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Set One Flashcards

1
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Who were the five emperors of Rome’s Julio-Claudian dynasty between 27BC - 68 AD?

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Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

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Which world leader was known by the nickname ‘Mutti’?

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Angela Merkel (it means ‘Mother’ in German)

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Which world leader was known as The Little Corporal?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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4
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Who was the first athlete to win the 100m and 200m athletics titles at the Olympics?

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Usain Bolt

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5
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Who was the first person to run a marathon, according to Greek legend?

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Pheidippides

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In 1969, who became the first person to single-handedly sail around the world?

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Robin Knox-Johnston

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In 1967, which doctor performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant?

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Dr Christiaan Barnard

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Name the five Emperors of Japan since the formation of the Empire of Japan in 1868 through to the present day. MYHAN

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Mutsuhito, Yoshihito, Hirohito, Akihito, Naruhito

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9
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Who was Harry S. Truman’s Vice-President?

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Allen W. Barkley

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Which nine men left the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1991?

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Lenin, Stalin, Malenkov, Kruschchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev & Yanayev

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Who was the first ever Secretary-General of the United Nations?

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Trygve Lie (Norway)

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Who was the second-ever SG of the United Nations?

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Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)

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Who was the third Secretary-General of the United Nations?

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U Thant (Myanmar)

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Who was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations?

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Kurt Waldheim (Austria)

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Who was the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations?

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Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)

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Who were the four most recent Secretaries-General of the United Nations?

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Antonio Guterres (Portugal), Ban Ki-Moon (Korea), Kofi Annan (Ghana), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)

17
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What are the three fastest land animals?

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Cheetah, Pronghorn, Springbok

18
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What are the four heaviest land animals?

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African elephant, Asian elephant, white rhinoceros, giraffe

19
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What are the traditional five great apes?

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Bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, humans and orangutans

20
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What is a male deer called?

A

Buck

21
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What is a male horse called?

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Stallion (or colt below 4yo)

22
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What is a male swan called?

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Cob

23
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What does a chiffonier do?

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Wigmaker

24
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What does a hostler do?

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Horse Groom

25
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Which Finnish middle-distance runner was born in 1897 and won nine Olympic gold medals?

A

Paavo Nurmi

26
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Which Japanese gymnast was born in 1946 and won eight Olympic gold medals?

A

Sawao Kato

27
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Which American swimmer born in 1965 won eight Olympic gold medals and was known as the Californian condor?

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Matt Biondi

28
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Which American track and field athlete born in 1873 won eight gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games?

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Ray Ewry

29
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Which country lies entirely within South Africa?

A

Lesotho

30
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What are the two overseas states of New Zealand?

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Niuie & the Cook Islands

31
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Which country was previously known as Abyssinia?

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Ethiopia

32
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Which country was previously known as British Honduras?

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Belize

33
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Which six countries have the largest oil reserves in the world? VISICK

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Venezuela, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Canada, Kuwait

34
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Which seven countries border Hungary? CRASSUS

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Croatia, Romania, Austria, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Slovakia

35
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The Aland Islands are a territory of which country?

A

Finland

36
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Bouvet Island is a territory of which country?

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Norway

37
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Curacao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of where?

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The Netherlands

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