has been launched and conditions are improving, as the area continues to develop for recreational purposes. | Decker, Indiana Decker is a town in Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census. It was founded 1869 by Isaac Decker. Decker is near the White River, and is well known for the watermelon and cantaloupe produced in the surrounding rural area. |
Who plays Tonya Harding in the 2017 biographical film entitled I, Tonya? | I, Tonya I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical sports black comedy-drama film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers. The film stars Margot Robbie as figure skater Tonya Harding, along with others including Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Bojana Novakovic and Bobby Cannavale. | Julyana Soelistyo Julyana Soelistyo is an American stage and film actress who, in 1998, was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in "Golden Child". |
Which author is famous for writing historical spy novels, Alan Furst or H. P. Lovecraft? | Alan Furst Alan Furst (born February 20, 1941) is an American author of historical spy novels. Furst has been called "an heir to the tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene," whom he cites along with Joseph Roth and Arthur Koestler as important influences. Most of his novels since 1988 have been set just prior to or during the Second World War and he is noted for his successful evocations of Eastern European peoples and places during the period from 1933 to 1944. | H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror was a quarterly horror magazine edited by Marvin Kaye and published by Wildside Press. The magazine was named after H. P. Lovecraft, an American author. |
Brian Worth was an English actor, known for a 1951 British fantasy drama film that is an adaptation of what? | Brian Worth (actor) Brian Worth (30 July 1914 – 25 August 1978) was an English actor, known for "Scrooge" (1951), "The Man in the White Suit" (1951) and "An Inspector Calls" (1954). | Finding Neverland (film) Finding Neverland, a British-American historical fantasy drama film released in 2004, is about playwright J. M. Barrie and his relationship with a family who inspired him to create "Peter Pan", directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay by David Magee is based on the play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan" by Allan Knee. |
What was the nationality of Eduard Berúdez debut opponent? | Eduard Bermúdez Eduard Johan Bermúdez Salas (born August 21, 1984 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan light-flyweight amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has his debut to local boxer Zou Shiming. | Eduard Kobozev Eduard Ivanovich Kobozev (Russian: Эдуард Иванович Кобозев ; born September 13, 1979) is a Russian professional football player. He last played in the Russian Second Division for FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk. |
One Good Friend is the third studio album, by Canadian country music artist George Canyon, it is the first album released by Canyon since he competed on which American reality television singing competition program that aired for six seasons, from 2003 to 2008? | One Good Friend One Good Friend is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist George Canyon. It is the first album released by Canyon since he competed on Nashville Star 2, and his first release in the United States. In 2005, the album won Canyon a Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year. The album was produced by Steve Mandile of the band Sixwire, who also wrote three of the songs on it, including a co-write with Andy Childs, another member of the band. | One Hit Wonders (TV series) One Hit Wonders is a television program aired on Canadian music video TV station MuchMusic. The show plays videos by artists widely considered one hit wonders, and also features a set of three hit videos that can be voted for online. |
Kofi Dzamesi (born 1960) is a Ghanaian engineer and politician, since February 2017 he has served as Minister of which official Ghanaian agency responsible the creation of linkages between the Government of Ghana and the traditional authorities in the country? | Kofi Dzamesi Kofi Dzamesi (born 1960) is a Ghanaian engineer and politician. He was a Volta Regional minister under the John Kufour administration. Since February 2017 he has served as Minister for Chieftancy and Religious Affairs of Ghana, succeeding Henry Seidu Daanaa, who was appointed by the John Dramani Mahama administration. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. | Federal Ministry of Justice (Nigeria) The Federal Ministry of Justice is the legal arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria, primarily concerned with bringing cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government. |
Bob Schooley was a producer on an American computer-animated television series that premiered on what channel on March 23, 2013? | Bob Schooley Robert "Bob" Schooley is an American screenwriter, television writer and television producer. He and Mark McCorkle are the creators of the 2002 animated television series "Kim Possible", which aired on Disney Channel. He was also an executive producer of the series, as well as having written scripts for several episodes. He was working as a producer for "The Penguins of Madagascar" and "Monsters vs. Aliens" along with McCorkle. He also wrote a book called ""Liar of Kudzu"" with McCorkle. He comes from Levittown, Pennsylvania. As of 2016, he and McCorkle are currently creating and executive producing a new TV series based on the 2014 Disney animated feature, "Big Hero 6" for Disney XD. | My Fuzzy Valentine "My Fuzzy Valentine" is the 13th episode of the third season of the animated comedy series "Bob's Burgers" and the overall 35th episode. It was written by Dan Fybel and Rich Rinaldi, and directed by Boohwan Lim and Kyounghee Lim. It aired on Fox in the United States on February 10, 2013. |
The professional boxer James Tillis had a notable win by TKO 7 in 1980 over a boxer that challenged the world heavyweight championship in what year? | James Tillis James Tillis (born July 5, 1957) is a former professional boxer. Known as "Quick", he was known for his fast hand speed. Tillis challenged for the WBA world heavyweight title in 1981, but was defeated by fifteen round unanimous decision to Mike Weaver. Tillis was the first man to go the distance with a prime Mike Tyson in 1986. He holds notable wins over Ron Stander by TKO 7 in 1980, and the hard punching Earnie Shavers by ten-round decision in 1982. Tillis fought for the last time in 2001 at the age of 44. | Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall, billed "Whose Moment of Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on September 24, 1994 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship. |
In what year did the actor who played Edward Snowden act in a movie with Heath Ledger and Julia Styles? | Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt ( ; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and entrepreneur. As a child, he appeared in the films "A River Runs Through It", "Angels in the Outfield" and "10 Things I Hate About You", and as Tommy Solomon in the TV series "3rd Rock from the Sun". He took a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to pursue acting again. He has since starred in "(500) Days of Summer", "Inception", "Hesher", "50/50", "Premium Rush", "The Dark Knight Rises", "Brick", "Looper", "The Lookout", "Manic", "Lincoln", "Mysterious Skin" and "". He starred as Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film "The Walk" (2015), and as Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film "Snowden" (2016). For his leading performances in "(500) Days of Summer" and "50/50", he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. | Red Sparrow Red Sparrow is an upcoming American spy thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence, based on the book of the same name, written by Jason Matthews. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, and Jeremy Irons. It is scheduled to be released on March 2, 2018. |
What football club was based in the capital of the Republican of Korea? | Kyungsung FC Kyungsung Football Club was the Korean football club based in the city of Seoul. | Changwon Football Center The Changwon Football Centre Stadium (Korean: 창원축구센터 ) is a football-specific stadium and training ground in Changwon, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,116 people. It was built in 2009 |
What commune, ecovillage, and spiritual community was founded by Oberto Airaudi? | Oberto Airaudi Oberto Airaudi (29 May 1950 – 24 June 2013) was an Italian philosopher and artist, who founded the Federation of Damanhur. Airaudi also went by the name of Falco (Hawk), based on the Damanhur practice of adopting animal names. He was born in Balangero, near Turin, Italy. | Goetheanum The Goetheanum, located in Dornach (near Basel), Switzerland, is the world center for the anthroposophical movement. The building was designed by Rudolf Steiner and named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It includes two performance halls (1500 seats), gallery and lecture spaces, a library, a bookstore, and administrative spaces for the Anthroposophical Society; neighboring buildings house the Society's research and educational facilities. Conferences focusing on themes of general interest or directed toward teachers, farmers, doctors, therapists, and other professionals are held at the center throughout the year. |
