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JFK | “This acre of English ground was given to the United States of America by the people of Britain in memory of John F. Kennedy.” Those words, etched across this limestone memorial, were dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1965, in Runnymede alongside the River Thames. JFK’s widow, Jackie, attended the dedication. | In the 60s Queen Elizabeth II dedicated an acre of ground in memory of which American? |
Gandhi | From 1920 leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi began highly popular mass movements to campaign against the British Raj using largely peaceful methods. The Gandhi-led independence movement opposed the British rule using non-violent methods like non-cooperation, civil disobedience and economic resistance. However, revolutionary activities against the British rule took place also throughout the Indian sub-continent and some others adopted a militant approach like the Indian National Army that sought to overthrow British rule by armed struggle and. Government of India Act 1935 was a major success in this regard.All these movements succeeded in bringing independence to the new dominions of India and Pakistan in 15 August 1947. | Who led India to overthrow British rule by non-violent means? |
St. Andrew's | 2:30 p.m. -- Hutchence's funeral set to take place at St. Andrew's Cathedral in George Street, Sydney. His body is to be cremated. | In which Sydney cathedral sis Michael Hutchence's funeral take place? |
Tallulah Bankhead | With its ever timely theme, The Little Foxes is Hellman's best known and most popular plays. Its numerous productions have included three on Broadway. Tthe 1939 premiere is best remembered for Tallulah Bankhead's Regina. The viper-in-chief was played by Elizabeth Taylor in 1981 and Stockard Channing in 1997. There was also a 1941 movie that starred Bette Davis. While these productions were helmed by the likes of Mike Nichols on stage and William Wyler in Hollywood, all surrounded the actors with lavishly detailed period costumes and sets, a grand staircase being something of a de rigueur scenic centerpiece for all. | Who's best-known stage role was as Regina in The Little Foxes? |
Alexander McQueen | After retiring in 1995, Hubert de Givenchy was succeeded by young British designers. On January 1st 1996, John Galliano is appointed as head designer of Givenchy�s haute couture and ready-to-wear lines. On October 14th 1997, John Galliano departs for Dior and is replaced at the helm of Givenchy by fellow British Designer of the Year and enfant terrible Alexander McQueen. | Who became chief designer at Givenchy in 1996? |
Seven | Lily Tomlin has only been nominated for a single Oscar, 39 years ago for Nashville. She did not get a supporting nod for Flirting with Disaster (she should have). She was not nominated for Short Cuts nor for I Heart Huckabees. Jane Fonda has been nominated seven times and won twice. She was nominated 6 times for lead actress and 1 time for supporting. Still, it has been twenty years since Jane Fonda was up for Oscar consideration with The Morning After. Fonda and Tomlin starred together in Nine to Five, a memorable, iconic film that earned a single Oscar nomination for Best Song. | By 1999 how may times had Jane Fonda been Oscar nominated? |
William Howard Taft | At 325 pounds, William Howard Taft (1857-1930), who was dubbed “Big Bill,” was the largest president in American history and often got stuck in the White House bathtub. His advisors had to sometimes pull him out.[2] | Who was the only 20th century President to get stuck in the White House bath tub as he was so big? |
Mussolini | In October 1922, Mussolini led the Fascists on a march on Rome, and King Emmanuel III, who had little faith in Italy’s parliamentary government, asked Mussolini to form a new government. Initially, Mussolini, who was appointed prime minister at the head of a three-member Fascist cabinet, cooperated with the Italian parliament, but aided by his brutal police organization he soon became the effective dictator of Italy. In 1924, a Socialist backlash was suppressed, and in January 1925 a Fascist state was officially proclaimed, with Mussolini as Il Duce, or “The Leader.” | Who led a government in Italy in the 20s and later became its dictator?> |
Gymnastics | Richard Gere Attended The University Of Massachusetts Amherst On A Gymnastics Scholarship Majoring | Richard Gere won a scholarship to the University of Massachusetts in which sport? |
Andrew Lloyd Webber | Madeleine Astrid Gurdon, Baroness Lloyd-Webber, (born 30 November 1962) is an English former equestrian sportswoman, and the third and current wife of musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber . | Madeleine Gurdon is the third wife of which millionaire? |
Grandson | Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), sometimes known as "HF2" or "Hank the Deuce", was the oldest son of Edsel Ford and oldest grandson of Henry Ford. He was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) from 1960 to 1979, and chairman for several months thereafter. Notably, under the leadership of Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Company became a publicly traded corporation in 1956. From 1943 to 1950, he also served as president of the Ford Foundation. | What relation was Henry Ford II to Henry Ford? |
Nelson Mandela | Many South Africans will say they have lost their tata, as in father. But amid the outpouring of emotion here and around the world, it is easy to forget that there is a woman mourning her husband. Graça Machel married Nelson Mandela on his 80th birthday on 18 July 1998, providing an unexpected romantic epilogue to an epic life. She was to be his champion and companion in his twilight years and first witness to his inexorable decline. | Which world leader married Graca Machel in 1998? |
