User:Cbl62/DYK low performing hooks
These lists present the lowest performing DYK hooks (less than 70 views per hour) for the period starting December 1, 2020.
All-time
[edit]The 25 lowest performing hooks include hooks largely fall into four categories: nine relating to Western European classical music and opera (Nos. 9-11, 13-14, 18-19, 23, and 25); five English Football League playoffs (Nos. 4, 15-17, and 24); four late 20th century American ballets (Nos. 1-2, 6, and 20); and three American radio stations (Nos. 5, 7 and 12).
| Article | DYK views | Per hour | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Stravinsky Violin Concerto (ballet) (3/4/21) | 404 | 33.7 | ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Stravinsky Violin Concerto in 1972, a year after Igor Stravinsky's death, having previously choreographed another ballet to the same score in 1941? [NOTE: The hook did draw 1,565 extra views to George Balanchine on the day it ran.] |
| 2. Vienna Waltzes (3/12/21) | 410 | 34.2 | ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Vienna Waltzes as a tribute to Austria, using music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Richard Strauss? |
| 3. Women in Print Conference (4/12/21) | 421 | 35.1 | ... that attending the first Women in Print Conference inspired Carol Seajay to create Feminist Bookstore News? |
| 4. 2017 EFL League Two play-off Final (2/8/21) | 443 | 36.9 | ... that Blackpool became the most successful club in the history of English Football League play-offs when they won the 2017 EFL League Two play-off Final against Exeter City? |
| 5. KKLY (12/4/20) | 453 | 37.7 | ... that 185 Spanish-language radio stations aired the astronomy program Universo produced by KXCR of El Paso, Texas? |
| 6. In the Night (ballet) (2/5/21) | 504 | 42.0 | ... that Jerome Robbins's ballet In the Night is set to four nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin? |
| 7. KNBS (TV) (3/20/21) | 530 | 44.2 | ... that Chuck Connors, star of the ABC show The Rifleman, was an investor in TV station KNBS, an ABC affiliate, in Washington state? |
| 8. List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario (3/22/21) | 531 | 44.3 | ... that Dwayne De Rosario is Canada's all-time leading male soccer goalscorer, with 22 international goals? |
| 9. Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (12/24/20) | 1,070 | 44.6 | ... that Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger wrote "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen", a popular 19th-century Christmas carol to the melody of an evening song, evoking the sound of bells as a symbol of peace and joy? [NOTE: The hook did draw 2,054 views to "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen" on the day it ran.] |
| 10. Peter Lagger (12/3/20) | 1,070 | 44.6 | .. that Swiss bass Peter Lagger performed in the world premieres of Louise Talma's Die Alkestiade at the Oper Frankfurt and of Penderecki's Magnificat at the Salzburg Festival? |
| 11. Peter Wollny (3/10/21) | 569 | 44.7 | ... that the Bach Archive in Leipzig, directed by Peter Wollny, acquired in 2021 Gustav Mahler's Bach edition, in 59 volumes with handwritten annotations by Mahler? |
| 12. KPHN (1/24/21) | 543 | 45.2 | ... that during the trial of Francis Gary Powers, Kansas radio station KBTO presented summaries of Radio Moscow broadcasts alongside other international reports? [NOTE: The hook did draw 2,848 extra views to Francis Gary Powers on the day it ran.] |
| 13. Rosl Zapf (1/8/21) | 557 | 46.4 | ... that Rosl Zapf, a mezzo-soprano of the Oper Frankfurt who took part in world premieres, appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte conducted by Georg Solti? |
| 14. Gustav Classens (12/16/20) | 1,136 | 47.3 | ... that Gustav Classens, music director in Bonn from 1933, performed Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Missa solemnis, and Ninth Symphony during his first two seasons, offering the Ninth in both? |
| 15. 2006 Football League One play-off Final (3/14/21) | 568 | 47.3 | ... that Swansea City made two appearances at the Millennium Stadium in 2006, winning the Football League Trophy but losing the Football League One play-off Final? |
