General Knowledge 2 Flashcards
American Poet. 1887-1963. Wrote about rural life in New England.
Robert Frost
French city where first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.
Chamonix
NHL team with the most Stanley Cup wins.
Montreal Canadians
Nine students who attended Little Rock high school after desegregation. Under Eisenhower. 1957.
Little Rock Nine
1825-1899, Austrian composer. Wrote many waltzes. Wrote “The Blue Danube”.
Johan Baptist Strauss
1870-90. Named after Mark Twain novel. Reconstruction age, industrialization. Economic growth and influx of immigrants.
The Gilded Age
Prime Minister of UK when WWII started.
Neville Chamberlain
Only NFL team to finish perfect season with Superbowl win.
Miami Dolphins
Between Sweden and Finland. Above Poland.
Baltic Sea
Archipelago in Spanish Region, west of Morocco that includes Tenerife
Canary Islands
Island that contains Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
Borneo Island
- Between British and Spanish & French during Napoleonic war.
The Battle of Trafalgar
- Under FDR, plan to re-inflate the economy.
New Deal
Prophet that came before Jesus. Appears in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Baptised Jesus. Was ordered to be killed by Herod.
John The Baptist
The scientific name for the kneecap.
Patella
Myth in Genesis about united humans all speaking the same language. They build a tower and Yahweh separates them and makes them speak different languages.
Tower of Babel
Massachusetts. Where the Mayflower pilgrims landed.
Plymouth Rock
German composer, wrote operas, both music and book. Wanted to create the complete opera, “Gesamtkunstwerk.” Wrote The Ring of Nibelung.
Wagner
Novel by Dumas, 1844. About Edmond Dantes, a first mate who was sent to prison by ship mates. His cellmate tells him about a treasure and he escapes to go get it.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Knight of Arthur’s round table. Son of Lancelot. One of three achievers of Holy Grail.
Galahad
Large green left field wall in Fenway park, home to Boston Red Sox.
Green Monster
Swiss psychologist 1875-1961. Younger than Freud. Individuation.
Carl Jung
Annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Duty Muslims who are able must do at least once in their lifetime.
Hajj
Leader of Cuba between 1959 to 2008. Communist ruling.
Fidel Castro
NASA program to send unmanned probes through the 50s-90s to explore space.
Pioneer Program
