Week 2 M3 Flashcards
Dominic West and Idris Elba are both English actors who made their namesplaying Americans in which TV series?
The Wire
Which river of great religious significance links the Sea of Galilee and the DeadSea?
River Jordan
Named for its apparent attacks on livestock which cryptid was first attributed inPuerto Rico in March 1995? It was featured in a 1997 X-Files episode
Chupacabra (or goat-sucker)
The Old Man of Lochnagar is a children’s book written by which public figure?
Prince Charles(accept Prince ofWales etc.)
If a negatively-charged atom or molecule is an ‘anion’ [AN-IRON] what is itspositively-charged counterpart?
Cation [CAT-IRON]
Krzysztof Penderecki Frederic Chopin and Henryk Gorecki were all composersfrom which European nation?
Poland
The Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819 was signed between the United States andwhich other country?
Spain
On the Brink In the Lab and State of Emergency are expansion packs for whichtopical boardgame?
Pandemic
With the advent of mobile technology tic-tac has largely disappeared from racecourses but back in the day what odds would be indicated by crossing arms with hands flat on the chest ‘Double Carpet’?
33-1 [Thirty-three toone]
Which former world leader was exiled to Saint Helena dying there in May 1821?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Until 2018 eSwatini was known by what name?
Swaziland
Anthony Head and Sharon Maughan advertised which branded product over a series of soap-like adverts between 1987 and 1993?
Gold Blend (prompton “coffee”)
Andy Dufresne [du-FRAYN] is imprisoned in which penitentiary from which he eventually escapes in a Stephen King novella later filmed by Frank Darabont?
Shawshank
Back in the good old days before the Kardashian clan mastered the art of building careers out of ‘famous for being famous’ which part-time actress and DJtrademarked her catchphrase “That’s hot”?
Paris Hilton
Jean-Philippe Leo Smet the ‘French Elvis’ was better known by what stage- name?
Johnny Hallyday
Although the term was in some use before him G.K. Gilbert popularised the term ‘orogeny’ in 1890 to indicate the process of formation of what?
Mountains
Artist Mark Quinn used what unusual organic material to produce a sculpture ofhis own head Self?
His blood
Which Canadian psychologist and pundit the author of 12 Rules for Life wasrecently hospitalised in Russia for drug problems a year after announcing that hewas switching to an all-beef diet?
Jordan Peterson
Michael Jackson sang about a girl from which West-African nation on a song offBad?
Liberia(n)
Although he certainly wasn’t the first to advance a heliocentric idea of theuniverse which Polish mathematician’s On the Revolutions of the CelestialSpheres proposed that model when published in 1543?
Nicolaus Copernicus(Mikolai Kopernik)
How much money do you begin with in a standard British game of Monopoly?
£1500
Marco Polo visited the Chinese Emperor Kublai Khan in the late 13th century butwhich dynasty had Kublai founded after the division of the Mongol Empire?
Yuan
What is the name of the strait that separates the island Sri Lanka from India onthe Asian mainland?
Palk Strait
Victoria Wood created which sitcom set in a factory canteen?
Dinnerladies
Before becoming extinct in the 17th century the dodo was native to which IndianOcean island?
Mauritius
The late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan noted for his influence onBollywood as well as appearances on Western film soundtracks was primarilyassociated with which genre of Sufi devotional music?
Qawwali
Which is the oldest duchy in England created in 1337? It is traditionally held bythe eldest son of the reigning monarch.
Duchy of Cornwall
How many hurdles does each runner have to pass in a Olympic-standard 400mhurdles race?
Ten
Taylor Armstrong the woman in the popular Woman Yelling at Cat meme cameto fame in the first three seasons of which franchise of a reality TV series?Vanderpump Rules was a spin-off from this series.
The Real Housewivesof Beverly Hills(prompt on “RealHousewives”)
The coffee drink Mocha takes its name from a major port of which country?
Yemen
Gyoza pierogi and momos are all generally translated into English as what? Ourlocal version might be made from suet and cooked in a stew.
Dumpling(s)
In the title of a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez howmany Years of Solitude are experienced by the Buendia family?
One Hundred
The charge of an ion is determined by the number of which particles relative toits number of protons?
Electron(s)
Isaac Albeniz Manuel de Falla and Enrique Granados were all composers fromwhich European nation?
Spain
The Alaska Purchase of 1867 transferred the territory to the United States fromwhich other country?
