Quiz 01 Flashcards
Pesto, a staple sauce of Italian cooking, combines pine kernels, parmesan cheese and olive oil with which herb
Basil
In the Caribbean, what is a duppy
Ghost
Barbara Millicent Roberts is the full name of which iconic figure of the 20th Century, first introduced to the public by Ruth Handler in 1959 at the New York Toy Fair?
Barbie
On the label of a bottle of wine, the letters DOCG are an indication that it has been granted a stamp of particular quality. In which country will it hae been produced?
Italy
In the world of antiques, the names of William Cookworthy, Samuel Gilbody and Benjamin Lund are associated with high-quality 18th century examples in what field of craftmenship?
Porcelain
Lackland and Softsword are among the nicknames given to which English King, the father of Henry III
John
In the so-called Easter Rising of 1916, which building in Dublin’s Sackvill St was occupied and used as a headquarters by Irish nationalists, until they abandoned it when it caught fire as a reseult of being shelled by the British?
Post Office
Which of the territories of Canada has the city of Yellowknife as its capital?
Nothwest Territories
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, best known for having written the first description of Charles Babbage’s mechanical computer, was the daughter of which English poet?
Byron
Sabrina, The Apartment and Some Like It Hot are among the films of which multiple-Oscar winning director who died in 2002?
Billy Wilder
Which type of wheat, with a name derived from the Latin for hard, is cultivated mainly to make pasta, couscous and macaroni?
Durum
Which fictional detective made his final appearance in a novel called Curtain, published in 1975, and was the first fictional character ever to be honoured with an obituary on the front page of the New York Times?
Hercule Poirot
Which Swiss scultor, born in 1901, is best known for his works in bronze depicting rough textured free standing human figures with extremely thin and elongatedc limbs?
Alberto Giocometti
Which island group in the Indian Ocean, a poluar tourist destination, has the city of Victoria as its capital?
Seychelles
Now considered a classic of cookery writing, the 1984 book An Omelette And A Glass Of Wine is a collectin of articles by which food writer?
Elizabeth David
Which British rock group, formed in the late 1960s, was named after an agriculturalist of the 18th century whose principle work was entitled Horse-Hoeing Husbandry?
Jethro Tull