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Who is the lead guitarist and co-founder with Chris martin of the band formerly known as Pectoralz, which was renamed Coldplay? | Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead singer and co-founder of the British rock band Coldplay. Born in Whitestone, near Exeter in Devon, Martin went to University College London where he formed a rock band with Jonny Buckland in 1996 called Pectoralz, which was eventually renamed Coldplay in 1998. | The Scientist (song) "The Scientist" is the second single from the British rock band Coldplay's second album, "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (2002). The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for the album. It is built around a piano ballad, with its lyrics telling the story about a man's desire to love and an apology. The song was released in the United Kingdom as the second single from "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and reached number 10 in the UK Charts. It was released in the United States as the third single and reached number 18 on the US "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 34 on the Adult Top 40 chart. |
Angelo Meli was a Chairman of an American Mafia crime family also known as what? | Angelo Meli Angelo Meli (February 10, 1897 - December 1969) was a Detroit, Michigan mobster who became a consigliere and then leading Chairman of the Detroit Partnership criminal organization of La Cosa Nostra. | Nicola Gentile Nicola Gentile (June 12, 1885 – November 6, 1966), also known as Nick Gentile, was a Sicilian mafioso and an organized crime figure in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. He was also known for publishing his memoirs which, violating the mafiosi code known as "omerta", revealed many details of the Sicilian and American underworld. Gentile was born in Siculiana, a small village on the south coast of Sicily in the province of Agrigento. He immigrated to the United States arriving in New York at age 18, in 1903. Gentile fled the country in 1937 while out on $15,000 bail after an arrest for heroin trafficking and returned to Sicily to become a boss in the Sicilian Cosa Nostra. In the US, he was known as "Nick" and in Sicily as "Zu Cola" (Uncle Cola). |
What was the first position of the Chief Justice who wrote the opinion for Dalton v Specter? | Dalton v. Specter Dalton v. Specter, 511 U.S. 462 (1994) , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that an Executive Order to shut down the Philadelphia Naval Base was not subject to judicial review. In an opinion written by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the Court held that the decision to close the base was not subject to review under the Administrative Procedure Act because the decision to close the base did not constitute the final action of an agency. Additionally, the Court held that the decision to close the base, which was made pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, was not subject to judicial review because the 1990 Act "commits decisionmaking to the discretion of the President". | Leroy R. Hassell Sr. Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. (August 17, 1955 – February 9, 2011), was a Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court and the first African-American Chief Justice of that Court, serving two four-year terms from February 1, 2003, to January 31, 2011. He was succeeded as Chief Justice by Cynthia D. Kinser. |
Were both Wang Xiaoshuai and Justin Reardon producers? | Wang Xiaoshuai Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. | Jimmy Wang (actor) Wang Zhengquan (born March 28, 1943), known professionally as Jimmy Wang, is a Taiwanese actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Wang rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in "One-Armed Swordsman", a martial arts film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and "The Chinese Boxer" (1970). |
Saint Vitus and Pentagram had what in common when it came to the music industry? | Saint Vitus (band) Saint Vitus is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1979. They are one of the first doom metal bands, alongside Pentagram, Witchfinder General, Trouble and Pagan Altar. Having released eight studio albums to date, Saint Vitus never achieved a popular breakthrough, but have exerted great influence on the development of doom metal, sludge metal, and stoner rock. | Le stanze del vetro Le Stanze del Vetro is a joint venture involving the Cini Foundation and Pentagram Stiftung, a Swiss-based, non-profit Foundation. |
Bayern Munich signed a Croatian forward, born in 1986, that played for what team? | 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season The 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season was the 114th season in the club's history and the 48th consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, since the promotion of the team from the Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Before the start of the season, Bayern signed Xherdan Shaqiri, Dante, Claudio Pizarro, Mitchell Weiser, Tom Starke and Mario Mandžukić. Bayern also added holding midfielder Javi Martínez after the first week of the Bundesliga season at the transfer deadline. The club started the season with a nine-match winning streak. The club would end the season claiming the Treble, winning the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. Bayern are the first German club to achieve the Treble and are the third European Club to complete the Treble in the last five seasons and seventh ever in European Club competition. | Šime Vrsaljko Šime Vrsaljko (] ; born 10 January 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Croatia national team. |
Which band was sometimes dubbed as the Radiohead of metal, Spiritualized or Deftones? | Spiritualized Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. The membership of Spiritualized has changed from album to album, with Pierce—who writes, composes and sings all of the band's material—being the only constant member. | Markize Markize is a French-Russian heavy metal band founded in 2003 by the singer-songwriter Alina Dunaevskaya and drummer David Verbecq. |
In which year did this English lawyer and judge become a King's Counsel who reaffirmed Solle v Butcher? | Solle v Butcher Solle v Butcher [1950] 1 KB 671 is an English contract law case, concerning the right to have a contract declared voidable in equity. Denning LJ reaffirmed a class of "equitable mistakes" in his judgment, which enabled a claimant to avoid a contract. Denning LJ said, | Eleanor King (judge) Dame Eleanor Warwick King, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ("née" Hamilton; born 13 September 1957) is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. |
Does the Inula genus or the Fouquieria genus have more species? | Inula Inula is a large genus of about 90 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. | Flabellula Flabellula is a genus of Amoebozoa. |
Could Anna Der-Vartanian have seen Armand Tokatyan Singing in cafes before he was famous? | Armand Tokatyan Armand Tokatyan (June 16, 1894 – June 12, 1960) was an operatic tenor. An Armenian born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he travelled to Egypt with his parents where he sang in cafés to a favorable response. He was then sent to Paris to study tailoring, but instead sang in Left Bank cafés. In 1914, he returned to Egypt and earned his living by again singing in the cafés. He took up operetta, soon becoming a matinee idol, then in 1919 went to Milan to pursue an opera career. His operatic debut was in 1921 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut". With the help of Italian conductor Giuseppe Bamboschek, he joined the touring Scotti Opera Company in the United States, and was soon noticed by the Metropolitan Opera where he debuted in 1923. For many years he performed there and at many other opera houses in the US and Europe. He was proficient in numerous languages. Many recordings were made of his performances. | Ilanit Hanna Dresner-Tzakh (Hebrew: חנה דרזנר ; born September 17, 1947), better known by her stage name Ilanit, is a female Israeli singer who became one of the most popular singers in Israel during the late 1960s to the 1980s, both as a soloist and in the duo Ilan & Ilanit. Ilanit also represented Israel twice in the Eurovision Song Contest. In a career spanning over 4 decades, Ilanit recorded and produced over 600 songs and more than 30 best-selling albums. |
Chelyabinsk Airlines' former name meant what in Russian? | Chelyabinsk Air Enterprise Chelyabinsk Airlines was an airline based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It operated trunk and regional scheduled and charter passenger flights and also leased aircraft to other operators. It was formerly the Aeroflot Chelyabinsk Division. Its name was often shortened to "Chelal". From 1994 the airline operated Yakovlev 42 tri-jet airliners. | Koryak Air Enterprise Koryak Air Enterprise was a Russian passenger and cargo airline based in Kamchatka, Russia. From 2006 it was government subsidised. It merged with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise in 2010. |
How many franchise restaurants has the sub sandwich shop in the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls opened? | Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, (formerly Niagara Factory Outlet Mall, Niagara Factory Outlets, Prime Outlets of Niagara Falls, and Niagara Falls Mall), is an outlet mall serving Niagara Falls, New York, surrounded by many big-box centers and numerous chain restaurants including Longhorn Steakhouse, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Applebees, Firehouse Subs, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and the big-box plaza Lasalle Center. | Pickle Barrel Pickle Barrel is a Canadian restaurant chain that owns and operates twelve locations in Greater Toronto. |
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay a professor at theIndian Statistical Institute, a public university established in what year? | Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (born 1968) is an Indian computer scientist specializing in computational biology. A professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, she is a Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize winner in Engineering Science for 2010. Her research is mainly in the areas of evolutionary computation, pattern recognition, machine learning and bioinformatics. Since 1 August 2015, she has been the Director of the Indian Statistical Institute, and she would oversee the functioning of all five centres of Indian Statistical Institute located at Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, and Tezpur besides several other Statistical Quality Control & Operation Research Units spread across India. She is the first woman Director of the Indian Statistical Institute. | University of Nusa Cendana The University of Nusa Cendana (Indonesian: "Universitas Nusa Cendana" ) is a public university in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It was established on September 1, 1962. Its rector is Prof. Ir. Fredrik L. Benu, M.Si., Ph.D. |
