Quiz 11 Flashcards
Which month, known as the windy month, was the sixth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, and lasted from around 20th February to 21st March
Ventose
Alberto Juantorena, Quincy Watts and Michael Johnson are among those who have won Olympic gold in which athletics event?
400m
Which children’s story by Roald Dahl was first adapted for the London stage in 2011 with songs by musician and comedian Tim Minchin?
Matilda
One of the four kings in a standard English pack of cards is depicted without a moustache - supposedly, originally, it ws missed off because of poor copying. Which king is it?
The King of Hearts
Which artist became the first President of the Royal Academy in 1768?
Joshua Reynolds
Of which British Prime Minister is the Labour politician Douglas Jay quoted as saying He never used one syllable where none would do?
Clement Atlee
In a chemistry laboratory, what is the purpose of a Kipp’s aparatus
Production of gases
Which two provinces in the North East of France, annexed by Bismark in 1871, were returned to France by Treaty of Versaille after the First World War?
Alsace and Lorraine
Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World whose exact location remains unconfirmed by archeology?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The adjective pelagic, often used to describe certain types of bird, comes from a Greek word meaning what?
The open sea
Which powerful Italian organised crime ring, whose name is possibly derived from a local word for thief, is based in Calabria but has links and operatives all over the world?
The ‘Ndrangheta
In the children’s TV drama series Grange Hill, what was the name of the long-serving head teacher played by Gwyneth Powell?
Bridget (the Midget) McKluskey
Although it’s used in casual speech to mean the dim and distant past, in law the phrase time immemorial relates very precisely to a particular calendar year. Which one?
1189 (Richard I)
Which Dutch sprinter, who won the 100m and 200m at the 1948 London Olympics, was nicknamed The Flying Housewife?
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Which medal of the Order of the British Empire for gallentry was superceded in September 1940 by the introduction of which other honour?
George Medal
In Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, what is Gulliver’s first name?
Lemuel
What name, also meaning a particular time of day, is sometimes given to the hot and dry southern states of Italy, including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia?
Mezzogiorno
Which North American city is served by George Bush International Airport?
Houston TX
Which novelty swing dance, derived from the Charleston, was named following Charles Lindbergh’s crossing of the Atlantic in 1927?
Lindy hop
Which part of the British Isles has a parliament called the Court of Chief Pleas?
Sark
Which type of theatre derives its name from a Latin word meaning a player of many parts?
Pantomime
Apatosuarus is the name by which scientists now refer to the dinosaur formerly known as the Brontosaurus. The name Brontosausus means Thunder Lizard - but what does the name Apatosaurus mean?
Deceptive Lizard
Windermere is the kargest of the lakes in the English Lake District, and the largest natural lake in England. Which is the second largest?
Ullswater
In Morse Code, the most commonly occuring vowel and the most commonly occuring consonant are represented respectively by a single dot and a single dash. Which letters are these?
E and T
