Quiz 27 Flashcards
Planula, polyp, ephyra and medusa are stages in the life cycle of which type of invertebrate?
Jellyfish
The Dandy and the Beano were first published in which decade?
1930s
Which range of hills shares its name with the house in Liverpool in which John Lennon lived from 1945 to 1963?
Mendips
In which US state is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
Arkansas
Which wading bird, a member of the sandpiper family, shares its name with a unit of speed?
Knot
The title of John Wyndham’s science fiction novel The Kraken Wakes was inspired by a 19th century poem which includes the lines: Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep, The Kraken sleepeth. Who wrote the poem?
Tennyson
Also called the malar or malar bone, what is the more common name for the zygomatic bone?
Cheekbone
The memoirs of which prominent 19th century figure were burnt after his death by his friends, including publisher John Murray, being judged too salacious for publication?
Lord Byron
In an expedition of 1865, following six previous failed attempts, Edward Whymper succeeded in climbing which mountain?
Matterhorn
In which 20th century play does the main character speak the line: Don’t clap too hard, it’s a very old building?
The Entertainer
What was the name of Peter Cook’s satirical nightclub that opened in October 1961 in Greek Street, London?
The Establishment
The 1993 film Dark Blood had to be abandoned three weeks from completion after one of its stars died at the early age of 23. Who was he?
River Phoenix
The traditional American disk, the Rocky Mountain Oyster, consists of which part of a calf?
Testicles
Which lake, with a maximum depth of nearly 260 feet, is the deepest in the English Lake District?
Wastwater
The latin for a feather, pinna, is a term applied to which feature of the anatomy in humans and other mammals?
Outer ear
Which Indian cricketer in 2011 became the first ever to reach a career score of 15,000 runs in test cricket?
Tendulkar