Surprise
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Surprise may refer to:
- 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
, 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
[edit] Places
In the United States:
- Surprise, Arizona, a city
- Surprise, Indiana, an unincorporated town
- Surprise, Nebraska, a village
[edit] Entertainment
- Music
- Symphony No. 94 (Haydn) in G major, the "Surprise Symphony" by Joseph Haydn
- Surprise (Paul Simon album), a 2006 album by Paul Simon
- 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), 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
[edit] Other uses
- HMS Surprise, various real and fictional Royal Navy ships
- Surprise Moriri, a South African football (soccer) player