Are John H. Auer and Richard Curtis both involved in the film industry? | John H. Auer John H. Auer (August 3, 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – March 15, 1975 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles) was a Hungarian-born child actor who, on coming to the Americas in 1928, became a movie director and producer, initially in Mexico but, from the early 1930s, in Hollywood. | The Transporter The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a 2002 English-language French action thriller film directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier (who is credited as artistic director on the project), and written by Luc Besson, who was inspired by BMW Films' "The Hire" series. The film stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, a driver for hire – a mercenary "transporter" who will deliver anything, anywhere – no questions asked – for the right price. It also stars Shu Qi as Lai Kwai. |
Which band formed first, Mission of Burma or Beware of Darkness? | Mission of Burma Mission of Burma is an American post-punk band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. The band was formed by Roger Miller (guitar), Clint Conley (bass), Peter Prescott (drums) and Martin Swope (tape manipulator/sound engineer). Miller, Conley and Prescott share singing and songwriting duties. | List of Black Sabbath band members Black Sabbath were an English hard rock band from Aston, Birmingham. Formed in 1968, the group originally featured vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. The initial lineup of the band lasted until 1977, during which time they released seven successful studio albums, including UK Albums Chart top-five releases "Paranoid", "Master of Reality" and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Osbourne left the group in 1977 and was replaced briefly by Dave Walker, although the founding frontman returned the following year. His return was short-lived, however, and he was replaced in 1979 by Ronnie James Dio at the suggestion of Sharon Arden, who would later marry Osbourne. Butler also briefly left in 1979, although after hearing sessions recorded by replacement Craig Gruber he returned. |
This English comedian wrote the British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" | Absolutely Fabulous (series 3) The third series of "Absolutely Fabulous", a British sitcom, premiered on BBC One on 30 March 1995. This series consists of six episodes and concluded on 11 May 1995. Initially, the third series was to be the final series of "Absolutely Fabulous", however, the following year, Jennifer Saunders decided to write two specials titled "The Last Shout" and this served as an official finale to the series. Again, these were not the final episodes of the series. | Steve Delaney Steve Delaney (born 1954) is an English comedian and character actor, best known for his comedy character Count Arthur Strong on BBC Radio 4 and then a television sitcom broadcast on BBC2 and BBC1. |
What sports show did the hockey player born on January 26, 1961 co-host? | 100 Greatest of All Time 100 Greatest of All Time was a television series of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by Tennis Channel in March 2012. It presented a list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time", both men and women. The series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis. Many retired tennis luminaries provided commentary, including Rod Laver, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi. | Raymond Rougeau Raymond Rougeau (born February 18, 1955) is a Canadian television presenter, |
What production company is Tusshar Kapoor's sister Joint Managing Director of? | Tusshar Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor and producer and son of veteran actor Jeetendra and younger brother to Ekta Kapoor. He is also the co-owner of Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures. He made his debut in 2001 with the blockbuster "Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai", a remake of the Telugu super hit "Tholi Prema", along with Kareena Kapoor. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his work in the film. Kapoor then appeared in two more Telugu remakes "Jeena Sirf Merre Liye" (2002), and "Yeh Dil" (2003), which fared moderately well at the box office, he then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production "Gayab" (2004) which had kapoor receiving appreciation for his work. | Anurag Kashyap Films Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. (AKFPL) is a film production company based in Mumbai, it was founded by director Anurag Kashyap in 2009, and is run by Guneet Monga. It is known for making art house or new wave cinema in Bollywood, like "Dev D" (2009), "Udaan" (2010), "Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1" (2012) and "The Lunchbox" (2013). Anurag Kashyap also runs a film distribution company, Phantom Films. |
What nonprofit did a Korean-American who, in 2003, moved to the China-North Korea border become the founder of , that is being developed into a film starring an actor known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in "Lost" ? | Mike Kim Mike Kim (born December 11, 1976) is a consultant, author, inspirational speaker, NGO founder, and North Korea specialist. He is a Korean-American who, in 2003, moved to the China-North Korea border and founded Crossing Borders, a nonprofit dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees. He is the author of the "Wall Street Journal" featured book "Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World’s Most Repressive Country", a current events memoir published in 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield, about his experiences at the China-North Korea border when taking time off from business to help North Korean refugees and human trafficking victims through the modern-day 6,000 mile underground railroad in Asia. Escaping North Korea has been translated into Turkish and Polish. The book is being developed into a feature film with actor/producer Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-O). | Ice Rain Ice Rain () is a 2004 South Korean romance drama film starring Lee Sung-jae, Song Seung-heon and Kim Ha-neul. Co-written and directed by first-time director Kim Eun-sook, it tells the story of two mountaineers stranded on a climb to Mount Asiaq in Alaska. While waiting out the storm, they share stories of the women that changed their lives, not knowing how closely connected they actually are. |
Ford v. Wainwright and Gravel v. United States, both are which organization cases? | Ford v. Wainwright Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986) , was a U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the common law rule that the insane cannot be executed; therefore the petitioner is entitled to a competency evaluation and to an evidentiary hearing in court on the question of their competency to be executed. | Preston v. Ferrer Preston v. Ferrer, 552 U.S. 346 (2008), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") overrules state laws declaring that certain disputes must be resolved by a state administrative agency. |
Are Roger Ebert and Anna Akhmatova both writers? | Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert ( ; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic and historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the "Chicago Sun-Times" from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. | Anna Akhsharumova Anna Akhsharumova (Russian: Анна Марковна Ахшарумова ; born 9 January 1957, Moscow) is a Woman Grandmaster of chess. She is the wife of chess grandmaster Boris Gulko. |
When was the Italian general and air power theorist dies who's theories strong opponent was Amedeo Mecozzi? | Amedeo Mecozzi Amedeo Mecozzi (17 January 1892 – 2 November 1971) was an Italian fighter ace of World War I, a general of the Italian Regia Aeronautica and a military theorist credited as the founding father of the "Attack air force" doctrine, which made him a strong opponent to general Giulio Douhet's theories. | Mohamed Meziane Mohammed Meziane or Mohamed ben Mizzian (Arabic: محمد أمزيان Full name: Mohamed Belkacem Zahraoui Meziane; 1 February 1897 – 1 May 1975), known by the Spaniards as "Ben Mizzian", was a Moroccan general from Beni Ensar (near Nador). |
Which of the following is a quarterly journal of folk music: Country Living or Sing Out!? | Country Living Country Living is an American lifestyle and home magazine published by the Hearst Corporation since 1978. The monthly magazine focuses on food, home renovation, home decor, DIY and lifestyle. The magazine hosts four Country Living Fairs a year in Rhinebeck, NY, Nashville, TN, Columbus, OH and Atlanta, GA. | Country Home (magazine) Country Home was a country lifestyle magazine, published by Meredith Corporation. The magazine featured decorating and collecting, food and entertaining, fashion and well-being, travel and shopping. "Country Home" provided ideas and inspiration for readers who live a country lifestyle, or aspire to create one, in city lofts, farmhouses, suburban colonials, getaway cottages or wherever else. "Country Home", which was launched in 1984, was published 10 times a year and each issue had over 8.3 million readers. LuAnn Brandsen and Carol Sheehan served as the editors-in-chief of the magazine. |