| 16. 2005 Football League Two play-off Final (4/2/21) | 575 | 47.9 | ... that Duncan Jupp scored his first league goal for more than a decade in the 2005 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 17. 2016 Football League Two play-off Final (2/6/21) | 578 | 48.1 | ... that AFC Wimbledon were promoted for a sixth time since their formation in 2002 when they won the 2016 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 18. Christian Schreiber (philosopher) (12/16/20) | 1,159 | 48.3 | ... that Christian Schreiber, a church administrator, philosopher and poet, wrote a German version of the Latin Mass for the publication, alongside the original, of Beethoven's Mass in C major? |
| 19. David Cordier (12/9/20) | 582 | 48.5 | ... that countertenor David Cordier performed operatic title roles such as Handel's Giulio Cesare and one of the three sisters in Tri sestry by Péter Eötvös? |
| 20. Sandpaper Ballet (12/13/20) | 590 | 49.2 | ... that despite Sandpaper Ballet being choreographed to music by Leroy Anderson, his piece of the same name is not used? |
| 20. The Art of Losing (The Anchoress album) (4/14/21) | 590 | 49.2 | ... that the title of Welsh musician The Anchoress's album The Art of Losing was inspired by American poet Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art"? |
| 22. Paul Foley (cricketer) (12/7/20) | 597 | 49.8 | ... that Paul Foley, who played one match in his first-class career, went on to co-found the Minor Counties Cricket Championship? |
| 23. William Wernigk (3/10/21) | 599 | 49.9 | ... that William Wernigk performed four roles in Der Rosenkavalier during his decades at the Vienna State Opera, including the Innkeeper on a 1933 recording conducted by Robert Heger? |
| 24. 2013 Football League Two play-off Final (2/21/21) | 1,203 | 50.1 | ... that Bradford City scored three goals in 13 minutes to secure promotion in the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 25. Michael Gläser (1/11/21) | 601 | 50.1 | ... that the choral conductor Michael Gläser was called in to lead the Thomanerchor in Leipzig when its musical director Georg Christoph Biller fell ill? |
December 2020
[edit]| Article | DYK views | Per hour | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. KKLY (12/4/20) | 453 | 37.7 | ... that 185 Spanish-language radio stations aired the astronomy program Universo produced by KXCR of El Paso, Texas? |
| 2. Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (theologian) (12/24/20) | 1,070 | 44.6 | ... that Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger wrote "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen", a popular 19th-century Christmas carol to the melody of an evening song, evoking the sound of bells as a symbol of peace and joy? |
| 3. Peter Lagger (12/3/20) | 1,070 | 44.6 | .. that Swiss bass Peter Lagger performed in the world premieres of Louise Talma's Die Alkestiade at the Oper Frankfurt and of Penderecki's Magnificat at the Salzburg Festival? |
| 4. Gustav Classens (12/16/20) | 1,136 | 47.3 | ... that Gustav Classens, music director in Bonn from 1933, performed Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Missa solemnis, and Ninth Symphony during his first two seasons, offering the Ninth in both |
| 6. Christian Schreiber (philosopher) (12/16/20) | 1,159 | 48.3 | ... that Christian Schreiber, a church administrator, philosopher and poet, wrote a German version of the Latin Mass for the publication, alongside the original, of Beethoven's Mass in C major? |
| 7. David Cordier (12/9/20) | 582 | 48.5 | ... that countertenor David Cordier performed operatic title roles such as Handel's Giulio Cesare and one of the three sisters in Tri sestry by Péter Eötvös? |
| 8. Sandpaper Ballet (12/13/20) | 590 | 49.2 | ... that despite Sandpaper Ballet being choreographed to music by Leroy Anderson, his piece of the same name is not used? |
| 9. Paul Foley (cricketer) (12/7/20) | 597 | 49.8 | ... that Paul Foley, who played one match in his first-class career, went on to co-found the Minor Counties Cricket Championship? |
| 10. Hermann Wiedemann (12/3/20) | 614 | 51.2 | ... that Hermann Wiedemann, who sang the role of Beckmesser in Toscanini's recording of Die Meistersinger, appeared as Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier at the Vienna State Opera 196 times? |
| 11. Johannes Chum (12/16/20) | 1,234 | 51.4 | ... that when Johannes Chum, a tenor in operatic roles from Nerone to Lohengrin, performed in Harnoncourt's recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis, a reviewer described his singing as "seraphic"? |
