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Season 1 - Week 9 Flashcards

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First declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organization on 26th of November 2021, the variant of COVID-19 technically known as lineage B.1.1.529 is officially referred to by which letter of the
Greek alphabet?

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Omicron

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The international rules for which sport state that its playing surface must be 2.74 m (9 ft) long, 1.525 m (5 ft) wide, and 76 cm (2.5 ft) above the ground? While its governing body approves only surfaces made of wood (or derivative materials), the rules say it can be any surface that yields a uniform specified bounce for a standard ball.

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Table Tennis (accept ping pong)

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Which American religious leader published The Book of Mormon in 1830, at the age of 24? This man served as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until his death in 1844.

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Joseph Smith Jr

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Ranked the 15th largest island in the world by land area, what is the name of the largest and most populous island in the Philippines? It is home to the capital Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country’s most populous.

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Luzon

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Known for its satirical social commentary, pop culture references and character catchphrases, which 1990s cartoon series took the form of a variety show, with short skits featuring a large cast of characters?
Some of these included: Yakko, Wakko, Dot, The Goodfeathers, Pinky and the Brain.

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Animaniacs

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Pražká Šunka, Lacón Gallego and Speck Alto Adige are examples of which type of food? All have some level of protected designation of their unique characteristics, usually relating to their method of preservation or location of production or processing.

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Ham

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Which small European country is unique among all existing monarchies, as it is a diarchy, with the coprinces being shared by the president of France and the bishop of Urgell?

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Andorra

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Which doctor, one of the first female medical graduates from University College Dublin, was chief medical officer of the Irish Citizen Army during the 1916 Easter Rising? Earlier in her life she had been an
active campaigner for women’s suffrage and also operated a soup kitchen in Liberty Hall during the Dublin Lockout of 1913.

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Kathleen Lynn

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The Meeting of Waters is the confluence between the dark (blackwater) Rio Negro and the pale sandycolored (whitewater) Amazon River. For 6 km the two rivers’ waters run side by side without mixing. It is one of the main tourist attractions of which city, the site of four matches in the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

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Manaus

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The IMDb one-line summary of which 1988 Christmas movie is: “An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles” ?

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Die Hard

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Which Irish sports star, best known nationally as a gaelic footballer (and winner of three GAA All Star awards), was part of the Tralee Warriors basketball team that won the 2018–19 Irish Super League?

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Kieran Donaghy

(of Kerry)

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The opera The Cunning Little Vixen (1924), the Sinfonietta (1926) and the rhapsody Taras Bulba (1921) are amongst the most famous works by which Czech composer (1854 – 1928)?

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Leoš Janáček

[pronounced “yannacheck”]

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If the first L in the popular internet slang term LOL stands for “laugh”, what do the O and second L represent?

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Out Loud

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On the 30th of November 2021, Sandra Mason replaced Queen Elizabeth as the head of state of which island in the Caribbean, signalling its transition to a republic?

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Barbados

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Featuring in stories set during and after the French Revolution, which fictional character, created in 1903 by Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright Emma Orczy, shares his name with Anagallis arvensis, a very common small annual plant?

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Which 2010 American war drama miniseries, produced by HBO, Playtone and DreamWorks, is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers and focuses on the United States Marine Corps’ actions taking on the Empire of Japan?

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The Pacific

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Ranked the 43rd largest island in the world by land area, almost half the population of which island live in the metropolitan area of Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia?

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Vancouver

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First discovered in India in October 2020 but ultimately spreading to at least 185 countries, the variant of COVID-19 technically known as lineage B.1.617.2 is officially referred to by which letter of the Greek alphabet?

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Delta

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If the L in the popular internet slang term ROFL stands for “laughing”, what do the first three letters represent?

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Rolling On (the) Floor

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Which American religious leader ultimately succeeded Joseph Smith as President of the Latter Day Saints Church, a role he held until 1877? During that time he also served as the first Governor of Utah Territory (1851-58).

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Bingham Young

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Which Irish sports star, best known nationally as a gaelic footballer (and winner of four GAA All Star awards), received the Player of the Year award in the 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup in hurling?

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Keith Higgins

(of Mayo)

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The opera The Bartered Bride (1866) and the symphonic cycle Má vlast (“My Fatherland”, 1875-80), which contains the famous symphonic poem ‘Vltava’, are amongst the works of which Czech composer (1824 – 1884)?

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Bedřich Smetana

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Cabrales, Gorgonzola and Roquefort are examples of which type of food? All have European protected designation of origin, meaning they can bear the name only if they have been made in a particular region. A two word answer is required.