Don Loren Harper's credits include a 1998 American science fiction disaster film that was directed by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by who? | Don L. Harper Don Loren Harper is a Los Angeles-based film composer, songwriter, conductor, and arranger whose credits include films such as "The Guardian", "National Treasure", "Training Day", "Armageddon", "The Rock", "Twister", "Broken Arrow", "Assassins", and "Speed". Harper composed and conducted the music for Disney's direct-to-video releases "The Lion King 1½", "Tarzan & Jane", and "". He also created the scores for the television series' "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Twilight Zone", and the TV movie "Houdini". | David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards. His novel "The Postman" was adapted as a feature film and starred Kevin Costner in 1997. Brin's nonfiction book "The Transparent Society" won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award. |
Which band formed first Suede or Hard-Fi ? | Hard-Fi Hard-Fi is an English rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003. The band's members are Richard Archer (lead vocals and guitar), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (drums and backing vocals). Founding member Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals) left the band on 6 May 2013 but returned in 2014 for promoting the release of the Best of... album and the one-off gig on 13 February 2014. | Fireside (band) Fireside is a Grammis Award-winning rock band that formed in the Swedish Hardcore scene in the early 1990s. After finding moderate success as a Post-grunge/Alternative metal band, yet tiring of playing half-filled venues, Fireside adopted an Emo rock/Pop punk sound in 1998. In 2000, with the release of "Elite", the band took a more experimental approach to rock, but 2003's "All You Had" saw the band return to Emo rock/Pop punk. The band's official website is no longer active but the band is set to do two shows in Sweden in 2016. |
John Shakespeare was the son of the husbandman who lived in what Warwickshire town? | John Shakespeare John Shakespeare (c. 1531 – 7 September 1601) was the father of William Shakespeare. He was the son of Richard Shakespeare of the Warwickshire village of Snitterfield, a farmer. He moved to Stratford-upon-Avon and married Mary Arden, with whom he had eight children, five of whom survived into adulthood. A well-to-do glover and whittawer (leather worker) by trade, Shakespeare was a dealer in hides and wool, and was elected to several municipal offices, serving as an alderman and culminating in a term as bailiff, the chief magistrate of the town council, and Mayor of Stratford in 1568, before he fell on hard times for reasons unknown. His fortunes later revived and he was granted a coat of arms five years before his death, probably at the instigation and expense of his playwright son as well as his contributions in civic duty. | Newbold on Stour Newbold on Stour is a village in Warwickshire about 6 mi south of Stratford upon Avon. Population details are included within Tredington. |
What did Giles Lamb work on that is a 2011 open world survival horror action role-playing video game developed by Polish developer Techland? | Giles Lamb Giles Lamb is a British music composer and sound designer. Lamb composed the trailer theme for the 2011 video game "Dead Island", as well additional music and sound design for the films "Valhalla Rising", "Wild Country", "Asylum" and "Blinded". | Observer (video game) Observer (stylised as >OBSERVER_) is a cyberpunk horror video game developed by the Polish company Bloober Team and published by Aspyr for release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 15 August 2017. |
Where does the author of The True Meaning of Smekday live? | The True Meaning of Smekday The True Meaning of Smekday is a 2007 children's book by Adam Rex that was highly recommended by "The New York Times". The book was adapted into the 2015 animated feature film "Home". | Elek Benedek Benedek Elek, western name order "Elek Benedek" [Hungarian], Born on (30 September 1859 – 17 August 1929) was a Hungarian journalist and writer, widely known as "The Great Folk-Tale Teller" of The "Szekely_Hungarian" Fairy-Tales. |
Were Clarence G. Badger and A. Edward Sutherland both film directors? | Clarence G. Badger Clarence G. Badger (June 9, 1880 – June 17, 1964) was an American film director of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His films include "It" and "Red Hair", more than a dozen features and shorts starring Will Rogers, and two features starring Raymond Griffith, "Paths to Paradise" and "Hands Up!" | Sweethearts and Wives Sweethearts and Wives is a 1930 American Pre-Code mystery film with comedic elements produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and directed by Clarence G. Badger. The movie stars Billie Dove, Clive Brook, Sidney Blackmer and Leila Hyams. The film was based on the play, entitled "Other Men's Wives", by Walter C. Hackett. |
What shape are the games that are similar to My Little Flufties? | My Little Flufties My Little Flufties is a 3D life simulator similar to Tamagotchi published on Nintendo DS and Windows by Lexicon Entertainment. The game is distributed by JoWood Productions in Europe and Dreamcatcher in North America. The game title is "AniMates" in North America. | Fruity Frank Fruity Frank is a 1984 computer game for the Amstrad CPC and MSX home computers. Produced by Kuma Software and authored by Steve Wallis with graphics by his brother Sean Wallis. The gameplay is very similar to "Mr. Do!", though the story involves Frank protecting a garden from invading monsters. |
Which minor league team that plays its home games at Ogren Park did Tetsuya Yamaguchi play for before he was drafted by the Giants? | Tetsuya Yamaguchi Tetsuya Yamaguchi (山口 鉄也 , "Yamaguchi Tetsuya" , born November 11, 1983 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. He was playing in the Missoula Osprey (Advanced Rookie level under Arizona Diamondbacks) before he was drafted by the Giants in 2005. | Yusuke Matsui Yusuke Matsui (松井 佑介, born July 10, 1987 in Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. |
Who nominated the justice who wrote the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp? | Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 567 US _ (2012) is a US labor law case of the United States Supreme Court. It held that pharmaceutical sales representatives were not eligible for overtime pay. The court ruled in a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that sales representatives were classified as "outside salesmen" who are exempt from the Department of Labor's regulations regarding overtime pay. | David Hamilton (judge) David Frank Hamilton (born 1957) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was previously a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. On March 17, 2009, he became President Barack Obama's first judicial nominee when he was named for a seat on the Seventh Circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 19, 2009, in a 59-to-39 vote. |
A pumapard is hybrid of a leopard and the second-heaviest cat in the New World, after what? | Pumapard A pumapard is a hybrid of a puma and a leopard. Both male puma with female leopard and male leopard with female puma pairings have produced offspring. In general, these hybrids have exhibited a tendency to dwarfism. | Raccoon The raccoon ( or , "Procyon lotor"), sometimes spelled racoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon and colloquially as coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to and a body weight of 3.5 to . Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates it against cold weather. Two of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws and its facial mask, which are themes in the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years. The diet of the omnivorous raccoon, which is usually nocturnal, consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods, and 27% vertebrates. |
What grand prize was one by a photgrapher featured in the magazine founded in 1968 as a competitor to "The New Yorker?" | Shiho Fukada Shiho Fukada (深田 志穂 , Fukada Shiho ) is a Japanese photojournalist based between New York and Japan. Her clientele consists of "The New York Times", "MSNBC", "Le Monde", Stern and the "New York" magazine, among others. She won the Grand Prize in "Editor and Publisher Magazine"’s Ninth Annual Photos of the Year contest in 2008. Fukada also won an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship | National Lampoon (magazine) National Lampoon was an American humor magazine which ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine started out as a spinoff from the "Harvard Lampoon". "National Lampoon" magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the late 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned films, radio, live theatre, various sound recordings, and print products including books. Many members of the creative staff from the magazine subsequently went on to contribute creatively to successful media of all types. |
Who was the head coach of the team that lost Super Bowl XIX? | Super Bowl XIX Super Bowl XIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1984 season. The 49ers defeated the Dolphins by the score of 38–16, to win their second Super Bowl. The game was played on January 20, 1985, at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, a suburb of Silicon Valley within the San Francisco Bay Area. | 2011 Philadelphia Eagles season The Philadelphia Eagles season was the 79th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles had high hopes of competing for a Super Bowl, with several notable offseason acquisitions; however, they ultimately failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007. However, they did win their last 4 games, in an attempt to pull out a miracle playoff berth , finishing 8–8, only 1 game behind the divisional winners and eventual Super Bowl champions, the New York Giants, and they swept the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins for the first time since 2006 and 2009, respectively. The Eagles played all their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