| 12. Tropical Storm Merbok (2017) (12/17/20) | 1,245 | 51.9 | ... that Tropical Storm Merbok flooded 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of crops in 2017 and led to an economic loss of CN¥600 million (US$88.3 million) in China? |
| 13. W. F. Taylor (12/4/20) | 627 | 52.5 | ... that on this day in 1914, W. F. Taylor became the first president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association? |
| 14. Udyavara Madhava Acharya (12/26/20) | 1,268 | 52.8 | ... that Udyavara Madhava Acharya is credited with the modernisation of the theatre form Yakshagana? |
| 15. Ulung Sitepu (12/6/20) | 641 | 53.4 | ... that as the governor of North Sumatra, Ulung Sitepu donated 2,400 bottles of passion fruit drinks for the inaugural Games of the New Emerging Forces? |
| 16. London Theatre Studio (12/22/20) | 1,285 | 53.5 | ... that the London Theatre Studio was the first English drama school to teach theatrical design as well as drama? |
| 17. Delftia lacustris (12/4/20) | 648 | 54.0 | ... that the bacterium Delftia lacustris could be used in combination with a crust fungus in the bioremediation of petrochemical wastewater? |
| 18. Requiem (Martin) (12/7/20) | 662 | 55.2 | ... that in his Requiem, premiered at Lausanne Cathedral in 1973, Frank Martin scored the "Dies irae" for speaking choir and a "battery of percussion"? |
| 19. Exeter Chiefs Women (12/12/20) | 662 | 55.2 | ... that newly founded Exeter Chiefs Women were given a place in the top flight of English women's rugby union ahead of Richmond Women, historically one of the most successful teams in England? |
| 20. Klaus Bernbacher (12/8/20) | 702 | 58.5 | ... that conductor and politician Klaus Bernbacher was responsible for 600 Radio Bremen music broadcasts, including of the original version of Schönberg's Gurre-Lieder? |
| 21. The Alcestiad (12/14/20) | 722 | 60.2 | ... that The Alcestiad, an opera based on a Greek myth and written collaboratively by Thornton Wilder and composer Louise Talma, was premiered by the Oper Frankfurt in German? |
| 22. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Böhm) (12/20/20) | 1,453 | 60.6 | ... that in Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, a cantata in eleven movements for Advent, Georg Böhm set all eight stanzas of Luther's hymn, and all differently? |
| 23. Autumn (Australian band) (12/21/20) | 1,477 | 61.6 | ... that Australian pop band Autumn was one of four artists co-credited with a number-one hit in the Australian charts on 31 October 1970, each with a version of the song "Yellow River"? |
| 24. Hespress (12/26/20) | 1,543 | 64.3 | ... that Hespress, the most popular news website in Morocco, initially relied on non-staff bloggers for its articles? |
| 25. Women Leaders in Global Health Conference (12/5/20) | 772 | 64.3 | ... that a 2017 global women-leaders conference found that the chief barrier to leadership roles for women was a lack of mentoring? |
| 25. Cassandre (Jarrell) (12/14/20) | 781 | 65.1 | ... that in Cassandre, an opera by Michael Jarrell based on the novel by Christa Wolf, Cassandra speaks and acts without singing? |
| 26. O magnum mysterium (Lauridsen) (12/25/20) | 1,575 | 65.6 | ... that O magnum mysterium, a motet for double choir by Morten Lauridsen, is a setting of a medieval Latin text for Christmas to music described as "ethereal sounds in imperturbable calmness"? |
| 27. Guido Goldman (12/27/20) | 1,583 | 65.9 | ... that academic and philanthropist Guido Goldman convinced West German chancellor Willy Brandt to set up and endow the German Marshall Fund on the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Plan? |
| 28. James M. Canty (12/3/20) | 804 | 67.0 | ... that James M. Canty became the first Superintendent of Mechanical Industries at West Virginia State University following a recommendation from Booker T. Washington? |
| 29. Bangour General Hospital (12/27/20) | 1,627 | 67.8 | ... that the Wallace rule of nines to calculate the area of a burn was introduced by A. B. Wallace of Bangour General Hospital? |
| 30. Recollections of Full Years (12/12/20) | 813 | 67.8 | ... that Recollections of Full Years by Helen Taft was the first memoir published by a first lady of the United States? |
| 31. Rudolf Steglich (12/23/20) | 1,631 | 68 | ... that Rudolf Steglich, a musicologist who wrote his habilitation thesis on rhythm in 1930, was a co-editor of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, the critical edition of Handel's complete works, from 1955? |
