Which Cuban-born Italian novelist wrote 'Invisible Cities' and 'The Castle of Crossed Destinies'? What name is given to the unit of pressure equal to 60 millimetres of mercury? The carcajou is an alternative name for which mammal?Īged 88 at the time of his resignation, who is the oldest Head of State in French history? Which Hungarian city earned the nickname of ‘Calvinist Rome’ during the 16th Century because it was one of the first cities to embrace the Protestant Reformation? Who was the English sea captain and Arctic explorer who, along with his entire crew, disappeared whilst attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage in 1847?ĭesigned by Norman Foster and Michel Virlogeux, the Millau Viaduct, when opened the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, spans which river, a tributary of the Garonne? Which Scottish soldier and nobleman led the government army that defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715?įirst published in 1852, ‘Émaux et camées’ is a collection of 37 poems considered to represent the greatest work of which French author? Which footballer scored both the first English Charity Shield hat-trick, and the first English Premier League hat-trick? Who was the first goalkeeper to score in the English Premier League? Which Aston Villa footballer was the first PFA Player of the Year in the Premier League era?
How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win in his managerial career? In which year was the backpass outlawed in football? To the nearest ten million, what is the mean distance from Earth to the Sun, equal to one astronomical unit? The smallest and rarest of the two native British toads, and reputed to be the noisiest amphibian in Europe, what is the common name of Epidalea calamita? Which Australian was the Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 until his death in 2003? The post of Master of the King's (or Queen's) Music was created during the reign of which British monarch? Who was the first Master of the King's Music? Horsetails (or puzzle grass or snake grass) What is the common name of the garden weed Equisetum arvense? Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth, Let's choose executors and talk of wills"? In which Shakespeare play do the following lines appear: "Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes. What is the capital of the French island of Réunion? Stretching for 630 miles, what is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath, and a National Trail?
Which capital city's airport is located at Gardermoen? The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, in the area of Dum Dum, serves which city? What are the names of Tokyo's two main airports?īromma Airport is located near which European capital city? Travel pioneer Thomas Cook was born in which Derbyshire town that shares its name with a much bigger city on the other side of the world? Which Duchy, now in Germany, was founded by Charlemagne in 804, and was ruled by houses of Billung and Ascania until partition in the 13th century? It is located south of modern-day Denmark. In 1887, which Post-Impressionist painter moved to Asnières, a northwestern suburb of Paris, where he got to know Signac and adopted elements of Pointillism? The art critic Felix Feneon heavily promoted which Neo-Impressionist artist's work, which included "Jeune femme se poudrant" (Young Woman Powdering Herself), from 1888–90? Which number on a computer key pad is where the £ sign is located? Praesepe (Messier 44), one of the closest open star clusters to Earth and a popular target for amateur astronomers, is located in which constellation? In Greek myth, the Pleiades had which Titan as a father? M13 in the constellation Hercules is an example of what type of star cluster, which contrast with open clusters?
Which port in South Korea was named as its country's temporary capital during the Korean War?
In which year did Brezhnev replace Kruschchev as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?įrom 1986 until his retirement in 2005, which chess player was ranked world No.
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