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Queen Of Spades (other)
The queen of spades is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Queen of Spades may also refer to: * "The Queen of Spades" (story), an 1833 short story by Alexander Pushkin ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (opera), an 1890 opera by Tchaikovsky ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (1910 film), a Russian short film ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (1916 film), a Russian adaptation by Yakov Protazanov ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (1927 film), a German silent film ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (Prokofiev), a score by Sergei Prokofiev for the 1937 film ''La dame de pique'' ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (1949 film), a British film by Thorold Dickinson ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (1960 film), a Russian adaptation of Tchaikovsky's opera ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (1982 film), a Russian adaptation by Igor Maslennikov ** ''The Queen of Spades'' (2016 film), a Russian thriller film by Pavel Lungin * ''The Queen of Spades (novel)'', a 1956 novel by Oiva Paloheimo ** ''The Queen of Spades (1959 film)'', a Finni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of Spades
The queen of spades (Q) is one of 52 playing cards in a standard deck: the queen of the suit of spades (). In Old Maid and several games of the Hearts family, it serves as a single, undesirable card in the deck. Roles by game In the Hearts family of card games, the queen of spades is usually considered an unlucky card; it is the eponym of the Black Maria and Black Lady variants of Hearts. The player who ends up with the queen of spades after a match scores 13 points (points are to be avoided in this game). The exception is when the player receives this card with all 13 hearts, in which the player is said to have shot the moon, and this player scores no points, while all opponents are scored 26 points. In the game of Old Maid, while any card can technically be used for this purpose, the queen of spades is traditionally used as a card that has no match, thereby making it the "old maid" card. In the seven card stud poker variant known as "The Bitch", a face-up deal of the quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maunu Kurkvaara
Maunu Kurkvaara (born 18 July 1926) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Kurkvaara has been widely regarded as the initiator of the “new wave” of Finnish cinema in the spirit of French New Wave cinema. He directed 22 films between 1955 and 1993. Many of his films share a nautical theme due to his love of the sea. His film '' Yksityisalue'' was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4'' and it was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival The 4th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1965. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film ''War and Peace'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and the Hungarian film ''Twenty Hours'' directed by Zoltán Fábri. Jur .... Biography In 1947-51, he studied painting at the Finnish Academy of Arts, but already applied for the film industry in 1949, first as an organizer and assistant cameraman at Suomi-Film and then as an assistant to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Spades (other)
The king of spades is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. King of Spades may also refer to: * ''King of Spades'' (novel), a 1966 novel by Frederick Manfred, the fourth book in ''The Buckskin Man Tales'' series * King of Spades, a fictional character, a member of the villainous Royal Flush Gang in DC Comics See also * or * * King of Clubs (other) * King of Diamonds (other) * King of Hearts (other) * Jack of Spades (other) * Queen of Spades (other) * Ace of Spades (other) The Ace of Spades (also known as the Spadille and Death Card) is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. Design The orn ... * '' Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum'' (English : King of Spades & Queen of Hearts), a 2019 Indian Tamil language romantic thriller film {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Of Spades (other)
The jack of spades (also called the "knave of spades") is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Jack of Spades may also refer to: * ''Jack of Spades'' (film), a 1960 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret * Jack of Spades, a fictional character, a member of the villainous Royal Flush Gang The Royal Flush Gang is a group of supervillains appearing in DC Comics. The group, which debuted in ''Justice League of America'' #43 (March 1966), use a playing card theme. Their code names are based on the cards needed to form a royal flush in ... in DC Comics * ''Jack of Spades'', a 2015 book by Joyce Carol Oates * ''The Jack of Spades'', a historical novella in '' Special Assignments: The Further Adventures of Erast Fandorin'' See also * or * * Knave (other) * Jack of Clubs (other) * Jack of Diamonds (other) * Jack of Hearts (other) * Queen of Spades (other) * King of Spades (other) * Ace of Spades (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of Hearts (other)
The queen of hearts is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Queen of Hearts or The Queen of Hearts may refer to: Books * "The Queen of Hearts" (poem), anonymous nursery rhyme published 1782 * ''The Queen of Hearts'', an 1859 novel by Wilkie Collins * ''The Queen of Hearts'' (1881), a picture book by Randolph Caldecott * Queen of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' ** Queen of Hearts (Disney), Disney's adaptation of the character Film and television * ''Queen of Hearts'' (1936 film), a British musical starring Gracie Fields * ''Queen of Hearts'' (1989 film), a comedy by Jon Amiel * ''Queen of Hearts'' (2004 film), an Australian drama film written and directed by Danielle MacLean * ''The Queen of Hearts'' (2009 film), a French film * ''Queen of Hearts'' (2019 film), a Danish film * ''Queen of Hearts'' (TV play), a 1985 BBC TV play * ''Queen of Hearts'' (''D:TNG'' episode), an episode of ''Degrassi: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of Diamonds (other)