Maurice | Charles Saatchi is the second of four sons born to Nathan Saatchi and Daisy Ezer, a wealthy Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad, Iraq. The name "Saatchi" derives from the Iraqi Arabic ??????????U? meaning "watchmaker",Persian and Turkish. Charles' brothers are David , Maurice Nathan and Philip . Nathan was a textile merchant and in 1947, he anticipated a flight that tens of thousands of Iraqi Jews... | What is the first name of Charles' brother of Saatchi & Saatchi? |
Chile | In September 1970, Salvador Allende, the UP candidate, was elected president of Chile. Over the next three years, a unique political and economic experience followed. The UP was a coalition of left and center-left parties dominated by the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista--PS) and the Communist Party of Chile (Partido Comunista de Chile--PCCh), both of which sought to implement deep institutional, political, and economic reforms. The UP's program called for a democratic "Chilean road to socialism". | Salvador Allende was elected president of which country in 1970? |
Madonna | Carlos León, actor, father of Madonna’s Child “Lola”. VIDEO. | Fitness trainer Carlos Leon was the father of which singer/actress's child? |
Priest | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a Roman Catholic parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies to become a priest of the Salesian order. He became a focal point for the pro-democracy movement first under Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and then under the military transition regime which followed. He won the Haitian general election between 1990 and 1991, with 67% of the vote and was briefly president of Haiti, until a September 1991 military coup. The coup regime collapsed in 1994 under US pressure and threat of force (Operation Uphold Democracy). Aristide was then president again from 1994 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2004. However, Aristide was ousted in a 2004 coup d'état, in which one of his former soldiers participated. He accused the United States of orchestrating the coup d'état against him with support from Jamaican prime minister P. J. Patterson, among others. Aristide was later forced into exile in the Central African Republic and South Africa. He finally returned to Haiti in 2011 after seven years in exile. | What was the profession of President Jean Bertrand Aristide of Haiti? |
Barbara | Frank Sinatra's last wife, Barbara Marx Sinatra, reveals details of the couple's 22-year marriage in her memoir, "Lady Blue Eyes." | What was the name of Frank Sinatra's last wife? |
Milton Obote | Idi Amin Dada (; 2816 August 2003) was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment the King's African Rifles in 1946, serving in Kenya and Uganda. Eventually, Amin held the rank of major general in the post-colonial Ugandan Army, and became its commander before seizing power in the military coup of January 1971, deposing Milton Obote. He later promoted himself to field marshal while he was the head of state. | Who did Idi Amin depose in 1971? |
Syria | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected in the country's first presidential vote since its civil war broke out three years ago, state-run television reported Wednesday. | Hafez al Assad was the first democratically elected President of which country? |
Tsar Nicholas II | he burial, with all due honor and ceremony, of the Royal Martyrs Tsar Nicholas II and his beloved family will take place on 17 July 1988, eighty years to the day after they were brutally executed by the Bolsheviks. The Russian Government has decided today, 27th February 1998, that the remains of the Royal Martyrs will be interred in the Royal vault at the Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul in St. Petersburg, Russia. A Russian Orthodox funeral will be performed, with a procession to the Cathedral. | Which Russian leader was buried in 1998 in his family's vault? |
Algeria | Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North African country was still considered part of France. | In which North African country was Yves St. Laurent born as Henri Donat Mathieu? |
Lourdes Maria | Gave birth to baby daughter named Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon (aka Lourdes Leon ). The father is Madonna's fitness trainer, Carlos Leon . [October 1996] | What is Madonna's daughter called? |
Abdullah | King Hussein was succeeded as king by his eldest son Abdullah II of Jordan. | Who replaced King Hussein as King of Jordan? |
Margaret Thatcher | Anglo-Irish Agreement, accord signed by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Garret FitzGerald , the Irish taoiseach (prime minister), on Nov. 15, 1985, at Hillsborough Castle in County Down, N.Ire., that gave the government of Ireland an official consultative role in the affairs of Northern Ireland . Considered one of the most significant developments in British-Irish relations since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, the agreement provided for regular meetings between ministers in the Irish and British governments on matters affecting Northern Ireland. It outlined cooperation in four areas: political matters; security and related issues; legal matters, including the administration of justice; and the promotion of cross-border cooperation. | Which British Prime Minister signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985? |
Douglas Fairbanks | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established in May 1927 as a non-profit corporation to promote the art of movie making. In the first year, the Academy had 36 members, with Douglas Fairbanks Sr as president. The first Academy Awards, now better known as the Oscars, were presented at a private dinner in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with less than 250 persons attending. Today, the Academy has over 6 000 honorary members – the Oscar Awards are viewed by more than a billion people on television. | Who presented the first Oscars? |