How old was Lynn Dickey when playing for the Green Bay Packers in their 58th season? | 1977 Green Bay Packers season The 1977 Green Bay Packers season was their 58th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–10 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers struggled with injuries and continued to be among the worst teams in the NFL posting a horrendous 4-10 record, during the season Quarterbacks Lynn Dickey and David Whitehurst combined to throw 21 Interceptions while just connecting on six Touchdown Passes. | Hal Prescott Harold Dougald Prescott (October 18, 1920 – May 1, 2002) was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and New York Yanks. |
What battle took place during an offensive that pushed the Germans out of France, forcing them to retreat beyond the Hindenburg Line? | Battle of the Scarpe (1918) The Battle of the Scarpe was a World War I battle that took place during the Hundred Days Offensive between 26 and 30 August 1918. | Battle of Armentières The Battle of Armentières (also Battle of Lille) was fought by German and Franco-British forces in northern France in October 1914, during reciprocal attempts by the armies to envelop the northern flank of their opponent, which has been called the Race to the Sea. Troops of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) moved north from the Aisne front in early October and then joined in a general advance with French troops further south, pushing German cavalry and Jäger back towards Lille until 19 October. German infantry reinforcements of the 6th Army arrived in the area during October. |
Where is the online company founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn based? | Nick Swinmurn Nick Swinmurn founded Zappos.com in 1999. He left Zappos in 2006 before it reached $1 billion sales in 2008 and was sold to Amazon in 2009. | UWink uWink, Inc. (stock symbol: UWKI) was a publicly traded digital entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California. The company was founded in 2000 by Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder and former CEO of both Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's. After little success developing interactive entertainment for restaurants, bars and mobile devices for several years in 2006 the company changed focus to their uWink Bistro concept, which it describes as an "entertainment dining experience which leverages its proprietary network and entertainment software, including the uWink Game Library". |
Where is the the real estate company located that has Larry Tenenbaum as it's chairman? | Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. and are represented by Chairman Larry Tanenbaum. With an estimated worth of US $1.1 billion in 2016 according to "Forbes", the Leafs are the third most valuable franchise in the NHL, after the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers. The team's broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. and Rogers Communication. For their first 14 seasons, the club played their home games at the Mutual Street Arena, before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The club moved to their present home, the Air Canada Centre in February 1999. | Lippo Group Lippo Group, () is a real estate development company located in Indonesia. It is a public joint-stock company and is listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange as IDX: LPKR . The company operates internationally providing property development and management services. founded by Mochtar Riady. Lippo has a collective presence across Asia and North America. Lippo Group is one of the largest real estate developers in Indonesia and is known for various large-scale projects such as Lippo Village. |
Jo Eun-sook won Best Supporting Actress from an annual awards ceremony that is presented by who? | Jo Eun-sook Jo Eun-sook (born August 7, 1970) is a South Korean actress. She won Best Supporting Actress from the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her portrayal of a movie ticket seller dating a failed novelist in Hong Sang-soo's directorial debut "The Day a Pig Fell into the Well" (1996). | Asia Rainbow TV Awards Asia Rainbow TV Awards is an Asian television awards ceremony held by Hong Kong Television Association and China Television Production Committee. The first ceremony was held in 2011, and the second ceremony was held in 2014. |
What is another name for the area in which the international campus UCL Australia is located? | UCL Australia UCL Australia is an international campus of the University College London, located on Victoria Square in Adelaide, South Australia. It has three parts: the School of Energy and Resources (SERAus), the International Energy Policy Institute (IEPI) and a branch of UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory. UCL Australia describes its university community as "welcoming, dynamic and influential." | Curtin University, Malaysia Curtin University, Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) is the largest international campus of Curtin University, a university based in Perth, Western Australia. It provides local and international students with higher education in Sarawak, Malaysia. |
Who is best known for his work in alternate history, John Irving or Harry Turtledove? | John Irving John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt, Jr. on March 2, 1942) is an American novelist and screenwriter. | The Technicolor Time Machine The Technicolor Time Machine is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison. It is a time travel story with comedic elements, which satirizes Hollywood. The story first appeared in "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" magazine, where it was serialized in three parts in the March–May 1967 issues, under the title "The Time Machined Saga". |
The 78th Army Band is an organization of the Army that served during what conflict? | 78th Army Band The 78th Army Band, United States Army Reserve is a musical organization of the 99th Reserve Support Command. It was organized on 1 October 2008 as part of the Army Reserve Transformation process and was posted to Ft. Dix, New Jersey. In addition to its concert, ceremonial and concert bands the 78th Army Band also features a jazz combo, brass quintet, a Dixie-land band and a rock band known as "Checkmate". Presently the band's members are from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. | 74th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 74th Infantry Regiment was a regular infantry regiment of the United States Army. There have been two units given the title '74th Infantry Regiment'; the first was a World War I unit of the 12th Division, and the second was a World War II unit formed with US Army personnel and equipment of the inactivating US-Canadian 1st Special Service Force "Devil's Brigade". This unit was first designated as the 474th Infantry Regiment, later redesignated as the 74th Infantry Regiment. |
Which was founded first, University of Cape Town or North Dakota State University? | North Dakota State University North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University (NDSU), is a public research university that sits on a 258-acre campus (~1 km) in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. The institution was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the research land-grant institution for the state of North Dakota. NDSU is a comprehensive doctoral research university with programs involved in very high research activity. NDSU offers 102 undergraduate majors, 170 undergraduate degree programs, 6 undergraduate certificate programs, 79 undergraduate minors, 81 master’s degree programs, 47 doctoral degree programs of study and 10 graduate certificate programs. There were 13,323 students attending NDSU from 47 different states and 79 different countries as of spring 2017. | University of KwaZulu-Natal The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville. |
What is the birthday of the left-handed hitter who hit 28 home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1991? | 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season The 1991 season featured an exciting National League Western Division race between the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves edged out the Dodgers to win the division by one game. Center fielder Brett Butler set a National League record with 161 errorless games while Darryl Strawberry hit 28 home runs, the most by a left-handed hitter in Los Angeles history at that point. On the debit side, the Dodgers became the first franchise to be on the receiving end of three perfect games when Dennis Martínez prevented any of their batters from reaching base on July 28. | Alvis Woods Alvis "Al" Woods (born August 8, 1953 in Oakland, California) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1977 and 1986, primarily as a left fielder. He batted and threw left-handed. |
Are Rod Laver and Mary-Ann Eisel both nationals of the same country ? | Rod Laver Rodney George Laver {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was the No. 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He also was the No. 1 ranked amateur in 1961–62. | Jim McIlvaine James Michael McIlvaine (born July 30, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Washington Bullets, Seattle SuperSonics and New Jersey Nets. The 7-foot-1 shot-blocking specialist never made a major impact in the NBA, and is perhaps best remembered for the fall-out that occurred after he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. |
What American actor had roles in both films "The Litte Hours" and "Warm Bodies"? | The Little Hours The Little Hours is a 2017 American comedy film written and directed by Jeff Baena. The screenplay is based on the first and second tales of the third day in "The Decameron", a collection of novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio. It stars Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, and Molly Shannon. | Hardie Albright Hardie Hunter Albright (December 16, 1903 – December 7, 1975) was an American actor. |
Who founded a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film ? | Illumination Entertainment Illumination Entertainment, or simply Illumination, is an American animation film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. It is owned by Meledandri and Universal Studios, a division of NBCUniversal, with Universal fully financing and owning all the films. The studio is best known for being the creators of the "Despicable Me" franchise, its spin-off/prequel "Minions" and the films "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Sing". The Minions, characters from the "Despicable Me" films, are the studio's official mascots. Its films are co-produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures. | Caldera (film) Caldera is an 11-minute computer animated short film released in 2012. It was directed by Evan Viera, co-written by Chris Bishop, co-produced by Chris Perry, and created in conjunction with Bit Films, the computer animation incubator program at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. |