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Blue Cheese

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What is the name of the upcoming American war drama miniseries based on the actions of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II? It is being produced by Playtone, which also made its precursors Band of Brothers and The Pacific .

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Masters of the Air

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Which small European country is a rare example of an elected monarchy? Upon the death (or retirement) of the ruling monarch, a meeting called a Conclave is convened to elect a successor.

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Vatican City / Holy See

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Which nurse, a member of the Irish paramilitary organisation Cumann na mBan, delivered the message of surrender to Brigadier General William Lowe at the end of the 1916 Easter Rising? In 2016 a stamp bearing her photo, alongside Kathleen Lynn, was issued by An Post.

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Elizabeth O’Farrell

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The somewhat ungrammatical IMDb one-line summary of which 2003 Christmas movie is: “Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England”?

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Love Actually

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Featuring in stories set during the era of Spanish California (1769–1821), which fictional character, created in 1919 by American writer Johnston McCulley, shares his name with the Spanish word for fox?

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Zorro

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Featuring characters such as Babs and Buster Bunny, Montana Max and Plucky Duck, which 1990s cartoon series followed the adventures of a group attending Acme Looniversity, hoping to become the next generation of characters in the Looney Tunes series?

A

Tiny Toon Adventures

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The international rules for which sport state that its playing surface must be 3.569m (11 feet 8.5 inches) by 1.778m (5 ft 10 in) with a tolerance of ± 13mm (0.5 in)? The playing surface is a bed of slate covered by a coarse woollen cloth, similar in texture to felt, called baize.

A

Snooker

31
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One of the first acts carried out by Government of Barbados on its first day as a republic was to declare which singer, actress and fashion designer, born on the island in 1988, as a National Hero?

A

Rihanna / Robyn Rihanna Fenty

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Which African capital city is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, flowing west from Lake Tana in Ethiopia?

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Khartoum

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The metal silver is traditionally used to mark which anniversary?

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25th

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Which species of South American camelid mammal is similar to, and often confused with, the llama? However, this species is noticeably smaller than llamas.

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Alpaca

35
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On the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 12th, who became the first Dutch driver to win the Formula One World Championship?

A

Max Verstappen

36
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Who resigned from her position as British government spokesperson for the COP26 summit on December 8th after footage was released of her joking with colleagues about a Christmas party which took place
during the COVID-19 lockdown in December 2020?

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Allegra Stratton

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Which country was represented by William T. Cosgrave, a former freedom fighter, who served as its President of the
Executive Council from 1922 to 1932?

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Irish Free State (accept Ireland)

38
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Which country was represented by its Prime Minister William Mackenzie King? He was the dominant politician in this
country during both the interwar period and World War II, serving three non-consecutive terms as PM (1921-26, 1926-30 and 1935-48).

A

Canada

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Which country was represented by its Prime Minister Barry Hertzog who, like W.T. Cosgrave also had a history of fighting against the British Empire, having been a general in a conflict that took place between 1899 and 1902?

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South Africa

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Which country was represented by its Prime Minister Walter Monroe, a man born in Dublin in 1871? This is the only
country to attend the conference that no longer exists today, having joined its much larger western neighbour in 1949.

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Newfoundland

41
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The Spice Girls’ career was launched on the back of which massively-successful debut single, released in 1996?

A

Wannabe

42
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At the height of their fame, the Spice Girls starred in which 1997 British musical comedy film, alongside Richard E. Grant,
Alan Cumming and Roger Moore among others?

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Spice World

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“Spice World” was also the name of the Spice Girls’ fourth concert tour, which commenced in May 2019 in Dublin. During this tour, the group performed as a four piece, after which member declined to take part?

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Victoria / Victoria Beckham / Victoria Adams / Posh

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Which British film and television producer is often referred to as the mastermind behind the group’s success, having been
their manager through their initial rise to fame, from 1995-97? This person has also managed artists such as Annie Lennox,
Kelly Clarkson and Amy Winehouse.

A

Simon Fuller

45
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Which book, the most famous by American author JD Salinger, was banned by the Irish Censorship of Publications Board in 1951?

A

Catcher in the Rye

46
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Which 1958 autobiographical book by Brendan Behan was banned by the board in 1958, for its critique of Irish republicanism and the Catholic Church, and its depiction of adolescent sexuality?

A

Borstal Boy

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Which book, the debut novel by Irish author Edna O’Brien, was banned in Ireland immediately upon publication in 1960? Such was the power of the board that O’Brien later wrote about how her own mother had gone through her own copy of the book, censoring any offending words with black ink, and hiding the book in an outhouse.