"Fort Collins" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Hopsin, who toured with American rapper Dizzy Wright under Hopsin's ndependent record label known as what? | Fort Collins (song) "Fort Collins" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Hopsin, featuring Funk Volume label mate, Dizzy Wright. The song was released on September 3, 2015 and serves as the fourth and final single from Hopsin's fourth studio album, "Pound Syndrome". The song is named after Fort Collins, Colorado, which was the scene where Hopsin suffered a mental breakdown before he was due to perform on stage, causing him to leave prematurely. "Fort Collins" is also the final single Hopsin released on Funk Volume before his departure from the label in early 2016. | Slaughterhouse (group) Slaughterhouse is a hip hop supergroup consisting of rappers Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Kxng Crooked and Royce da 5'9". They are currently signed to Shady Records under Interscope. They have released two studio albums as a group, the independently released "Slaughterhouse" and Shady Records backed, "". |
What park contains the Wild Beast and a 20 acre water park? | Wild Beast (roller coaster) Wild Beast is a wooden roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Originally named "Wilde Beast", it is one of the four roller coasters that debuted with the park in 1981, and is one of two wooden coasters at Canada's Wonderland modelled after a ride at Coney Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio (specifically, Wildcat); the other is the Mighty Canadian Minebuster. The ride's fan curve was rebuilt in 1998. | Quartz Mountain Nature Park Quartz Mountain Nature Park is located in southwest Oklahoma at the western end of the Wichita Mountains, 13 mi east of Mangum, Oklahoma and 20 mi north of Altus, Oklahoma. The nearest community is Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, about 9 miles northeast of the park. It is operated by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The park began as a 158.3 acre tract adjacent to Lake Altus donated to the state by local residents, who had bought the land for $51.58. It was designated as Quartz Mountain State Park, one of the original seven Oklahoma State Parks designated in 1935. Additional land has been donated since then, and the park now encompasses 4540 acre . The park occupies land on the west side of Lake Altus-Lugert, which was originally built in 1927, then expanded in 1940 and renamed Lake Altus-Lugert. The park contains 4284 acre of land and more than 6000 acre of water. |
Sylvia Sidney starred in the film Beetlejuice, which was directed by whom? | Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow; August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999) was an American actress of stage, screen and film, with a career spanning over 70 years, who first rose to prominence in dozens of leading roles in the 1930s. Sidney later on came to be best known for her role as The Maitlands' afterlife case worker, Juno in Tim Burton's 1988 hit comedy film "Beetlejuice". | Lidice (film) Lidice (also known as Fall of the Innocent in the UK) is a 2011 Czech drama film produced by Adam Dvořák from a screenplay by Zdenek Mahler. It was initially directed by Alice Nellis, but after she contracted Lyme disease (borreliosis) Petr Nikolaev took over. It tells a story involving the Nazi massacre at—and destruction of—the Czech village of Lidice. It was released in June 2011. |
The Place Beyond the Pines starred the actor who played whom on "In Treatment"? | The Place Beyond the Pines The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance and written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder. It stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan, with Ben Mendelsohn, Rose Byrne, Mahershala Ali, Bruce Greenwood, Harris Yulin, and Ray Liotta in supporting roles. The film reunites Cianfrance and Gosling, who worked together on 2010's "Blue Valentine". The film was scored by Mike Patton and also featured previously written music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The title is the English meaning of the city of Schenectady, New York, which is derived loosely from a Mohawk word for "place beyond the pine plains." | Ed Begley Jr. Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmentalist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He is most recognized for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series "St. Elsewhere" (1982–1988), for which he received six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show entitled "Living with Ed" (2007–2010). |
Uganda Be Kidding Me: Live is a Netflix stand-up comedy special by an American comedian who hosted what late night talk show on E! from 2007-2014? | Uganda Be Kidding Me: Live Uganda Be Kidding Me Live is a Netflix stand-up comedy special by Chelsea Handler in support of her "New York Times" Best-Selling book of the same name. It was filmed in Chicago at the Harris Theater on June 20, and released on Netflix on October 10, 2014. | Greg Johnson (comedian) Greg Johnson is an American stand-up comedian, actor and TV host. |
Saving Grace starred what American actor who played William Adama in Battlestar Galactica? | Saving Grace (1986 film) Saving Grace is a 1986 film produced by Herbert F. Solow, directed by Robert M. Young and starring Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini and Edward James Olmos. It is based on a novel by Celia Gittelson with screenplay by Richard Kramer and David S. Ward under a different name. | Anthony Marciona Anthony Marciona (born September 27, 1961) is an American film, Broadway and television actor, singer and dancer from New York City. Marciona began his acting career at the age of five playing Kirk Douglas' godson in "The Brotherhood". |
The director that created the character Thirteenth Aunt was born in what year? | Thirteenth Aunt Thirteenth Aunt, Chinese given name Siu-kwan (少筠; "Siu-kwan", incorrectly translated in some subtitles as "Peony"), is a character created by Hong Kong director Tsui Hark for his 1991 martial arts film "Once Upon a Time in China". Siu-kwan (Rosamund Kwan) is the Western-educated love interest of the protagonist, Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. | Steven E. Gordon Steven Eric Gordon (born 1960) is an American film director, character designer and animator, who is perhaps most well known for his work with animation film director Ralph Bakshi and on "X-Men Evolution". |
What park is larger, Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park or Tablas de Daimiel National Park? | Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park The Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (Galician: "Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia" , Spanish: "Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia" ) is the only national park located in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It comprises the archipelagos of Cíes, Ons, Sálvora and Cortegada. The park covers a land area of 1200 ha and a sea area of 7200 ha . It is the tenth most visited national park in Spain. It was the thirteenth national park to be established in Spain. | Ría de Arousa The Ría de Arousa is a ria, a saline estuary, that forms a firth situated on Galicia, Spain. It is one of the five "Rías Baixas". The Ría de Arousa estuary is the largest of the estuaries of Galicia. It is part of the Rias Baixas and is located between the estuary of Muros and Noia to the north and the Pontevedra estuary to the south. The peninsulas of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña, and O Salnés, in the province of Pontevedra, are those who define their coasts on the north and south, respectively. Ría de Muros and Noya () is located in north. |
Great Limber is situated 8 miles east from a town with how many households according to the 2001 UK census ? | Great Limber Great Limber is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 271. It is situated on the A18, 8 mi west from Grimsby and 8 miles east from Brigg. | Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about 12 mi northwest of Darlington and 12 mi southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless. According to the 2001 census, Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392, recounted at 16,296 for the 2011 Census. |
Barbara Hoty and Charles Manson were part of what? | Barbara Hoyt Barbara Hoyt (born December 27, 1951) is a former member of the "Manson Family", led by Charles Manson. | Rob Holliday Rob Holliday is a professional musician. He was the live guitarist of industrial metal band Marilyn Manson as well as for Gary Numan, The Prodigy, and Sulpher. He joined in 2007 as Marilyn Manson's live bassist, but switched to guitars in January 2008 due to the return of former bass player Twiggy Ramirez. |
