Season 1 - Week 8 Flashcards
On the periodic table, what single letter is the chemical symbol for potassium? Note that this letter is nowhere to be found in the word “potassium”.
K
In The Planets suite by Gustav Holst, which planet in our solar system is given the epithet “The Bringer of Old Age”?
Saturn
There are only two national flags which currently feature the colour purple. Which Caribbean island nation is one of these? The purple comes from the sisserou parrot depicted on the flag, which has a
mixture of green and purple plumage.
Dominica
Released in November 2021 and immediately reaching Number One in both the UK and Irish album charts, what is the title of Adele’s latest studio album, her first in six years?
30
What island off the coast of County Cork is uniquely connected by the Irish mainland by cable car? Opened in 1969, this is currently the only cable car in Ireland, and also the only cable car in Europe which crosses the open sea
Dursey Island
What monarch of the House of Stuart was on the English throne at the time of the 1707 Act of Union, under which the kingdoms of England and Scotland were combined into a single Kingdom of Great
Britain?
Queen Anne
From the Latin name for this creature, what mammal is represented by the Southern hemisphere constellation Delphinus?
Dolphin
Born in Dublin in 1935, who served as the first State Pathologist of Ireland, a role he held from 1974 until his retirement in 2004?
Professor John Harbison
Noted for novels such as Paradise (1994) and By the Sea (2001), what author, born in Zanzibar in 1948, was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature?
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Which Leinster county’s GAA colours are green, white and gold, mimicking the Irish flag? Perhaps the patriotic colour scheme helps explain why this is one of only three Leinster counties to have won AllIreland senior titles in both hurling and football.
Offaly
In the history of the Academy Awards, only 12 performers have received two acting nominations in the same year. Who was the most recent person to achieve this? In 2020 she was nominated for Best
Actress in Marriage Story and Best Supporting Actress in Jojo Rabbit .
Scarlett Johansson
“The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America’s deep space probes.” These are the opening lines to each episode of which classic sci-fi TV show, broadcast from 1979-81? The voiceover goes on to describe how the title character and his spacecraft “are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which
freezes his life support systems” , thus explaining the premise of the show.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Dominating the Belfast skyline and considered icons of the city since the 1970s, the two shipbuilding cranes that stand in Belfast docks are both named after Biblical figures from the Old Testament known for their size and/or strength. Name both.
Samson / Goliath (need both)
Named after the container in which it is baked, though it also sounds like the French word for “bread”, which type of loaf is the most common style of bread consumed in Ireland?
Sliced Pan
Name the Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry who has served as the Irish Minister for Education since June 2020?
Norma Foley
Released in 2001, the album Fantasies & Delusions: Music for Solo Piano contains classical piano pieces composed by which hugely successful American musician, born in New York in 1949? It is the only studio album he has released since “retiring” from writing pop music in 1993, though he continues to tour regularly.
Billy Joel
Released in November 2021 and immediately reaching Number One in both the UK and Irish album charts, what is the title of ABBA’s latest studio album, their first since 1981?
Voyage
On the periodic table, what single letter is the chemical symbol for tungsten? Note that this letter is nowhere to be found in the word “tungsten”.
W
The Samson and Goliath cranes stand in which Belfast shipyard, founded in 1861 and most famous as being the shipyard where the Titanic was built?
Harland and Wolff
There are only two national flags which currently feature the colour purple. Which Central American nation is the other of these? The purple comes from a rainbow featured in this country’s triangular coat
of arms, seen on the centre of the flag.
Nicaragua
In the history of the Academy Awards, only 12 performers have received two acting nominations in the same year. Who is the second-most recent person to achieve this? In 2008 she was nominated for Best Actress in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Best Supporting Actress in I’m Not There
Cate Blanchett
“A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist” is how the intro to each episode described which classic American action/crime drama series, broadcast from 1982-86? The voiceover goes on to describe the main character as “a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.”
Knight Rider
What monarch of the House of Hanover was on the British throne at the time of the 1801 Act of Union, under which the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were combined into the newly-created United Kingdom?
King George III
(prompt on “George”)
Released in 1991, Liverpool Oratorio was the first major classical work by which hugely successful English musician, born in Liverpool in 1942? He has since released 4 other classical albums, in between his “pop” albums and regular touring which continue to this day.
Paul McCartney
From the Latin name for this creature, what reptile is represented by the northern hemisphere constellation Lacerta?
Lizard
Born in Scotland in 1951, who succeeded John Harbison as State Pathologist of Ireland in 2004? She held the role until her retirement in 2018, and two years later wrote the bestselling book Beyond the Tape about her experiences.
Professor Marie Cassidy
Apart from Offaly, the only other Irish county to have three GAA county colours is which Leinster county, who play in red, yellow and green? Perhaps this eye-watering combination is one reason why this county has never won a senior All-Ireland title in either hurling or football.
Carlow
