Quiz 29 Flashcards
In the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, which regnal number is applied to the queen Cleopatra, who ruled in two periods from 51BC to her death in 30BC?
VII
Guided walks from Arnside to Kents Bank cross which notoriously dangerous part of the British coastline?
Morecombe bay
Which mammal, common to the United States, has the taxonomic name Mephitis mephitis?
Skunk
What or who is assessed using an apgar score?
Newborn children
What technical term is applied to liquid precipitation which consists of drops with a diameter of between 0.2 and 0.5mm?
Drizzle
Which two Russian cities are the end-points of the Trans-Siberian Highway?
St Petersburg and Vladivostok
With a total of 31 by the time of his death in 1997, which orchestral conductor has won more Grammy Awards than any other artist?
Georg Solti
What is written without effort is generally read without pleasure, and No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money, are assertions attributed to which 18th century writer?
Johnson
The layout of the streets of which capital city was designed by the architect Pierre Chalres L’Enfant?
Washington DC
Which British magazine, founded by Budapest born Stefan Lorant in 1938, pioneered a style of photo-journalismm with a conscience that, in its heyday, attracted a huge readership?
Picture Post
Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which compound, once commonly used in the manufacture of felt hats, was responsible for the prevalence of St Vitus Dance and other neurological conditions among workers in the hat making industry?
Mercury
Who played the part of the Ringo Kid in the 1939 film western Stagecoach, directed by John Ford?
John Wayne
In the works of Homer, with Greek island is the home to Odysseus, the story about his delay in returning there being a key element of the epic?
Ithaca
Which motor sport developed in the US in the 1920s when cars were modified to enable moonshine runners to outpace the authorities during prohibition?
NASCAR
Which colour takes its name from the common term for hydrated basic copper aluminium phosphates?
Turquoise