| 32. One Voice at Christmas (12/25/20) | 1,645 | 68.5 | ... that One Voice at Christmas involves Aled Jones duetting Christmas carols with his younger self and the late Terry Wogan? |
| 33. My Memoir (1/9/21) | 835 | 69.6 | ... that in My Memoir, former United States first lady Edith Wilson detailed how she became Woodrow Wilson's gatekeeper after his stroke, prioritizing his official duties? |
| 34. Cello Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven) (12/16/20) | 1,678 | 69.9 | ... that Beethoven's Third Cello Sonata, first performed in 1809, has been described as the first sonata for piano and cello to treat the instruments as equal partners? |
January 2021
[edit]| Article | DYK views | Per hour | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. KPHN (1/24/21) | 543 | 45.2 | ... that during the trial of Francis Gary Powers, Kansas radio station KBTO presented summaries of Radio Moscow broadcasts alongside other international reports? |
| 2. Rosl Zapf (1/8/21) | 557 | 46.4 | ... that Rosl Zapf, a mezzo-soprano of the Oper Frankfurt who took part in world premieres, appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte conducted by Georg Solti? |
| 3. Michael Gläser (1/11/21) | 601 | 50.1 | ... that the choral conductor Michael Gläser was called in to lead the Thomanerchor in Leipzig when its musical director Georg Christoph Biller fell ill? |
| 4. Columbia Global Reports (1/20/21) | 611 | 50.9 | ... that Columbia University's small press Columbia Global Reports has been described as "somewhere between a magazine and book publisher"? |
| 5. WUNA (1/30/21) | 618 | 51.5 | ... that when a proposed sale of Orlando-area radio station WVCF fell through, the attempted buyer started his own station? |
| 6. Bangladesh national cricket team record by opponent (1/28/21) | 624 | 52.0 | ... that Bangladesh is the only Test-playing nation that has not been involved in any tied international cricket matches? |
| 7. Lucy Burwell Page Saunders (1/16/21) | 634 | 52.8 | ... that Lucy Burwell Page Saunders's novel Dora Lee features a French-speaking macaw named Fanchon, inspired by Dolley Madison's pet parrot, who attacks three different characters in eight pages? |
| 8. Gernot Roll (1/6/21) | 639 | 53.2 | ... that Gernot Roll, considered an expert in literary adaptations, was the cinematographer for the 11-part television series The Buddenbrooks based on Thomas Mann's novel? |
| 9. Frances Todman (1/9/21) | 654 | 54.5 | ... that Fran Todman, who fundraised for the Retina Foundation for decades, was honored with an electrophysiology laboratory at the Schepens Eye Research Institute being named for her? |
| 10. Oscar Fritz Schuh (1/15/21) | 655 | 54.6 | ... that Oscar Fritz Schuh created a new style to direct Mozart operas at the Vienna State Opera, focused on the psychology of the characters? |
| 11. Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit (1/31/21) | 662 | 55.2 | ... that "Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit", for New Year in the current Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, takes two stanzas from a 1851 song by Heinrich Bone, a third stanza and refrain from 1969, and a 1529 popular melody by Luther? |
| 12. Iqbal Qureshi (1/17/21) | 755 | 62.9 | ... that Iqbal Qureshi composed the music for the 1964 film Cha Cha Cha, the first Indian film to feature Western dance? |
| 13. Edinburgh City Hospital (1/1/21) | 1,511 | 63.0 | ... that Milestone House at the Edinburgh City Hospital was the first custom-built AIDS hospice in the UK? |
| 14. Philip Saunders (philatelist) (1/19/21) | 767 | 63.9 | ... that in their 1962 postal history of the Cayman Islands, Philip Saunders and Everard Aguilar were unable to find any surviving mail from the islands before 1889 in private collections, and very little in archives? |
| 15. Kafilur Rahman Nishat Usmani (1/30/21) | 771 | 64.2 | ... that Kafilur Rahman Nishat Usmani translated the Islamic law book Fatawa 'Alamgiri from Arabic into Urdu? |
| 16. Freedom of Information Act (Illinois) (1/2/21) | 1,567 | 65 | ... that after Illinois overhauled its Freedom of Information Act on January 1, 2010, the law became regarded as one of the most liberal public-records statutes in the United States? |
