Why was the Proyecto Vida Silvestre launched in Colombia in 2014?
Under Colombia's "Compensaciones Ambientales" (Environmental Compensations) law companies that destroy nature through industrial activities like oil drilling must reforest or protect specific areas elsewhere. The "Proyecto Vida Silvestre" was launched in Colombia in 2014 as a legal obligation for the state oil company, Ecopetrol, to compensate for the environmental damage caused by its operations.
https://colombia.wcs.org/en-us/Project-Microsites/PROYECTO-VIDA-SILVESTRE.aspx (wellenbrecher)
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Jul 23 26 by pehinhota
In which Italian city were more than 150 goldsmiths already practicing their trade in the fifth century?
I feel compelled to point out that goldsmithing is an ancient occupation dating back several thousand years -- long before both the 5th and the 14th centuries. In Italy, the most significant ancient work was produced by the Etruscans ca. the 8th century BCE. Insofar as medieval goldsmiths' guilds are concerned, the Roman guild was probably founded in the 13th century but is documented as early as the Vicenza guild.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldsmith
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/gold-jewelry-of-the-etruscans/
https://www.universitadegliorefici.it/en/archivio-storico/ (lanfranco)
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Jul 18 26 by pehinhota
Which athlete was the first doping case in Olympic track and field?
lanfranco I believe has the correct answer. To quote the Wikipedia article cited, the alcohol was consumed to "steady the nerves", which was considered to be "performance enhancing" and alcohol was a banned substance.
[quote]The first Olympic athlete to test positive for the use of performance-enhancing drugs was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use, "two beers" to steady his nerves. Liljenwall was the only athlete to test positive for a banned substance at the 1968 Olympics, but as the technology and testing techniques improved, the number of athletes discovered to be chemically enhancing their performance increased as well.[/quote]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_at_the_Olympic_Games (elburcher)
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Jul 17 26 by pehinhota
In Track & Field, was Project 222 successful?
I would say so, even if Josh Kerr missed his goal by .66 seconds. He set a new record for the mile running it in 3:42.66 beating the previous record of 3:45.94
Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/eYi2f4ONEDg?si=uGHvcTwtKJscNrkP (elburcher)
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Jul 22 26 by serpa
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Jul 22 26 by serpa
Which athlete was the first doping case in Olympic track and field?
As can be seen using the link in the first post, the first time testing was done for anabolic steroids was in 1976 (before that, the testing was looking at stimulants). A number of athletes tested positive, including Danuta Rosani, a Danish discus thrower who would have finished in 11th place had she not been disqualified.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_discus_throw (looney_tunes)
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Jul 17 26 by pehinhota
In which Italian city were more than 150 goldsmiths already practicing their trade in the fifth century?
It's Vicenza, a city in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.
[quote]It is enough to know that the first written evidence of the importance of this sector in the province dates back to the early 14th century, with the signing of the statute of "the Vicenza Guild of Goldsmiths", a corporation of more than 150 craftsmen who practised their profession in a population of twenty thousand inhabitants.[/quote]
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-gold-work-of-vicenza-unioncamere/9QVxhtBtZwYA8A?hl=en (wellenbrecher)
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Jul 18 26 by pehinhota
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Jul 17 26 by pehinhota
Which athlete was the first doping case in Olympic track and field?
That was a Pentathlete, Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, in Mexico City, in 1968. That case actually involved alcohol, not a performance-enhancing drug.
I consider the Pentathlon to be more or less a track-and-field event, but some people might not. If not, then Ben Johnson was really the first important track and field athlete to be disqualified for doping.
See the history, below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_at_the_Olympic_Games (lanfranco)
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Jul 17 26 by pehinhota
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Jul 17 26 by serpa
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Jul 17 26 by pehinhota
Which city became the first capital of independent Greece in 1828?
