Gotta Keep 'Em Going: BH107
I'm in a bit of a sullen mood. Surely, newly written quiz questions will lighten it! Or maybe not. Nevertheless, here are fresh ones I wrote a few minutes ago.
1 The first extinction of a large mammal in recent decades, which species of dolphin has been declared functionally extinct?
2 Which former of Ethiopia has been convicted in absentia of genocide by a court in that country for his part in the "Red Terror"?
3 What term describes a statistical measure of how well a binary classification test correctly classifies cases not belonging to that class?
4 The American Elizabeth Magie patented which precursor to the board game Monopoly in 1904?
5 Which Boston-born artist, who died in London in 1815, based his painting Watson and the Shark on a real-life shark attack that occurred in Havana in 1749?
6 Founded in 1914, the soccer US Open Cup is the oldest annual team tournament in the US in any sport and now bears the name of which man, who died on December 13, and who was a founder of the American Football League?
7 The Bosman Ruling resulted from Jean-Marc Bosman's initially failed attempt to transfer from which Belgian club to which French side?
8 The Greek Vassilios Skouris has been President of which judicial body since 2003?
9 In a landmark sports case, which center fielder for the St Louis Cardinals refused to accept a trade following the 1969 season ultimately appealing unsuccessfully to the US Supreme Court?
10 What "Operation" name has been given to the report by Lord Stevens into Princess Diana's death?
11 GAM is a separatist group seeking independence for which region of Indonesia?
12 Which apostle has his major shrine at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and recently had his final resting place identified by Vatican archaeologists?
13 Incumbent Igor Smirnov recently won the presidential elections in which self-declared state (on September 2, 1990) in the Republic of Moldova, also known as Pridnestrovie?
14 Richard Paul Pavlick was arrested for attempting to blow up and assassinate which US President?
15 Sheik Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla has ruled which United Arab Emirate since 1981?
16 A reference to a character in the epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso, what obscure mass noun means boastful talk or behaviour?
17 Also author of Silvae and Kalendae decembres, which poet of the Silver Age of Latin poetry (c.45-c.96AD) is said to have taken 12 years to compose his work The Thebaid during the regin of Domitian?
18 Known for his band's style "The Wall of Sound" during the mid-1940s, which jazz musician gave his ensembles such names as Innovations Orchestra, Neophonic Orchestra and Mellophonium Orchestra, having formed his first orchestra in 1941, which was later named after his theme song Artistry in Rhythm?
19 Andrew Luster, who was convicted of a series of rapes in 2003, is an heir to which cosmetics fortune that was founded in 1909 by a Polish make-up artist for the Russian royal ballet?
20 Founded on January 18, 1919, which subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group is headquartered in Crewe?
21 Intended as a replacement for the Pup, the prototype of which airplane first flew in December 1916 and was known as the "Big Pup" early on in her development?
22 Johannes Vermeer produced transparent colours by applying paint onto the canvas in loosely granular layers. What name has been given to this decorative technique?
23 Known for the role of Grandad, which actor died of a heart attack during the production of the Only Fools and Horses episode "Hole in One" in 1984?
24 Who wrote the 1963 book Up the Junction?
25 Who developed the political philosophy the Three Principles of the People or as it was collectively known the San-min Doctrine?
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Answers to BH107
1 Chinese River Dolphin 2 Mengistu Haile Mariam 3 Specificity 4 The Landlord's Game 5 John Singleton Copley 6 Lamar Hunt 7 RFC Liege to Dunkerque 8 European Court of Justice 9 Curt Flood 10 Operation Paget 11 Aceh 12 Paul of Tarsus 13 Transnistria 14 JFK 15 Umm al-Quwain 16 Rodomontade 17 Statius 18 Stan Kenton 19 Max Factor 20 Bentley 21 Sopwith Camel 22 Pointillé 23 Lennard Pearce 24 Nell Dunn 25 Sun Yat-sen
1 The first extinction of a large mammal in recent decades, which species of dolphin has been declared functionally extinct?
2 Which former of Ethiopia has been convicted in absentia of genocide by a court in that country for his part in the "Red Terror"?
3 What term describes a statistical measure of how well a binary classification test correctly classifies cases not belonging to that class?
4 The American Elizabeth Magie patented which precursor to the board game Monopoly in 1904?
5 Which Boston-born artist, who died in London in 1815, based his painting Watson and the Shark on a real-life shark attack that occurred in Havana in 1749?
6 Founded in 1914, the soccer US Open Cup is the oldest annual team tournament in the US in any sport and now bears the name of which man, who died on December 13, and who was a founder of the American Football League?
7 The Bosman Ruling resulted from Jean-Marc Bosman's initially failed attempt to transfer from which Belgian club to which French side?
8 The Greek Vassilios Skouris has been President of which judicial body since 2003?
9 In a landmark sports case, which center fielder for the St Louis Cardinals refused to accept a trade following the 1969 season ultimately appealing unsuccessfully to the US Supreme Court?
10 What "Operation" name has been given to the report by Lord Stevens into Princess Diana's death?
11 GAM is a separatist group seeking independence for which region of Indonesia?
12 Which apostle has his major shrine at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and recently had his final resting place identified by Vatican archaeologists?
13 Incumbent Igor Smirnov recently won the presidential elections in which self-declared state (on September 2, 1990) in the Republic of Moldova, also known as Pridnestrovie?
14 Richard Paul Pavlick was arrested for attempting to blow up and assassinate which US President?
15 Sheik Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla has ruled which United Arab Emirate since 1981?
16 A reference to a character in the epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso, what obscure mass noun means boastful talk or behaviour?
17 Also author of Silvae and Kalendae decembres, which poet of the Silver Age of Latin poetry (c.45-c.96AD) is said to have taken 12 years to compose his work The Thebaid during the regin of Domitian?
18 Known for his band's style "The Wall of Sound" during the mid-1940s, which jazz musician gave his ensembles such names as Innovations Orchestra, Neophonic Orchestra and Mellophonium Orchestra, having formed his first orchestra in 1941, which was later named after his theme song Artistry in Rhythm?
19 Andrew Luster, who was convicted of a series of rapes in 2003, is an heir to which cosmetics fortune that was founded in 1909 by a Polish make-up artist for the Russian royal ballet?
20 Founded on January 18, 1919, which subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group is headquartered in Crewe?
21 Intended as a replacement for the Pup, the prototype of which airplane first flew in December 1916 and was known as the "Big Pup" early on in her development?
22 Johannes Vermeer produced transparent colours by applying paint onto the canvas in loosely granular layers. What name has been given to this decorative technique?
23 Known for the role of Grandad, which actor died of a heart attack during the production of the Only Fools and Horses episode "Hole in One" in 1984?
24 Who wrote the 1963 book Up the Junction?
25 Who developed the political philosophy the Three Principles of the People or as it was collectively known the San-min Doctrine?
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G
E
L
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O
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K
Answers to BH107
1 Chinese River Dolphin 2 Mengistu Haile Mariam 3 Specificity 4 The Landlord's Game 5 John Singleton Copley 6 Lamar Hunt 7 RFC Liege to Dunkerque 8 European Court of Justice 9 Curt Flood 10 Operation Paget 11 Aceh 12 Paul of Tarsus 13 Transnistria 14 JFK 15 Umm al-Quwain 16 Rodomontade 17 Statius 18 Stan Kenton 19 Max Factor 20 Bentley 21 Sopwith Camel 22 Pointillé 23 Lennard Pearce 24 Nell Dunn 25 Sun Yat-sen
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