Rosebery #6 Flashcards
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron with up to 30% of which metallic element?
chromium
What is the name given to the anonymous English street artist whose graffiti is executed in a distinctive stenciling technique and who also directed the documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop?”
Banksy
Calculate the sine of 30 degrees minus the cosine of 60 degrees.
zero
Who was Prisoner 24601 in Victor Hugo’s novel “Les Misérables?”
(Jean) Valjean
Which Anglo-Saxon king of England was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
(King) Harold (II or Godwinson)
Which king was known as “Lackland” because as the youngest of five sons, he was not initially expected to inherit very much?
(King) John
Which king of England led his troops into battle, even engaging in hand-to-hand fighting, at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415?
(King) Henry V
From the Ancient Greek for “indivisible,” what is the smallest unit of ordinary matter that has the properties of a chemical element?
atom
The discovery of the dense and positively charged nucleus was the result of experiments measuring how alpha particle beams were scattered by a thin foil of which material?
gold
Which atomic physicist was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics, for which Carlsberg, a long-time supporter of his work, gave him a house next to the brewery with free beer on tap?
(Niels) Bohr
Sir James Chadwick was a British physicist who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for what 1932 discovery?
neutron
The national teams of which two countries compete in the Ashes, a Test series held since the 19th century and named for the ashes of the cricket ball purportedly contained in the trophy?
England and Australia
Which Star Trek antagonists are linked in a hive mind and are associated with the phrase, “Resistance is futile?”
Borg
The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in which science fiction franchise, begun in 1978 and rebooted in 2004?
Battlestar Galactica
Which Doctor Who antagonists resemble human-sized salt shakers with a single mechanical eyestalk and are often heard to give the order to “Exterminate?”
Dalek(s)
In which short-lived space Western drama are the Reavers the seldom-seen but much feared antagonists?
Firefly
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Arrivederci?”
Italian
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Sayōnara?”
Japanese
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Do svidaniya?”
Russian
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Tot ziens (tut-ZEENS)?”
Dutch (accept the similar-sounding Afrikaans)
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Auf Wiedersehen (owf-VEE-der-zayn)?”
German
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Shalom?”
Hebrew
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Zài jiàn (tzai-JIEN)?”
Mandarin (accept Chinese or Cantonese)
In which language do people say “goodbye” by saying, “Hejdå (HEY-doh)?”
Swedish
What is the title of the series of epic fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin in which the first volume is “A Game of Thrones?”
A Song of Ice and Fire
In how many unique ways can you arrange the letters in the word “reach?”
120
What type of animals does an ophiophobe (such as Indiana Jones) fear?
snake(s)
In which English city can you find the Cavern Club nightclub in which John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best played?
Liverpool
In volleyball, what do you call the player specialized in defensive skills who must wear a contrasting colour jersey and cannot block or attack the ball at above net height?
libero
What woodblock print by Hokusai, the first in his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, is one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world?
The Great Wave (Off Kanagawa)
To 1 significant digit, if an object dropped from rest and accelerated by gravity falls 5 metres in 1 second, how far does it fall in 2 seconds?
20 metres
Highclere Castle in England was used as the main filming location for which ITV and PBS period drama created by Julian Fellowes?
Downtown Abbey
In which century was the first documented discovery of the Antarctic continent: a Russian expedition sighting of the Fimbul ice shelf?
19th or 1800s
What lake, discovered beneath the Russian research station for which it was named, is the largest of Antarctica’s subglacial lakes?
(Lake) Vostok
What mountain, located on Ross Island, is the southernmost active volcano on Earth?
(Mount) Erebus