That would be the city of ???????, which has been anglicised in various ways, including Nafplio, Nauplia and Navplion. It lies on the Peloponnese peninsula, sitting on a smaller peninsula in the Argolic Gulf. It has been inhabited since ancient times, including by Egyptians, Byzantines, Franks, Venetians and Turks.
Nafplio features an elevated landform called the Acronauplia, further fortified by walls and other fortifications added and maintained by the long series of empires that once held it. Thanks to this, Nafplio was one of the last Ottoman-held strongholds to fall to the Greeks in the Greek War of Independence, after a blockade starved the Ottomans over the course of a year.
From its capture in 1827 until 1834, Nafplio was the provisional and then official capital of the First Hellenic Republic, a precursor to the modern Greek government. This was again thanks to its robust fortification. The capital was moved to Athens in 1834, where it remains to this day. (patrickk)
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Jul 17 26 by pehinhota
Which of the flightless birds has the largest wings?
After a bit of research, the largest wingspan is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Though they cannot fly, these birds have a wingspan of between two and three meters (6.5-9.8 feet). They beat out the other flightless birds by quite a fair bit - emus and cassowaries have tiny ones, for example. Second place would be the South American rhea, whose wings are about 1.5 meters (5 feet).
The ostrich lives in a hot African climate and uses these wings for temperature regulation. They are also used as sails or rudders while the ostrich is running. They court the females of the species with the wings, and they can also serve as intimidation against animals that would want ostrich for dinner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_birds#:~:text=The%20largest%20extant%20species%20of%20bird%20measured,living%20bird%2C%20averaging%201.4%20kg%20(3.1%20lb).
(LeoDaVinci)
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Jul 16 26 by pehinhota
The Spanish Inquisition was authorized by Pope Sixtus IV in 1478; when was it abolished?
The Spanish Inquisition did not come to an end all at once. Instead, it was abolished, restored and abolished several times. Here's an overview:
1478: Established after being authorised by Pope Sixtus IV.
1808: Joseph Bonaparte, who had been installed as King of Spain by Napoleon, abolished the Inquisition in the territories under his control. However, his rule was not recognised by many Spaniards.
1813: The Cortes of Cádiz, the liberal Spanish parliament, also abolished the Inquisition - this time as an act of the legitimate Spanish government.
1814: After returning to the Spanish throne, King Ferdinand VII restored the Inquisition.
1820: During the Liberal Revolution in Spain, the Inquisition was suppressed again.
1823: After Ferdinand VII regained absolute power, he restored the Inquisition once more.
On 15 July 1834, Queen Regent Maria Christina finally abolished the Spanish Inquisition by royal decree on behalf of the young Queen Isabella II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition#End_of_the_Inquisition
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Spanish-Inquisition#ref327586
(wellenbrecher)
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Jul 15 26 by pehinhota
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Jul 13 26 by apathy100
How many people witnessed Uruguay defeat Argentina in the first FIFA World Cup final at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo?
Some sources give the actual attendance as 93,000 (the designated capacity of the stadium for the World Cup).
The 100,000 capacity of the Centario stadium was not completed until 18th July 1930, 5 days after the tournament started. Construction had commenced in February 1930. The organisers limited the capacity to 93,000 for safety reasons.
https://lermitte.be/boek-engels/History%20of%20the%20World%20Cup_%201930%20-%202010%20-%20Clemente%20Angelo%20Lisi.pdf
(at p25 and p34 of 598)
FIFA have now put the number in attendance at 80,000
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/olympicgames/paris2024/articles/uruguay-1924-1928-1930-world-cup
(gtho4)
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Jul 13 26 by serpa
How many people witnessed Uruguay defeat Argentina in the first FIFA World Cup final at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo?
Immediately after the match on 30 July 1930, the Local Organising Committee calculated ticket sales. This internal accounting process yielded an exact number of 68,346 paid spectators. FIFA formally adopted this figure when processing the Uruguayan Football Association's financial and administrative balance sheets in late 1930. It was entered into the official historical ledger to distinguish paid ticket holders from the large unrecorded crowd.
