The Volume is Reduced from a Deluge to a Trickle. It's the BH quiz #60
Day-yam. I'm way too busy to devote time to this blog.
It's not 'constructive' busy, but it is the kind of activity that prevents me from sitting in front of a computer where I will dazzle you with quirky phrasings and the kind of insights that will make you shave your head and go off and become a Buddhist monk. In the Peak District.
Today, I bought some DVDs, answered a few emails and went to see The Three Burials of Mes-something Estrada. Very good. Then again, I am something of a Peckinpah freak. Oh, but I am so annoyed that the Silver Jews gig at La Scala is sold out. I live five minutes away from the venue. I suppose I could tout it.
Hey, funny Private Eye cartoon about blogging. It's all true. Me me me me me me me me me me...
The Future is Chrome
But I am beginning to put together my month-long project for June. Yes, JUNE. Like the film Benny and Joon. No, maybe not. That was Mary Stuart Masterson. It will make people sit up and and make me weary and disillusioned.
"Bastard", said Jesse. And all because I identified Nelson's flagship at the Battle of the Nile on the tube last night. In his face. In. His. Face...Face.
He has much to learn. But then who doesn't?
I'm worried that I've forgotten everything I've set in the BH quizzes so far. This is probably true, the remainder knowledge that has managed to stay in my head is running at about 50 per cent.
This is because I can only every remember 50 per cent of what I write down. Everything just goes white. Blank. Gone.
On that last bleached note, a little quiz...
1 Which English regent and duke had Joan of Arc burned at the stake at Rouen?
2 Which 200m-high cinder cone volcano on the Icelandic island of Heimaey was formed in an eruption on January 23, 1973 and has a name meaning "Fire Mountain"?
3 Which country has severed diplomatic ties with Sudan following a coup attempt by rebels in which around 350 of them died?
4 In which country has a private basilica at Bulla Regia in the "House of the Hunt" dating from the first half of the 4th century been excavated?
5 Lying on the Aventine hill, what basilica is the centre of the Dominican order and was built by Priest Petrus of Illyria between 422 and 432?
6 What UK police rank is signified by a) a crown over one pip b) three pips c) crossed tipstaves in a laurel wreath?
7 Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt are the authors of which influential Marxist text that became a bestseller in 2000 and takes its name from the emergent postmodern construct they believed is being created amongst the ruling powers?
8 Meaning "shield-troop" in Old English, what name is given to the formation of men carrying pikes and polearms seen in circular form at the Battles of Falkirk and Bannockburn and in many more instances, the rectangular or linear forms seen at Otterburn, Glentrool and Halidon Hill?
9 Completed in 2000, the Emirates Towers are located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in which city?
10 Which sculptor installed his Tilted Arc in New York City's Federal Plaza in 1981?
11 Construction on which famous Bruce Graham and Fazlur Khan-designed building began in 1970?
12 Now known as the Musee d'Orsay, who built Paris's Gare D'Orsay in 1900?
13 What name was given to the mandatory public service required in public works projects such as road-building and military service in the Inca Empire?
14 What medical condition is a patient suffering from if they have an FUO?
15 Robert de Brus was the first man to hold what post from 1268 in the King's or Queen's Bench, and Sir Alexander Cockburn "of England" from 1875?
16 Signifed by Japanese characters that literally mean "strong man", what term is most commonly used to describe a professional sumo wrestler?
17 On March 17, 2006, which former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots militia in Ituri, became the first person to be arrested under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court?
18 Made in Amsterdam and first shipped in 2004, Everglo is a liquer that combines which two spirits?
19 Partly named after a horizontally-opposed engine configuration patented by Karl Benz in 1896, what convertible was introduced by Porsche in late 1996 and is its smallest and least expensive sports car model?
20 Also known as Alamgir I, who was ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 to 1707?
21 Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. What is his title?
22 The Blunt family, as in singer-songwriter James Blunt, are known for the restoration of which Norfolk windmill that shares its name with a village on the river Glaven?
23 Designed by Gordon Murray, which Formula 1 racing car was also known as the "Fan car"?
24 Founded in 1945 and racing from 1950 to 1977, which British Formula 1 team won the constructors' title in 1962 and its driver Graham Hill the world championship the same year?
25 Which ancient Scottish mode of divination normally included killing animals is said to have involved in its various guises, raising the devil and getting unlawful wishes granted by roasting cats alive, and wrapping a "prophet" in the warm smoking hide of a newly slain ox and laid in the wildest recess of a waterfall?
26 Born in 1925, the dissident writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer comes from which country?
27 Coming into effect on January 1, 1900, what British price fixing arrangement between publishers and booksellers set the prices at which books were to be sold to the public?