| 17. Wolfgang Marschner (1/12/21) | 792 | 66.0 | ... that Wolfgang Marschner was the violinist in the first public performance of a work by Karlheinz Stockhausen, his Sonatine, with the composer as the pianist? |
| 18. KCEE (1/21/21) | 816 | 68 | ... that KEVT, the first Spanish-language radio station in Tucson, offered English lessons from a University of Arizona professor? |
| 19. Zabân-e Pâk (1/29/21) | 822 | 68.5 | ... that the treatise Zabân-e Pâk, written by Ahmad Kasravi, was one of the first works that sought to suggest refinements to the Persian language? |
| 20. My Memoir (1/9/21) | 835 | 69.6 | ... that in My Memoir, former United States first lady Edith Wilson detailed how she became Woodrow Wilson's gatekeeper after his stroke, prioritizing his official duties? |
| 21. Jerome Kohl (1/28/21) | 838 | 69.8 | ... that Jerome Kohl, a music theorist of the University of Washington, was recognized internationally as an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, publishing a book on his Zeitmaße in 2017? |
| 22. Manek Premchand (1/30/21) | 838 | 69.8 | ... that Manek Premchand estimated that 4,334 Hindi films made between 1930 and 1970 depicted around 36,000 songs? |
February 2021
[edit]| Article | DYK views | Per hour | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 2017 EFL League Two play-off Final (2/8/21) | 443 | 36.9 | ... that Blackpool became the most successful club in the history of English Football League play-offs when they won the 2017 EFL League Two play-off Final against Exeter City? |
| 2. In the Night (ballet) (2/5/21) | 504 | 42.0 | ... that Jerome Robbins's ballet In the Night is set to four nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin? |
| 3. 2016 Football League Two play-off Final (2/6/21) | 578 | 48.1 | ... that AFC Wimbledon were promoted for a sixth time since their formation in 2002 when they won the 2016 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 4. 2013 Football League Two play-off Final (2/21/21) | 1,203 | 50.1 | ... that Bradford City scored three goals in 13 minutes to secure promotion in the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 5. Cyclone Meena (2/9/21) | 608 | 50.7 | ... that Cyclone Meena was the first of four severe tropical cyclones to impact the Cook Islands in February 2005? |
| 6. Kyle Larson Racing (2/4/21) | 664 | 55.3 | ... that after twelve years of attempts, Kyle Larson won the Chili Bowl Nationals back-to-back in the first two years in which he ran the event for his own team? |
| 7. 2014 Football League Two play-off Final (2/11/21) | 671 | 55.9 | ... that Billy Kee was going to include "Wembley" in the name of his child who was being born during the 2014 Football League Two play-off Final if he scored? |
| 8. 2013 Football League One play-off Final (2/12/21) | 675 | 56.2 | ... that after winning the 2013 Football League One play-off Final, Yeovil Town were promoted to the second tier of English football just ten years after being a non-League club? |
| 9. St Peter's Medal (2/2/21) | 696 | 58.0 | ... that the St Peter's Medal of the British Association of Urological Surgeons was first awarded for the detection of bladder cancers in the dye industry? |
| 10. Anne Bierwirth (2/9/21) | 699 | 58.3 | ... that Anne Bierwirth has performed the alto part in Bach's Christmas Oratorio, and in a recording of the first Passion oratorio in German by Reinhard Keiser? |
| 11. Peter Herrmann (2/21/21) | 1,419 | 59.1 | ... that Peter Herrmann composed a Second Symphony that premiered at the Gewandhaus with Kurt Masur, and a Kant Pop Symphony that premiered at the Musikhochschule Leipzig, where he had taught for decades? |
| 12. Charles Mayer (journalist) (2/4/21) | 710 | 59.2 | ... that journalist Charles Mayer proposed an election procedure change in his attempt to become president of the National Boxing Association? |
| 13. Frank LoMonte (2/5/21) | 739 | 61.6 | ... that lawyer and press freedom advocate Frank LoMonte helped pass legislation in 14 U.S. states outlawing censorship of student media by school administrators? |
| 14. Miriam Usher Chrisman (2/6/21) | 765 | 63.8 | ... that in a 1982 book about the printing industry of 16th-century Strasbourg, historian Miriam Usher Chrisman demonstrated the scholarly potential of the digital analysis of large archival datasets? |