Do both Dregea and Hepatica belong to the taxonomic category of genus? | Dregea Dregea is a genus of vines in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus with this name in 1838. It is native to Africa and southern Asia. | Drakaea Drakaea is a genus of 10 species in the plant family Orchidaceae commonly known as hammer orchids. All ten species only occur in the south-west of Western Australia. Hammer orchids are characterised by an insectoid labellum that is attached to a narrow, hinged stem, which holds it aloft. The stem can only hinge backwards, where the broadly winged column carries the pollen and stigma. Each species of hammer orchid is pollinated by a specific species of thynnid wasp. Thynnid wasps are unusual in that the female is flightless and mating occurs when the male carries a female away to a source of food. The labellum of the orchid resembles a female thynnid wasp in shape, colour and scent. Insect pollination involving sexual attraction is common in orchids but the interaction between the male thynnid wasp and the hammer orchid is unique in that it involves the insect trying to fly away with a part of the flower. |
Nupedia was underwritten by what company that was founded in 1996? | Nupedia Nupedia was an English-language Web-based encyclopedia whose articles were written by volunteer contributors with appropriate subject matter expertise, reviewed by expert editors before publication and licensed as free content. It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief. Nupedia lasted from October 1999 until September 2003. It is mostly known now as the predecessor of Wikipedia, but Nupedia had a seven-step approval process to control content of articles before being posted, rather than live wiki-based updating. Nupedia was designed by committee, with experts to predefine the rules, and it approved only 21 articles in its first year, compared to Wikipedia posting 200 articles in the first month, and 18,000 in the first year. | Genesis Partners Genesis Partners is an Israeli venture capital firm, founded in 1996 by Eddy Shalev and Dr. Eyal Kishon. |
When did the team formerly known as the Renault team design the Lotus E20? | Lotus E20 The Lotus E20 is a Formula One racing car designed and produced by the Enstone-based Lotus F1 Team for the 2012 Formula One season. The E20 was the twentieth Formula One car to be designed at Enstone since 1992, and was named in tribute to the contribution made by the facility and its personnel in their twenty-year history. The car was also the first from Enstone to carry the Lotus name, since the team ceased using the Renault name following their renaming from Lotus Renault GP at the end of 2011. The team continued to use Renault engines for the car. The car, which was launched by the team on its website on 5 February 2012, was driven by 2007 World Drivers' Champion Kimi Räikkönen and 2011 GP2 Series champion Romain Grosjean, both of whom returned to Formula One after a two-year absence. | A1 Team Great Britain A1 Team Great Britain is the British team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. |
What is the name of the traditional Japanese materials for wrapping gifts? | Furoshiki Furoshiki (風呂敷) are a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth traditionally used to transport clothes, gifts, or other goods. | Tatami (Japanese armour) Tatami (畳具足), or "tatami gusoku" (from "tatamu" 畳む, "to fold") and "gusoku" (meaning full suit of armour), was a type of lightweight portable folding Japanese armour worn during the feudal era of Japan by the samurai class and their foot soldiers (ashigaru). The "Tatami dō" (a foldable cuirass) or the "tatami katabira" (an armoured jacket) were the main components of a full suit of tatami armour. |
Which 2005 film did the Austrian director, who directed the Austrian psychological thriller film about two men who hold a family hostage, also direct? | Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (] ; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter best known for films such as "Funny Games" (1997), "Caché" (2005), "The White Ribbon" (2009) and "Amour" (2012). His work often examines social issues, and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has worked in television‚ theatre and cinema. Besides working as a filmmaker, Haneke also teaches film direction at the Film Academy Vienna. | Fragile (film) Fragile (Spanish: Frágiles ) is a 2005 Spanish-British horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. |
What type of profession does Daryl Hall and Lonnie Wilson have in common? | Daryl Hall Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B, and soul singer; keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates (with guitarist and songwriter John Oates). | Lonnie Szoke Lonnie Szoke (born February 9, 1978) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer, born and raised in Brantford, Ontario. |
Nachum Dov Brayer was crowned Boyaner Rebbe on the holiday commemorating the rededication of what edifice in Jerusalem? | Nachum Dov Brayer Nachum Dov Brayer (born 15 April 1959) is the Rebbe of the Boyan Hasidic dynasty. He is the grandson of the former Boyaner Rebbe of New York, Rabbi Mordechai Shlomo Friedman. On Hanukkah 1984, at the age of 25, he was crowned Boyaner Rebbe. He lives in Jerusalem. | Uva letzion Uva letzion (ובא לציון "and [a redeemer] shall come to Zion") are the Hebrew opening words, and colloquially the name, of the closing prayer of the weekday morning service, before which one should not leave the synagogue (as ruled by the Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 132). The prayer is also recited during Mincha on Shabbat and Yom Tov as well as during Ne'ila on Yom Kippur. |
What country does Royal Arms of England and House of Plantagenet have in common? | Royal Arms of England The Royal Arms of England are the armorials (or coat of arms) first adopted in a fixed form at the start of the age of heraldry (circa 1200) as personal arms by the Plantagenet kings who ruled England from 1154. In the popular mind they have come to symbolise the nation of England, although according to heraldic usage nations do not bear arms, only persons and corporations do. The blazon of the Arms of Plantagenet is: "Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure", signifying three identical gold lions (also known as leopards) with blue tongues and claws, walking past but facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background. Although the tincture "azure" of tongue and claws is not cited in many blazons, they are historically a distinguishing feature of the Arms of England. This coat, designed in the High Middle Ages, has been variously combined with those of the Kings of France, Scotland, a symbol of Ireland, the House of Nassau and the Kingdom of Hanover, according to dynastic and other political changes occurring in England, but has not altered since it took a fixed form in the reign of Richard I (1189–1199), the second Plantagenet king. | Penshurst Place Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge, Kent, 32 mi south east of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney. The original medieval house is one of the most complete surviving examples of 14th-century domestic architecture in England. Part of the house and its gardens are open for public viewing. Many TV shows and movies like Merlin and The Others are filmed at Penshurst. |
Which Norwegian skater starred in the film Iceland? | Iceland (film) Iceland (1942) is a 20th Century Fox musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone set in Iceland, starring skater Sonja Henie and John Payne as a U.S. Marine posted in Iceland during World War II. The film was titled Katina in Great Britain and Marriage on Ice in Australia. | Iceland at the 1976 Winter Olympics Iceland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. |
In what year did James Holloway co-conspire to assassinate King Charles II of England and James, Duke of York? | James Holloway (conspirator) James Holloway (died 1684) was an English merchant from Bristol and a conspirator of the Rye House Plot. | Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland Charles Palmer, later FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton, KG, Chief Butler of England (18 June 1662 – 9 September 1730), styled Baron Limerick before 1670 and Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675, was the eldest son of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, later 1st Duchess of Cleveland) and the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. As the putative son of Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, his nominal father, he was styled Lord Limerick from birth. His birth marked the separation of his parents; Lord Castlemaine, a Roman Catholic, had him baptised into the Roman Catholic faith, but six days later the King had him re-christened into the Church of England. |
What profession do Claude Lelouch and Danny Leiner have in common? | Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (] ; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. | Bernard Peiffer Bernard Peiffer ("pie-fer") (23 October 1922 – 7 September 1976) was a French jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. His nickname was "Le Most", for his piano skills. |
Which was released first, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto or Munto? | The Haunted World of El Superbeasto The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is a 2009 American adult animated exploitation musical black comedy horror film directed, co-written and co-produced by Rob Zombie. The film was written by Zombie and Tom Papa from Zombie's comic book series of the same name. The film was produced by Starz Media and Film Roman, with animation provided by Carbunkle Cartoons and Big Star Productions. | Phantom of the Megaplex Phantom of the Megaplex is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie, produced by the Disney Channel. With a title and concept very loosely based on "The Phantom of the Opera", the film concerns strange happenings at a monstrous megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere gala, "Midnight Mayhem". |
Which national milk marketing cooperative owned by nearly 15,000 dairy farmer-members makes a brand of butter whos anem is derived from the French phrase "plus gras"? | Plugrá Plugrá is a brand of butter made in the United States by Dairy Farmers of America. It is made with a higher butterfat content than most American butter (82% butterfat, vs. 80%.) The name "Plugra" is derived from the French "plus gras" ("more fat"). | Milka Milka is a brand of chocolate confection which originated in Switzerland in 1901 and has been manufactured internationally by the US confectionery company Mondelēz International (formerly known as Kraft Foods) since 1990. For more than 100 years Milka has been primarily produced in Lörrach, Germany, producing about 140,000 tonnes of chocolate in 2012. It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas. Milka also produces chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits. |
La Cenerentola and Doktor Faust, are which type of play? | La Cenerentola La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic "dramma giocoso" in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault. The opera was first performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817. | Arianna in Nasso (Mayr) Arianna in Nasso is an 1815 "azione drammatica", or scenic cantata in one act by Simon Mayr to a libretto by Giovanni Schmidt. It was premiered at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on 19 February 1815 with the role of Ariadne sung by Isabella Colbran who had requested Mayr to compose the piece for her to showcase her skills. |
