Set Three Flashcards
The Roulettes are an elite squad in which of Australia’s armed services?
Air Force
St Giles Cathedral is a landmark of which Scottish city?
Edinburgh
The Gulf of Odessa is part of which European sea?
The Black Sea
At the Olympic Games in 2021, Australian Kareena Lee won a bronze medal in which sport?
Marathon swimming
What was the nickname for ships smuggling alcohol to the US during Prohibition?
Rum runners
Considered the youngest convict on the First fleet was John Hudson, a 13 year old boy with which occupation?
Chimney sweep
Gro Harlem Brundtland was the first female prime minister of which country?
Norway
Which French philosopher was a partner of French writer Simone De Beauvoir?
Jean-Paul Sartre
Which comedy team often used the line ‘Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into’?
Laurel and Hardy
A ‘true lover’s’ is a form of what?
Knot
In which country is the site of the ancient town of Numantia?
Spain
A novel about whaling by Ian McGuire is the North what?
Water
Italy is linked to which country by the Simplon Tunnel?
Switzerland
Nicknamed ‘Hitman’ is former Aussie boxer Jeff who?
Harding
What continent is close to Norway’s remote territory Bouvet Island?
Antarctica
A best-selling English crime writer is Nanette who?
Walters
What Christian denomination is St Basil’s Cathedral?
Russian Orthodox
Which US State adopted ‘North to the Future’ as its motto?
Alaska
Brian Chesky is a co-founded of which accommodation website?
AirBnB
In which Australian State is the Blackwood wine region?
Western Australia
The tibouchina belongs to which kingdom of living things?
Plant
Albania lies entirely within which major European peninsula?
The Balkans
The solar lentigo is a darkened patch on which bodily organ?
Skin
Never is a novel by author Ken who?
Follett
Carl Jung wrote about a confrontation with the subconscious in which book?
The Red Book
What a Girl Wants was a 90s hit for which pop singer?
Christina Aguilera
Originating in Latin, calvities is a term for which condition?
Baldness
A magical item owned by the Greek god Hades was his cap of what?
Invisibility
What is the term for the state of a tide in which the water level is neither rising nor falling?
Slack water
Guitarist Johnny Marr co-founded which band?
The Smiths
To which body part does the adjective crural usually refer?
Leg
Hair from which animal is usually used to make a violin?
Horse
In the 1960s, which country took control of the territory of Goa from Portugal?
India
In Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, which instrument traditionally represents the ducks?
Oboe
What is the name of a metalworking tool used to mark lines on workpieces prior to machining?
Scriber
In Greek mythology, who were the brothers of Helen of Troy?
Caster & Pollux
Aviators Alcock and Brown were the first to fly non-stop across which ocean?
Atlantic
In The Simpsons, what is the name of Homer Simpson’s mother?
Mona
In the Western zodiac, what is considered Cancer’s opposite sign?
Capricorn
A fox terrier plays a key role in which Agatha Christie story?
Dumb Witness
Frank Lloyd Wright designed which New York musuem?
Guggenheim
Alcina is an opera by which German-British baroque composer?
Handel
Jane O’Connor wrote the kids book series Fancy who?
Nancy
What is the four-letter term for a baby quokka?
Joey
The Piebald is the name of a racehorse in which classic novel?
National Velvet
What was the second grand slam singles title won by Ash Barty?
Wimbledon
Who called the Bhagavad Gita ‘a spiritual dictionary’?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which former Beatle wrote the protest song ‘Give Ireland back to the Irish’?
Paul McCartney
What adjective denotes an animal’s streaked or spotted brown coat?
Brindled
North and South Korea joined which organisation in 1991?
The United Nations
Hugo Drax is a villain in which James Bond film?
Moonraker
Australian sisters Cheryl, Vanessa and Gabrielle Manning founded the fashion label Manning what?
Cartell
The annual Breeders’ Cup series of horse races takes place on which continent?
North America
Queensland music festival the Big Red Bash is held in which desert?
Simpson
Which German electro-pop band released the 70s album ‘The Man Machine’?
