Sports, Arts, Science, Literature Flashcards
How many times UK hosted Olympic games?
3 - 1908, 1948, 1902
Who helped in the origin of the paralympic games?
Dr Sir Ludwig Guttman, a German refugee, at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire.
First man in the world to run a mile in under 4 minutes?
Sir Roger Bannister (in 1954)
Scottish racing driver who won the Formula 1 world championship three times
Sir Jackie Stewart
Captain of the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966
Bobby Moore
Captain of the English cricket team who held record for batting and bowling
Sir Ian Botham
Gold medals for ice dancing at the 1984 Olympic Games and four consecutive world championships
Jayne Torvill + Christopher Dean
Gold medals in rowing in 5 consecutive Olympic Games
Sir Steve Redgrave
Winner of 16 Paralympic medals (incl. 11 gold) over 5 Paralympic Games
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Winner of London Marathon 6x and broke 30 world records
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Won two gold medals for running in the 2004 Olympic Games
Dame Kelly Holmes
The faster person to sail around the world singlehanded
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Scottish cyclist who won 6 gold and 1 silver Olympic medals
Sir Chris Hoy
Won six gold medals over 2 Paralympic Games and won London Marathon 6x
David Weir
First Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012
Sir Bradley Wiggins
Won 8 Olympic medals in cycling incl. gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games
Sir Bradley Wiggins
The first Briton to win the olympic gold in the 10,000 metres
Sir Mo Farah
Winner of 2012 gold medal in the heptathlon and silver in 2016 olympic games
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
First British man to win a singles title in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936
Sir Andy Murray
Youngest member of the British team at the 2008 Paralympic Games
Ellie Simmonds
Winner of gold medals for swimming at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games
Ellie Simmonds
First person to sail single-handed around the world
Sir Francis Chichester
First person to sail single handedly around the world without stopping
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
British Grand Prix drivers who won the Formula 1 World Championship
Damon Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button
Who organises The Proms?
BBC since 1927
17th century organist at Westminster Abbey who wrote church music, operas and other pieces
Henry Purcell
Who wrote the Water Music for King George I and Music for the Royal Fireworks for George II?
George Frederick Handel
Which oratorio is regularly sung at Easter time?
Messiah by Handel
Who composed The Planets?
Gustav Holst
When was Gustav Holst active?
End of 19th century / start of 20th century
On which tune is the popular British church hymn “I vow to thee my country” based?
Jupiter - part of the Planets suite, adapted by Gustav Holst
Who composed the Pomp and Circumstance Marches?
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
What is played at the Last Night of the Proms?
March No 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) by Sir Edward Elgar
Late 19th/early 20th century composer who wrote music for orchestra and choirs and was influenced by traditional English folk music
Ralph Vaughan Williams
20th century composer who wrote wide range of music from film scores to opera
Sir William Walton
Author of marches for the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II?
Sir William Walton
Author of “Facade” which became a ballet and of “Belshazzar’s Feast”?
Sir William Walton
20th century composer known for his operas including Peter Grimes and Billy Budd?
Benjamin Britten
Who wrote A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra?
Benjamin Britten
What is the purpose of A Young Person’s Guide to Orchestra?
Based on a piece of music by Purcell, introduces listener to various different sections of an orchestra
Who founded the Aldeburgh festival in Suffolk?
Benjamin Britten
What is “The Mousetrap”?
Murder-mystery play by Agatha Christie
What is the longest running West End show in history?
The Mousetrap, running since 1952
What did Gilbert and Sullivan write?
Comic operas making fun of popular culture and politics in 19th century,
3 examples of Gilbert and Sullivan’s work?
HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado
What has Andrew Lloyd Webber written?
Music for popular shows - collaboration with Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera
What is The Fringe?
Edinburgh Festival in summer which showcases theatre, comedy, often experimental work
What are the Laurence Olivier Awards?
Annual awards in London which incl. best director, best actor and best actress categories.
Who was Sir Laurence Oliver?
British actor known for his roles in Shakespeare plays
Example of 2 painters in 16-17th century who were from abroad?
Hans Holbein and Sir Anthony Van Dyck
When did British artists painting portraits/landscapes become well-known?
18th century onwards
Who was Thomas Gainsborough?
Portrait painter (18th century) who often painted people in country or garden scenery
Who was David Allan?
Scottish painter (18th century), best known for portraits. Famous work = The Origin of Painting.
Who was Joseph Turner?
Influential landscape painter (18-19th century) - considered the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting
Who was John Constable?
Landscape painter (18-19th century) - famous for works of Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border.
Who were the Pre-Raphaelities?
Artists in the second half of 19th century - painted detailed pictures on religious/literary themes in bright colours.
3 examples of Pre-Raphaelites?
Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir John Millais
Who was Sir John Lavery?
Northern Irish portrait painter (19-20th century) - painting the Royal Family
Who was Henry Moore?