Better Than Yourself is a single by which Danish pop and soul band? | Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2) "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" is a single by Danish band Lukas Graham. The song was released in Denmark as a digital download in 22 October 2012. The song peaked at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was written by Lukas Forchhammer, Rasmus Hedegaard and Brandon Beal. The song's opening piano accompaniment is a direct quote from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". | Medina discography The discography of Danish pop artist Medina consists of four studio albums. The latter three have all spawned commercially successful singles that have peaked at number one on the official Danish singles chart. In total, Medina has sixteen singles with her most successful one internationally being "You and I". |
Rhodochiton and Platystemon are both genuses of what kind of life form? | Rhodochiton Rhodochiton is a genus of flowering plants within the family Plantaginaceae, native to southern Mexico and neighbouring Guatemala. They climb by means of twining leaf stalks. One of the three species, "Rhodochiton atrosanguineus", the purple bell vine, is grown as an ornamental plant. All three species are sometimes included in "Lophospermum". | Pterobranchia Pterobranchia is a clade of small worm-shaped animals. They belong to the Hemichordata, and live in secreted tubes on the ocean floor. Pterobranchia feed by filtering plankton out of the water with the help of cilia attached to tentacles. There are about 30 known living species in the group. |
Jared Leto is an American entertainer, who has had an extensive career in film, music, and television, in 1997, Leto starred in the biopic "Prefontaine" in which he played the role of which Olympic hopeful, that was an American middle and long-distance runner, who competed in the 1972 Olympics? | Jared Leto filmography Jared Leto is an American entertainer who has had an extensive career in film, music, and television. He made his debut with minor roles in the television shows "Camp Wilder" (1992) and "Almost Home" (1993). He achieved recognition in 1994 for his role as Jordan Catalano in the teen drama television series "My So-Called Life". The show was praised for its portrayal of adolescence and gained a cult following, despite being canceled after only one season. The same year, he made his television film debut starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in "Cool and the Crazy". Leto's first film role was in the 1995 drama "How to Make an American Quilt". He later co-starred with Christina Ricci in "The Last of the High Kings" (1996) and received a supporting role in "Switchback" (1997). In 1997, Leto starred in the biopic "Prefontaine" in which he played the role of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine. His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role. The following year, Leto starred together with Alicia Witt in the horror "Urban Legend". He then acted alongside Sean Penn and Adrien Brody in the war film "The Thin Red Line" (1998). After playing supporting roles in "Black and White" and "Girl, Interrupted", Leto portrayed Angel Face in "Fight Club" (1999), which has since became a cult film. | Leonid Shvetsov Leonid Shvetsov (born 28 March 1969) is a Russian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. |
When was the company CareFusion is a subsidiary of founded? | CareFusion CareFusion is a subsidiary of Becton Dickinson specializing in two areas: reducing medication errors and prevention of health care-associated infections. | ConvaTec ConvaTec Group plc is an international medical products and technologies company, offering products and services in the areas of wound and skin care, ostomy care, continence and critical care and infusion devices. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. |
Who directed a film that starred David Thewlis? | David Thewlis David Thewlis (born David Wheeler; born 20 March 1963) is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author. His most commercially successful role to date has been that of Remus Lupin in the "Harry Potter" film series. Other notable performances include the films "Naked" (for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival), "Dragonheart", "Kingdom of Heaven", "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", "The Theory of Everything", "Black Beauty", "Macbeth" (as King Duncan) and "Wonder Woman". He has also done voice work in the films "James and the Giant Peach" (1996), "The Miracle Maker" (2000), and "Anomalisa" (2015). Thewlis has combined major motion picture work with prominent television roles, including playing Cyrus Crabb in the television miniseries "Dinotopia" and antagonist V.M. Varga in the third season of "Fargo." | Out of It (film) Out of It is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Williams. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. |
The Wojtek Memorial Trust was established to celebrate the life of a a Syrian brown bear purchased at a railroad station located where? | Wojtek Memorial Trust The Wojtek Memorial Trust is a Scottish Charity (SCO41057) established in 2009 to celebrate the life of Wojtek, "the Soldier Bear", the lives of those who knew him, and their stories during and after the Second World War. The Trust also aims to promote wider understanding of the many historic and current links between the peoples of Poland and Scotland. | Alabama Warrior Railway The Alabama Warrior Railway (reporting mark ABWR) is a terminal railroad in Birmingham, Alabama. The railroad operates within the confines of Walter Industries in North Birmingham. It began operations on August 7, 2009, and is owned and operated by Watco Companies of Pittsburg, Kansas. |
What American poet, novelist, and short story writer was George Peck's grandson? | George Peck (clergyman) George Peck, born August 8, 1797, in Middlefield, New York, and died on May 20, 1876, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Forty Fort Meeting, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Luther Peck, a blacksmith, and his wife, Annis nee Collar. He and his four brothers became ministers in the Methodist Episcopal Church. One, Jesse T. Peck, became a bishop. The trend in his family toward the Methodist ministry led his grandson, Stephen Crane, to say: "Upon my mother's side, everyone in my family became a Methodist clergyman as soon as they could walk, the ambling-nag, saddlebag, exhorting kind." | Richard G. Stern Richard Gustave Stern (February 25, 1928 — January 24, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and educator. |
When was one of the the notable Oklahoma's player died who played the 1951 Sugar Bowl and was a gridiron football player? | 1951 Sugar Bowl The 1951 Sugar Bowl was the 17th Sugar Bowl matchup, pitting the Big Seven champion Oklahoma Sooners (ranked #1 in the Associated Press poll) against the Southeastern Conference champion Kentucky Wildcats (ranked #7). Oklahoma's regular season record was 10-0; Kentucky's was 10-1. Oklahoma averaged 34.5 points per game; only one team had scored more than twice in a game against Kentucky that season. Oklahoma entered the January 1, 1951, game with a 31-game winning streak; the Sooners' last loss had come on September 25, 1948. Kentucky was coached by Bear Bryant; Oklahoma was coached by Bud Wilkinson. Notable players for the two teams included Oklahoma's Billy Vessels and Kentucky's Charlie McClendon, Babe Parilli and Wilbur "Shorty" Jamerson. 82,000 fans attended the game. | Frank Dempsey James Franklin Dempsey (May 27, 1925 – June 1, 2013) was an American college and professional football player who was a linebacker and lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) for six seasons in the 1950s. Dempsey played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Chicago Bears of the NFL and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL. |
Where is the company located that produced the 2006 James Bond movie Casino Royale? | Casino Royale (2006 film) Casino Royale (2006) is the twenty-first spy film in the Eon Productions "James Bond" film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Martin Campbell and written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis, the film marks the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name. "Casino Royale" is a reboot of the film series and as such is set at the beginning of Bond's career as Agent 007, just as he is earning his licence to kill. After preventing a terrorist attack at Miami International Airport, Bond falls in love with Vesper Lynd, the treasury employee assigned to provide the money he needs to bankrupt a terrorist financier, Le Chiffre, by beating him in a high-stakes poker game. The story arc continues in the following "Bond" film "Quantum of Solace" (2008), "Skyfall" (2012), and "Spectre" (2015) also feature explicit references to characters and events in this film. | Casumo Casumo is a company in the online casino industry that provides games through its desktop and mobile products. Casumo has its headquarters in Malta and has additional offices in Barcelona and Gibraltar. |
A large tributary of the Clearwater River flows within a forest with how many acres? | Selway River The Selway River is a large tributary of the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River in the U.S. state of Idaho. It flows within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, the Bitterroot National Forest, and the Nez Perce National Forest of North Central Idaho. The entire length of the Selway was included by the United States Congress in 1968 as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. | Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area is a 1796 acre Wildlife Management Area in Carroll County, Virginia. It includes forests and open land among rolling hills ranging in elevation from 2400 ft above sea level to 3000 ft . Portions of Crooked Creek and its east fork are found within the area. The area was once dominated by farmland with open areas formerly used for pasture, and the sites of a number of old houses may still be found across the property. The forests contain mixed hardwoods and pine, with "Rhododendron" thickets along the stream. |
The World Boardgaming Championships replaced the convention run from 1991 to 1998 by which game company? | World Boardgaming Championships The World Boardgaming Championships is a convention held yearly since 1999 by the Boardgame Players Association. It was previously held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but it moved to the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in 2016. It is next scheduled for July 22–30, 2017, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort near Pittsburgh, PA. This convention replaced Avaloncon, which had been run from 1991 to 1998 by Avalon Hill. | Board game A board game is a tabletop game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Some games are based on pure strategy, but many contain an element of chance; and some are purely chance, with no element of skill. |