28 Which porcelain factory was established in 1751 on the banks of the river Severn by a group of local business under the guidance of Dr John Wall?
29 In fantasy fiction, what abbey was founded by a great mouse hero named Martin the Warrior?
30 Which French actress was cast in her first starring role in Truffaut's 1975 film L'Histoire d'Adele H., the story of Victor Hugo's daughter, a part for which she won a Best Actress nomination?
31 Introduced by the Scottish-born pharmacist Alexander Cameron Sim in the 19th century, what drink is called ramune in Japan?
32 Which European national football team are nicknamed The Lions or Luvovete?
33 In organic chemistry, what unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one carbon to carbon double bond and are also called olefins or vinyl compounds?
34 What term for generating new ideas was coined in the 1940s by American advertising executive Alex Osborn?
35 What was the electoral city for the Emperors of the Holy Roman Emperors of the German nation from 855 to 1792?
Answers to BH #60
1 Bobby Goldsboro 2 Essen 3 Capo di tutti i capit 4 Claymore 5 Bandidos biker gang 6 North Korea 7 Fiji 8 Five pesetas 9 Puss in Boots 10 Vivian Grey 11 Portland, Oregon 12 Honda 13 Dominicans or Blackfriars 14 The Pragmatic Sanction 15 De Havilland Gipsy Moth 16 Kelvin-Helmholtz instability 17 Beetle 18 Shannon 19 The Three Sisters 20 My Uncle Silas 21 The B-52s 22 Sanskrit 23 Pomelo 24 Papua 25 Uriah Heep 26 Dennis Ritchie 27 Sapping 28 Polybius 29 Philippines 30 Logic 31 Mayans 32 Peshawar 33 Cornea 34 Cisco Kid 35 Ganesh 36 Sandringham time 37 Taiji 38 Thales of Miletus 39 Elam 40 Moravia 41 Flagstaff 42 Paramount Picture Studios 43 Contact lenses 44 The Candyman 45 Distinguished Flying Cross 46 Gene Autry 47 Sassanid 48 Veterinary surgeon 49 Furby 50 Penny post 51 William Tite 52 The Tsar's Bride 53 Barnsley 54 Lily Parr 55 Conseil d'Etat 56 Amal movement 57 Al-Manar 58 False Dmitriy 59 The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge 60 Ae
It's not 'constructive' busy, but it is the kind of activity that prevents me from sitting in front of a computer where I will dazzle you with quirky phrasings and the kind of insights that will make you shave your head and go off and become a Buddhist monk. In the Peak District.
Today, I bought some DVDs, answered a few emails and went to see The Three Burials of Mes-something Estrada. Very good. Then again, I am something of a Peckinpah freak. Oh, but I am so annoyed that the Silver Jews gig at La Scala is sold out. I live five minutes away from the venue. I suppose I could tout it.
Hey, funny Private Eye cartoon about blogging. It's all true. Me me me me me me me me me me...
The Future is Chrome
But I am beginning to put together my month-long project for June. Yes, JUNE. Like the film Benny and Joon. No, maybe not. That was Mary Stuart Masterson. It will make people sit up and and make me weary and disillusioned.
"Bastard", said Jesse. And all because I identified Nelson's flagship at the Battle of the Nile on the tube last night. In his face. In. His. Face...Face.
He has much to learn. But then who doesn't?
I'm worried that I've forgotten everything I've set in the BH quizzes so far. This is probably true, the remainder knowledge that has managed to stay in my head is running at about 50 per cent.
This is because I can only every remember 50 per cent of what I write down. Everything just goes white. Blank. Gone.
On that last bleached note, a little quiz...
1 Which English regent and duke had Joan of Arc burned at the stake at Rouen?
2 Which 200m-high cinder cone volcano on the Icelandic island of Heimaey was formed in an eruption on January 23, 1973 and has a name meaning "Fire Mountain"?
3 Which country has severed diplomatic ties with Sudan following a coup attempt by rebels in which around 350 of them died?
4 In which country has a private basilica at Bulla Regia in the "House of the Hunt" dating from the first half of the 4th century been excavated?
5 Lying on the Aventine hill, what basilica is the centre of the Dominican order and was built by Priest Petrus of Illyria between 422 and 432?
6 What UK police rank is signified by a) a crown over one pip b) three pips c) crossed tipstaves in a laurel wreath?
7 Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt are the authors of which influential Marxist text that became a bestseller in 2000 and takes its name from the emergent postmodern construct they believed is being created amongst the ruling powers?
