Summer League 8-9 Flashcards by Patrick Carthy

Which American State is nicknamed The Lone Star State?

Texas

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After his defeat at the battle of Leipzig in 1813 to which Island off the Italian coast was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled?

Elba

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On which planet of the solar system named after the Roman messenger god is the length of 1-day equivalent to 58.6 Earth days?

Mercury

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Which city is home to the Spanish football team Espanyol? Visitors to this city may take in the architecture of Antoni Gaudi such as the Sagrada Família.

Barcelona

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Which 19th century Italian composer of the opera William Tell said of his fellow composer ‘Wagner has beautiful moments but awful quarters of an hour’?

Gioachino Rossini

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Which actress who won the best actress Oscar for Black Swan disputed Moby’s account of their friendship in his recent memoir Then It Fell Apart?

Natalie Portman

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How many stars are there on the national flag of the Federated States of Micronesia?

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Which Queen Consort of England died in 1075? She was wife of Edward the Confessor.

Edith of Wessex

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Which Spanish shoe designer a favourite of Carrie in Sex and the City as of June 2019 is the subject of the exhibition An Enquiring Mind at the Wallace Collection in London?

Manolo Blahnik

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For her role in which film did Regina King win the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2019 Oscars?

If Beale Street Could Talk

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Which American State is nicknamed The Aloha State?

Hawaii

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On which reality TV show based in Newcastle upon Tyne would you find Holly Hagan Scotty T and Chloe Ferry?

Geordie Shore

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Which literary bear created by AA Milne struggles with his weight due to carbohydrate cravings and has friends including a depressive donkey a kangaroo and a small pig?

Winnie the Pooh

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Which city is home to the Spanish football team Real Betis? Rossini wrote an opera about a barber from this city.

Seville

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Which part of the brain above the midbrain and consisting of multiple nuclei has a name which is the Greek word for a chamber?

Thalamus

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Which Englishman won the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship?

Glen Durrant

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Which Austrian-born film score composer wrote the music for the films Gone With the Wind King Kong and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre?

Maximilian Steiner

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Which French Queen Consort of England died in 1052? She was wife of both King Ethelred the Unready and King Cnut the Great.

Emma of Normandy

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Which swinging sixties fashion designer perhaps best known for the mini skirt is the subject of an exhibition at the V&A which started in April 2019?

Mary Quant

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Which tennis player from Australia won the French Open women’s singles in 2019?

Ashleigh Barty

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How many gold stars are there on the national flag of Tuvalu?

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Which 1984 ITV sit-com starred Robin Askwith as a football-loving milkman called Dave Deacon the part having originally been intended for Jim Davidson?

Bottle Boys

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Which 20th century American composer of Appalachian Spring said ‘Listening to the fifth symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes’?

Aaron Copland

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After his defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 to which Atlantic island was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled until his death?

St Helena

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On which planet of the solar system named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty is the length of 1-day equivalent to 243 Earth days?

Venus

In a famous series of ads which purple-boxed Cadbury chocolate selection was delivered to women by a sinister man in black who abseils into their bedrooms?

Milk Tray

Similar to a porphyrin ring what is the name of the tetrapyrrole ring structure found in Vitamin B12 surrounding the cobalt atom?

Corrin ring

Which best selling toy of 1985 was an animatronic bear which came with a range of story cassette tapes which could be inserted into its back allowing it to 'read' to children?

Teddy Ruxpin

Which one of the 'Mighty Handful' of Russian composers whose work include Scheherazade and The Golden Cockerel spent much of his life as an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy?

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Which US president was the only one who did not speak English as a first language?

Martin Van Buren

Cockfosters is the Northern Terminus of which dark blue-coloured London Underground line?

Piccadilly line

Which broadcaster and naturalist narrated the 2018 series Blue Planet II?

David Attenborough

Sold for 90.3 Million dollars in 2018 which British artist's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is now the 2nd most expensive work by a living artist? It is part of his series of pool paintings that also includes A Bigger Splash.

David Hockney

Which Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees Baseball player who died of cancer in 1948 was known as 'The Great Bambino'?

Babe Ruth

Which pop star sometimes known as Madge released the album Madame X in 2019?

Madonna Ciccone

Which Indonesian volcano erupted in 1883 nearly 70 years after the similarly large eruption of Mount Tambora destroying the island on which it resides?