What league does the team Billy Houghton made 51 appearances for play in? | Billy Houghton Billy Houghton (born 20 February 1939 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Barnsley, 139 appearances for Rotherham United, over 100 appearances Ipswich Town and 51 appearances for Watford.Started out at Barnsley as a part-time professional having a job in the building trade. | Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The team play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. |
E-mails from Bill Clinton's Chief of staff lead to the pizzagate conspiracy in what year? | Pizzagate conspiracy theory Pizzagate is a debunked conspiracy theory that emerged and went viral during the 2016 United States presidential election cycle. In the fall of 2016, the personal e-mail account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, was hacked in a spear-phishing attack and his e-mails were made public by WikiLeaks. Proponents of the Pizzagate theory falsely claimed that the e-mails contained coded messages referring to human trafficking and connecting a number of restaurants in the United States and members of the Democratic Party with an alleged child-sex ring. The theory has been extensively discredited by a wide array of organizations, including the District of Columbia Police Department. | Pan Am Flight 103 conspiracy theories Pan Am Flight 103 conspiracy theories suggest a number of possible explanations for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988. Some of the theories preceded the official investigation by Scottish police and the FBI; others arose from different interpretation of evidence presented at Libyan agent Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's 2000–2001 trial; yet others have been developed independently by individuals and organisations outside the official investigation. |
What is the name of the television series "Wuthering Heights" actor who also starred in the action film "Black Hawk Down"? | Wuthering Heights (2009 TV serial) Wuthering Heights is a two-part ITV television series adaptation of the novel "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. The episodes were adapted for the screen by Peter Bowker and directed by Coky Giedroyc. The programme stars Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley in the roles of the famous lovers Heathcliff and Catherine or 'Cathy' Earnshaw. | Carter's Army Black Brigade is the DVD release title of the television movie Carter's Army, which aired as an "ABC Movie of the Week" on January 27, 1970. The movie is a war drama that stars a host of prominent African-American film actors, including Richard Pryor, Rosey Grier, Robert Hooks, Billy Dee Williams, and Moses Gunn. |
How long and in what capacity did Joachim Rittstieg study a system of calenders used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica? | Joachim Rittstieg Joachim Rittstieg (born February 23, 1937 in Berlin, died May 27, 2014 in Rendsburg) was a secondary school mathematics teacher who had travelled in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador, and had studied the Mayan calendar system as a 40-year hobby. | Metallurgy in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica The emergence of metallurgy in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica occurred relatively late in the region's history, with distinctive works of metal apparent in West Mexico by roughly AD 800, and perhaps as early as AD 600. Metallurgical techniques likely diffused northward from regions in Central or South America via maritime trade routes; recipients of these metallurgical technologies apparently exploited a wide range of material, including alloys of copper-silver, copper-arsenic, copper-tin and copper-arsenic-tin. |
The director of "The Office" episode "Test the Store" worked as an executive producer for what series? | Test the Store "Test the Store" is the seventeenth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series "The Office" and the show's 169th episode overall. The episode was written by Mindy Kaling, directed by Brent Forrester, and aired on NBC in the United States on March 1, 2012. | The Office (U.S. TV series) The Office is an American television comedy series that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013. It is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name. "The Office" was adapted for American audiences by Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for "Saturday Night Live", "King of the Hill", and "The Simpsons". It is co-produced by Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions (later Shine America), in association with Universal Television. The original executive producers were Greg Daniels, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons. |
Are The Man from Snowy River II and Planes both animated films? | The Man from Snowy River II The Man from Snowy River II is a 1988 Australian drama film, the sequel to the 1982 film "The Man from Snowy River". | Autumn (1930 film) Autumn is a "Silly Symphonies" animated Disney short film. It was released on February 13, 1930, by Columbia Pictures. |
The Barley Marathons and Frozen Head State Park can be found in what state? | Barkley Marathons The Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held in Frozen Head State Park near Wartburg, Tennessee. Runners may elect a "fun run" of 60 mi or the full course of 100 mi (distances are approximate). The race is limited to a 60-hour period, and takes place in late March or early April of each year. | Great Stew Chase The Great Stew Chase is a 15-kilometer road running competition held annually in Lynn, Massachusetts. The race website claims that it is the third oldest 15K in the USA, having started in 1975. The race is generally held in late February, but has been delayed three times due to weather. The post race food is Beef Stew, hence the race name. |
How many locations does the company have that offered its employees stock ownership as part of employees' remuneration for work performed starting in 2014? | Cruise America Cruise America is a privately held recreational vehicle rental and sales company based in Mesa, Arizona. The company was founded in 1972 and was publicly traded in the American Stock Exchange under the ticker “RVR” until 1997. It then merged with Budget Group. Budget sold the company to its founders and management in 2000. In 2014 the company became an Employee Owned Company. It operates 122 locations across North America. Cruise America holds a 52% market-share in US recreational vehicles rental operations market. | Burger King franchises The majority of the locations of international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King are privately owned franchises. While the majority of franchisees are smaller operations, several have grown into major corporations in their own right. At the end of the company's fiscal year in 2015, Burger King reported it had more than 15,000 outlets in 84 countries; of these, approximately 50% are in the United States and 99.9% are privately owned and operated. The company locations employ more than 37,000 people who serve approximately 11.4 million customers daily. |
Who is the director of the 2013 European two-part art film for which Mia Goth is best known? | Mia Goth Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth (born November 1993) is an English actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the films "A Cure for Wellness", "The Survivalist" and "Nymphomaniac", and for playing Sophie Campbell in the series "The Tunnel". | Gerontophilia (film) Gerontophilia is a 2013 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by Bruce LaBruce and written by LaBruce and Daniel Allen Cox. It was screened in the Vanguard section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. |
Sam Goody, who was run by Musicland Group, Inc., filed bankrupcy in which year? | Musicland The Musicland Group, Inc. was an entertainment company which ran Musicland, Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Picture Company, OnCue, and the Media Play Superstore Chains. The Musicland Group was purchased by Best Buy in 2001 at the height of Musicland's success, which ultimately led to its demise. Jack Eugster was The Chief Executive Officer of The Musicland Group, from 1980, until February 2001. Its headquarters were in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Good Fight Entertainment Good Fight Entertainment is a business conglomerate that was founded in 2010. The company consists of a record label, band management, sports management, a clothing line and an art studio. Good Fight was founded by Paul Conroy and Carl Severson who have previously worked for Ferret Music and Warner Music Group. |
Rock City's single "Locked Away" was performed with the lead singer of what band? | What Dreams Are Made Of What Dreams Are Made Of is the debut album by production duo Rock City. It was released on October 9, 2015. The album includes "Locked Away", the single performed with Adam Levine that peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Mainstream Top 40 chart. | 3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, that formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold (lead vocals/drums), Todd Harrell (bass), and Matt Roberts (lead guitar, backing vocals). They were soon joined by rhythm guitarist Chris Henderson. The band rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which charted in the top three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The band then signed with Republic Records and released their debut album, "The Better Life", in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum in the United States. They were later joined by drummer Richard Liles, who played during the tour for their first album. |
Who won the most Grand Slam titles in doubles, Bob Hewitt or Dick Crealy? | Bob Hewitt Robert Anthony John Hewitt (born 12 January 1940) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In 1967, after marrying a South African, he became a South African citizen. He has won 15 major titles and a career Grand Slam in both men's and mixed doubles. | 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Doubles Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart won in the final 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 against Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez. |
Julia Krynke, is a multilingual Polish actress, voice over artist and trained classical musician based in London, UK, and is known in the UK for her roles in The Street, a British television drama series created by who? | Julia Krynke Julia Krynke (born 20 November 1979) is a multilingual Polish actress, voice over artist and trained classical musician based in London, UK. She is known in the UK for her roles in TV series "Spooks", "Holby City" and "The Street", and has had a successful career in cinema, theatre and TV in Germany, Poland and Ireland. She is fluent in Polish, English and German. | Humans (TV series) Humans (stylised as HUM∀NS) is a science fiction television series that debuted on 14 June 2015 on Channel 4 and AMC. Written by the British team Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, based on the award-winning Swedish science fiction drama "Real Humans", the series explores the themes of artificial intelligence and robotics, focusing on the social, cultural, and psychological impact of the invention of anthropomorphic robots called "synths". The series is produced jointly by AMC in the United States, and Channel 4 and Kudos in Britain. |
