Set Three Flashcards
What are the three most expensive properties on a standard American Monopoly board?
Boardwalk, Park Place and Florida Avenue
Which two chess players contested the world championship in a legendary match in Iceland in 1972?
Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky
The name of which martial art translates to ‘the empty hand’?
Karate
The name of which martial art translates to ‘the gentle way’?
Judo
The name of which martial art translates to ‘the soft art’?
Jujitsu
The name of which martial art translates to ‘the way or harmonious spirit’?
Aikido
The name of which martial art translates to ‘the way of the sword’?
Kendo
Which two Scrabble tiles are worth two points?
G & D
Which four scrabble tiles are worth three points?
B, C, M & P
Which five scrabble tiles are worth four points?
F, H, V, W, Y
Which two scrabble tiles are worth eight points?
J & X
What are the nine rooms in the classic version of Cluedo?
Billiard room, cellar, conservatory, dining room, kitchen, hall, lounge, library, study
What was the great discovery of Francis Crick, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin?
The double-helix structure of DNA
The heart is made up of which four chambers?
Left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle
What are the five officially classified dwarf planets in our solar system?
Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Pluto
What are the six alkali metals?
Cesium, Francium, Lithium, Potassium, Rubidium & Sodium
What are the seven base SI units?
Candela, ampere, metre, kilogram, kelvin, mole, second
What are the eight major standard taxonomical rankings?
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What does the Apgar scale measure?
Health of a newborn baby
What does the Douglas Sea Scale measure?
Sea swell and wave height
What does the Fujita scale measure?
Force of tornadoes
What does the Glasgow coma scale measure?
Impaired consciousness
What does the Mohs scale measure?
Hardness
Which eleven elements are gases at room temperature?
Hydrogen, helium, oxygen, radon, neon, xenon, argon, krypton, nitrogen, chlorine, fluorine
Which former World footballer of the year became President of Liberia in 2018?
George Weah
From which country did Libya gain its independence in 1951?
Italy
From which country did Burundi gain its independence in 1962?
Portugal
From which country did Mozambique gain its independence in 1975?
Belgium
Using the International Organisation for Standardisation’s two-letter coding system, which countries are represented by the codes TD, DZ, LY and ZA?
Chad, Algeria, Libya, South Africa
Which Democratic candidate did Richard Nixon defeat in the 1972 Presidential election?
George McGovern
Which Republican candidate did Lyndon B. Johnson defeat at the 1964 Presidential election?
Barry Goldwater
Which Republican candidate did Franklin D. Roosevelt defeat at the 1944 Presidential election?
Thomas Dewey
Who was the 11th President of the United States?
James K. Polk
Who was the 13th President of the United States?
Millard Fillmore
Who was the 14th President of the United States?
Franklin Pierce
Who was the 15th President of the United States?
James Buchanan
Who was the 19th President of the United States?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Who was the 21st President of the United States?
Chester A. Arthur
Who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States?
Grover Cleveland
Who was the 23rd President of the United States?
Benjamin Harrison