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The Country Girls

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Almost 30 years before Edna O’Brien, another debut novel by a female author had been banned by the board: what book was this, written by Stella Gibbons in 1932? It featured characters such as Flora Poste and Ada Doom, who constantly
complains of having seen “something nasty in the woodshed” when she was a girl.

A

Cold Comfort Run

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What substance, taking its name from the Italian for “baked earth”, is a clay-based ceramic where the fired body is porous?
This substance was used to create a famous example of funerary art, buried with the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, circa 210 BCE.

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Terracotta

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Which ceramic material is made by heating substances, such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between 1200 and 1400 °C? The strength and translucence of this material, relative to other types of pottery, arises mainly from vitrification and formation of the mineral mullite at these high temperatures.

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Porcelain

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The ceramic Jasperware, named after the mineral jasper, is produced in a variety of different colours, of which the most
common and best known is a pale blue named after which potter and entrepreneur, who first developed it in the 1770s?

A

Josiah Wedgwood

52
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Which Irish pottery firm, named after the town in County Fermanagh where it was formed in 1884, is now the parent company for other artisanal brands such as Galway Crystal, Aynsley China and Donegal Parian China?

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Belleek Pottery

53
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In which year were the seven minute version of Riverdance and Wet Wet Wet’s version of Love is All Around the top-selling singles on the Irish charts?

A

1994

54
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In what year were God’s Plan by Drake and One Kiss by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa the top-selling singles on the Irish
charts?

A

2018

55
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In what year did was The Saw Doctor’s I Useta Love Her the top-selling single on the Irish charts? That same year, Hold On
by Wilson Philips was the best-selling song in the US whilst in the UK it was a re-release of Unchained Melody by The
Righteous Brothers.

A

1990

56
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In which year was Hanging by a Moment by rock band Lifehouse the top-selling single on the US Billboard charts? Having
peaked at #2, it became only the third song in the history of the Hot 100 to be named the number one single of the year
without making it to the top of the chart. In both the UK and Ireland that year, the top-selling song was Shaggy’s It Wasn’t
Me .

A

2001

57
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Which of the nominees is a jockey who grew up in Killenaule, Co. Tipperary? In 2021, she became the first female jockey to win the Aintree Grand National.

A

Rachel Blackmore

58
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In 2021, which County Cavan sportsperson, one half of a pair of professional golfing twins, became the first Irish player to compete in the Solheim Cup? At that event, she scored a total of 4.5 points, which helped Europe to win the cup.

A

Leona Maguire

59
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Which Gaelic footballer from Dunboyne was player of the match in the 2021 Ladies’ All-Ireland final, where her Meath team produced a stunning performance to defeat Dublin and win the county’s first ever senior All-Ireland Ladies Football title? She also won the Senior Player of the Year award for 2021.

A

Vikki Wall

60
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Appearing at her fourth Paralympic Games in 2021, which Irish swimmer won her first gold medal, delivering a superb
performance in the SB8 100m breaststroke final?

A

Ellen Keane

61
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Which politician, the MP for Lagan Valley since 1997, has served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since
June 2021?

A

Jeffrey Donaldson

62
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Which politician has served as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland since 2020? The MLA for Mid-Ulster since 2007, she
has been Vice President of Sinn Féin since 2018.

A

Michelle O’Neill

63
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Which former Lord Mayor of Belfast, has served as Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive since January 2020 and leader of the Alliance Party since 2016?

A

Naomi Long

64
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Which DUP politician, the MLA for Lagan Valley since 2010, has served as First Minister of Northern Ireland since the 17th June 2021?

A

Paul Givan

65
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Several parts of Africa were glaciated during the Last Glacial Maximum, approximately 20,000 years ago. Now, the only remaining glaciers on the continent exist in three locations, all roughly equidistant from Lake Victoria. Name any one of these three locations? It may help you to know that two of them are the tallest mountains in Africa.

A

Mount Kilimanjaro / Mount Kenya / Rwenzori Mountains (accept any)

66
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One of the largest and most voluminous glaciers in Europe is Vatnajökull (sometimes translated as “Vatna Glacier” in English) which is in the south-east of which island nation, covering approximately 8% of the country?

A

Iceland

67
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With 7,253 known glaciers, which Asian country contains more glacial ice than any other country on earth outside the polar
regions? Almost all of them are located in the northern regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A

Pakistan

68
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The Fedchenko Glacier, currently measuring 77 kilometres in length and covering over 700 square km, is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions. It is located in the Pamir Mountains, of the Gorno-Badakhshan province in which country?

A

Tajikstan

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