EQC 1 Flashcards
Who was that Serbian air stewardess.
Vesna Vulovic
A landmark project for Nehru, which landmark dam on the Sutlej river was a major project for Nehru. It remains the largest dam in India.
Bhakra
Which Baroque painter was nicknamed Lo Spagnoletto or the Little Spaniard?
Jusipe di Ribera
In 1978 the first New York public space named for an artist was a sculpture garden named for which Ukranian born woman?
Louise Nevelson.
What 8 letter word is given to the extra cellular matrix of jellyfish.
Mesoglea
Hired by Nintendo at the age of 23, which pioneering composer is known for his contributions to Super Mario and Zelda
Koji KONDO
Gary Johnson, played by Glenn Powell is the title character of which 2023 Richard Linklater movie?
Hit man
Who was both the first pm and first president of gabon?
Leon mba
Which ukranian multiple world lightweight boxing champ won olymoivc gold in Beijing and london
Lomachenko
The penultimate us number 1 of the 1970s, Babe was the biggest hit of which us band?
Styx
Which editor of the New York Times magazines style magazine T, who wrote the bestselling 2015 novel A Little Life?
Hanya Yanigahara
What are Eleanor Cattons debut and third novels?
The Rehearsal
Birnam Wood
What is the capital of Dagestan
Makhachkala
Deepest river canyon in the world, located in Dagestan?
Sulak
Which canyon in Montenegro is the second deepest in the world?
Tara river canyon
Despite never having won a global medal which American is 4th alltime in the men’s pole vault?
Kc lightfoot
Originally famous for his “magic vines” which us illusionist has two of the three most watched tiktok videos?
Zach king
Who became president of Paraguay in 2023?
Santiago Pena
Whi h female Australian novelist was the first to win 4 Miles Franklin awards, an achievement later matched by Tim Winton?
Thea Astley
Kenyan president
William ruto
South American crane like birds with red legged and black legged species
Seriema
Oldest cave paintings europe
El castillo
Israeli genocide of palestine
Nakba
Oracle at delphi aka
Pythia
Mexican born us sculptor husband of angelica huston
Robert graham
1940 which ship biggest loss life in UK maritime hidtory
Lancástria
The Angkor Wat replica being constructed in bihar is dedicated to who?
Ramayan
Invented the currywurst
Herta heuwer
In which city is the kiek in de Koch artillery tower
Tallin
Which city on the western shore of the Gulf of Taranto was destroyed by its neighbours in 510 BCE? Its wealth was so great that it became synonymous with pleasure and luxury.
SYBARIS
Used by William Paley in his 1802 book Natural Theology, and referred to by Richard Dawkins in a 1986 book, which teleological argument states that design implies a designer?
WATCHMAKER ANALOGY
Jack Butler Yeats’ Olympic medal winning painting?
LIFFEY SWIM
According to its writer Lewis Theobald his 1727 play Double Falsehood, (also known as The Distressed Lovers) was based on which ‘lost’ play by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, which was itself based on an episode in Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote?
CARDENO
Created by August Escoffier and made from poached pears and ice cream, which dessert is named after an 1864 opera bouffe by Jacques Offenbach that deals with events leading up to the Trojan War?
POIRE BELLE HELENE
The first heart transplant took place in whcih hospital?
GROOTE SCHUR
Who directed the palm D’or winning film Anora
Sean BAKER
Which screenwriter is known for his collaborations with his wife Aubrey Plaza?
Jeff BAENA
Who plays the title rols in Anora?
Mikey MADISON
On which island was the japanese admiral Yamamoto killed in 1943?
BOUGAINVILLE
Which supercontinent, that broke up c. 750-650 million years ago, takes its name from a Russian word meaning ‘birthplace’?
RODINIA
Which 11time Oscar winner for best production design also designed the Oscar statuette?
Cedric GIBBONS
Three cayman islands
Grand cayman
Little cayman
Cayman brac
Olympic chinese gymnast founded fashion company
Li ning
755 to 763 ce civil war in China at midpoint of tang dynasty
An lushan rebellion
Largest settlement in nauru
Denigomodu
Who has been pm of Dominica since 2004
Roosevelt Skerrit
National flag with a width more than twice ire height
Qatar
Which royal palace of savoy gives its name to an 1909 “bargain” between Italy and russia
Racconigi
Who directed the 2019 Marie Curie biopic Radioactive?
Marjane Satrapi
Commonly known as Ecolibt, and the creator of the international baccalaureate, in which city is the oldest international school?
Geneva
Largest vertebrae family
Cyprinidae
Subdivision of a commune in italy
Frazione
2 largest islands adriatic
Krk
Cres
Spin off band of Panic at the Disoco
Young veins
State owned Soviet company responsible for lada
Avtovaz
Mario vargas laosa,widow, Enrique Iglesias mum
Isabel preysler
Wife of stteve mcqueen
Nelle adams
Wife of stteve mcqueen
Nelle adams
1793 to 96 French counter revolution
Vendee
Chile football champs. Only southern Chile winners
Huachipato
