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The answer to question 7 was clarified as Martin Luther King Jr.,
(was Martin Luther King) - thanks J Sabatino - 9 Apr 2010. Spelling of Brussels
corrected (was wrongly Brussells) in question 29 - thanks J Porcella - 10 Dec
2010
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Astana is the capital of which country? Kazakhstan
(Astana means 'capital city' in Kazakh)
Which playwright was once secretary to James Joyce, 1969
Nobel prizewinner for literature, and wrote his most famous play originally in
French, titled En Attendant Godot? Samuel Beckett (1906-89)
Who is fifth in line to the British throne (as at Aug
2007)? Princess Beatrice
What is the Latin term used in referencing which means 'in
the same place' ? Ib. (or 'Ibid.' from the full Latin word
'ibidem')
What is the flap which covers the human windpipe when
swallowing? Epiglotis (derived from Greek epi meaning on, and glossa
meaning tongue)
Born Henry John Deutschendorf Junior, which American singer
died when his light aircraft crashed into the sea off California in 1997?
John Denver (he took his name from the capital of Colorado, his
favourite state)
James Earl Ray was arrested at Heathrow airport in 1968
and subsequently convicted of whose assassination? Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Who was the famous wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia? Lady
Godiva (Leofric and Godiva were important figures in early 11th century
England, but Lady Godiva's naked ride on horseback through Coventry to persuade
her husband to lower people's taxes is not historically reliable, and probably
legend based on her conventional support of local religious causes)
Finishing in Paris after nearly 10,000 miles, from which
city did racers begin the first long distance car rally in 1907? Peking
(now Beijing)
The town of Fray Bentos, after which the meat products
brand was named, is in what country? Uruguay (close to the border with
Argentina, about 100 miles north of Buenos Aires - the original Fray Bentos was
apparently a priest)
Cedi is the basic monetary unit of which African country?
Ghana (Cedi = 100 pesewas)
Henry Sewell led the first government of which country in
1856? New Zealand (he held office as premier for just two weeks)
What, loosely translating as 'self-boiler', is a
traditional metal Russian tea urn called? Samovar (derived from sam
meaning self and varit meaning to boil, from Old Slavic variti meaning to
cook)
Barack Obama's best selling book is called 'The Audacity
of..' what? Hope
What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin set
sail on his voyage around the world in 1831? HMS Beagle
Mary Mallon was effectively imprisoned for life in New York
for being an irresponsible immune carrier of what disease? Typhoid
(hence her nickname and the expression, 'Typhoid Mary', referring to someone
whose behaviour creates a risk of infecting to others)
Graham Vivian Sutherland's official portrait of which prime
minister was destroyed by the subject's wife because she hated it? Sir
Winston Churchill (painted in 1954 and destroyed sometime after Churchill's
death in 1965)
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie
Curie (1903 for Physics - she also won in 1911 for Chemistry)
Who wrote the best selling book The Tipping Point?
Malcolm Gladwell (published in 2000, The Tipping Point sought to explain
how small things could cause massive effects)
What is the name of the largest island of Japan?
Honshu (more correctly Honshū, which means 'main state')
What does WAP stand for in mobile phone technology?
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP hype prompted the alternatives: Wait
And Pay, Worthless Application Protocol)
Harry Longbaugh was better known by what name? The
Sundance Kid (partner of Butch Cassidy and member of the Wild Bunch outlaw
gang in the late 19th century)
Which common chemical element has the atomic number 20?
Calcium (Calcium is a silvery soft metal with the chemical symbol
Ca)
BRN is the international vehicle registration for which
country? Bahrain
For which film did Henry Fonda win his best actor Oscar?
On Golden Pond
Which huge global communications brand is derived from a
local word for a marten? Nokia (a marten is like a weasel - the variety
in question was probably the pine marten or sable, which gave its name to the
Finnish river and town on which the early Nokia company - a paper mill - was
built.)
Who was the first reigning British monarch to make an
official visit to the USA? George the Sixth (in 1939)
What is the name of the carnival held in some countries on
Shrove Tuesday? Mardi Gras (meaning 'Fat Tuesday', literally 'Tuesday
Fat')
Who was the British nurse arrested in Brussels and shot by
firing squad in 1915 on suspicion of helping Allied solders to escape? Edith
Cavell
What object officially joined our solar system on 1st May
1930? Pluto
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