The queen of diamonds is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Queen of Diamonds may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Karyssia: Queen of Diamonds'', a 1987 graphic adventure game *the title character of " Marsha, Queen of Diamonds", a ''Batman'' TV series episode *''Queen of Diamonds'', a 1991 American independent film by Nina Menkes *"Queen of Diamonds", an episode of '' Laramie'' *"The Queen of Diamonds", a story arc in Pep Comics People *Mabel Boll (1893–1923), American socialite nicknamed the "Queen of Diamonds" for the amount of jewelry she wore See also * or * * Queen of Clubs (other) * Queen of Hearts (other) * Queen of Spades (other) * Jack of Diamonds (other) * King of Diamonds (other) * Ace of Diamonds (other) *Muzahim Sa'b Hassan al-Tikriti, Air Defense Forces Commander of Iraq (1999-2003) under Saddam Hussein, the queen of diamonds in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards *Diamond Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of Clubs (other)
The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called ''dame'' (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank of a queen is between the king and the jack. In tarot decks, it outranks the knight which in turn outranks the jack. In the Spanish deck and some Italian decks, the Queen does not exist and the Knight appears in them instead, with the same role and value. In several card games, including the middle eastern Trex and French Barbu, the queen is a major card to avoid taking, with each queen taken inflicting a penalty on the player. Similarly, in Hearts, the queen of spades is to be avoided, and is called a variety of unsavoury names. In the Paris pattern, each court card is identified as a particular historical or mythological personage as follows: Cultural references Regarding the anonymous nursery rhyme, " The Queen of Hearts" (publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fromental Halévy
Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy (; 27 May 179917 March 1862), was a French composer. He is known today largely for his opera ''La Juive''. Early career Halévy was born in Paris, son of the cantor Élie Halfon Halévy, who was the secretary of the Jewish community of Paris and a writer and teacher of Hebrew, and a French Jewish mother. The name Fromental (meaning 'oat grass'), by which he was generally known, reflects his birth on the day dedicated to that plant: 7 Prairial in the French Revolutionary calendar, which was still operative at that time. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of nine or ten (accounts differ), in 1809, becoming a pupil and later protégé of Cherubini. After two second-place attempts, he won the Prix de Rome in 1819: his cantata subject was ''Herminie''. As he had to delay his departure to Rome because of the death of his mother, he was able to accept the first commission that brought him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Dame De Pique (opera)
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * '' L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pique Dame (Suppé)
''Pique Dame'' (''The Queen of Spades'') is an operetta in two acts by Franz von Suppé to a German-language libretto very loosely based on Alexander Pushkin's 1834 short story "The Queen of Spades". The author of the libretto is S. Strasser (probably Suppé's second wife Sofie Strasser). ''Pique Dame'' was a revised version of Suppé's 1862 operetta ''Die Kartenschlägerin'' ("The Fortune Teller") and premiered in June 1864 at the Thalia Theater in Graz. The work is primarily known today for its overture which remains a popular concert piece. Background and performance history ''Pique Dame'' is a revised version of Suppé's earlier (and unsuccessful) one-act operetta on the same subject, ''Die Kartenschlägerin'' ("The Fortune Teller") which had premiered in Vienna in 1862. Suppé expanded the earlier version to two acts and retitled it ''Pique Dame'', the French title of Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades", on which its libretto is very loosely based. The manuscript libretto is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieces Of Eight (album)
The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight ( es, Real de a ocho, , , or ), is a silver coin of approximately diameter worth eight Spanish reales. It was minted in the Spanish Empire following a monetary reform in 1497 with content 25.563 g = 0.822 oz t fine silver. It was widely used as the first international currency because of its uniformity in standard and milling characteristics. Some countries countermarked the Spanish dollar so it could be used as their local currency. Because the Spanish dollar was widely used in Europe, the Americas, and the Far East, it became the first world currency by the late 18th century. The Spanish dollar was the coin upon which the original United States dollar was based (at 0.7735 oz t = 24.0566 g), and it remained legal tender in the United States until the Coinage Act of 1857. Many other currencies around the world, such as the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan, were initially based on the Spanish dollar and other 8-real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, kickboxer and former mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. Baszler is a former two-time and longest combined-reigning NXT Women's Champion and a two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Nia Jax. Baszler was trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson. She had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and gained recognition in the following years for the use of her hammerlock submission set-up while on her back; a set-up which she has used to submit several opponents, including Roxanne Modafferi. In an audio interview on the Sherdog Radio Network, she dubbed the submission, which she created in training, as the "Shwing." Baszler was signed in 2013 by the UFC to participate on their reality television series '' The Ultimate Fighter'' – she would go on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