Krakatoa

Infertility parotitis and pancreatitis may be complications of which viral disease covered by the second M of the MMR vaccine?

Mumps

As mentioned in his memoir Moby tried to date the musician Lizzy Grant. With albums such as Born to Die and Lust for Life by what name is she better known?

Lana Del Rey

The widow of Max Ernst which American artist's surrealist work was the subject of a 2019 retrospective at the Tate Modern?

Dorothea Tanning

If a ballet dancer has both arms vertically above their head very roughly equivalent to a 6 in cricket which arm position in ballet are they demonstrating?

Fifth position

What has been the County Town of Wiltshire since 1889?

Trowbridge

For her role in which film did Alison Janney win the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2018 Oscars?

I Tonya

What is the name of the aromatic ring structure which takes its name from the compound with the chemical formula C6H6?

Benzene ring

Which Greek musician and composer wrote the soundtracks to the films Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire?

Vangelis

The majority of Queen Victoria's reign was during which century?

19th

In 2020 Formula 1 will return to the Netherlands with a Grand Prix at which circuit?

Circuit Zandvoort

Which thriller that was adapted into a movie starring Rosamund Pike was written by Gillian Flynn?

Gone Girl

In 1992 Miley Cyrus's dad had a hit song with a title about what defective organ?

Achy Breaky Heart

On what London Underground line can you find Queensbury Swiss Cottage and Bermondsey?

Jubilee

What dance craze of the 1990s shares its name with a magazine edited by Anna Wintour?

Vogue

Which New Zealand born lyric soprano who retired in 2016 frequently sang roles written by Richard Strauss?

Kiri Te Kanawa

In psychology what is the name for the phenomenon that people remember interrupted tasks over uninterrupted task?

Zeigarnik effect

Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca the former Princess of Dalmasca is one of the playable characters in which game subtitled The Zodiac Age from the company Square Enix?

Final Fantasy XII

What tiny Asian nation recently legalised same-sex marriage?

Taiwan

Which woman founded Planned Parenthood in the United States in 1916?

Margaret Sanger

Which sculptor is famous for her depictions of spiders? Her biggest one known as Maman was displayed at the Tate Modern in 2000.

Louise Bourgeois

Which Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author who died in 2006 is known for the Parable series and the Xenogenesis trilogy?

Octavia Butler

Biochemists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were the first to propose that genomes could be edited with this type of DNA sequencing which sounds like the place you'd put your lettuce in the fridge

CRISPR

Simone Biles Beth Tweddle and Nadia Comaneci are all famous competitors in which sport?

Gymnastics

Which fashion designer is credited with inventing the little black dress?

Coco Chanel

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson front what rock band known for hits such as Barracuda?

Heart

Among Boris Johnson's staunch supporters is which MP for South West Norfolk who serves as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury?

Liz Truss

Julia Fischer Anne-Sophie Mutter and Vanessa Mae are famous for playing what musical instrument?

Violin

PCOS is a disease in which fluid filled sacs surround the eggs in what organ of the body?

Ovaries

Playing domestically for Boca Junior and Kimberley Lorena Benitez represents what country in the sports of football and futsal?

Argentina

Which British author was famous for creating such beloved characters as Noddy the Famous Five and the Secret Seven?

Enid Blyton

Patricia Routledge played Hyacinth Bucket in what British sitcom?

Keeping Up Appearances

Which city is the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan?

Regina

Moll Davis and Nell Gwynne were mistresses to which King?

Charles II

Who is the first female British astronaut and also the first woman to visit the Mir Space Station?

Helen Sharman

In the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup England were in Group D of competition which included Argentina Japan and what other team representing England's neighbours to the north?

Scotland

Allison Brittain is the CEO of what FTSE 100 company which runs Premier Inn Beefeater and Brewers Fayre establishments?

Whitbread

Which British singer won the 1967 Eurovision song contest with the song Puppet on a String?

Sandie Shaw

Which island chain named after a Spanish queen shares its name with one of the deepest parts of the ocean?

Marianas

In June 2019 Mette Fredriksen assumed the post of Prime Minister of which country?

Denmark

Which piece of epic literature features the story of how the Empress Draupadi married her five husbands?

The Mahabharata

Which British-Albanian singer who has also appeared in all three of the Fifty Shades films has had hits with songs like Let You Love Me -- Hot Right Now and For You (Fifty Shades Freed)?