8 Meaning "shield-troop" in Old English, what name is given to the formation of men carrying pikes and polearms seen in circular form at the Battles of Falkirk and Bannockburn and in many more instances, the rectangular or linear forms seen at Otterburn, Glentrool and Halidon Hill?
9 Completed in 2000, the Emirates Towers are located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in which city?
10 Which sculptor installed his Tilted Arc in New York City's Federal Plaza in 1981?
11 Construction on which famous Bruce Graham and Fazlur Khan-designed building began in 1970?
12 Now known as the Musee d'Orsay, who built Paris's Gare D'Orsay in 1900?
13 What name was given to the mandatory public service required in public works projects such as road-building and military service in the Inca Empire?
14 What medical condition is a patient suffering from if they have an FUO?
15 Robert de Brus was the first man to hold what post from 1268 in the King's or Queen's Bench, and Sir Alexander Cockburn "of England" from 1875?
16 Signifed by Japanese characters that literally mean "strong man", what term is most commonly used to describe a professional sumo wrestler?
17 On March 17, 2006, which former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots militia in Ituri, became the first person to be arrested under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court?
18 Made in Amsterdam and first shipped in 2004, Everglo is a liquer that combines which two spirits?
19 Partly named after a horizontally-opposed engine configuration patented by Karl Benz in 1896, what convertible was introduced by Porsche in late 1996 and is its smallest and least expensive sports car model?
20 Also known as Alamgir I, who was ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 to 1707?
21 Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. What is his title?
22 The Blunt family, as in singer-songwriter James Blunt, are known for the restoration of which Norfolk windmill that shares its name with a village on the river Glaven?
23 Designed by Gordon Murray, which Formula 1 racing car was also known as the "Fan car"?
24 Founded in 1945 and racing from 1950 to 1977, which British Formula 1 team won the constructors' title in 1962 and its driver Graham Hill the world championship the same year?
25 Which ancient Scottish mode of divination normally included killing animals is said to have involved in its various guises, raising the devil and getting unlawful wishes granted by roasting cats alive, and wrapping a "prophet" in the warm smoking hide of a newly slain ox and laid in the wildest recess of a waterfall?
26 Born in 1925, the dissident writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer comes from which country?
27 Coming into effect on January 1, 1900, what British price fixing arrangement between publishers and booksellers set the prices at which books were to be sold to the public?
28 Which porcelain factory was established in 1751 on the banks of the river Severn by a group of local business under the guidance of Dr John Wall?
29 In fantasy fiction, what abbey was founded by a great mouse hero named Martin the Warrior?
30 Which French actress was cast in her first starring role in Truffaut's 1975 film L'Histoire d'Adele H., the story of Victor Hugo's daughter, a part for which she won a Best Actress nomination?
31 Introduced by the Scottish-born pharmacist Alexander Cameron Sim in the 19th century, what drink is called ramune in Japan?
32 Which European national football team are nicknamed The Lions or Luvovete?
33 In organic chemistry, what unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one carbon to carbon double bond and are also called olefins or vinyl compounds?
34 What term for generating new ideas was coined in the 1940s by American advertising executive Alex Osborn?
35 What was the electoral city for the Emperors of the Holy Roman Emperors of the German nation from 855 to 1792?
Answers to BH #60
1 Bobby Goldsboro 2 Essen 3 Capo di tutti i capit 4 Claymore 5 Bandidos biker gang 6 North Korea 7 Fiji 8 Five pesetas 9 Puss in Boots 10 Vivian Grey 11 Portland, Oregon 12 Honda 13 Dominicans or Blackfriars 14 The Pragmatic Sanction 15 De Havilland Gipsy Moth 16 Kelvin-Helmholtz instability 17 Beetle 18 Shannon 19 The Three Sisters 20 My Uncle Silas 21 The B-52s 22 Sanskrit 23 Pomelo 24 Papua 25 Uriah Heep 26 Dennis Ritchie 27 Sapping 28 Polybius 29 Philippines 30 Logic 31 Mayans 32 Peshawar 33 Cornea 34 Cisco Kid 35 Ganesh 36 Sandringham time 37 Taiji 38 Thales of Miletus 39 Elam 40 Moravia 41 Flagstaff 42 Paramount Picture Studios 43 Contact lenses 44 The Candyman 45 Distinguished Flying Cross 46 Gene Autry 47 Sassanid 48 Veterinary surgeon 49 Furby 50 Penny post 51 William Tite 52 The Tsar's Bride 53 Barnsley 54 Lily Parr 55 Conseil d'Etat 56 Amal movement 57 Al-Manar 58 False Dmitriy 59 The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge 60 Ae
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