Delta is an American sitcom, that aired on which station, from September 15, 1992 to August 25, 1993, starring Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956) is an American television, stage and film actress, producer and author? | Delta (TV series) Delta is an American sitcom starring Delta Burke that aired on ABC from September 15, 1992 to August 25, 1993. The series was a new starring vehicle for Burke, as her return to television following her dismissal from the CBS sitcom "Designing Women" in the spring of 1991. | List of Girls episodes "Girls" is an American comedy-drama television series created by Lena Dunham, who serves as executive producer along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner. The series premiered on HBO on April 15, 2012. "Girls" stars Dunham as Hannah Horvath, an aspiring writer in her 20s trying to navigate her personal and professional life in New York City after her parents discontinue their financial support. Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver, and Alex Karpovsky co-star as Hannah's circle of friends, who are also trying to figure out their own lives and relationships. During the course of the series, episodes of "Girls " aired over seasons. |
Do Phil Collins and Bobby Fuller have the same nationality? | Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, songwriter, record producer, actor and singer. He is the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and is also a solo artist. Between 1983 and 1990, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles in his solo career. When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, Collins has more US Top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio" and "Another Day in Paradise". | Bobby Eli Bobby Eli (born Eli Tatarsky; March 2, 1946) in Philadelphia, is an American musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia. He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio band MFSB. |
Daniele Emilio Massaro, is an Italian former footballer, who played as a forward, he is mainly remembered for his highly successful career with which sports organization, during the late 1980s and 1990s, under Arrigo Sacchi, an Italian former football coach? | Daniele Massaro Daniele Emilio Massaro (born 23 May 1961) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a forward. He is mainly remembered for his highly successful career with A.C. Milan during the late 1980s and 1990s, under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, with whom he went on to achieve notable domestic, European, and international success. Massaro was also a member of the Italian national team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, although he did not make an appearance in the tournament, and he was a member of the team that reached the final of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal during the tournament; in the final, he missed one of Italy's penalties in the resulting shoot-out, as Brazil went on to lift the trophy. | Roberto Abrussezze Roberto Abrussezze (born 29 March 1948) is a former Brazilian football player and manager. |
Heinz Schlicke is a type of scientist of which secret program of the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians | Heinz Schlicke Heinz Schlicke (December 13, 1912 – April 18, 2006), German-born engineer and author, an Operation Paperclip scientist, and engineer at the Allen-Bradley Co. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Government scientist A government scientist is a scientist employed by a country's government, either in a research-driven job (for example J. Robert Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project), or for another role that requires scientific training and methods. In some countries other terms such Technical officers is also used for scientists. |
The Victoria Police Academy is the main induction training establishment for the Victoria Police, it is located in Glen Waverley, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district, in the local government area of which location? | Victoria Police Academy The Victoria Police Academy is the main induction training establishment for the Victoria Police. It is located at 1 View Mount Road, in Glen Waverley, in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The grounds encompass 16 hectares (40 acres). | South-East Melbourne South-East Melbourne is a major region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The region covers 2947 square kilometres (1138 sq mi), with a total estimated population of over 1,700,000 people. |
Which one is older, the chairman of the Humphreys Company, or the American politician and medical doctor who beat him in the primary? | Kirk Humphreys Kirk Humphreys (born September 13, 1950) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from April 9, 1998 to November 3, 2003. He was considered a favorite candidate of the Republican party establishment for U.S. Senator in 2004, losing to former Congressman Tom Coburn, MD in the primary. Humphreys is the chairman of The Humphreys Company. | Philander P. Humphrey Philander P. Humphrey (February 26, 1823 – August 18, 1862) was an American physician and politician. |
What prison is the Cleveland Strangler incarcerated at? | Chillicothe Correctional Institution Chillicothe Correction Institution, or CCI, is a state run medium security prison on the west bank of the Scioto River just outside Chillicothe, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ross Correctional Institution and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The prison is a former military camp, named for Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. It later became a federal penitentiary and has housed several high-profile prisoners including Charles Manson in 1952, bootlegger Junior Johnson, and serial killer Anthony Sowell. Sowell currently resides there and is on death row. | Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility The Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility is a maximum-security prison in Nashville, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. |
Catherine Louise Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer-songwriter, she's know as well for starring in the role of Cate Hennessy, on the show "8 Simple Rules", is an American sitcom, originally starring who as the father? | Katey Sagal Catherine Louise Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Peggy Bundy, Al's sarcastic, lazy, bon bon-eating wife, on "Married... with Children" and for her role voicing the character Leela on the animated science-fiction series "Futurama" from 1999 to 2003 and 2008 to 2013, as well as for starring on the show "8 Simple Rules" in the role of Cate Hennessy. In the latter role, she worked with John Ritter until his death, leading to Sagal's taking over as the series lead for the remainder of the show's run. Sagal has been married to "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter since 2004. Currently, Sagal is a series regular on CBS's Superior Donuts. | List of Frasier episodes "Frasier" is an American sitcom created by David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee and is a spinoff from the series "Cheers", which was created by Glen Charles, Les Charles and James Burrows. |
Which second governor was the territory, split into Mississippi and Alabama in 1819, named after? | Claiborne County, Mississippi Claiborne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,604. Its county seat is Port Gibson. The county is named after William Claiborne, the second governor of the Mississippi Territory. | Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1873 The 1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1873, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. This election marked the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Mississippi until 1987, 114 years later. |
Which Opera house has the creator of Popeye worked at from the age of twelve? | Chester Opera House Chester Opera House was a cinema and theatre which showed both movies and live stage performances in Chester, Illinois, USA. Elzie Segar, the creator of Popeye, worked there from the age of twelve. | Famous Studios Famous Studios (renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956) was the first animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was founded as a successor company to Fleischer Studios, after Paramount seized control of the aforementioned studio and ousted its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1941. The studio's productions included three series started by the Fleischers—"Popeye the Sailor", "Superman", and "Screen Songs"—as well as "Little Audrey", "Little Lulu", "Casper the Friendly Ghost", "Honey Halfwitch", "Herman and Katnip", "Baby Huey", and the anthology "Noveltoons" series. |
Columbus Crew SC has a head coach who is of what heritage? | Columbus Crew SC Columbus Crew Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The Crew began play in 1996 as one of the ten charter clubs of the league. The team is owned by Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures LLC. Precourt became the second owner in the history of the club on July 30, 2013. The club's head coach is Gregg Berhalter, a former player of the United States men's national soccer team. | John Hutchinson (footballer) John Paul Hutchinson (born 29 December 1979) is an Australian born, Maltese football manager and former player, who currently serves as assistant coach for United Soccer League team Seattle Sounders FC 2. He played as a central midfielder for Eastern Pride, Northern Spirit, Manly United, Chengdu Blades and Central Coast Mariners. He also captained the Central Coast Mariners. |