Kraftwerk
The format CD-R is short for Compact Disc… what?
Recordable
Beginning with s, what is a term for a marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa?
Souk
In the 1800s, Washington Atlee Burpee founded the world’s largest mail order company for what?
Seeds
What is the only sea that does not have a coastline?
Sargasso
Which former UK Tory MP wrote the novel The Clematis Tree?
Ann Widdecombe
A gene that causes which hair colour was announced in a 2016 study published by University College London?
Grey
The ‘moonman’ refers to which award ceremony trophy?
MTV Movie Awards
The exclamation ‘cooee’ derives from which language?
Dharug
Iconic US costume designed Edith Head won her eighth and final Oscar for her work on which film?
The Sting
What word is commonly used to toast cheers in Germany?
Prost
Which type of animal dung is British artist Chris Ofili celebrated for using in his work?
Elephant
Some species of which small, desert-dwelling animal can survive not only extreme heat, but also freezing, floods and famine?
Scorpion
Which gland found in the neck takes its name from ta Greek shield?
Thyroid
In heraldry, which colour is named purpure?
Purple
In boxing, who were the ‘Four Kings’?
Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler
In snooker, potting a ball off the opposite cushion is commonly known as a what?
Double
Australian swimmers Cate and Bronte Campbell were born in which country?
Malawi
In which Ocean is the Kermadec Trench?
Pacific
Where are andirons most likely to be found?
Fireplaces
Defenestration literally means throwing someone out of a what?
Window
The Cottingley hoax of 1917 involved which mythical beings?
Fairies
In anatomy, the term popliteal means relations to the area behind which joint?
Knee
Dinara is the highest mountain in which European country?
Croatia
Goliath’s height is described in the Book of Samuel as ‘six cubits and a…’ what?
Span
A confusing overload of information from the Internet is known as data what?
Smog
The majority of Sri Lanka’s population follows which religion?
Buddhism
A classic play written by Noel Coward is Hay… what?
Fever
In Texas Hold’em Poker, ‘cowboys’ is slang for a pair of what?
Kings
What is the name of Spongebob Squarepants pet sea snail?
Gary
A traditional rhyme begins tinker, tailor, soldier… what?
Sailor
Scottish blackface is an iconic breed of which farm animal?
Sheep
Who wrote The Mosquito Coast?
Paul Theroux
The name of which gemstone comes from the Latin for sea water?
Aquamarine
Jim Furyk was born in which country?
USA
What colour is the cross on the national flag of Finland?
Blue
What animals are Ren and Stimpy respectively?
Dog & cat
What four-letter term for a unit of heredity is credited to Wilhelm Johannson?
Gene
What word for an escape hatch appears in the name of many spiders?
Trapdoors
Cryptophasia is a secret language spoken between who?
Twins
Which Royal celebrated her 70th birthday in 2020?
Princess Anne
How many minarets does the Taj Mahal have?
Four
What family of elements has a name meaning salt-producing?
Halogen
Cornish Rex is a breed of which animal?
Cat
In Germany, what is flughafen?
Airport
Who designed the VW Beetle?
Ferdinand Porsche
In cats, the flehmen response causes them to do what after sniffing?
Bare their teeth
The island of Curacao is in which sea?
Caribbean
Dwarf lop is a breed of which pet?
Rabbit
Who was Roman emperor when Jesus was crucified?
Tiberius
Tuile biscuits are flavoured with what nut?
Almond
What was Nigella Lawson’s ‘Recipe of the Day’, the day Donald Trump left the White House?
Bitter Orange Tart
What was the former name of the band Snow Patrol?
Polar Bear
Revival is a 2015 album by which American singer & actress?
Selena Gomez
Who was the wife of Henry VIII when he died?
Catherine Parr
An ushanka is worn on what part of the body?
Head
What is a male red deer called?
A hart (or stag)
Maycomb, Alabama is the setting of which classic novel?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Miranda is a moon of which planet?
Uranus
Which Japanese cooking technique means ‘glazed roast?
Teriyaki
Which Mormon leader founded Salt Lake City?
Brigham Young