Ed Sullivan | Already owning a Number One hit with “Heartbreak Hotel,” Elvis had been on television before, but nothing compared to his debut on The Ed Sullivan Show when 60 million viewers tuned in. It was a high profile cultural moment and national event when 82% of the television viewing audience watched Elvis on The Ed Sullivan Show . | On whose show did Elvis Presley appear when 82% of the TV audience tuned in? |
Peres | In 1994, Arafat and Israel’s Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin all received the Nobel Prize for Peace, and the following year they signed a new agreement, Oslo II, which laid the foundation for a string of peace treaties between the PLO and Israeli, including the Hebron Protocol (1997), the Wye River Memorandum (1998), the Camp David Accords (2000) and the "roadmap for peace" (2002). | "Who with Arafat and ""Rabin received the Nobel Peace prize in 1994?" |
The Misfits | Although it is often claimed that Gable died as a result of Marilyn Monroe 's behavior and performing his own stunts in The Misfits (1961), he was already in terrible health when filming began from years of excessive drinking and smoking more than three packs of cigarettes a day. | Which movie was Clark Gable making when he died? |
Mitterand | Every time the news exposes a public figure as an adulterer someone invariably brings up the French. The French, we say, are more civilized and realistic about affairs. Look at the famous photograph of Prime Minister Francois Mitterand's wife, mistress and illegitimate daughter grieving together in 1996 at his funeral, for instance. | Which French Prime Minister's funeral was attended by his wife and his mistress in 1996? |
Hosni Mubarak | President Anwar el-Sadat (in office September 28, 1970 to October 6, 1981 )--Sadat became president upon the death of his predecessor, Gamel Nasser. Sadat waged war against Israel in 1973, and made peace with Israel in 1979. In October, 1981 Sadat was assassinated by Muslim militants who were unhappy with his peace treaty with Israel. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Hosni Mubarak. | "Who succeeded ""Anwar Sadat as President of Egypt?" |
Fred Astaire | Famed Jockey Robyn Smith recounts her horse racing days on the 1985 television special, "Once A Star," which profiled former professional athletes. She also talks about her marriage to legendary Hollywood actor Fred Astaire. You can watch the full video here: | Which movie star married jockey Robyn Smith in 1980? |
25 | Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he made his cinematic debut in the 1941 film, which is widely considered the best film ever made. | How old was Orson Welles when he made Citizen Kane? |
President de Klerk | As a result of these pressures, many lesser apartheid laws—such as those banning interracial marriage and segregating facilities—were repealed or fell into disuse by 1990. In 1991 President de Klerk de Klerk, F. W. | Which South African President repealed key parts of apartheid law in 1991? |
South Pacific | "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" is a song from the musical South Pacific, sung by Nellie Forbush, the female lead, originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Broadway production. Her character, fed up with a man (Emile De Becque) and singing energetically in the shower, claims that she will forget about him. The song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in response to Martin's request. She had starred on Broadway for years and Martin suggested that she actually wash her hair on stage during the performance. | I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair came from which show? |
Alan Jay Lerner | Alan Jay Lerner (born 1918) was one of the top songwriters in both Broadway musical theatre and Hollywood for a quarter century during the Golden Age of the American musical. His collaboration with Frederick Loewe yielded many fine musicals including Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot. Lerner also wrote the lyrics for musicals with Leonard Bernstein and Andre Previn, among others, but was never able to achieve the success he had with Loewe. | Who wrote the words for My Fair Lady and Camelot? |
Austria | Frederick Loewe was born in Vienna, Austria on June 10, 1901, and from the beginning was steeped in the Viennese musical style. His father was a popular operetta star, and when The Merry Widow arrived in Berlin, Loewe's father was Berlin's first Danilo. By the age of 15, "Fritz" had composed a hit popular song, "Katrina", and was getting considerable attention as a promising young piano virtuoso. Like the young Kurt Weill, who was one year his senior, Loewe studied in Berlin with the great Italian-German composer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni. He also studied with the pianist-composer Eugen d'Albert and the composer Emil von Rezniek. At this time, his great ambition was to become a famous concert pianist and he traveled to the United States in 1924. Unfortunately, success did not greet him in America, and in the years that followed he survived by taking a colorful variety of jobs. At one time he was a cowboy, and at another time a prizefighter. | In which country was Frederick Loewe born? |
Grease | In retrospect, The roles of Danny and Sandy in Grease, that 1978 movie-musical classic, seem tailor-made for John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The truth is, nothing about Grease was a sure thing — least of all its leading man and lady, one of whom had barely done any acting, the other still considered a B-list TV actor (though Saturday Night Fever, released after Grease was shot, would change that forever). A fascinating Vanity Fair story on the making of Grease reveals some early casting choices, from Carrie Fisher to Elvis Presley, that are bound to make any Pink Ladies or T-Birds fan let out a Travolta-style “wow!” | Which show about Danny and Sandy was made into a film with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. |