However, other sources cite figures of up to 90,000 or even 100,000 spectators.
[quote]The Press Association's World Cup final report gave the attendance as 100,000. The official attendance was subsequently recorded as 68,346 but, with reports claiming that many thousands were turned away from a 90,000 capacity stadium, the 100,000 figure might be more accurate. In any case, the attendance for the biggest football match that had ever been played was not quite as big as had been seen at cup finals and home internationals in Britain.[/quote]
https://medium.com/soccer-stories/the-so-called-worlds-association-football-championship-3f825e7b10e6 (wellenbrecher)
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Jul 13 26 by serpa
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Jul 13 26 by serpa
Who was the only German emperor to be buried in Rome?
Otto II, despite being a German emperor, was buried in Rome. This was because he died in Rome of malaria on December 7, 983AD. Since it was in winter, it was decided not to transport Otto II back home and instead bury him where he died. However, his remains would later be moved to St. Peter Basilica in the Vatican.
https://writingroma.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/in-the-vatican-grottoes-today-et-saeculum-et-in-saeculum-saeculi/ (Buddy1)
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Jul 13 26 by pehinhota
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Jul 13 26 by serpa
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Jul 13 26 by serpa
When was the first time an electric guitar was used in a public performance?
The first public performance featuring an electric guitar took place on 31 October 1932, when bandleader Gage Brewer played an early prototype of the Rickenbacker Electro A-22, which would later become known as the "Frying Pan". The instrument was made of cast aluminium and equipped with one of the first magnetic pickups.
https://guitarlines.com/the-electric-guitar-revolution-who-started-playing-electric-guitar/
https://www.tiktok.com/@instrumenttales/video/7366067565304548639 (wellenbrecher)
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Jul 13 26 by odo5435
Dia de Mártires da Liberdade is a national holiday in which country?
The Angolan commemoration of colonial uprising actually has a somewhat longer name, Dia dos Mártires da Repressão Colonial, which translates to Day of the Martyrs of Colonial Repression.
https://www.africa-press.net/angola/all-news/angola-celebrates-martyrs-day (looney_tunes)
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Jul 12 26 by pehinhota
Which is the only Scottish football club to have played in an English FA Cup Final?
The only Scottish football club to have played in an English FA Cup Final is Queen's Park F.C.. Based in Glasgow, the historic club achieved this feat in consecutive years, losing both times to Blackburn Rovers. In the early years of the competition, Scottish teams regularly entered the English FA Cup until the Scottish Football Association banned its members from participating in 1887. (javelpaul143)
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Jul 09 26 by pehinhota
Till 1864 which items were known as timbres poste?
Until 1864, postage stamps were specifically known as "timbres-poste" in French-speaking countries. While the term "timbre" originally referred to an official paper mark or tax stamp, the specific phrase "timbre-poste" became the universal French designation for the adhesive paper squares used to prepay mail delivery. (javelpaul143)
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Jul 10 26 by pehinhota
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Jul 10 26 by pehinhota
Dia de Mártires da Liberdade is a national holiday in which country?
Dia de Mártires da Liberdade is a national holiday in Angola.
Even though the page content couldn't be displayed due to filtering, this one is a clean piece of African independence?era history: the holiday commemorates the events of February 4, 1961, when anti?colonial activists launched actions in Luanda that helped ignite the broader Angolan War of Independence. (javelpaul143)
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Jul 12 26 by pehinhota
Dia de Mártires da Liberdade is a national holiday in which country?
Dia de Mártires da Liberdade (Day of the Martyrs of Liberty) is a national holiday in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is celebrated February 3 when, in 1953, the Batepá massacre perpetrated by Portuguese landowners killed hundreds of native people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batep%C3%A1_massacre (Rizeeve)
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Jul 12 26 by pehinhota
Till 1864 which items were known as timbres poste?