| 15. I've Seen All I Need to See (2/23/21) | 1,551 | 64.6 | ... that American band the Body's album I've Seen All I Need to See opens with a reading of the poem "The Kaleidoscope" by Scottish poet Douglas Dunn? |
| 16. 2005 Football League One play-off Final (2/19/21) | 1,604 | 66.8 | ... that some of the Sheffield Wednesday team participated in a conga on the M4 motorway after winning the 2005 Football League One play-off Final? |
| 17. Rudy Atwood (2/8/21) | 805 | 67.1 | ... that gospel pianist Rudy Atwood, heard on Old Fashioned Revival Hour radio broadcasts of the 1930s to the 1960s, attributed his hymn arrangements to the influence of J. S. Bach? |
| 18. Biserka Cvejić (2/18/21) | 1,672 | 69.7 | ... that Biserka Cvejić, a Serbian mezzo-soprano who appeared at the Vienna State Opera in 372 performances, made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961 as Amneris in Verdi's Aida? |
March 2021
[edit]| Article | DYK views | Per hour | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Stravinsky Violin Concerto (3/4/21) | 404 | 33.7 | ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Stravinsky Violin Concerto in 1972, a year after Igor Stravinsky's death, having previously choreographed another ballet to the same score in 1941? |
| 2. Vienna Waltzes (3/12/21) | 410 | 34.2 | ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Vienna Waltzes as a tribute to Austria, using music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Richard Strauss? |
| 3. KNBS (TV) (3/20/21) | 530 | 44.2 | ... that Chuck Connors, star of the ABC show The Rifleman, was an investor in TV station KNBS, an ABC affiliate, in Washington state? |
| 4. List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario (3/22/21) | 531 | 44.3 | ... that Dwayne De Rosario is Canada's all-time leading male soccer goalscorer, with 22 international goals? |
| 5. Peter Wollny (3/10/21) | 569 | 44.7 | ... that the Bach Archive in Leipzig, directed by Peter Wollny, acquired in 2021 Gustav Mahler's Bach edition, in 59 volumes with handwritten annotations by Mahler? |
| 6. 2006 Football League One play-off Final (3/14/21) | 568 | 47.3 | ... that Swansea City made two appearances at the Millennium Stadium in 2006, winning the Football League Trophy but losing the Football League One play-off Final? |
| 7. William Wernigk (3/10/21) | 599 | 49.9 | ... that William Wernigk performed four roles in Der Rosenkavalier during his decades at the Vienna State Opera, including the Innkeeper on a 1933 recording conducted by Robert Heger? |
| 8. Joachim Herz (3/11/21) | 618 | 51.5 | ... that Joachim Herz was the stage director of an unconventional production of the Ring cycle at the Leipzig Opera, completed in 1976, and of the opening performance of the restored Semperoper in 1985? |
| 9. Volker Wangenheim (3/15/21) | 621 | 51.8 | ... that conductor Volker Wangenheim opened the Beethovenhalle in Bonn for music by Karlheinz Stockhausen on 15 November 1969, including the world premiere of Fresco for four orchestral groups? |
| 10. Allen Mawer (3/20/21) | 635 | 52.9 | ... that Allen Mawer was the driving force behind the establishment of the English Place-Name Society, which conducted a systematic survey of English place names? |
| 11. 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final (3/27/21) | 644 | 53.7 | ... that Crewe Alexandra were promoted back to the second tier of English football for the first time in 101 years when they won the 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final? |
| 12. Norman C. Deno (3/6/21) | 657 | 54.7 | ... that plant scientist Norman C. Deno's research on seed germination techniques resulted in him writing a book with germination methods for thousands of species? |
| 13. BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year (3/8/21) | 658 | 54.8 | ... that badminton player P. V. Sindhu became the inaugural recipient of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award in 2020? |
| 14. 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final (3/20/21) | 688 | 57.3 | ... that the 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final was the first play-off final to feature two brothers when Neil and David Gregory played for Colchester United? |
| 15. "Lob Gott getrost mit Singen" (3/13/21) | 768 | 64.0 | ... that "Lob Gott getrost mit Singen" (Praise God confidently with singing), the first line of a 1544 hymn by the Bohemian Brethren, was used for the title of a songbook aimed at senior citizens? |