English sculptor and artist (20th century) - large bronze abstract sculptures
Who was John Petts?
Welsh artist (20th century) - engravings and stained glass
Who was Lucian Freud?
German-born British artist (20th century) - known for portraits
Who is David Hockney?
Important contributor to the “pop art” movement of the 1960s and still influential today
Who were 2 previous winners of the Turner prize?
Damien Hirst and Richard Wright
How many Turner Prize works are shortlisted every year and shown at Tate Britain?
4
Examples of cathedrals built in Middle Ages
Durham, Lincoln, Canterbury and Salisbury
Example of a Norman castle keep?
The White Tower in the Tower of London (ordered by William the Conqueror)
What is Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire good example of?
British styles of architecture, it is a country house.
Who designed the Queen’s House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall in London?
Inigo Jones (in 17th century)
Who built the new St Paul’s Cathedral?
Sir Christopher Wren (in late 17th century)
Who was Robert Adam?
Scottish architect (18th century) who influenced the development of architecture in the UK, Europe and America - designed Dumfries House in Scotland and influenced others.
What architectural style became popular in the 19th century?
Gothic style.
Examples of gothic buildings built in 19th century?
Houses of Parliament, St Pancras Station, town halls in Manchester and Sheffield
What did Sir Edwin Lutyens design?
New Delhi to be the seat of India Government, war memorials throughout the world after WW1 incl. Cenotaph in Whitehall
What is Cenotapth?
WW1 memorial in Whitehall - site of annual Remembrance Day service attended by the King, politicians, foreign ambassadors
Who are three modern British architects?
Sir Norman Foster, Lord Richard Rogers, Dame Zaha Hadid
Who designed landscapes around country-houses in 18th century?
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
Who worked with Edwin Lutyens to design gardens around his houses?
Gertrude Jekyll
Who was Thomas Chippendale?
18th century furniture designer
Who was Clarice Cliff?
Designer of Art Deco ceramics
Who was Sir Terence Conran?
20th century interior designer
Examples of 3 leading fashion designers in recent years?
Mary Quant, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood
Which 3 Brits won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Sir William Golding (novelist); Seamus Heaney (poet); Harold Pinter (playwright)
Who was Ian Fleming?
Introduced James Bond.
Who was Jane Austin?
18th-19th century English novelist. Books: Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility. Concerned with marriage and family relationships.
Who was Charles Dickens?
19th century novelist. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. Everyday references to characters from his books - Scrooge (a mean person) or Mr Micawber (always hopeful).
Who was Robert Louis Stevenson?
19th century writer of books for adults/children. Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure.
Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Scottish director and writer (19th-20th century). Sherlock Holmes.
Who was Evelyn Waugh?
20th century writer of satirical novels. Decline, Fall and Scoop, Brideshead Revisited (best known).
Who was Sir Kinsley Amis?
20th century English novelist and poet (20+ novels). Lucky Jim.
Who was Graham Greene?
20th century novelist - often influenced by his religious beliefs. The Heart of the Matter, The Honorary Consul, Brighton Rock, and Our Man in Havana.
Who was JK Rowling?
Harry Potter.
Which poem tells of its hero’s battles against monsters?
Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon poem)
Who wrote Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer
What is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight about?
The knights at the court of King Arthur.
Two examples of poems from Middle Ages?
Canterbury Tales and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
What is a sonnet?
Poem with 14 lines
Who was John Milton?
Poet inspired by religious views - wrote Paradise Lost.
Who was William Woodsworth?
Poet inspired by nature.
Who was Sir Walter Scott?
Poet inspired by Scotland and the traditional stories and songs from the area on borders of Scotland and England, wrote novels many set in Scotland.
Who was William Blake?
19th century poet
Who was Lord Byron?
19th century poet
Who was John Keats?
19th century poet
Who was Percy Shelley?
19th century poet
Who was Alfred Lord tennyson?
19th century poet
Who were Robert and Elizabeth Browning?
19th century poet
What did Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon write about?
Their experiences in the WW1.
Who is Sir Walter de la Mare?
Recent popular poet
Who is John Masefield?
Recent popular poet
Who is Sir John Bentheman?
Recent popular poet
Who is Ted Hughes?
Recent popular poet
Where is this exerpt from:
Robert Browning, Home Thoughts from Abroad
Where is this excerpt from:
Wilfred Owen - Anthem for Doomed Youth
Where is this excerpt from:
William Blake - The Tyger
Where is this excerpt from:
William Woodsworth - The Daffodils
Where is this excerpt from:
Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty
Who wrote Anthem for Doomed Youth?
Wilfred Owen
Who wrote The Tyger?
William Blake
Who wrote The Daffodils?
William Woodsworth
Who wrote She Walks in Beauty?
Lord Byron
Who wrote Home Thoughts from Abroad?
Robert Browning