What is this German philosopher, sociologist, and composer known for who was one of the few well-known Marxist intellectuals in post-war Germany alongside Leo Kofler, Max Horkheimer and Wolfgang Abendroth? | Leo Kofler Leo Kofler (also known by the pseudonyms "Stanislaw Warynski" or "Jules Dévérité"; 26 April 1907 – 29 July 1995) was an Austrian-German Marxist sociologist. He ranks with the Marburg politicologist Wolfgang Abendroth and the Frankfurt school theoreticians Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno among the few well-known Marxist intellectuals in post-war Germany. However, almost nothing of his work was ever translated into English, and he is therefore little known in the English-speaking world. Kofler had his own, distinctive interpretation of Marxism, which connected sociology and history with aesthetics and anthropology. | Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (27 (or 25) February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect and esotericist. Steiner gained initial recognition at the end of the nineteenth century as a literary critic and published philosophical works including "The Philosophy of Freedom". At the beginning of the twentieth century he founded an esoteric spiritual movement, anthroposophy, with roots in German idealist philosophy and theosophy; other influences include Goethean science and Rosicrucianism. |
Martyrs is a 2015 American horror film directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz, it is a remake of which 2008 French-Canadian drama horror film, written and directed by Pascal Laugier? | Martyrs (2015 film) Martyrs is a 2015 American horror film directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz and written by Mark L. Smith. It is a remake of Pascal Laugier's 2008 film of the same name. | Vinyan Vinyan is a 2008 British-French-Belgian-Australian drama film with horror themes directed and co-written by Fabrice du Welz. The film was du Welz's second as a director. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 30 August 2008. |
The 2010 movie in which the song "Stop, Drop and Roll" was featured was a spin-off sequel of what film? | Stop Drop and Roll!!! Stop, Drop and Roll!!! is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Foxboro Hot Tubs. The full album was first available for digital download on April 22, 2008, and was released on CD on May 20, 2008. The title track "Stop, Drop and Roll" was featured in the 2010 American comedy film "Get Him to the Greek", although it was not on the soundtrack album. | Machete (2010 film) Machete is a 2010 American action film written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. This film is an expansion of a fake trailer that was included in Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 "Grindhouse" double-feature. "Machete" continues the B movie and exploitation style of "Grindhouse", and includes some of the footage. The film stars Danny Trejo in his first lead role as the title character, and co-stars Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Don Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin and Jeff Fahey. This was Steven Seagal's first theatrically released film in eight years since his starring role in 2002's "Half Past Dead". "Machete" was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox and Rodriguez's company, Troublemaker Studios, on September 3, 2010. A sequel, "Machete Kills", was released on October 11, 2013. |
Tiong Bahru Plaza is located in the city that is at the southern tip of what landform? | Tiong Bahru Plaza Tiong Bahru Plaza (Simplified Chinese: 中峇鲁广场) is a shopping mall located in the northern part of the Tiong Bahru Estate in Bukit Merah, Singapore, near Tiong Bahru Road, Jalan Membina and Bukit Ho Swee Crescent. It consists of a 20-storey office tower block (Central Plaza), and a 6-storey shopping and entertainment complex, with 3 basement carparks. | Bluff, New Zealand Bluff (Māori: "Motupōhue" ), previously known as Campbelltown, is a town and seaport in the Southland region, on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the southernmost town in New Zealand (excluding Oban) and, despite Slope Point and Stewart Island being further to the south, is colloquially used to refer to the southern extremity of the country (particularly in the phrase "from Cape Reinga to The Bluff"). According to the 2006 census, the resident population was 1,850, a decrease of 85 since 2001. |
Who opened fire during a 2015 romantic comedy staring Amy Schumer? | 2015 Lafayette shooting On July 23, 2015, a shooting occurred at the Grand 16 movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. John Russell Houser, age 59, opened fire during a showing of the film "Trainwreck", killing two people and injuring nine others before committing suicide. | Amy Fisher Amy Elizabeth Fisher (born August 21, 1974) is an American woman who became known as "the Long Island Lolita" by the media in 1992, when, at the age of 17, she shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her illicit lover, Joey Buttafuoco. Initially charged with first-degree attempted murder, she eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault and served seven years in prison. Paroled in 1999, Fisher became a writer and a pornographic actress. |
What battle turned the tide for a theatre of war that the British 143rd Infantry Brigade saw active service in? | 143rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) The 143rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both World War I and World War II. In the First World War the brigade served on both Western Front and later the Italian Front. During the Second World War the brigade fought in Belgium and France before being evacuated to England where it remained for the rest of the war and was finally disbanded in 1946. Raised again in the 1980s, this brigade disbanded under Army 2020 in November 2014. | 223rd Brigade (United Kingdom) The 223rd Brigade was a Home Defence formation of the British Army in World War I and World War II. It existed under several variations of the 223 Brigade title, and was eventually converted into an airborne formation. |
Herbert John Hodgson published the literature by this British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer renowned for his involvement in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire and whose wartime activities were depicted in which film? | Herbert John Hodgson Herbert John Hodgson (2 June 1893, Camberwell – 10 August 1974, London) is regarded as one of the most skilled printers of the twentieth century. After serving in the First World War, with Roy Manning Pike he printed the rare 1926 subscribers' edition of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence. From 1927 to 1936 he worked at the Gregynog Press for fine books in mid-Wales. | Johnny Hyde (RAF officer) Wing Commander Ernest Leslie ‘Johnny’ Hyde DFC (1914–1942), was a British senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II, best known for his lead role in the Ministry of Information film "Coastal Command" that was released after his early death from wounds suffered during air operations over Norway in 1942. |
When did the British/Irish digital television channel, which features Spliced, first launch? | Spliced (TV series) Spliced is a Canadian animated television series produced by Teletoon and Nelvana. The series made its world premiere on Jetix in Latin America on April 20, 2009. The series has aired in Canada on Teletoon, in the United States on Qubo, in Australia on ABC3, in the United Kingdom on Nicktoons, in Latin America on Disney XD, and in Sweden on Nickelodeon. The series began airing in the United States on Qubo on September 19, 2009 until the network dropped it from its lineup on October 24, 2009 but returned on September 28, 2010 as part of its "Night Owl" block and was discontinued on March 31, 2012. Beginning early in 2014, YTV began airing reruns on weekdays. In 2014, the series was added onto the "Always On" digital platform of Cartoon Network in the United States. It was removed in early 2015. | BBC First BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy and drama programming. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Worldwide. The channel began rolling out internationally in 2014, launching first in Australia. |
How many series, of documentary series, of which Fossil Detectives was a spin off, have been broadcast ? | Fossil Detectives Fossil Detectives is a 2008 BBC Television documentary series in which presenter Hermione Cockburn travels across Great Britain exploring fossil sites and discovering the latest scientific developments in geology and palaeontology. The show is a spin-off of "Coast". | Death Unexplained Death Unexplained is a British documentary series about the investigation of deaths in West London. It was shown on BBC One in February 2012 and follows coroner Alison Thompson, pathologists and other staff who deal with over 4,000 cases per year. The team works in co-operation with her to determine the cause of initially unexplained deaths which occur in her jurisdiction. Each episode is 40 minutes long. |
German musicologist Beatrix Borchard spent a great deal of her career focusing on female musicians, including which 19th-century Romantic-era professional pianist? | Beatrix Borchard Beatrix Borchard (born 1950) is a German musicologist and author. The focus of her publications is life and work of female and male musicians, such as Clara and Robert Schumann, Amalie and Joseph Joachim, Pauline Viardot-Garcia, Adriana Hölszky. Among her topics are also the role of music in the process of Jewish assimilation, the history of musical interpretation, and strategies of . | Susan Bradshaw Susan Bradshaw (Monmouth, 8 September 1931 – London, 30 January 2005) was a British pianist, teacher and writer. She was mainly associated with contemporary music, and especially with the work of Pierre Boulez, several of whose writings she translated. As a critic and musicologist she contributed to a number of magazines and journals over several decades; the titles included "Contact", Music & Musicians, "Tempo" and "The Musical Times". |
Barry Jones campaigned against the execution of which man guilty of shooting George Hodson? | Barry Jones (Australian politician) Barry Owen Jones, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 11 October 1932), is an Australian polymath, writer, lawyer, social activist, quiz champion and former politician. He campaigned against the death penalty throughout the 1960s, particularly against the execution of Ronald Ryan. He is on the National Trust's list of Australian Living Treasures. | Michael Jones (soldier) Lieutenant-General Michael Jones (died December 1649) was an Irish soldier who fought for King Charles I during the Irish Confederate War but joined the English Parliamentary side when the English Civil War started. He is noted for his victories at the Battle of Dungans Hill and the Battle of Rathmines, which facilitated the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. |