Sweden | Set in 1900 Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles. This strikes a flurry of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée; Fredrik; Fredrick's wife, Anne; Desirée's current lover, the Count; and the Count's wife, Charlotte. Both men – as well as their jealous wives – agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée's mother's estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises. | In which country was A Little Night Music set? |
Gypsy | (1993) Bette Midler, Peter Riergert - Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, a burlesque dancer, this is the story of a stripper with an overbearing stage mother. This was also a successful show on Broadway. | Which show was based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee? |
Love | Originating in London in 1989, Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Aspects of Love was poorly received when it crossed the ocean to New York. Of course, compared to the success Webber had achieved with Phantom of the Opera, nearly any response would have seemed cold. Still, Aspects of Love is a hard sell: a young man falls for an actress who in turn falls for his older uncle who already has a mistress. The actress and uncle have a daughter, who then falls for the young man. The score contains the beautiful "Love Changes Everything," and Michael Ball (the original Marius in the London version of Les Misèrables) gives a wonderful performance. Aspects of Love is a bit of an acquired taste, but it does have some worthwhile moments. | Aspects of what was a success by Andrew Lloyd Webber? |
Hello, Dolly | “Hello, Dolly!” opened on Broadway in 1964. Based on a story by Thornton Wilder , it tells the tale of widowed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi , who is determined to find a suitable mate for Yonkers’ well-known “half-a-millionaire,” Horace Vandergelder. | Which show tells the tale of Dolly Gallagher Levi? |
Florist | Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour". | What type of shop was the Little Shop of Horrors? |
Annie Get Your Gun | The musical Annie Get Your Gun, is loosely based on the life of Oakley. | Which musical was based on the life of Annie Oakley? |
Jesus Christ Superstar | I Don't Know How to Love Him from Jesus Christ Superstar is featured in Sadie Hawkins, the eleventh episode of Season Four . It is sung by Tina, who is covering Helen Reddy's version. | Which show does I Don't Know How To Love Him come from? |
The Music Man | �The Music Man,� with book, music and lyrics by Willson, and Franklin Lacey, was a hit on Broadway in 1957 starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook. The show won five Tony Awards, including for best musical. Revivals, a film adaptation and a TV remake followed. | Which show, starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook on Broadway? |
Superstar | Tim Rice doesn't think Jesus Christ Superstar "needs that tasteless reality television treatment" that his former collaborator Andrew Lloyd Webber's about to give it, he tells the U.K.'s Telegraph. Webber's latest reality-contest show for Britain's ITV would find a new Jesus for a staging of JCS — and according to Rice, having judges tell musical-theater hopefuls that they could be Christ is perilous. "It opens up a lot of opportunities for spoofs and I think it would be ill-advised to have people voting for who should be Jesus," Rice says. Fair enough! (Webber's previous television endeavors, including How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do, were "relentlessly downmarket," Rice says, "which is fine if the show is a lightweight bit of fluff.") Rice says he has veto power for all casting decisions, "so if Andrew casts it on TV and I didn't like the person, I could say so," and that he's already asked Webber and ITV not to move forward with the show. "It's just possible that it might be the most sophisticated, tasteful show hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, but I doubt it," Rice says. "It sounds tacky." | What was Jesus Christ according to the Rice / Lloyd Webber show? |
A Chorus Line | In the 1970s and 1980s, Broadway continued to capture headlines and hearts. In 1975, Michael Bennett’s musical masterpiece A Chorus Line dominated Broadway with a Pulitzer Prize and nine Tony awards. Cats opened at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1982, beginning its course as the second longest- running show in Broadway history. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera currently holds the title of longest-running show. | Which Line was the longest running musical in Broadway history? |
L a | Sunset Boulevard had its official world premiere at Radio City Music Hall on August 10, 1950. After a seven-week run, Variety magazine reported the film had grossed "around $1,020,000", making it one of that theater's most successful pictures. Variety also noted that, while it was "breaking records in major cities, it is doing below average in ... the sticks." To promote the film, Gloria Swanson traveled by train throughout the United States, visiting 33 cities in a few months. The publicity helped attract people to the cinemas, but in many provincial areas it was considered less than a hit. | Which American city saw the premiere of Sunset Boulevard? |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma! o Based on the novel “Green Grow the Lilacs” o Choreography and song was used to move the plot along o Original cast recording released • Golden Age of Musical Theatre o 1943: Carmen Jones: Adaptation of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” by Oscar Hammerstein o 1944: On the Town : based on the ballet “Fancy Free” Song “New