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'''Surprise''' is something that is unsuspected. "Surprise" may refer to:
===Unsuspected things===
* [[Surprise (emotion)]]
* [[Surprise party]], a party of which the honored person is not told of beforehand.
* [[Surprise factor]], the fundamental element in humor that puts a twist on familiar subjects
* Surprise, surprisal, or [[self-information]], the information-theoretic quantity <math>\log {1 \over p} = - \log{p}</math>, where p is the probability of occurrence
* [[Ambush]] or military surprise, a military strategy to strike the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which they are unprepared
===Places===
In the United States:
* [[Surprise, Arizona]], a city
* [[Surprise, Indiana]], an unincorporated town
* [[Surprise, Nebraska]], a village
===Entertainment===
;Music
* [[Symphony No. 94 (Haydn)]] in G major, the "Surprise Symphony" by Joseph Haydn
* [[Surprise (Paul Simon album)|''Surprise'' (Paul Simon album)]], a 2006 album by Paul Simon
* [[Surprise (Better Than Ezra album)|''Surprise'' (Better Than Ezra album)]], a 1989 album by Better Than Ezra
* [[Surprise Records]], a record label
;Television and film
* [[Surprise (Buffy episode)]], an episode of the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* ''[[Surprise!]]'', an award-winning short film by Veit Helmer
* [[Surprise (animated film)|''Surprise'' (animated film)]], an animated short film created by Pixar Animation Studios for ''Sesame Street''
* ''[[Traumschiff Surprise - Periode 1]]'', a German science fiction parody film by Michael "Bully" Herbig
;Novels
*[[HMS Surprise (novel)|HMS ''Surprise'' (novel)]], the third novel in the [[Aubrey-Maturin series]] by [[Patrick O'Brian]].
===Ships===
;Naval ships
* [[HMS Surprise|HMS ''Surprise'']] or [[HMS Surprise|HMS ''Surprize'']], the name of thirteen ships of the British [[Royal Navy]]
* [[USS Surprise|''Surprise'']], the name of one ship of the [[Continental Navy]] of the United States, and [[USS Surprise|USS ''Surprise'']], the name of four ships of the [[United States Navy]].
;Other ships
* [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS ''Surprise'']], a modern replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate named [[HMS Rose|HMS ''Rose'']], modified to represent the [[6th rate]] [[frigate]] [[HMS Surprise (1796)|HMS ''Surprise'']] in the film [[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World|''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'']], and now owned by the [[San Diego Maritime Museum]].
===People===
* [[Surprise Moriri]], a South African football (soccer) player
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