Former French professional football player, who made three goals in the 1989 Coupe de France Final, was named European Footballer of the Year in what year? | 1989 Coupe de France Final The 1989 Coupe de France Final was a football match played at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 10 June 1989 that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat AS Monaco FC 4–3 thanks to three goals by Jean-Pierre Papin and one by Klaus Allofs. | Just Fontaine Just "Justo" Fontaine (] ; born 18 August 1933) is a retired French footballer. A prolific forward, he is best known for being the record holder for most goals scored in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with 13 in six matches in 1958. In 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony. |
Paul Jahnke was part of the activist group that took what German name? | Paul Jahnke Paul Jahnke (13 August 1893 - 27 October 1951) was a German leftwing political activist who became a resistance activist against the Nazis. | Die Rote Fahne Die Rote Fahne (] , "The Red Flag") was a German newspaper created on 9 November 1918 by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg in Berlin, most famously as organ of the communist left-wing revolutionary Spartacus League. |
Who was this Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain, Germany, Italy, Naples and Sicily and Duchess of Burgundy whose influential friends include Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses? | Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses Leonor Castro de Mello y Meneses (born 1512, died March 27 of 1546, in Gandía) was the IVth Duchess of Gandia. She was a noble Portuguese and the Lady and close friend of the Empress Isabella of Portugal. She was daughter of Álvaro de Castro "the Old", Captain-general of Africa of King Manuel I of Portugal, and of Isabel de Melo Barreto e Meneses. Her brother, Rodrigo de Castro, was governor of the Portuguese seat of Safí (Morocco). | Eleonora Gonzaga (1630–1686) Eleonora Gonzaga (18 November 1630 – 6 December 1686), was by birth Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia. |
Tim Colceri, is an American actor and comedian, he is most known for his role in the Stanley Kubrick film "Full Metal Jacket", released in which year, where he played the door gunner who uttered the much-quoted lines "Get some!", adopted as the byline for the 2008 movie "Tropic Thunder")? | Tim Colceri Tim Colceri (born June 15, 1951) is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his role in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick film "Full Metal Jacket", where he played the door gunner who uttered the much-quoted lines "Get some!" (adopted as the byline for the 2008 movie "Tropic Thunder") and "Ain't war hell?" He Originally was cast to play Sergeant Hartman but was removed from the role in favor of R. Lee Ermey. | Just One of the Guys Just One of the Guys is a 1985 comedy film, directed by Lisa Gottlieb. The film is marketed with the tagline "Terri Griffith is about to go where no woman has gone before." It ranked number 48 on "Entertainment Weekly"'s list of the "50 Best High School Movies". The film is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". |
What is derived from the recipe, which blends three types of whiskey together, Nikolaschka or Three Wise Men ? | Nikolaschka Pour cognac brandy snifter and place the lemon disk on top of the glass. Next cover half of the disk with coffee powder and the other half with a powdered sugar and serve. | Alkon Alkon Distillery, (Russian: ОАО «Алкон» ) is one of the oldest enterprises in Russia, producing strong Russian alcohol: vodkas, nastoykas, nalivkas and balsams. The main principle of Alkon official policy is the alcohol production according to the classical technology that came from several centuries ago. It requires the use of exceptionally natural raw material, without application of food colorants and aromatic substances. |
In which county is this village where Reid Gorecki grew up located? | Reid Gorecki Reid Evan Gorecki (born December 22, 1980 in Queens, New York) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves in 2009. Gorecki grew up in East Rockaway, New York, and graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School. | Gacki, Pińczów County Gacki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 km south of Pińczów and 47 km south of the regional capital Kielce. |
Which Canadian professional wrestler was part of a team with Bobby Fish? | ReDRagon reDRagon is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly. They are currently signed to WWE, where they performs in its developmental branch NXT. The duo is best known for their work in Ring of Honor (ROH), where they are former three-time ROH World Tag Team Champions, and have also appeared in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) through ROH's talent exchange partnership, where they are former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. | Robert Dawson (wrestler) Robert Terrance Dawson (born December 4, 1963 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired male wrestler from Canada. |
Groups like the Kanatsiohareke call North America what other name? | Kanatsiohareke Kanatsiohareke (Gah-nah-jo-ha-lay-gay) is a small Mohawk/"Kanienkahaka" community on the north bank of the Mohawk River, west of Fonda, New York. The name means "The clean pots" Kanatsiohareke was created to be a "Carlisle Indian Boarding School in Reverse", teaching Mohawk language and culture. Located at the ancient homeland of the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk), it was re-established in September 1993 under the leadership of Thomas R. Porter (Sakokwenionkwas-“The One Who Wins”). The community must raise their own revenue and frequently hold cultural presentations, workshops, and academic events, including an annual Strawberry Festival. A craft shop on site features genuine handmade Native crafts from all over Turtle Island (North America). | Greenlandic Americans Greenlandic Americans (Greenlandic: "Kalaallit Amerikkarmiut") are Americans of Greenlandic descent. They could be variously considered as a sub-group of Danish Americans or as an independent group on their own, depending both on the development of relations between Denmark and Greenland as a whole and on whether an individual has Danish Greenlander ancestry, Inuit ancestry or both. |
Hillary Clinton who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State, under President Barack Obama, used what type of email server for official communications, rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal secure servers? | Hillary Clinton email controversy In March 2015, it became publicly known that Hillary Clinton, during her tenure as United States Secretary of State, had used her family's private email server for official communications, rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal secure servers. Those official communications included over 100 emails which contained classified information at the time they were sent, as well as nearly 2,100 emails which were not marked classified but would retroactively be ranked as classified by the State Department. | Obama Doctrine The Obama Doctrine is a catch-all term frequently used to describe one or several principles of the foreign policy of U.S. President Barack Obama. It is still not agreed whether there was an actual Obama Doctrine. Nevertheless, during an interview with the New York Times, Obama briefly commented about the doctrine saying: ""You asked about an Obama doctrine, the doctrine is we will engage, but we preserve all our capabilities"". |
The Cat and Fiddle Inn is the second-highest inn or public house in England (the Tan Hill Inn being the highest), what is Tan Hill? | Cat and Fiddle Inn The Cat and Fiddle Inn is the second-highest inn or public house in England (the Tan Hill Inn being the highest). The inn is situated on the eastern fringes of Cheshire in the Peak District National Park on the A537 road just west of the Derbyshire/Cheshire county boundary, on the western side of Axe Edge Moor. It is at an elevation of 1689 ft above sea level (although a measurement commissioned by a former landlord suggested a figure of 1772 ft , which would surpass that of the Tan Hill Inn). The Ordnance Survey have fixed an accurately measured flush-bracket benchmark to the front wall of the pub. The height of this flush bracket is 515.1984 m , and the flush bracket is 0.4 m above the ground level, which casts doubt over the validity of the private survey. | Tandragee Tandragee (from Irish: "Tóin re Gaoith" , meaning "backside to the wind" ) is a village on the Cusher River in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower. It had a population of 3,486 people in the 2011 Census. |
The CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-Baton Rouge Bridge is a 1.3 mile (2,092 m or 6,864 ft) bridge that carries which rail line, of Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec that serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States? | CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-Baton Rouge Bridge The CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-Baton Rouge Bridge is a 1.3 mile (2,092 m or 6,864 ft) bridge that carries a Canadian National Railway rail line over the Bonnet Carré Spillway in St. Charles Parish. Its length makes it one of the longest bridges in the world. | Canadian (train) The Canadian (French: "Le Canadien" ) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
