GK/World Basic (Part 4) Flash Cards

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Total questions: 15


  • Q.1) What is the common name for the star Sirius?

    Dog Star

  • Q.2) What calculating aid was invented by William Oughtred in 1662?

    Slide Rule

  • Q.3) Which Athenian philosopher wrote nothing immortalised by Plato?

    Socrates

  • Q.4) Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane?

    Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith

  • Q.5) Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state?

    South Dakota

  • Q.6) In 1666 Jesuit Bark was used as a prevention against what?

    Malaria

  • Q.7) In 1971 which USA space probe was first to orbit another planet?

    Mariner 9

  • Q.8) What links Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia?

    Regions of Spain

  • Q.9) Ingemar Stenmark won record 85 world cup races in what sport?

    Skiing

  • Q.10) Who wrote the music for the ballets Firebird and Rites of Spring?

    Igor Stravinsky

  • Q.11) What common legal item literally means under penalty?

    Subpoena

  • Q.12) Who was the only person to win world titles on bikes and cars?

    John Surtees

  • Q.13) What is the oldest swimming stroke?

    Breaststroke 16th century

  • Q.14) Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons?

    Switzerland

  • Q.15) Which medical tool was developed by Sanctorius in 1612?

    Thermometer






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