EQC 1 Flashcards

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Who was that Serbian air stewardess.

A

Vesna Vulovic

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2
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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.

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Bhakra

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3
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Which Baroque painter was nicknamed Lo Spagnoletto or the Little Spaniard?

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Jusipe di Ribera

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4
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In 1978 the first New York public space named for an artist was a sculpture garden named for which Ukranian born woman?

A

Louise Nevelson.

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5
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What 8 letter word is given to the extra cellular matrix of jellyfish.

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Mesoglea

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Hired by Nintendo at the age of 23, which pioneering composer is known for his contributions to Super Mario and Zelda

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Koji KONDO

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7
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Gary Johnson, played by Glenn Powell is the title character of which 2023 Richard Linklater movie?

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Hit man

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8
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Who was both the first pm and first president of gabon?

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Leon mba

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9
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Which ukranian multiple world lightweight boxing champ won olymoivc gold in Beijing and london

A

Lomachenko

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10
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The penultimate us number 1 of the 1970s, Babe was the biggest hit of which us band?

A

Styx

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11
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Which editor of the New York Times magazines style magazine T, who wrote the bestselling 2015 novel A Little Life?

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Hanya Yanigahara

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12
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What are Eleanor Cattons debut and third novels?

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The Rehearsal
Birnam Wood

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13
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What is the capital of Dagestan

A

Makhachkala

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14
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Deepest river canyon in the world, located in Dagestan?

A

Sulak

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15
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Which canyon in Montenegro is the second deepest in the world?

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Tara river canyon

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16
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Despite never having won a global medal which American is 4th alltime in the men’s pole vault?

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Kc lightfoot

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17
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Originally famous for his “magic vines” which us illusionist has two of the three most watched tiktok videos?

A

Zach king

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18
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Who became president of Paraguay in 2023?

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Santiago Pena

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19
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Whi h female Australian novelist was the first to win 4 Miles Franklin awards, an achievement later matched by Tim Winton?

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Thea Astley

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20
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Kenyan president

A

William ruto

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21
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South American crane like birds with red legged and black legged species

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Seriema

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22
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Oldest cave paintings europe

A

El castillo

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23
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Israeli genocide of palestine

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Nakba

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24
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Oracle at delphi aka

A

Pythia

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25
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Mexican born us sculptor husband of angelica huston

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Robert graham

26
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1940 which ship biggest loss life in UK maritime hidtory

A

Lancástria

27
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The Angkor Wat replica being constructed in bihar is dedicated to who?

A

Ramayan

28
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Invented the currywurst

A

Herta heuwer

29
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In which city is the kiek in de Koch artillery tower

A

Tallin

30
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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.

A

SYBARIS

31
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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?

A

WATCHMAKER ANALOGY

32
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Jack Butler Yeats’ Olympic medal winning painting?

A

LIFFEY SWIM

33
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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?

A

CARDENO

34
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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?

A

POIRE BELLE HELENE

35
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The first heart transplant took place in whcih hospital?

A

GROOTE SCHUR

36
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Who directed the palm D’or winning film Anora

A

Sean BAKER

36
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Which screenwriter is known for his collaborations with his wife Aubrey Plaza?

A

Jeff BAENA

37
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Who plays the title rols in Anora?

A

Mikey MADISON

38
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On which island was the japanese admiral Yamamoto killed in 1943?

A

BOUGAINVILLE

39
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Which supercontinent, that broke up c. 750-650 million years ago, takes its name from a Russian word meaning ‘birthplace’?

A

RODINIA

40
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Which 11time Oscar winner for best production design also designed the Oscar statuette?

A

Cedric GIBBONS

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42
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Three cayman islands

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Grand cayman
Little cayman
Cayman brac

43
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Olympic chinese gymnast founded fashion company

A

Li ning

44
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755 to 763 ce civil war in China at midpoint of tang dynasty

A

An lushan rebellion

45
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Largest settlement in nauru

A

Denigomodu

46
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Who has been pm of Dominica since 2004

A

Roosevelt Skerrit

47
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National flag with a width more than twice ire height

A

Qatar

48
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Which royal palace of savoy gives its name to an 1909 “bargain” between Italy and russia

A

Racconigi

49
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Who directed the 2019 Marie Curie biopic Radioactive?

A

Marjane Satrapi

50
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Commonly known as Ecolibt, and the creator of the international baccalaureate, in which city is the oldest international school?

A

Geneva

51
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Largest vertebrae family

A

Cyprinidae

52
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Subdivision of a commune in italy

A

Frazione

53
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2 largest islands adriatic

A

Krk
Cres

54
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Spin off band of Panic at the Disoco

A

Young veins

55
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State owned Soviet company responsible for lada

A

Avtovaz

56
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Mario vargas laosa,widow, Enrique Iglesias mum

A

Isabel preysler

57
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Wife of stteve mcqueen

A

Nelle adams

58
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Wife of stteve mcqueen

A

Nelle adams

59
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1793 to 96 French counter revolution

A

Vendee

60
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Chile football champs. Only southern Chile winners

A

Huachipato