What party does the governor that appointed Alton Davis belong to? | Alton Davis Alton Thomas Davis (born c. 1946-47) is a former member of the Supreme Court of Michigan, United States. Davis was appointed by former Governor Jennifer Granholm on August 26, 2010 to finish the term of former Justice Elizabeth Weaver, who resigned from the court amidst controversy. | Lawrence Gates Lawrence Gates is the current Chair of the Kansas Democratic Party. During his tenure the Democrats have been able to win top offices and make gains in the Kansas Legislature by appealing to moderate Republican and independent voters. |
Edmundo "Eddie" Rodriguez was born in what Mexican state? | Edmundo Rodriguez Edmundo "Eddie" Rodriguez (born April 22, 1970 in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a retired Mexican soccer player. He spent most of his career in the U.S. leagues including two seasons in Major League Soccer. He has also served as an assistant coach with the University of Tampa women's soccer team. | Ciudad Jiménez Jiménez (officially, José Mariano Jiménez) is a city and seat of the municipality of Jiménez, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the city had a population of 34,281, up from 33,567 as of 2005. |
What band from Bakersfield, California had it's first single from the band's debut album appear on both a compilation album and a communications commercial, a song which remains one of it's most popular and well known songs? | Giving In "Giving In" is the first single to be released from the band Adema's self-titled debut album. The song appeared on "Now 9", as well as on a commercial for AT&T Mobility it is one of the band's most popular and well known songs. | Naked and Famous "Naked and Famous" is the name of the second single by the alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. This single was the follow-up to their debut recording, "Fuck California". "Naked and Famous" was later released on the President's debut album and features Soundgarden's Kim Thayil on guitar. A version of Puffy Little Shoes appeared on their second album "II". |
Æthelstan Half-King left his position and became a monk after the death of a king who ruled England starting which year ? | Æthelstan Half-King Æthelstan (fl. 932 - 956), was an important and influential Ealdorman of East Anglia who interacted with five kings of England, including his adopted son Edgar the Peaceful. Many of Æthelstan's close relatives were also involved in important affairs, but soon after the death of king Eadred in 955, he left his position and became a monk at Glastonbury Abbey. | Ine of Wessex Ine was King of Wessex from 688 to 726. He was unable to retain the territorial gains of his predecessor, Cædwalla, who had brought much of southern England under his control and expanded West Saxon territory substantially. By the end of Ine's reign, the kingdoms of Kent, Sussex, and Essex were no longer under West Saxon domination; however, Ine maintained control of what is now Hampshire, and consolidated and extended Wessex's territory in the western peninsula. |
What friends star's wedding was photographed by Robert Evans? | Robert Evans (photographer) Robert Evans (born November 17, 1967) is an American photographer. Photographing professionally since the age of twenty, he is best known for his work as a celebrity wedding photographer, which includes the weddings of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. | Star Stowe Star Stowe (born Ellen Louise Stowe; March 19, 1956, Little Rock, Arkansas – March 16, 1997, Coral Springs, Florida) was an American model. She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1977 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. |
Neil Morrissey is the voice of Nick in what British 3D-CGI-stop motion animated children's television show that is produced by Chapman Entertainment? | Neil Morrissey Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, and businessman. He is best known for his role as Tony in "Men Behaving Badly", Eddie Lawson in "Waterloo Road" and Nigel Morton in "Line of Duty". He is also known for his role as Rocky in "Boon", the voice of Bob, Lofty, Skip, Mr. Fothergill and Farmer Pickles in "Bob the Builder"- Classic Version And the voice of Nick in "Roary the Racing Car". | Alphablocks Alphablocks is a British CGI-animated children's educational television programme that tries to teach children how to spell with the use of animated blocks representing each letter. It is animated by Blue-Zoo and produced by Alphablocks Ltd. Once the Alphablocks discover that whenever they make a word it comes to life, many new adventures in Alphaland can be created. This is meant to help preschool children with learning the alphabet, spelling, reading and writing. |
For which film did the actress, who recorded the song Coming Home, receive the Best Actress Academy Award ? | Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lindsey is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for several popular artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady Antebellum, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan. Lindsey won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel". In 2011, Lindsey received an Academy Award nomination for "Coming Home", recorded by Gwyneth Paltrow for the soundtrack of "Country Strong", in the Best Original Song category. "Coming Home" also received a Golden Globe that same year for Best Original Song along with "There's A Place For Us", making Lindsey a double nominee in 2011. As of 2015, she has had 15 number one singles as a writer. | Jane Fonda filmography Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer and former fashion model. She has won an Academy Award twice, for "Klute" in 1971 and "Coming Home" in 1978. The following is her complete filmography. |
What is similar about Ann-Marie MacDonald and Anthony Powell? | Ann-Marie MacDonald Ann-Marie MacDonald (born October 29, 1958) is a Canadian playwright, novelist, actress and broadcast host who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The daughter of a member of Canada's military, she was born at an air force base near Baden-Baden, West Germany. She is of Lebanese descent through her mother. | Anthony Cohen Anthony Cohen, CBE, FRSE is a British social anthropologist. |
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (LFR) is the statutory fire and rescue service serving the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, which are covered by Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of what was the county of Humberside (1974–1996), but now consists of the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire in which location? | Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (LFR) is the statutory fire and rescue service serving the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands Region of the UK. This does not include North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, which are covered by Humberside Fire and Rescue Service. | Yorkshire Yorkshire ( or ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. |
Childersburg, Alabama is near the munitions plant that was operated during what event? | Childersburg, Alabama Childersburg is a city in Talladega County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was incorporated in 1889. At the 2010 census the population was 5,175. It claims a history dating back before 1540, when it was noted as a village of the Coosa Nation visited by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, important during World War II, was located 4 mi north of Childersburg. | Coosa River Storage Annex The Coosa River Storage Annex, a former Army facility, operated in Talladega, Alabama until it closed in the 1990s. It is today called the Talladega Motorized And Recreational Complex. |
What year was the writer of the music for the 1956 song "Tonight" born? | Tonight (1956 song) "Tonight" is a popular song with music written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and was published in 1956. | Cristiano Malgioglio Cristiano Malgioglio (] ) (born 23 April 1945) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter and television personality. |
Temple University and University of Oklahoma, are located in which country? | Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a state-related doctoral university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by Baptist Minister Russell Conwell. In 1882, Conwell came to Pennsylvania to lead the Grace Baptist Church while he began tutoring working class citizens late at night to accommodate their work schedules. These students, later dubbed "night owls," were taught in the basement of Conwell's Baptist Temple, hence the origin of the university's name and mascot. By 1907, the institution revised its institutional status and was incorporated as a university. | Judiciary of Oklahoma The Oklahoma Court System is the judicial system for the US State of Oklahoma. Based in Oklahoma City, the court system is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of Oklahoma who is its administrator-in-chief. |
What documentary had more directors: Dalai Lama Renaissance or Salesman? | Dalai Lama Renaissance Dalai Lama Renaissance is a 2007 feature-length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford. The film documents the Dalai Lama's meeting with the self-titled "Synthesis" group, made up of 40 Western "renaissance" thinkers who hope to use the meeting to change the world and resolve many of the world's problems. The meeting took place at the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India in September, 1999. | Lomba - The Leadership Lomba (The Leadership) is a Nepali feature film in Magar language written and directed by Anil Budha Magar. The film depicts the journey about the transportation of a herd of sheep from one place to another in the Himalayan region. Lead actors in "Lomba" include Janak Budhamagar, Maitya Gharti Magar, Dhana Rupi Budhamagar, Tira Budhamagar, Shambu Pun Magar, Ram Bini Budhamagar, and Surat Pun Magar. |