Timbre-poste is French for postage stamp.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/french-english/timbre-poste
The first French postage stamps were issued in the 1840s, but I have not found any official change to the name for them - they are still called timbres-poste in France - so maybe this was in a French colony? Or the Canadian province of Quebec, which would have had its own postal system before the establishment of the Dominion in 1867. New stamps for the nation were issued in 1868.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Canada#Canada (looney_tunes)
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Jul 10 26 by pehinhota
Twenty years after the conquest by William the Conqueror, which Danish king planned a campaign to claim the crown of England?
King Cnut IV of Denmark planned an invasion of England in 1085 to reclaim the English crown. As the grandnephew of Cnut the Great, he considered William the Conqueror a usurper.
[quote]In 1085 he reasserted the Danish claims to England and, with the count of Flanders and King Olaf III of Norway, prepared a massive invasion fleet... Canute's plan, however, had to be abandoned suddenly, for those aristocrats who opposed his tax policy revolted.[/quote]
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Canute-IV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_attacks_on_Norman_England#Invasion_plans_of_1085%E2%80%931086 (wellenbrecher)
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Jul 10 26 by pehinhota
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Jul 08 26 by ozzz2002
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Jul 09 26 by pehinhota
How many species of leech are terrestrial?
Leeches are not confined to aquatic environments; about 90 species have adapted to terrestrial life, and 100 species inhabit the oceans. Terrestrial leeches, primarily from the family Haemadipsidae, are common in the damp, high-humidity forests of tropical and subtropical zones.
https://scienceinsights.org/where-are-leeches-found-from-ponds-to-forests/#:~:text=Leeches%20are%20not%20confined%20to%20aquatic%20environments%3B%20about,damp%2C%20high-humidity%20forests%20of%20tropical%20and%20subtropical%20zones.
(pehinhota)
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Jul 08 26 by serpa
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Jul 08 26 by ozzz2002
Are elephants fossorial mammals?
No - they are not adapted to burrowing and do not live primarily underground. Moles, meerkats and wombats are considered fossorial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossorial (looney_tunes)
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Jul 08 26 by serpa
Who was Qin Shi Huang?
Qin Shi Huang was a Chinese emperor, the first in the Qin dynasty. He was born in 259B.B. and reigned from 221B.C. to 210B.C. He also ruled over a China that was briefly unified. It was during his reign that the terracotta army was created, although construction did continue into his successor's reign.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qin-Shi-Huang (Buddy1)
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Jul 08 26 by serpa
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Jun 28 26 by Sandpiper18
Who is(n't) buried next to Lee Harvey Oswald?
You're not Robinson Crusoe. I've lost 3 or 4 over the years as well, and have no idea why they were zapped. I've dug through the admin forum hoping to find a thread by Terry re this (my memory is no longer what it used to be). I didn't find anything. I'll keep looking in there over the next few weeks and see if I get lucky. In the interim, if I had to hazard a guess, maybe Terry ran a routine re google popularity, number of page visits, or something similar.
btw your question had two replies. This is what your question looked like back then:
https://web.archive.org/web/20171026174513/http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question144231.html
(gtho4)
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Jun 29 26 by serpa
What country was the first to recognise the United States of America as an independent nation?
Right,
But that is not de jure, just de facto. We need to recognize that France was the first official treaty made with the USA, and therefore the first on paper acknowledgement that the USA was soverign this was six YEARS before Morocco officially recognized the USA. The first official "living" recognition was by the Netherlands on April 19, 1782 with a salute, four YEARS before Morocco officially recognized. Therefore, while the sultan might have talked a good game, he didn't do much but spit until 1786.
As above
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_date_of_recognition_of_the_United_States
Treaty of 1786
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan%E2%80%93American_Treaty_of_Friendship
(misdiaslocos)
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Jul 01 26 by elvislennon
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