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