Erskine Caldwell and Cormac McCarthy, have which mutual occupation? | Erskine Caldwell Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States in novels such as "Tobacco Road" (1932) and "God's Little Acre" (1933) won him critical acclaim, but also made him controversial among Southerners of the time who felt he was deprecating the people of the region. | Clyde Caldwell Clyde Caldwell (born February 20, 1948 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American artist. Self-described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters. |
What battle was fought by Greenwich Union soldiers, in which General Mead's Army of the Potomac defeated General Lee's North Virginia Army resulting in the largest number of casualties in a single war? | Greenwich in the American Civil War The town of Greenwich, Connecticut, contributed 437 men to twenty-six Connecticut regiments during the American Civil War. Greenwich soldiers fought in almost every major Union campaign, including Bull Run, Gettysburg and the siege of Petersburg. Approximately half of the Greenwich soldiers served in two infantry regiments, the 10th Connecticut Infantry and 17th Connecticut Infantry. | Battle of Hoke's Run The Battle of Hoke's Run, also known as the Battle of Falling Waters or Hainesville, took place on July 2, 1861, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Manassas Campaign of the American Civil War. Notable as an early engagement of Confederate Colonel Thomas J. Jackson and his Brigade of Virginia Volunteers, nineteen days before their famous nickname would originate, this brief skirmish was hailed by both sides as a stern lesson to the other. Acting precisely upon the orders of a superior officer about how to operate in the face of superior numbers, Jackson's forces resisted General Robert Patterson's Union forces briefly and then slowly retreated over several miles. |
Which film was released first, Big Hero 6 or Muppet Treasure Island? | Big Hero 6 (film) Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated superhero-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the superhero team of the same name by Marvel Comics, the film is the 54th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, the film tells the story of Hiro Hamada, a young robotics prodigy who forms a superhero team to combat a masked villain. The film features the voices of Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, and Maya Rudolph. | Big (film) Big is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Penny Marshall, and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish "to be big" and is then aged to adulthood overnight. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, David Moscow as small Josh, John Heard, and Robert Loggia, and was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. |
Baylor University and Duke University, are both what type of universities? | Baylor University Baylor University (BU) is a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas. Chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas, it is the oldest continuously-operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Located on the banks of the Brazos River next to I-35, between the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and Austin, the university's 1,000-acre campus is the largest Baptist university campus in the world. | 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships The 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were the men's and women's tennis tournaments played concurrently from May 14 to May 25, 2015 in Waco, Texas on the campus of Baylor University. It was the 70th edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship* and the 34th edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship*, and the tenth time that the men's and women's tournaments were held at the same venue. It consisted of a men's and women's team, singles, and doubles championships. |
Are Jieshou and Xuanwei both county-level cities? | Jieshou Jieshou () is a county-level city under the administration of Fuyang City, located on the Huang-Huai Plain in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Jieshou, an important commercial port and gateway, borders Henan Province on the west and the Ying River, a major tributary of the Huai River flows in a southeasterly direction across the county to Fuyang. According to the "China Statistical Yearbook" the population of Jieshou city stood at 109,103 in 2010, while GeoNames, puts the population at over 140,000 inhabitants. Covering a total area of 667 square kilometers, the county-level city comprises three urban sub-districts of Jieshou, and in the surrounding rural area a further 15 towns and townships make up the total population of 740,000. | Jiexi County Jiexi County () is a county of eastern Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang City. |
Jack Gelber was a professor at what public university system of New York City? | Jack Gelber Jack Gelber (April 12, 1932 – May 9, 2003) was an American playwright best known for his 1959 drama "The Connection", depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians. The first great success of the Living Theatre, the play was translated into five languages and produced in ten nations. Gelber continued to work and write in New York, where he also taught writing, directing and drama as a professor, chiefly at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, where he created the MFA program in playwriting. In 1999 he received the Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwright Award in recognition of his lifetime of achievements in theatre. | Mark H. Gelber Mark. H. Gelber (born 1951, New York City) is an American-Israeli scholar of comparative literature and German-Jewish literature and culture. He received his B.A. magna cum laude and with high honors in Letters and German (Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University, 1972). He also studied at the University of Bonn, the University of Grenoble, and Tel Aviv University. He was accepted for graduate studies as a Lewis Farmington Fellow at Yale University and he received his M.A. (1974), M.Phil. with high honors (1979), and Ph.D. from Yale University (1980). In the same year he accepted an appointment as post-doctoral lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, in the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics. Except for guest professorships and periods of time spent as a research fellow abroad, he has been affiliated with BGU since that time. His research topics include: German-Jewish literature and culture, comparative literature, exile theory and the literature of exile, cultural Zionism, early Zionist literature and journalism, literary anti-Semitism, autobiography and biography, and the practice of literary reception. He lectures frequently at international meetings and conferences in Israel, Europe, and the United States. |
Aside from the roller coaster built by Stakotra in 2005, where is the only other strata coaster in existence located? | Top Thrill Dragster Top Thrill Dragster is a steel accelerator roller coaster built by Intamin at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It was the sixteenth roller coaster built at the park since the Blue Streak in 1964. When built in 2003, it was the first full circuit roller coaster to exceed 400 ft in height, and was the tallest roller coaster in the world, before being surpassed by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in May 2005. Top Thrill Dragster, along with Kingda Ka, are the only strata coasters in existence. It was the second hydraulically launched roller coaster built by Intamin, following "Xcelerator" at Knott's Berry Farm. The tagline for Top Thrill Dragster is "Race for the Sky". | Krake Krake (German for "octopus") is a steel Dive Coaster roller coaster at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. It is the first roller coaster of its kind in Germany. At a cost of 12 million euros, the roller coaster features floorless trains, 476 m of track, and a maximum height of 41 m . The attraction officially opened to the public on April 16, 2011. |
The Akaka bill is named after an American educator and politician who was a senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013, and represented what party? | Akaka Bill The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 S1011/HR2314 was a bill before the 111th Congress. It is commonly known as the Akaka Bill after Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, who has proposed various forms of this bill since 2000. | Linda Lingle Linda Lingle ("née" Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician, who was the sixth Governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F. Quinn in 1962. Lingle was also the first female governor of Hawaii; first Jewish governor of Hawaii; first county mayor elected governor of Hawaii; and the first governor of Hawaii not to have any children. Prior to her gubernatorial administration, Lingle served as Maui County mayor, council member, and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party. |