York, New York (It’s a Helluva Town) Integreated Musical o 1945 Carousel : Based on play Liliam by Ferenc Molnar where a man beats his wife and commits suicide o 1946 Annie Get Your Gun by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Music by Irving Berlin Starred Ethel Merman Songs “Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” “No Business Like Show Business” o 1947 Brigadoon by Lerner and Lowe o 1947 Kiss me Kate by Samuel and Bella Spewack. Based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Songs “Another Opening Another Show” and “Too Darn Hot” o 1949: South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstien Based on the book “Tales from the South Pacific” by James Michener Dealt with Racism and mixed race children. Won Pulitzer Prize People wrote to James Michener and asked him to get Rogers and Hammeristen to change the plot of the show because of its view of racism o 1950 Guys and Dolls. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Music by Frank Loesser • TV and Broadway: | Which ground-breaking American musical was based on the book Green Grow The Lilacs? |
Cat | At the start — the rough start — of the Marriott Theatre's new revue of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, entitled, with justification, "Now & Forever," the throbbing electronic tones of "The Phantom of the Opera" fill the theater as colored lights flash repetitively on a chandelier sitting on the stage. | Which Lloyd Webber musical was billed as 'Now and forever'? |
Horrors | Interest in the film was rekindled when a stage musical called Little Shop of Horrors was produced in 1982. It was based on the original film and was itself adapted to cinema as Little Shop of Horrors, in 1986. An animated television series inspired by the musical film, Little Shop, premiered in 1991. | What did the Little Shop hold in the movie which premiered in 1982? |
Astaire | Stars of Vaudeville #154: Fred and Adele Astaire | Which star Fred starred in vaudeville with his sister Adele? |
Damon Runyon | Guys and dolls : a musical fable of Broadway. Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. (Book, 1951) [WorldCat.org] | On whose fable was Guys and Dolls based? |
The Pajama Game | "Hernando's Hideaway" is a tango show tune, largely in long metre, from the musical The Pajama Game, written by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler and published in 1954. It was sung in the stage and film versions of the musical by Carol Haney. | Which show featured Hernando's Hideaway and Hey There? |
Texas | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which traces the fate of the infamous Texas brothel, the Chicken Ranch, had a book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, with a score by Hall. The musical, co-directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune, opened on Broadway in 1978, playing 1,584 performances. | Where was the Best Little Whorehouse according to the musical title? |
How To Succeed | Brotherhood of Man Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm I Believe in You Paris Original The Company Way Coffee Break Cinderella, Darling A Secretary is Not a Toy Grand Old Ivy How To Succeed Been a Long Day | Which musical featured the songs A Secretary is Not A Toy, and The Company Way? |
Brice | Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. | Which Fanny was the subject of Funny Girl? |
Camelot | The duo returned with what would be their last original work for Broadway in 1960 with Camelot, another well received production that boasted a cast of stars including Julie Andrews, Richard Burton, Roddy McDowall and Robert Goulet and contained the outstanding songs 'If Ever I Would Leave You' and 'How To Handle A Woman'. After Camelot, Loewe retired while Lerner collaborated with a number of other composers including André Previn, John Barry, Leonard Bernstein, Burton Lane and Charles Strouse before persuading his old partner to help expand the score and write four new songs for a Broadway version of their movie Gigi in 1973. The following year they worked together one last time on the gentle fantasy film The Little Prince and despite ending their professional relationship the pair remained good friends. | Which musical was Lerner and Loewe's last major success, in 1960? |
Camelot | Ah, the magical metaphors! Lerner & Lowe's wonderous Broadway musical of the Days of King Arthur and the Round Table has since become forever linked to the JFK presidency. Here we have the joyous voices of Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet and Roddy McDowall. The rapture! And then the fall. Contrast King Arthur's/Richard Burton's uplifting version of the "Camelot" song (#5) with his Finale Ultimo (Camelot Reprise - #18) | Which musical about King Arthur became a byword for the JFK years? |
Annie | Annie Warbucks is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin. A sequel to the 1977 Tony Award-winning hit Annie, based on Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie comic strip, it begins immediately after Annie ended. | Annie Warbucks was the sequel to which one-word-titled musical? |
Swansea | The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the City and County of Swansea, in South Wales. The gallery is situated in Alexandra Road, near Swansea railway station, opposite the old Swansea Central Library. | In which city is the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum? |
Corfu | Corfu is the second largest of the Ionian islands behind Kefalonia It is often known as Kérkyra in Greek and that is also the name of the main town. | What is the second largest of the Ionian Islands? |