Who is the protagonist in Ayn Rand's most notable novel? | Objectivism (Ayn Rand) Objectivism is a philosophical system developed by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand (1905–1982). Rand first expressed Objectivism in her fiction, most notably "The Fountainhead" (1943) and "Atlas Shrugged" (1957), and later in non-fiction essays and books. Leonard Peikoff, a professional philosopher and Rand's designated intellectual heir, later gave it a more formal structure. Peikoff characterizes Objectivism as a "closed system" that is not subject to change. | Mowgli Mowgli is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" stories. He is a naked feral child from the Pench area in Seoni, India, who originally appeared in Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" (collected in "Many Inventions", 1893) and then went on to become the most prominent and memorable character in his collections "The Jungle Book" and "The Second Jungle Book" (1894–1895), which also featured stories about other characters. |
"Fashion Killa" is a song featured on an album released on what day ? | Fashion Killa "Fashion Killa" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky. The song was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United States in November 2013, as the fourth single from his debut studio album "Long. Live. ASAP". The song was produced by both Hector Delgado and Rocky himself under the pseudonym LORD FLACKO and Friendzone as the co-producer. | Gangstress Gangstress is the second studio album by American rapper Khia. The album was released by Thug Misses Entertainment and Warlock Records on July 11, 2006 in the United States. The album was fully produced by Khia. It debuted at #67 on the "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. |
Which battle did the man whose name was used for Bowie County, Texas, die at? | Bowie County, Texas Bowie County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,565. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston. The county is named for James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo. | Mitch Bouyer Mitch Boyer (sometimes spelled 'Bowyer', 'Buoyer', 'Bouyer' or 'Buazer', or in Creole, 'Boye') (1837 – June 25, 1876) was an interpreter and guide in the Old West following the American Civil War. General John Gibbon called him "next to Jim Bridger, the best guide in the country". He was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. |
The team Scott Marr coaches is in what University Division? | Scott Marr Scott Marr is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the University at Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse team. He previously served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Maryland and University of Delaware. Marr led the Great Danes to the school's first ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2003. In 2007, Albany won its first NCAA tournament game, and the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association named Marr the Coach of the Year. | UMass Lowell River Hawks The UMass Lowell River Hawks are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Members of the America East Conference for all sports (except the men's ice hockey team, which competes in Hockey East). UMass Lowell sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Prior to transitioning to Division I (2013–17), the River Hawks competed in the Northeast-10 Conference in Division II. |
Martin Childs won the 1998 Academy Award for best Art Direction-Set Decoration for a movie directed by who ? | Martin Childs Martin David William Childs MBE (born 1 July 1954), is a British production designer. He won the 1998 Academy Award for best Art Direction-Set Decoration (jointly with Jill Quertier) for Shakespeare in Love, and was nominated at the 74th Academy Awards for his work on the film "Quills". He has also been nominated once for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design, and three times for a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design. | The Hi-Lo Country The Hi-Lo Country is a 1998 American Western-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Penélope Cruz, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Enrique Castillo, and Katy Jurado. It is set in post-World War II New Mexico and is based on the Western novel by Max Evans. |
In which year was this Class I railroad formed that was the predecessor of CSX that built the first railroad through Chapman, Lawrence County, Kentucky? | Chapman, Lawrence County, Kentucky Chapman is an unincorporated community located in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States on the eastern bank of the Levisa Fork River. It is served by KY Route 2037. A high volume railway line, operated by CSX Transportation, extends through its limits and continues in a southerly direction throughout southeastern Kentucky to western Virginia and points south. Although its location is many miles from the nearest industrial employer, the railroad has served the community as a source of employment. The railroad was first built through the community in 1880 by CSX's predecessor, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. C&O employees who resided in Chapman caught the train as it passed through on its multiple daily runs where they reported to work. Chapman, Kentucky is named after its first settler and prominent landowner David Chapman (1803–1845), a native of Montgomery, West Virginia. Many of Chapman's descendants still reside in the community at this time. Chapmansville, West Virginia, a city located on U.S. Route 119 about forty miles east of Chapman, was established in 1800 by David Chapman's uncle Ned Chapman, as he was its first postmaster and general store operator. The Chapman surname is an anglicized version of the German name Kaufmann, the German word for merchant. David Chapman's ancestors originally emigrated to North America from Kaufmann, Germany. Chapman is located 10 mi south of Louisa, Kentucky. | Kentucky Dam Kentucky Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River on the county line between Livingston and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The dam is the lowermost of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s and early 1940s to improve navigation on the lower part of the river and reduce flooding on the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers. It was a major project initiated during the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, to invest in infrastructure to benefit the country. The dam impounds the Kentucky Lake of 160000 acre , which is the largest of TVA's reservoirs and the largest artificial lake by area in the Eastern United States. |
Stefano Nava was a backup for which former right-back who now is the assistant coach for the Ukrainian national team? | Stefano Nava Stefano Nava (born 19 February 1969 in Milan) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a defender. He is best known for having played for A.C. Milan in the early 1990s, where he was a backup for players such as Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta. | Stefano Barba Stefano Barba (born Rome, 10 January 1964) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre. |
Belle Gold is a fictional character portrayed by an actress born in which year ? | Belle (Once Upon a Time) Belle Gold (née French), briefly known as Lacey, is a fictional character in ABC's television series "Once Upon a Time". She is portrayed by Emilie de Ravin, who became a series regular in the second season and onwards after making recurring appearances in the first season, and has become a fan favorite since her debut. She is both based on the character from "Beauty and the Beast" by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, and the Disney princess of the 1991 film of the same name. | Saxon Trainor Eileen Cecile "Saxon" Trainor (born December 31, 1969) is an American actress and acting coach. |
In what city is the university whose Department of Computer Sciences had James L. Fastook located? | Fastook Glacier Fastook Glacier ( ) is a southern tributary to Mulock Glacier about 20 nmi long and 5 nmi wide. It heads on the north side of Longhurst Plateau in the Cook Mountains and flows north between Butcher Ridge and the Finger Ridges. It was named after James L. Fastook of the Department of Computer Sciences and the Institute for Quaternary Studies at the University of Maine, a United States Antarctic Program investigator of ice streams, ice shelves, and ice sheets over a 20-year period beginning about 1978. | California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, in the San Fernando Valley. With a total enrollment of 41,548 (as of Fall 2015) it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University system, and is one of the largest comprehensive universities in the State of California (behind UCLA) in terms of enrollment. As of Fall 2014, the school had 2,096 faculty, of which between 745 and 784 (or about 40%) were on the tenure track. |
While the Thelypteris is a genus of ferns, what is the genus of Cobaea? | Thelypteris Thelypteris (maiden ferns) is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. If the genus is defined fairly broadly, it contains 875 species, many of which are extremely similar to one another, and is found nearly worldwide. The ferns are terrestrial, with the exception of a few which are lithophytes (grow on rocks). The bulk of the species are tropical, although there are a number of temperate species. | Acystopteris Acystopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Cystopteridaceae. |
What is the name of the 1956 French film directed by Robert Bresson, based on the memoirs of Andre Devigny and which starred Francois Leterrier in his debut role? | François Leterrier François Leterrier, born 26 May 1929 in Margny-lès-Compiègne, is a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast in Robert Bresson's film "A Man Escaped". After this he went on to become a director himself. | The Red Head (1952 film) The Red Head (French: Poil de carotte) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Raymond Souplex, Germaine Dermoz and Pierre Larquey. It is based on the novel "Poil de carotte" by Jules Renard which had previously adapted into films twice by Julien Duvivier before the Second World War. |
The film "Serena" stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence is based on the 2008 novel by the same name by which author? | Serena (novel) Serena is a 2008 novel by Ron Rash. Set in 1930s North Carolina, the novel tells the story of newlywed couple Serena and George Pemberton and their timber business. It was listed as #34 on the New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction in the November 2, 2008, issue of "The New York Times Book Review". It has been adapted into a film by the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. The film was released in October 2014. | The Boxer and the Spy The Boxer and the Spy (2008) is a crime novel for young adults by American author Robert B. Parker. |
