Set One Flashcards
Who were the five emperors of Rome’s Julio-Claudian dynasty between 27BC - 68 AD?
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
Which world leader was known by the nickname ‘Mutti’?
Angela Merkel (it means ‘Mother’ in German)
Which world leader was known as The Little Corporal?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who was the first athlete to win the 100m and 200m athletics titles at the Olympics?
Usain Bolt
Who was the first person to run a marathon, according to Greek legend?
Pheidippides
In 1969, who became the first person to single-handedly sail around the world?
Robin Knox-Johnston
In 1967, which doctor performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant?
Dr Christiaan Barnard
Name the five Emperors of Japan since the formation of the Empire of Japan in 1868 through to the present day. MYHAN
Mutsuhito, Yoshihito, Hirohito, Akihito, Naruhito
Who was Harry S. Truman’s Vice-President?
Allen W. Barkley
Which nine men left the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1991?
Lenin, Stalin, Malenkov, Kruschchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev & Yanayev
Who was the first ever Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Trygve Lie (Norway)
Who was the second-ever SG of the United Nations?
Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)
Who was the third Secretary-General of the United Nations?
U Thant (Myanmar)
Who was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
Who was the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
Who were the four most recent Secretaries-General of the United Nations?
Antonio Guterres (Portugal), Ban Ki-Moon (Korea), Kofi Annan (Ghana), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
What are the three fastest land animals?
Cheetah, Pronghorn, Springbok
What are the four heaviest land animals?
African elephant, Asian elephant, white rhinoceros, giraffe
What are the traditional five great apes?
Bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, humans and orangutans
What is a male deer called?
Buck
What is a male horse called?
Stallion (or colt below 4yo)
What is a male swan called?
Cob
What does a chiffonier do?
Wigmaker
What does a hostler do?
Horse Groom
Which Finnish middle-distance runner was born in 1897 and won nine Olympic gold medals?
Paavo Nurmi
Which Japanese gymnast was born in 1946 and won eight Olympic gold medals?
Sawao Kato
Which American swimmer born in 1965 won eight Olympic gold medals and was known as the Californian condor?
Matt Biondi
Which American track and field athlete born in 1873 won eight gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games?
Ray Ewry
Which country lies entirely within South Africa?
Lesotho
What are the two overseas states of New Zealand?
Niuie & the Cook Islands
Which country was previously known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
Which country was previously known as British Honduras?
Belize
Which six countries have the largest oil reserves in the world? VISICK
Venezuela, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Canada, Kuwait
Which seven countries border Hungary? CRASSUS
Croatia, Romania, Austria, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Slovakia
The Aland Islands are a territory of which country?
Finland
Bouvet Island is a territory of which country?
Norway
Curacao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of where?
The Netherlands