Blue | The whole operation was to be undertaken secretly, as Pepsi wanted to keep all the surprise for the moment when it would unveil its new identity. �Sierra Delta� was thus covered by brown wrapping paper after it was painted, so that as few people as possible would be aware of the event. It eventually left the hanger on March 31st at night, and was quickly rolled to the runway where it took off for London - Gatwick (LGW), where Pepsi had planned to receive its guests. The aircraft was immediately towed to the hanger after its arrival, and made ready for the show. And yet, a few days before the new brand was unveiled, Richard Branson had apparently heard about the advertisement operation, as proved ads for the Virgin Cola soft drink in the British press. A few articles about an Air France Concorde being repainted with a blue color scheme were issued in the newspapers. | "What color did Air France repaint some ""Concorde jets to advertize Pepsi?" |
London | 27. In 1998, researchers discovered a new mosquito species in the London Underground, evolved from ancestors that flew in when the tunnels were dug 100 years ago. Once bird feeders, they now enjoy a menu of rats, mice and human blood. They do not interbreed with their aboveground counterparts. Their DNA actually varies from one subway line to another. | In 1998 a new breed of mosquito was discovered on which underground system? |
Venice | "Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go."---Truman Capote | "Which city did Truman Capote describe as ""eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go?""" |
Channel Tunnel | The Channel Tunnel ( French : le tunnel sous la Manche), also known as Chunnel or Eurotunnel is a 50.450 km (31.35 mi) long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover, connecting Folkestone, Kent in England () to Coquelles near Calais in northern France (). The "tunnel" consists of three separate tunnels; two 7.6m diameter single track, single direction rail tunnels which are 30m apart and one 4.8m diameter service tunnel between them. | How is the Eurotunnel also known? |
England | Angel of the North (1998) is another major work which is well-known and recognisable. This artwork will be the feature of the second art appreciation and art practice lessons as part of this unit of work. The sculpture is made of steel on a concrete base. The body of the angel is hollow, and is 10 times life-size, or 20 metres high. It is located near the A1 motorway near Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. | In which country was the Angel of the North erected in 1998? |
Zurich | Zurich :It is the largest city of Switzerland besides being a prominent banking destination. The nightlife of this city is fantastic as well. | What is Switzerland's largest City? |
Glasgow | Where in Europe does one go to experience a little culture? Paris? Milan? Perhaps, but in 1990, the place to go was Glasgow, Scotland . That year the city was named European Capital of Culture by the European Union, and Glasgow’s done its best to uphold that reputation ever since. | Which city was the cultural capital of Europe in 1990? |
Richard Rogers | Renzo Piano was born in Genoa in 1937 and studied architecture at the University of Florence as well as at the Polytechnic University of Milan, where he also worked as a lecturer. In cooperation with architect Richard Rogers, he designed the famous Centre Pompidou in Paris in 1970. Piano later opened another firm in 1977 with engineer Peter Rice. Since the early 1980s, it has functioned under a workshop concept whereby experts from various fields take a holistic approach towards realising architectural projects. Since the death of Peter Rice, Piano has headed the company, which is now known by the name “Renzo Piano Building Workshop” with offices in Genoa, Paris and New York. His most famous works include the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland. | Which British architect was responsible with Renzo Piano for the Famous Pompidou Centre in Paris? |
Aran | The three Aran Islands - Inishmor, Inishmaan and Inisheer - | Inishmor is part of which island group? |
Lake Ijssel | Greatest projects of all have developed recently. First: the reclaiming of the Zuider Zee. This large inlet is now an artificial lake, having been closed off from the sea by the 18-mile Closing Dyke (finished in 1932). Then the pumps went to work, and there are now two polders drained; covered with farms. Pumping goes on. Eventually, over half the Zuider Zee will be filled with polders. Reclaimed soil rich and fertile — it's never been used. Hence, farm produce from these polders is highest in Europe. Dyke building is expensive, but pays for itself because of the productivity of the new lands. Problem, however, is ridding soil of salt, which takes time. Retreating Nazis blew up one of the dykes on Zuider Zee, flooding one polder. Later the holes were repaired and by 1950 the polder was flourishing with farms. Since the Zuider Sea is no longer a "sea", it has been renamed Lake Ijssel, after River Ijssel flowing into it. | What is the name of the lake which remained when the Zuider Zee was closed and reclaimed in 1932? |
Sicily | Syracuse ( or) is a city in, and the county seat of, Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It is the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and is the fourth most populous metropolitan city in the state of New York. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. It is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a downtown convention complex and, directly west of the city, the Empire Expo Center, which hosts the annual Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original Greek city Syracuse (Siracusa in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily. | Syracuse is part of New York, but where does it exist in Europe? |
Brussels | Over and above the symbolic value linked to its history, the Atomium has become one of the icons of the city of Brussels: capital of Europe, with which it has a special relationship . Since its inspired restoration (2006), the landmark that many people call the most Belgian monument, is also a museum with its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions . | In which European city is the Atomium? |
