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What nationality was Franz Joseph Haydn?
French
German
Austrian
Dutch
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 Rohrau - 1809 Vienna) was an Austrian composer of the Classical era and one of the three "Viennese classics" (the oldest). His younger brother, Johann Michael, was also a highly regarded composer, active mainly in Salzburg.
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What is the name of Thor's hammer in Nordic mythology?
Gleipnir
Brokk
Mjölnir
Thor's hammer didn't have a name, it's just Thor's hammer.
In Nordic mythology, Mjölnir is the hammer of Thor, the god of thunder and lightning. The hammer was forged by dwarfs named Sindri and Brokk. The meaning of the word Mjölnir is usually translated as "the one who crushes". Another theory combines this name with lightning.
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With which car did Sébastien Ogier win the title of World Rally Champion in 2016?
Ford Fiesta WRC
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Citroën DS3 WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
2016 was the last year Volkswagen put its car into the World Rally Championship.
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Which driver was the only one to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and win the F1 Championship?
Barney Oldfield
Mario Andretti
Stirling Moss
Bobby Unser
Mario Andretti has taken part in many different racing categories, including dragster races. In 1969 he won Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and 12 hours of Sebring. The 1978 season belonged to Mario Andretti where he became F1 World Champion.
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Where are the woody ferns, the largest ferns on Earth?
in New Zealand
in Madagascar
in New Caledonia
in New Guinea
Tree ferns of the Cyathea family develop a trunk, which reaches up to 20 m in height and 50 cm in diameter.
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Which population has no neanderthal genes in own DNA?
Africans
Europeans
East Asians
American Indians
Interbreeding between Neanderthals with modern humans took place several times. Neanderthal-derived DNA was found in the genome of contemporary populations in Europe and Asia, it accounts for 1–4% of modern genomes. Neanderthal genes are absent from most modern populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Who had larger brains: homo sapiens or neanderthals?
homo sapiens
neanderthals
neanderthals didn't exist
“homo sapiens” and “neanderthals” mean the same
Neanderthals had large cranial capacity (1,600 cm3), which was larger than that of modern humans. Compared to modern humans, neanderthals had shorter legs and bigger bodies - this was likely an adaptation to preserve heat in cold climates. Larger eye sockets suggest that their eyesight may have been better than that of modern humans.
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Where did neanderthals live?
In Europe
In Africa
In North America
In East Asia
Neanderthals are named after the first site where their fossils were discovered in the mid-19th century – it was a river valley in Germany named Neanderthal. Neanderthal remains were found in Europe (early range), as well as Southwest, Central, and Northern Asia (late range).
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Where is the headquarters of NATO located?
In the USA
In the UK
In France
In Belgium
NATO's Headquarters are located in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, while the headquarters of Allied Command Operations is near Mons, Belgium.
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Who is the author of famous aphorism “carpe diem”?
Horace
Virgil
Homer
Sappho
Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC).
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What does Latin “primus inter pares” literally mean?
winner among losers
first among equals
first, not to harm
The first gets it all
This famous phrase was the title of Roman Emperors.
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What does Latin “primum non nocere” literally mean?
first of all
winners are not forgotten
first, not to harm
the first will be the last
This famous phrase is a motto of medicine. Most probably, it is a paraphrase of Hippocrates’ words.
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What does Latin “per capita” literally mean?
by capital
by total
by one
by head
“Per capita” is commonly used in the field of statistics in place of saying "per person”.
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What does Latin “homo sapiens” literally mean?
wise man
upright man
modern man
handy man
The name “homo sapiens” was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.
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What does Latin “homo habilis” literally mean?
archaic man
hunting man
wandering man
handy man
The name of homo habilis indicates that it was the first human ancestor which used and created stone tools.
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What does Latin “homo erectus” literally mean?
first man
upright man
chosen man
tall man
The name of homo erectus indicates that it was the first human ancestor which was bipedal.
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How many countries use Swiss Franc as their currency?
One country
Two countries
Three countries
None
These countries are Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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What is the symbol of Swiss Franc?
CHF
SUF
SWF
FSW
"CH" stands for Confoederatio Helvetica.
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What is the literal meaning of Latin “camera obscura”?
crude painting
obscured view
dark chamber
dimmed light
“Camera” means “chamber” and “room” in Latin. Camera obscura was an optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern photography. This is a source of the modern word camera.
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What is the literal meaning of Latin “versus”?
towards
against
with
in front of
Literally, “versus” means "in the direction of". The word is often erroneously used in English for "against", probably as the truncation of "adversus"
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