Rita Ora

Which city is the capital of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island?

Charlottetown

In 2019 Miley Cyrus's dad has what hit song with the country rapper Lil Nas X?

Old Town Road

Which British author was famous for creating such beloved characters as Mrs. Tiggy Winkle Jemima Puddleduck and Peter Rabbit?

Beatrix Potter

In the current FIFA Women's World Cup America were in Group F of competition which included Sweden Chile and what Southeast Asian nation that the Americans defeated 13 to nothing?

Thailand

PMDD is a monthly disorder where women experience headaches fatigue and pain in joints among other symptoms. What does the M stand for in the acronym PMDD?

Menstrual

Which Greek-American soprano known for her mastery of the bel canto technique gave her final performance in 1974 three years before her death at age 53?

Maria Callas

Among Boris Johnson's staunch supporters is which MP for Witham in Essex who was sacked from her role as Secretary of State for International Development?

Priti Patel

In June 2019 Maia Sandu assumed the post of Prime Minister of which country?

Moldova

Which piece of epic literature features the story of Queen Dido's suicide after she was abandoned by her Trojan lover?

The Aeneid

Louisa Hareruia Wall was a member of both the Silver Ferns the national netball team and Black Ferns the national rugby team of which country?

New Zealand

Which island nation part of the Lesser Antilles is named after the patron Saint of writers sales people and throat infections?

Saint Lucia

Which Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author who died in 2018 is known for the Earthsea series as well as The Left Hand of Darkness?

Ursula K Le Guin

Caroline McCall is the Chief Executive of ITV. But prior to taking up that role McCall was the boss at which FTSE 100 listed low-cost airline?

Easy Jet

Agnes Keyser and Alice Keppel were mistresses to which King?

Edward VII

Who was the first American female astronaut and the third woman in space overall?

Sally Ride

Sisters Martie McGuire and Emily Robison along with lead singer Natalie Maines form what country music group whose attack on President Bush over the Irag war caused upset in the U.S.?

Dixie Chicks

Han-Na Chang Hildur Gunadottir and Jacqueline du Pré are famous for playing what musical instrument?

Cello

What dance craze of the 1980s shares its name with a 1987 film based on a Stephen King novel under his pseudonym Ricgard Bachman starring Maria Conchita Alonso and Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Running Man

Which woman founded the first family planning clinic in Britain in 1921?

Marie Stopes

On what London Underground line can you find Queensway Hanger Lane and South Woodford?

Central

From 1999 to 2001 Patricia Routledge played Lady Bracknell in a revival of what British play by Oscar Wilde?

The Importance of Being Earnest

Which thriller that was adapted into a movie starring Emily Blunt was written by Paula Hawkins?

The Girl on the Train

Alina Zagitova Jenna McCorkell and Tonya Harding are all famous competitors in which sport?

Figure skating/Ice skating

Which fashion designer is credited with inventing the miniskirt?

Mary Quant

English Heritage is running a campaign to get more women on blue plaques. One of the women to be honoured on a blue plaque at 58 Sheffield Terrace in Holland Park is what mystery writer whose works include the play The Mousetrap?

Agatha Christie

high as an elephant's eye according to a Rodgers and Hammerstein song?

Corn

Which British singer jointly won the 1969 Eurovision song contest with the song Boom Bang-a-Bang?

Lulu

Which sculptor is famous for her casts of everyday objects like stairs or the negative space left by everyday objects? She was the first woman to win the Turner Prize

Rachel Whiteread

Princess Elena a Kenyan specialising in capoeira is one of the characters in which long running video game series by Capcom?

Street Fighter

What large Asian nation recently decriminalised homosexual activity a law that was a remnant of its colonial-era rule?

India

Which British-Albanian singer has had hits with song like One Kiss (with Calvin Harris) Be the One and New Rules?

Dua Lipa

On what London Underground line can you find Queen's Park Lambeth North and Kenton?

Bakerloo

Nora Ephron has directed such films as Sleepless in Seattle You've Got Mail and what 1989 film starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal?

When Harry Met Sally

What is the name of the short haircut for women variously worn by celebrities including Twiggy Mia Farrow and Michelle Williams?

Pixie

The ingredients of what drink are the following: ginger ale grenadine syrup and a maraschino cherry? Adding vodka or rum makes it a dirty version

Shirley Temple