Mother Teresa of Calcutta Florence nightingale of 20th century

Question 1

In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To

Answer 1

say lan to Sri Lanka

Question 1

In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To

Answer 1

say lan to Sri Lanka

Question 1

In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To

Answer 1

say lan to Sri Lanka

Question 2

In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To

Answer 2

say lan to Sri Lanka

Question 3

In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To

Answer 3

say lan to Sri Lanka

Question 3

In 72 this Asian country changed name from
To

Answer 3

say lan to Sri Lanka

Question 4

Professor Gavin Jones specialist in literature at Stanford spoke to guardian about a 233 page unpublished but finished werewolf mystery novel called murder at full moon by this Pulitzer Prize winning author

Answer 4

John Steinbeck
Attempted to publish in 1930 but suffered wrath of publishers

Question 5

This university would be booting and hollering if we didn’t know it was 5 in mens division 1 basketball wins and top ranking on list outside of power 5 conference schools ranking schools
Bonus name power 5 schools above

Answer 5

Temple

Duke
UNC
Kansas
Kentucky

Question 6

Degrees in each interior angle of a regular pentagon
Also number of stitches on a regulation baseball

Answer 6

108 degrees for each angle
540 degrees
N-2 * 180

Question 7

Series of Space flight simulation games starting in 90 by origin systems where actions determine outcome of war against a feline race killroth e
Also with a movie adaptation in 99 starring Freddie prince Jr and Matthew Lillard
Programmer directed

Answer 7

Wing commander

Question 8

Her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in the 2021 film “Spencer” earned her a nomination for that season’s Best Actress Oscar.

Answer 8

Kristin Stewart

Question 9

Country whose anthem is “Amhrán na bhFiann” :

Answer 9

EIRE
“Amhrán na bhFiann” is Irish for “The Soldiers’ Song”, and is the name of the Irish national anthem. I got this one pretty quickly …

Question 10

is an earthy, brown shade. The word “” originally described a pigment made from earth found in, a region in central Italy.

Answer 10

Umber

Umbria, a region in central Italy

In its natural form, the pigment is referred to as “raw umber”. The heated form of the pigment has a more intense color and is known as “burnt umber”.

Question 11

In the world of jewelry, this is a single gem set alone.

Answer 11

solitaire

Question 12

He certainly did hit on the right niche. He wrote romanticized western novels and stories that really lent themselves to the big screen in the days when westerns were very popular movies. Incredibly, 110 films were made based on his work.

Answer 12

Zane Grey

Question 13

is Latin for “eyelashes

Answer 13

Cilia

singular “cilium”

Question 14

She is a musician from England whose music combines elements of electronica and folk music, referred to as “folktronica”.

Answer 14

Beth Orton

Question 15

” is a show-stopping song from the stage musical “Cats” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is a powerful ballad about loss and longing that tells the story of Grizabella, a once-glamorous cat who has fallen on hard times.
Also who wrote

Answer 15

Memory

It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn, with lyrics based on poems by T.S. Eliot.

She sings of her memories of the past and her hopes for a better future.

Question 16

Prefix with life or wife :

Answer 16

MID-
A midwife is someone trained to assist women in childbirth. The term comes from Middle English “mid wif” meaning “with woman”.

Question 17

” is the stage name of rapper Andre Romelle Young.

Answer 17

Dr. Dre
He is known for his own singing career as well as for producing records and starting the careers of others such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent.

Question 18

This philosophy basically posits that the individual is responsible for his or her life. One cannot look to a higher being, accident of birth, or any other outside influence to define the meaning of one’s life.

Answer 18

existentialism

Question 19

Coin with olive and oak branches :

Answer 19

DIME
The term “dime”, used for a 10-cent coin, comes from the Old French word “disme” meaning “tenth part”.

Question 20

are a group of Native American peoples originally from the Southwest US.

The Navajo are a separate but related people

Answer 20

The Apache
The Navajo are a separate but related people, through culture and language, and are often described as “Apachean”.

Question 21

Poirot’s most famous case is this ”. First appearing in 1920’s “this ”,

Answer 21

Murder on the Orient Express

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Question 22

is a plain woven fabric with a crisp feel that is made from silk or one of several manmade materials.

Answer 22

Taffeta

The name “taffeta” ultimately comes from the Persian “taftah” meaning “silk or linen cloth”

Prom
Fabric

Question 23

The term “” comes into English via Old French, ultimately from the Latin “picta” meaning “painted”.

Answer 23

pint

The name arose from a line painted on the side of a beer glass that marked a full measure of ale.

Question 24

Actress big break came with the role of Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 hit film “The Joy Luck Club”. That said, she also played a South Korean refugee in the closing episodes of the TV series “MASH”. That character ended up marrying Klinger in the final episode, which led to her co-starring in the “MASH” sequel “AfterMASH”.

Answer 24

Rosalind Chao’s
Also in mulan

Question 25

2020’s “Mulan” is a live-action remake of the 1998 animated Disney film of the same name. Chinese-American actress plays the title character, a woman from Chinese legend. The movie was received well by the critics, but fans of the animated original were largely unimpressed.

Answer 25

Liu Yifei

Question 26

This is the largest carnival celebration in the world. The city hosts about two million celebrants on its streets for the six days of the festival.

Answer 26

Rio de Janeiro Carnival

Question 27

A radioactive material is one containing unstable nuclei that lose energy by radiation in the process known as radioactive decay. The most common types of radiation measured are these

Answer 27

alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays.

Question 28

Giacomo Puccini was an Italian composer who was famous for his operas that are so often performed all over the world. Included in the list of his works are “

Answer 28

La bohème”, “Tosca”, “Madama Butterfly” and “Turandot”. Puccini died in Brussels, Belgium in 1924 having suffered from throat cancer. An audience attending a performance of “La bohème” in Rome heard of the composer’s death in the middle of the performance. At the news, the opera was stopped, and the orchestra instead played Chopin’s “Funeral March”.

Question 29

In 1735 attorney Andrew Hamilton spoke in defense of the press at this man’s trial

Answer 29

Zenger
Famous libel case

Question 30

Name the river
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Evansville

Answer 30

Ohio

Question 31

24 marks 100 years with this group with a mission to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke

Answer 31

American heart association

Question 32

Helping preserve a heritage the British group cymdeithas yr iaith gymraeg is also known as this language society
Cuh may this ir e ith gone ride

Answer 32

Welsh