| 16. 2012 Football League Two play-off Final (3/6/21) | 760 | 63.3 | ... that Cheltenham Town lost the 2012 Football League Two play-off Final, their first defeat in nine play-off matches? |
| 17. Invisible Cities (album) (3/27/21) | 761 | 63.4 | ... that A Winged Victory for the Sullen's album Invisible Cities was composed as the score of a multimedia theatre production that was inspired by Italo Calvino's 1972 novel of the same name? |
| 18. Epsom College in Malaysia (3/20/21) | 766 | 63.8 | ... that Boris Johnson and Tony Fernandes were present at the opening ceremony of Epsom College in Malaysia in 2014? |
| 19. Andréa Guiot (3/8/21) | 789 | 65.7 | ... that Andréa Guiot appeared internationally in French soprano roles such as Mireille, Marguerite, Manon, and Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen, which she recorded alongside Maria Callas in the title role? |
| 20. Andanappa Doddameti (3/14/21) | 789 | 65.8 | ... that Andanappa Doddameti was the first member to address the Bombay Legislative Assembly in the Kannada language? |
| 21. 2009 Football League One play-off Final (3/11/21) | 796 | 66.3 | ... that 23-year-old Michael Oliver refereed the 2009 Football League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium the day after his father had officiated the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 22. Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock (3/30/21) | 817 | 68.1 | ... that the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock was the first symphony orchestra to perform as a full ensemble following a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany? |
| 23. Poème roumain (3/23/21) | 821 | 68.4 | ... that Poème roumain was composed by George Enescu when he was only 16 years old? |
April 2021
[edit]| Article | DYK views | Per hour | Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Women in Print Conference (4/12/21) | 421 | 35.1 | ... that attending the first Women in Print Conference inspired Carol Seajay to create Feminist Bookstore News? |
| 2. 2005 Football League Two play-off Final (4/2/21) | 575 | 47.9 | ... that Duncan Jupp scored his first league goal for more than a decade in the 2005 Football League Two play-off Final? |
| 3. The Art of Losing (The Anchoress album) (4/14/21) | 590 | 49.2 | ... that the title of Welsh musician The Anchoress's album The Art of Losing was inspired by American poet Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art"? |
| 4. Michael Hampe (4/11/21) | 625 | 52.1 | ... that Michael Hampe, who directed the Cologne Opera for 20 years, was the stage director for the world premiere of Henze's adaptation of Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria at the Salzburg Festival? |
| 5. Flock (Jane Weaver album) (4/3/21) | 695 | 57.9 | ... that English musician Jane Weaver's album Flock was inspired by Lebanese torch songs, 1980s Russian Aerobics records, and Australian punk music? |
| 6. Vaccine ingredients (4/23/21) | 698 | 58.2 | ... that an immunologic adjuvant is a vaccine ingredient that makes the immune response stronger and longer-lasting? |
| 7. Christians, awake, salute the happy morn (4/4/21) | 699 | 58.3 | ... that "Christians, awake, salute the happy morn" is a hymn based on a poem that John Byrom first presented "For Dolly"? |
| 8. Lyubomir Pipkov (4/6/21) | 732 | 61.0 | ... that Lyubomir Pipkov is considered one of the founders of Bulgaria's modern professional musical establishment? |
| 9. Wilfrid T. F. Castle (4/7/21) | 762 | 63.5 | ... that English clergyman Wilfrid T. F. Castle wrote the first book-length account of the postal history of Cyprus? |
| 10. WRTV (4/6/21) | 780 | 65.0 | ... that students from four local high schools and Rutgers University each had their chance to run New Jersey television station WRTV for a day? |
| 11. Luis Abraham Delgadillo (4/10/21) | 809 | 67.4 | ... that Luis Abraham Delgadillo was Nicaragua's director-general of musical culture, a position which was created specifically for him? |
| 12. Vikram Phadnis (4/12/21) | 812 | 67.7 | ... that Vikram Phadnis designed around 800 costumes for the Bollywood film Salaam-e-Ishq? |
| 13. Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (4/4/21) | 838 | 69.8 | ... that after IFPI Taiwan established the IFPI Taiwan Charts in August 1996, the charts were noted for having their own World Wide Web site? |