Jeoparsy prep Flashcards
Title of which 1995 Rushdie novel taken from sotry of Boabdil last king of Granada? Key events in India in 1990s including demolition of Babri Masjid and 1993 Bombay bombings.
The Moor’s Last Sigh
Lake Kariba is worlds largest reservoir by volume, formed namesake dam on which river, empties out in Indian Ocean in Mozambique?
Zambezi
Five letter Italian word in music is slower than lento but faster than Grave?
Largo
Which spirits of Haitian voudou act as intermediaries between creator Bondye and human? Analogous to cuban Orishas and Yoruba Orishas.
Loas
Poet whose first published work phases appeared in poetry magazine in 1914 poems include the emperor of ice cream and 13 ways of looking at a blackbird his collection harmonium
Wallace stevens
Following suleiman the magnificent rise to throne in 1520, Ottoman Empire saw rise in number of influential and powerful women controlling affairs within imperial palace. Name usually given to this period that lasted 150 years.
The Sultanate of Women
Hyperbolic geometry often called ____ geometry or Bolyai-_____ geometry after which Russian Copernicus of geometry? 1829 publish details of fully developed non Euclidean geometry.
Lobachevsky
The Bents were among first western archaeologist to investigate which Ethiopian city?
Axum
In Haitian voudou, what Loa of death and cemeteries is commonly depicted as a skeletal figure wearing top hat and black coattails?
Baron Samedi
Which poet was author of the red wheelbarrow and this is just to say
William Carlos Williams
Second largest African river to flow into Indian Ocean after Zambezi does so 900km south in Mozambique? Upper Zambezi used to flow into this river:
Limpopo
Seven letter Italian word used in music for generic fast tempo: faster than moderato but slower than vivace?
Allegro
Canova sculpture of two Greek mythology figures: one of them pass butterfly to other, in another one revives the other with a kiss?
Cupid and Psyche
Whcih cigar smoking loa of Haitian voudou often depicted with cane and straw hat? This Loa associated with crossroads because he opens and closes gate between Earth and realm of the gods.
Papa Legba
Whcih seven letter Italian word is used in music for fairly slow music, slower than moderato but faster than adagio?
Andante
Antonio Canova also produced a statue of which of the military leader dressed as a Roman general of it was destroyed in a fire in 1831 as figure was also the picture of Zeus in a sculpture by Horatio Greennow and a fresco by Constantino Brumidi depicts his apotheosis
George Washington
Commonly depicted drinking rum and chilli peppers and symbolism black rooster; Loa of death is consort of baron samedi. Similar sounding Irish Saint whose feast day is Imbolc.
Maman Brigitte
Which six letter word used in music for extremely fast tempo even faster than vivace? Summer by Vivaldi.
Presto
Big painting by George’s Seurat at the art institute of chicago of life on the Seine/
A Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte
Which opera has a song “Il Dolce Suono” referred to commonly as the Mad Scene?
Lucia di Lammermoor
Many Hindus chose to fast during festivals such as Navaratri which honours which goddess, depicted riding tigers and fighting buffalo demon Mahishasura?
Durga
La Venta is a pre Colombian archaeological site in the Mexican state of Tabasco that is best known for its enourmoia basalt heads carved by which early meaoamerican civilisation?
Olmecs
The bronze head of Ife is a large copper alloy sculpture from 14th and 15th century. Depicts head of a king of which west African ethnic group found primarily in nigeria Togo and Benin.
Yoruba
Name commonly used for three species in Canidae family: the black-backed, side-striped and the golden? African golden wolf once considered one of these. They are africa/Eurasia equivalent of coyotes in North America/
Jackals