Russia
San Juan is a card-based spinoff from which popular German boardgame?
Puerto Rico
English actor Andrew Lincoln plays an American Rick Grimes as the lead inwhich TV series?
The Walking Dead
Which river of great religious significance flows through Kanpur and Allahabad?
River Ganges
Named for its appearance as a winged humanoid which cryptid first attributedsightings were around the city of Point Pleasant in West Virginia? It was featuredin a 2002 Richard Gere film.
Mothman
Budgie the Little Helicopter is a children’s book written by which public figure?
Sarah Ferguson(accept Fergie orDuchess of Yorketc.)
Edmond Dantes is imprisoned in the Chateau D’If [DEEF] from which heeventually escapes in which novel by Alexandre Dumas filmed at least 20 Cristotimes?
The Count of Monte
What is the name of Paris Hilton’s younger sister? She has maintained a slightlylower profile than her sibling by marrying into the Rothschild family.
Nicky (or Nicolai)
Born with the surname Gassion and buried as Madame Lamboukas which singer was known as the Little Sparrow?
Edith Piaf
Luke Howard is known as the ‘Godfather’ what field of study also called nephology’?
Clouds (or Cloud-formation)
With the advent of mobile technology tic-tac has largely disappeared from racecourses but back in the day what odds would be indicated by both handstouching the ‘Top of the Head’?
9-4 [Nine to four]
Which former revolutionary and politician was exiled to Turkey in 1929 eventually dying in Mexico City in 1940 after being attacked with an ice axe?
Leon Trotsky (acceptLev DavidovichBronstein)
In 1990 the territory of South West Africa became a sovereign nation under what name?
Namibia
Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter advertised which alcoholic product in a series of adverts between 1978 and 1983?
Cinzano (prompt on“vermouth”; “Martini”is incorrect)
How many dollars do you have to lose to win a game of Go For Broke?
$1000000
Marco Polo first visited the Chinese Emperor at which city then Kublai’s summercapital? It was immortalised by Coleridge some centuries later.
Shangdu or Xanadu
What is the name of the marginal sea of the Indian Ocean which separates theislands of the Maldives from India on the Asian mainland?
Laccadive Sea(accept LakshadweepSea)
Which parody sitcom set in a shop in Manchesterford featured in the seriesVictoria Wood as Seen on TV? It was later made into a musical.
Acorn Antiques
Chris Ofili is notorious for using what unusual organic material in many of hispaintings including Holy Virgin Mary?
Elephant dung
What is the term for a diet that consists almost entirely of a single foodstuff orclass of foodstuffs such as Peterson’s consumption of beef or koalas witheucalyptus leaves?
Monotrophic
The Future Sound of London’s debut single was named for which Oceanianisland nation?
Papua New Guinea
Who formulated his Three Laws of Planetary Motion between 1609 and 1619?
Johannes Kepler
The much-memed phrase “Come at me bro” originated in which US reality-TV series? There have been many spin-off series around the world the mostsuccessful being set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Jersey Shore
Formosa oolong tea takes its name from a historical title of which island nation?
Taiwan
Udon biangbiang and soba are all varieties of what staple dish? In the UK we might expect to find them in chicken soup.
Noodle(s)
In the title of a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia MarquezFlorentino and Fermina fall in Love in the Time of which water-borne disease?
Cholera
Which wild bird once endemic to North America and with a peak population estimated at three to five billion became extinct after the last known exampledied at Cincinnati Zoo in 1914?
Passenger pigeon
Ladysmith Black Mambazo who came to international prominence - after decades of success in their homeland - when they worked with Paul Simon on his Graceland album are known for which a capella style of singing originating with South African Zulus?
Mbubu orIsicathamiya (thesearen’t synonymousbut overlap)
The first English Prince of Wales invested in 1301 was later crowned as whichmonarch?
Edward II
The Olympic 3000m steeplechase consists of seven full laps of the course after an obstacle-free opening partial lap. Each full circuit involves one water jumpand how many ordinary barriers?
Four
On which day of the week did Christopher Columbus and his crew first sightDominica? The island reportedly got its name as a result.
Sunday
In which European capital city would you a boulevard whose name translates as“Under the Linden” [Trees]?
Berlin
Who is the sole-remaining original member of Kraftwerk?
Ralf Hutter
In which series of books would you originally find the Encyclopedia Galactica?Subsequent authors have referred to it in their own works
Foundation (prompton “Asimov”)
