Surprise 149908 224262193 2008-07-08T01:33:17Z Mdnavman 7061136 Improved first line. ~~~~mdnavman {{wiktionary|surprise}} '''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 {{disambig}} [[de:Surprise]] [[fr:Surprise (homonymie)]] [[ja:サプライズ]] [[simple:Surprise]] [[vo:Surprise]]