Are both Vigna and Desfontainia considered genus level classification? | Vigna Vigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of beans. Some are former members of the genus "Phaseolus". According to "Hortus Third", "Vigna" differs from "Phaseolus" in biochemistry and pollen structure, and in details of the style and stipules. | Parasaccogaster Parasaccogaster is a genus of viviparous brotulas. |
What was the hunter culture in 12900 to 11700 BP in Sweden? | Prehistoric Sweden The Pleistocene glaciations scoured the landscape clean and covered much of it in deep quaternary sediments. Therefore, no undisputed Early or Middle Palaeolithic sites or finds are known from Sweden. As far as it is currently known, the country's prehistory begins in the Allerød interstadial c. 12,000 BCE with Late Palaeolithic hunting camps of the Bromme culture at the edge of the ice in what is now the country's southernmost province. Shortly before the close of the Younger Dryas (c. 9,600 BCE), the west coast of Sweden (Bohuslän) was visited by hunter-gatherers from northern Germany. This cultural group is commonly referred to as the Ahrensburgian and were engaged in fishing and sealing along the coast of western Sweden during seasonal rounds from the Continent. Currently, we refer to this group as the Hensbacka culture and, in Norway, as the Fosna culture group (see: Oxford Journal Hensbacka Schmitt). During the late Preboreal period, colonization continued as people move towards the north-east as the ice receded. Archaeological, linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that they arrived first from the south-west and, in time, also from the north-east and met half-way. | Trzciniec culture The Trzciniec culture is a Bronze-Age archaeological culture in Eastern Europe (c. 1900 – 1200 BC). It is sometimes associated with the Komarov neighbouring culture, as the Trzciniec-Komarov culture. |
What kind of technique was used by the composer of the Lyric Suite? | Lyric Suite (Berg) The Lyric Suite is a six-movement work for string quartet written by Alban Berg between 1925 and 1926 using methods derived from Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. Though publicly dedicated to Alexander von Zemlinsky (from whose "Lyric Symphony" it quotes), the work has been shown to possess a "secret dedication" and to outline a "secret programme" . Berg arranged three of the "pieces" (movements) for string orchestra in 1928. | Flos Campi Flos Campi: suite for solo viola, small chorus and small orchestra is a composition by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed in 1925. Its title is Latin for "flower of the field". It is neither a concerto nor a choral piece, although it prominently features the viola and a wordless choir. The piece is divided into six movements, played without pause, each headed by a verse from the Song of Solomon: |
Which star of the movie "Yogi Bear" was born on November 29, 1976? | Yogi Bear (film) Yogi Bear is a 2010 American 3D live-action/computer-animated family comedy film directed by Eric Brevig, produced by Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt, written by Brad Copeland, Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia and based on the animated television series "The Yogi Bear Show" and the character created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, T.J. Miller, Nate Corddry and Andrew Daly with narration by Josh Robert Thompson. The movie tells the story of Yogi Bear as he tries to save his park from being logged. Principal photography began in November 2009. It was preceded by the cartoon short "Rabid Rider", starring Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. | Keagan Kang Keagan Kang (born 5 May 1976, in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actor. |
Does Mellow Mushroom or East of Chicago Pizza have more locations? | Mellow Mushroom Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is a restaurant chain that was established in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia as a single pizzeria. It operates as a franchise under the banner of Home Grown Industries, Inc. of Georgia, with over 150 locations throughout the United States. Its headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. | East Cleveland East Cleveland is the name of the following places: |
Which movie was released first, Tom and Huck or The Littlest Outlaw? | Tom and Huck Tom and Huck is a 1995 American adventure comedy-drama film based on Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Mike McShane, and Amy Wright. The film was directed by Peter Hewitt and produced/co-written by Stephen Sommers (who also worked on another Disney adaptation of Twain's work, 1993's "The Adventures of Huck Finn"). The movie was released in the U.S. and Canada on December 22, 1995. | Outlaw (TV series) Outlaw is an American legal drama television series that was aired on NBC. The one-hour courtroom drama stars Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court Justice, Cyrus Garza, who resigns from the bench and returns to private practice in an elite law firm where Claire Sax, love interest to Garza, is a powerful senior partner. As part of the deal, the firm has an ex–Supreme Court Justice on their staff of lawyers and Garza is allowed to pick his team and the cases he works. |
In what year was the band that was started by the third recording bass guitarist of Metallica formed? | Echobrain Echobrain was an American rock/metal musical group, who came to prominence as the first offering from former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted since leaving that band. Echobrain was formed in 2000 by Newsted, Brian Sagrafena and Dylan Donkin who had close contact with one another throughout the late-1990s after they met at a Super Bowl party at Newsted's home in 1995. On a road trip to Baja, Mexico, Sagrafena and Donkin recorded some rough demos that, when they came home, eventually caught Newsted's attention, who then offered to help out on bass guitar and assist the songwriting. In May 2000, they entered a studio to record the demos more professionally, with help from several musicians including Newsted's then-colleague and Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, and former Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin. | Bruce Franklin (guitarist) Bruce Franklin is a founding member and guitarist for the American Doom Metal band Trouble. In 1979 Bruce Franklin formed the band with his hometown friends Eric Wagner, Rick Wartell, Jeff Olson and Ian Brown. After touring the Midwest and gaining popularity, Trouble was signed to Metal Blade Records in 1983. Franklin's main guitar is a 1964 Cherry Gibson SG. |
Andranik Eskandarian and Ken Davitian, share which nationality? | Andranik Eskandarian Andranik Eskandarian (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Իսքանտարեան , Persian: آندرانیک اسکندریان , born 31 December 1951 in Tehran) is a former Iranian-American footballer. He played as a defender for the F.C. Ararat Tehran, Taj SC and New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. | Hovhannes Davtyan Hovhannes Davtyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Դավթյան , born November 25, 1983 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian judoka. He fights in the under 60 kg category, and is very tall compared to the other fighters in his weight division. |
When was the county that Pine knob is located in founded? | Pine Knob Pine Knob is a hill located in Independence Township, in Oakland County, near Clarkston, Michigan. The hill is classified as a summit. | Crockett County, Texas Crockett County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,719. The county seat is Ozona. The county was founded in 1875 and later organized in 1891. It is named in honor of Davy Crockett, the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo. |
Eric Bagge, A student of Werner Heisenberg became a professor at what university? | Erich Bagge Erich Rudolf Bagge (30 May 1912, Neustadt bei Coburg – 5 June 1996, Kiel) was a German scientist. Bagge, a student of Werner Heisenberg for his doctorate and Habilitation, was engaged in German Atomic Energy research and the German nuclear energy project during the Second World War. He worked as an Assistant at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Physik in Berlin. Bagge, who became associated professor at the University of Hamburg in 1948, was in particular involved in the usage of nuclear power for trading vessels, and he was one of the founders of the Society for the Usage of Nuclear Energy in Ship-Building and Seafare. The first German nuclear vessel, the "NS Otto Hahn", was launched in 1962. A research reactor was installed in Geesthacht near Hamburg at about the same time which has over the years formed into a center for materials research with neutrons. | Dmitri Kharzeev Dmitri E. Kharzeev (Russian: Дмитрий Эдуардович Харзéев; 6 September 1963) is a theoretical physicist working on quantum field theory, nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics. He is a Professor of Physics and Director of Center for Quantum Materials at Stony Brook University, and the Head of RIKEN-BNL Theory group at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York. |
On what month did the studio that aired My Family's Got Guts close on? | My Family's Got Guts My Family's Got Guts is a family game show that aired on Nickelodeon. It was a revival of "Guts", and debuted on September 15, 2008. The show was taped in Sound Stages 23 and 24 at Universal Studios Florida, housing the Extreme Arena and the Aggro Crag, respectively. Stage 21, where the original "Guts" program taped, was most recently occupied by production of Impact Wrestling. This version is hosted by Ben Lyons and officiated by Australian celebrity Asha Kuerten. It was the first (and only) Nickelodeon production to be produced at Universal Studios Florida since the closing of Nickelodeon Studios in 2005. For unknown reasons, Season Two never aired in North America. | Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT, formerly known as Columbia TriStar Television) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based in Culver City, California, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment and a unit of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. |
Which World Cup was famous for allegations of match-fixing between West Germany and Austria, where the referee was from Scotland? | Bob Valentine (referee) Robert Bonar "Bob" Valentine (born 10 May 1939 in Dundee) is a former football referee from Scotland. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the 1982 World Cup in Spain: the infamous "Great Gijon Swindle" between West Germany and Austria, and the second-round match between Poland and the USSR. | Valeri Butenko Valeri Pavlovich Butenko (Russian: Валерий Павлович Бутенко ; born July 16, 1941) is a retired Soviet midfielder and football referee. Master of Sports of the USSR. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. After retiring Butenko served as a game inspector. He has a younger brother Andrei Butenko. |
Lucifer Box was created by which English actor? | Lucifer Box Lucifer Box is a fictional character created by Mark Gatiss. A "lucifer box" is the same as a matchbox, lucifer being an old name for matches. | Peter Sullivan (actor) Peter Sullivan (born 26 July 1964 in Hoddesdon) is an English film and television actor |