Quiz 37 Flashcards
When George Orwell left Eton, as Eric Blair, he bacome a policeman in a place that inspired his first novel. Where was that?
Burma
In which European city did Yasser Arafat die in 2004?
Paris
Kevin Keegan was voted European Footballer of the Year twice in 1978 and 1979, while playing for which club?
Hamburg SV
The name of which forerunner of the trombone came from that of a hook used to pull a person off a horse?
Sackbut
Da xiong mao and Baixiong are Chinese names for which large mammal?
Panda
How would you write the number 975 in Roman numerals?
CMLXXV
The series of six long novels with Anthony Trollope published between 1864 and 1880, including Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds and The Prime Minister, are known by what collective title?
The Pallisers
The Battle of the Nile, fought off the Egyptian coast in 1798, is also known by what more geographically precise name?
Aboukir Bay
What name is given to the garment worn by aviators and atronauts who are subject to high levels of acceleration force, designed to prevent blackouts and loss of consciousness?
G-Suit
Walt Disney was awarded a Special Oscar for his work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. What physical form did the award take?
One full size and seven small statuettes
The British artist Roger Dean is best known for the fantasy landscapes he created for the covers of Fragile, Tales from the Topographic Ocean, Close to the Edge and other albums recorded by which progressive rock band?
Yes
According to the book of Ecclesiastes, He that increaseth knowledge, increaseth - what?
Sorrow
The phrase Maunder Minimum refers to the period of reduced activity between 1645 and 1715 of which astronomical phenomenon, after the British astronomer Edward Maunder who drew attention to it?
Sunspots
In which Italian city would you find the Torre Pendante?
Pisa
In Newtonian physics, which Greek letter is used to denote the universal gravitational constant?
Gamma
In the TV series first shown in 1997, who played Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Sarah Michelle Geller