Quiz 44 Flashcards

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Of which jazz musician’s death in 1967 did the poet and critic Philip Larkin write: I can’t coneal that it leaves in jazz a vast, blessed silence?

A

John Coltrane

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2
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Phlobotomy and venesection are scientific names for which, now largely obsolete, medical practice?

A

Bleeding

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The world’s smallest mammal, found in Thailand, with individuals typically weighing only 2 grams, is a species of what kind of creature?

A

Bat

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4
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In which EU member state is the town of Schengen, where the Schengen Agreement on border controls was signed in 1985?

A

Luxembourg

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5
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Because of his submission to William the Conquerer in 1066, rather than being replaved by the invaders, Saint Wulfstan was allowed to remain as bishop of which city?

A

Worcester

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The Ampullea of Lorenzini, named after the Italian anatomist who studied them, are minute structures in the snouts of which creatures, enabling them to detect electrical signals?

A

Sharks

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In Walter Scott’s novel The Heart of Midlothian, what is the Heart of Midlothian?

A

The Edinburgh Tollbooth - prison

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The wife of which former Prime Minister, knighted in 2005, is a Dame Commander of the British Empire in her own right, honoured in 1999 for her charity work?

A

John Major

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9
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In mathematics, what is the reciprocal of 2?

A

Half

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10
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In which English county is the Neolithic burial mound known as Hetty Peglar’s Tump?

A

Gloucestershire

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Oscar Wilde wrote that - All women become like their mothers, that is their tragedy. No man does, that is his. In a play by which writer will you find the following parody - All women dress like their mothers, that is their tragedy. No man does, that is his?

A

Alan Bennett

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12
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In the Tom and Jerry cartoons, Tom the cat only got the name by which we know him today in the second cartoon, Midnight Snack. What name did he have in the first, Puss Gets The Boot?

A

Jasper

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13
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Which comet, which was widely sighted from Earth around Christmas 1973 but is now not due to return for another 75,000 years, is named after the Czech astronomer who discovered it?

A

Kohoutec

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14
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William Pratt was the real name of which star of horror films, born in London in 1887?

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Boris Karloff

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Which 1932 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which became a long running Broadway play, tells the story of Georgia sharecroppers during the Great Depression?

A

Tobacco Road

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Although it was not patented or commercially successful during his lifetime, the inventor Willia Lee pioneered which hand-powered textile machine in Nottinghamshire in the late 16th century?

A

Stocking Frame

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17
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Which record did the Hollywood actress Greer Garson set at the Academy Award ceremony in 1942?

A

Longest acceptance speech

18
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Which German scientist was awarded the very first Nobel Prize for physics in 1901, according to the citation for the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him?

A

William Rontgen

19
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What’s the most common English name for the bird with the taxonomic name Crex crex, also known as the land rail?

A

Corncrake

20
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By a strange co-incidence, two former US presidents died on the 4th July 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing onf the declaration of independence. Can you name either of them?

A

Adams and Jefferson

21
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The Trio section of Sir Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 is best known by what title, from the words set to it by AC Benson?

A

Land of Hope and Glory

22
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What type of weather would you be afraid of if you suffered from Chionophobia?

A

Snow

23
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One of the most illuminating biographies of Sir Winston Churchill is considered to be Winston Churchill: The Struggle for Survival by Lord Moran. What position did Lord Moran hold for much of Churchill’s life?

A

Physician

24
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The William Herschel Telescope, named after the German-born British astronomer, is located on which islands?

A

Canaries

25
Q

A game involving sending a ball through an iron hoop with a mallet, popular in the 17th century, gave its name to which London street?

A

Pall Mall

26
Q

What would you be most likely to find inside a Stevenson screen?

A

Meterological instruments

27
Q

Konrad Kujau, the manager of a Stuttgart cleaning company and small-time forger of luncheon vouchers, was responsible for which prominent 20th century hoax?

A

Hitler diaries

28
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What composer’s name was used as an acronym during the 19th century to show support for the King of Sardinia, the man who was to become the king of Italy?

A

Verdi

29
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Shir ha-Shirim is the Hebrew name for which book of the Old Testament?

A

Song of Songs

30
Q

By European law, only cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Southern France are allowed to bear which famous name?

A

Roquefort

31
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What is the name of the racetrack in Louisvill where the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks are run?

A

Churchill Downs

32
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Which chemical element get its name from the Greek word for acid producer?

A

Oxygen

33
Q

In which month of 1066 did the Battle of Hastings take place?

A

October 14th

34
Q

The apostle Thomas is also known as Didymos. What does this mean?

A

Twin

35
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A pilliwinks was the deceptively innocent name for a medieval instrument of torture that crushed, or put pressue on, what part of the body?

A

Thumbs

36
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Symbolic of the dawn of hope, a rising sun is incorporated in to the national flag of which African country, which became independent of British rule in July 1964?

A

Malawi

37
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The diarist Samuel Pepys died during the reign of which British monarch?

A

Anne

38
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Baltra, Genovesa and Bartolome Island are among the 21 islands of which Pacific archipeligo, administered by Ecuador?

A

Galapagos

39
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Bloomsday, celebrated each year in Dublin, is named after the central character in Ulysses, by James Joyce. It takes place on the date on which the novel is set. What date is it?

A

June 16th

40
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Which asteroid, the second most massive in the solar system, is the only one that routinely appears bright enough from Earth to be seen with the naked eye?

A

Vesta