The Balearic Islands | Majorca, or better known to me as Mallorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, among other islands of Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. Located over 200Km off the Spanish mainland in the Mediterranean Sea, Majorca is close to the Catalonia region of Spain including Barcelona. | Which tourist islands include the lesser known Majorca and Minorca? |
Czech Republic | Poland (), officially the Republic of Poland (, ), is a country in Central Europe, situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges (Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains) in the south. Bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. The total area of Poland is 312679 km2, making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world, the 8th most populous country in Europe and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, as well as the most populous post-communist member of the European Union. Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions. | Which country lies to the north of Austria and to the south of Poland? |
Finland | In Europe the Nordic countries were pioneers in women’s suffrage. The first European nation to give women the vote was Finland in 1906. Women in the Grand Duchy of Finland, then an autonomous part of the Russian Empire, won the right to be elected members of the eduskunta, the Finnish unicameral parliament, in 1907. | Which European cou8ntry was first this century to give women the vote? |
Ukraine | Optimisticeskaja cave is a gypsum cave located near the village of korolivka in Ukraine. By some sources it is having about 133 miles of surveyed passageways. This is the second largest or longest cave by area in the world. Also it is regarded as the biggest or largest cave in Europe or EU. | Where is the Optimisticeskaja Cave, the second longest in the world? |
Shannon | The lowland is drained by numerous slow- flowing streams, the largest of which is the River Shannon, 340 km in length. In its middle course this river broadens into a number of attractive lakes but as it approaches the sea its gradient steepens. This is the location of Ireland's earliest hydro-electric power scheme. The main rivers draining eastwards are the Lagan, which flows into Belfast Lough, the Liffey, with Dublin at its mouth, and the Slaney, which enters the sea at Wexford. In the south of Ireland the long east-west synclinal valleys are occupied by such rivers as the Suir, the Lee and the Blackwater which reach the coast by making right-angled turns to pass southwards through the sandstone ridges in narrow gorge-like valleys. | What is Ireland's longest river and greatest source of electric power? |
7 | The Danube River flows for a total of 1,770 miles, making it the European Union's longest river and the European continent's second longest river after the Volga. This river passes through many important cities, including four national capitals: Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia. The Danube's drainage basin covers an area of 315,000 square miles and extends into several more countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Montenegro, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. | "How many countries does the river ""Danube pass through?" |
1992 | On 12 April 1992, Euro Disney Resort and its theme park, Euro Disneyland, officially opened. Visitors were warned of chaos on the roads. A government survey indicated that half a million people carried by 90,000 cars might attempt to enter the complex. French radio warned traffic to avoid the area. By midday, the car park was approximately half full, suggesting an attendance level below 25,000. Explanations of the lower-than-expected turnout included speculation that people heeded the advice to stay away and that the one-day strike that cut the direct RER railway connection to Euro Disney from the centre of Paris made the park inaccessible. Due to the European recession that August, the park faced financial difficulties as there were a lack of things to do and an overabundance of hotels, leading to underperformance. | When did Euro Disney, now Disneyland Paris, open? |
Adriatic | Croatia borders the Adriatic Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. Off Croatia's coast in the north near Slovenia, the Adriatic Sea is very shallow, only reaching a depth of 23 meters (75 feet) in the Gulf of Venice. The waters off southern Croatia, however, reach to depths of more than 1,200 meters (3,900 feet). | On which sea does Croatia stand? |
Norbert Wiener | The general study of control and communication systems in living organisms and machines, especially the mathematical analysis of the flow of information. The term cybernetics was coined by Norbert Wiener, an American mathematician of the twentieth century. | Who first coined the term cybernetics? |
Elmo Lincoln | Weissmuller was not the first actor to play Tarzan. In fact, the series began in 1918, with poorly cast, overweight Elmo Lincoln playing the lead in the silent Tarzan of the Apes. Enid Markey played Jane. Lincoln killed an actual lion in the film (remember, this was 1918, before the animal rights movement was born). He later appeared in two other Tarzan films, The Romance of Tarzan (1918) and The Adventures of Tarzan (1921). | Who played Tarzan in the first two Tarzan films? |
Neil Jordan | Photo: Neil Jordan, who wrote the screenplay of "The Crying Game" and directed the imported hit. (Bart Bartholomew for The New York Times) | Who wrote the screenplay for The Crying Game? |
