JAN 17 Flashcards
What name is given to the unified theory of evolution that was developed in the early
20th century that reconciled Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian selection?
MODERN SYNTHESIS
What surname is shared by father and daughter composers Giulio and Francesca
who pioneered opera in the early 17th century? They are the composers of Le
nuove musiche, and La liberazione di Ruggiero respectively
CACCINI
Our Mathematical Universe and Life 3.0 are works by which Swedish-born physicist
and cosmologist at MIT, also associated with the effective altruism movement?
Max TEGMARK
What was the name of the West African-born slave who led the 1760 uprising of
slaves on Jamaica to which he gives his name?
TACKY
PAISLEY IS CAPITAL OF
RENFREWSHIRE
Which MP was suspended from the Scottish National Party after contravening
lockdown guidance in October 202
MARGARET FERRIER
Takaaki Kijita and Arthur McDonald won the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics for
discovering that neutrinos undergo which process, in which its lepton flavour
varies over time, something which implies that it has a mass?
oscillation
Which biographical sports film of 2005 features Samuel L. Jackson as a high
school basketball coach w
coach carter
Who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his iconic Vietnam War photograph
depicting the summary execution of a Vietcong prisoner in the streets of Saigon?
eddie adams
Which Russian evolutionary biologist had a major role in developing the modern
synthesis and is known for his essay Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in
the Light of Evolution?
Theodosius DOBZHANSKY
Which mining town on Spitsbergen island, Svalbard, is the northernmost
inhabited civilian settlement in the world?
NY ALESUND
Anthropic Bias and Superintelligence are works by which Swedish-born
philosopher at the University of Oxford, associated with highlighting the risks
posed to humanity by superhuman artificial intelligence?
NICK BOSTROM
Which actress who appeared in 204 episodes of the TV series Smallville as
Chloe Sullivan, in 2019 plead guilty to racketeering and sex trafficking charges as
a result in being a high-level member of the NXIVM [NEXIUM] cult?
Alison MACK
Which modernist Uruguayan author of Tales of Love, Madness and Death
included the Huguenot potter Bernard Palissy in his essay about 19 exemplary
heroes?
HORACIO QUIROGA
Who is the only cricketer in history to play for both Australia and New Zealand?
This wicketkeeper made four appearances for Australia in 2008 and went on to
play for New Zealand in their 2015 World Cup Final defeat to Australia.
LUKE RONCHI
Which Japanese spice mix that contains chilli and orange peel has a name
meaning “seven flavour chilli pepper”?
SHICHIMI TOGARASHI
The warrior Thor, the wizard Merlin, the Valkyrie Thyra, and the elf Questor are
the four playable characters in which 1985 dungeon crawl arcade game by Atari?
GAUNTLET
Masatoshi Koshiba and Raymond Davis Jr. won the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics
for discovering neutrinos emitted by the sun. To do this, Davis had led which
experiment named after the South Dakota gold mine in which it had taken place?
HOMESTAKE
Which Venetian musician was the most prolific composer of printed secular music
in the 17th century
Barbara STROZZI
Which 19th century poet and playwright, considered the Father of Puerto Rican
literature, wrote a biodrama about Bernard Palissy subtitled The Heroism of
Work?
TAPIA
Which stately home in East Yorkshire gives its name to the 1890 politican
scandal when the young Guardsman William Gordon-Cumming was accused of
cheating in a baccarat game in which his friend, the future Edward VII, was also
taking part?
TRANBY CROFT
Which village in Essex, located on the Dengie peninsula, is home to the Grade I
listed Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, which was constructed in the 660s and is
among the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England?
BRADWELL ON SEA
FOUNDED PATRAEON
SAM YAM, JACK CONTE
The Amazon Tyris Flare, the barbarian Ax Battler, and the dwarf Gillius
Thunderhead are the three playable characters in which 1989 sidescrolling beat
‘em up arcade game by Sega?
GOLDEN AXE
Which northeast Indian spice mix that contains fenugreek and black mustard has
a name meaning “five spices”?
PANCH PHORON
Defoe is a leading candidate for the identity of the mysterious Captain Charles Johnson, whose General History of the Pyrates introduced this likely-fictional pirate utopia established in Madagascar by James Misson
libertalia
many Malagasy people learned this French kickboxing sport from a federation that also governs canne de combat. MMA’s oblique kicks originated in this foot-based martial art.
savate
Out of respect for spirituality, Bhutan banned the climbing of mountains over 6,000m, meaning this mountain will almost certainly remain the highest unclimbed mountain in the world.
gangkar puensum
Madagascan nature reserve contains the world’s largest stone forest.
TSINGY DE BEMARAHA
madagascan national epic
ibonia
) was a Malagasy politician and naval officer who was the third President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and the fifth from 1997 to 2002. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving President of Madagascar.
didier ratsiraks
t is considered the national tree of Yemen
Socotran dragon blood tree
largest lake madagscar
alaotra
legendary king of the ancient city of Shuruppak in southern Iraq, who, according to the Gilgamesh flood myth, one of several similar narratives, survived the Flood by making and occupying a boat.
utnapishtim
plays celie in colour purple remake
fantasia
hessian in us
burlap
a British magician who served as the first female president, and youngest president, of the Magic Circle, from 2021 to 2023.
megan swann
trophy that was awarded first annually, and later biennially, to the winner of a race for seaplanes and flying boats. In 1931 Britain met the conditions to retain the Trophy permanently; it is on display at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London.
schneider trophy
replaced bill gates ceo microsoft 2000?
steve ballmer
two French military interventions in Madagascar between 1883 and 1896 that overthrew the ruling monarchy of the Merina Kingdom, and resulted in Madagascar becoming a French colony. The term REDACTED referred to a social class within the Merina class structure.
FRANCO HOVA WARS
Grenadan pm since 2022
dickon mitchell
This first Prime Minister of Grenada had led the “Red Sky” general strike of 1951.
Eric GAIRY
this Prime Minister of Dominica was a key ally of Reagan, and ardently supported his invasion of Grenada. In 1981, this “Iron Lady of the Caribbean” was targeted by Operation Red Dog, a failed white supremacist coup planned by American and Canadian Klansmen.
EUGENIA CHARLES
Ridiculous assassination attempts against Fidel Castro involving poisoned cigars and diving suits were planned by an operation codenamed for this animal that was conducted by the CIA against Cuba
MONGOOSE
This founding father of the Dominican Republic names Hispaniola’s highest peak.
DUARTE
First Jamaican pm
alexander BUSTAMANTE
1963 MASSACRE OF RASTAFARIANS
Coral gardens
current jamaica pm
andrew holness
Only female jamaican pm
Portia simpson miller
