good weekend Flashcards
Under which tree is the buddha said to have attained enlightenment?
Bodhi tree
Which is the weaker force: electromagnetic or gravitational?
gravitational
In marine science, moderate tides are known as what?
neap
What does a pascal measure ?
Pressure
The Nullabor plaine stretches between which two states?
SA & WA
If you have pernicious anaemia, what do you lack?
B12
Name the G7 Nations.
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US
Which classic children’s film is based on a book by Ian Fleming?
Chitty chitty bang bang
How many times did phar lap win the melbourne cup?
once
Who defined Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”?
churchill
which country is named after jesus christ?
El Salvador
The name of which spice comes from the latin for ‘nail” for their shape?
Cloves (lt. clovus)
gargamel is the main antagonist of which belgian comic franchise?
The Smurfs
What is the duduk?
An Armenian wind instrument
What are the world’s 3 most populous democracies?
India, US, Indonesia
Chinstraps, macaronis ans gentoos ate species of which bird?
Penguin
What is the scientific study of the body’s resistence to infectious diseases?
Immunology
What were the Pentagon papers?
SEcret US gov papers about the US political and military involvement in Vietnam.
What are the 3 main peninsulas in SA?
Eyre, Yorke, Fleurieu.
So many Australian are …..
No longer prepared to make personal sacrifices in the interests of the common good.
What does the international CITES treaty regulate or ban trade in?
Endangered species
What was the first carbon neutral country?
Bhutan
What is the highest mountain in North America?
Denali or Mt McKinley
Who was Russia’s first freely elected leader?
Boris yelstsin
Which river forms the international border between Myanmar and Laos?
Mekong
The refugee Olympic team debuted at which Olympic Games?
Rio 2016
The islands of new Britain, new Ireland and manus are part of which country?
PNG
Which sea has the lowest elevation on earth?
The Dead Sea
Phonagnosia is the inability to distinguish people by their what?
Voice
Which major public square in Berlin is named after a Russian tsar?
Alexanderplatz
What is the name of a person who makes guitars?
Luthier
Where is the annual bong bong race day held?
Bowral
Alexa, cortina and bixby are names of what?
Digital assistants
The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in which city in 1971?
London
After what was the Jurassic period named?
The Jura mountains, where remains from the period where first found.
Which Australian comic strip, created in 1921, is one of the longest running?
Ginger mega
What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet?
A
Who is the head of the reserve bank?
Philip Lowe
In Italian cuisine, what does al forno mean.
Baked in the oven
The Stuart highway’s southern terminus is in which city.
Port Augusta
What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses?
Crash
Which sea bird is also known as a gooney?
Albatross
The disease parotitis is better known as what?
The mumps
Which Pacific Ocean nation was formerly known as the New Hebrides?
Vanuatu
In Greek mythology, which god was condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity.
Atlas
The name of which Australian Holden id aboriginal for “high plains “?
Monaro
Melville and Bathurst islands are collectively known as what?
The Tiwi islands
Which fictional character lend his name to a pact where morals are traded for material gain?
Faust (dr Faustus)