Allende | When Salvador Allende took power in Chile a decade ago, he was the world's first freely-elected Marxist president. Major newspapers sized it up as the most important event in Latin America since Fidel Castro, nearly a dozen years earlier, had swept down from the Sierra Maestra to seize power in Havana. Three years later Allende died in the rocket-blasted rubble of his presidential palace. He would rise from the dead to be transformed into what English writer David Holden would describe as the world's most potent cult figure since Che Guevara. - Jacket flap. | Who was the first freely elected Marxist president in Latin America? |
Sinclair Lewis | Sinclair Lewis is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters.” Lewis, born in Sauk Center, Minnesota, was the first American to win the distinguished award. | Who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? |
Autherine Juanita Lucy | Autherine Juanita Lucy (born October 5, 1929) was the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama, in 1956. | Who was the first black student at the University of Alabama? |
Robert Goddard | The liquid fuel rocket was invented by Robert Goddard . It took its first flight on March 16, 1926. Goddard developed two of the main designs which are regarded as milestones in space flight. One was the multi-stage rocket and the second one, liquid fuel rocket design. | Who invented the liquid fuel powered rocket? |
Renny Harlin | Over $100m of losses are now buried in Cutthroat Island. The pirate movie starring Geena Davis and directed by her husband, Renny Harlin, is officially Hollywood's biggest stinker, the number one loss maker of all time. The film is out on video in the US next week but is not expected to take more than $15m from rentals. | Who was Geena Davis's husband when they made the loss-maker Cutthroat Island? |
Joan | Streisand changed her name from Barbara to Barbra because, she said, "I hated the name, but I refused to change it." Streisand further explained, "Well, I was 18 and I wanted to be unique, but I didn't want to change my name because that was too false. You know, people were saying you could be Joanie Sands, or something like that. (My middle name is Joan.) And I said, 'No, let's see, if I take out the 'a,' it's still 'Barbara,' but it's unique." A 1967 biography with a concert program said, "the spelling of her first name is an instance of partial rebellion: she was advised to change her last name and retaliated by dropping an "a" from the first instead." | What is Barbra Streisand's middle name? |
De Gaulle | President de Gaulle (France, 1890 -1970) is quoted to have said...."How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" A good question, but he understated the number of varieties! | "Who said, ""How can you rule a country which produces 246 different kinds of cheese?" |
Edwin Land | Edwin Land invented the instant camera and founded the Polaroid Company in the 1930s in Massachusetts. | Who invented the Polaroid camera? |
1 | The next actor to make a significant impact on the role of Superman was Christopher Reeve, who starred as the caped wonder in the Superman film series, including the 1978 release of Superman: The Movie; Superman II, released in 1980; Superman III, released in 1983 and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, released in 1987. Like Reeves, Reeve had difficulty finding other work once he played the role of Clark Kent. And like Reeves, the curse of Superman struck again, as Christopher Reeve suffered a horseback riding injury in 1995. He was paralyzed from the neck down as the result of his fall, and while he lived another decade as an advocate for spinal injury, Reeve died of heart failure in 2004, complications stemming from the injury. | How many films had Christopher Reeve made before Superman in 1978? |
Johnny Depp | The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. It was opened in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp until 2004. The club became known for being a hangout of Hollywood elite, and was the site where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on Halloween morning in 1993. In early 1995, Australian singer Jason Donovan suffered a drug-induced seizure at the club and survived. The Viper Room has undergone several changes in ownership, and continues to host music of multiple genres, including metal, punk rock, and alternative rock. | Who owned the LA nightclub The Viper Room at the time of River Phoenix's death there in 1993? |
Rebecca DeMornay | Roger Vadim's remake of his 1957 film classic, starring Rebecca DeMornay in the role made famous by Brigitte Bardot. With Vincent Spano. | Who starred in Roger Vadim's remake of And God Crated Woman? |
David Scott and James Irwin | 1971: Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin drive the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the surface of the moon. It’s the first off-planet automobile ride. | Who were the first two men to drive on the Moon? |
Shannon Lucid | The previous record for the longest single U.S. space flight was held by Astronaut Shannon Lucid, who lived on Mir for 188 days in 1996, a mission that still is the world record for the longest single space flight by a woman. She also holds the cumulative record for time in space by a woman with 223 days in space on five flights. | Who in 1996 made the longest spaceflight by a woman? |
John Bardeen | William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the transistor in 1947. John Bardeen is the only person awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice. | Who won the first of his Nobel prizes in 1956 for research which led to the invention of the transistor? |
Lee De Forest | British engineer Sir John Ambrose Fleming invents the two-electrode radio rectifier; or vacuum diode, which he calls an oscillation valve. Based on Edison's lightbulbs, the valve reliably detects radio waves. Transcontinental telephone service becomes possible with Lee De Forest's 1907 patent of the triode, or three-element vacuum tube, which electronically amplifies signals. | Which electrical engineer invented the triode valve in 1907? |