General Knowledge - Very Difficult X

Raja Shehadeh is a lawyer, activist and politician from what country?

The parasite that causes malaria is ______

_____ was a major factor in the defeat of Napoleon's army during his 1812 invasion of Russia. The disease was spread by lice and killed many soldiers, forcing Napoleon to retreat

The NORFORCE (North-West Mobile Force) is an infantry regiment of the ______ Army Reserve. Formed in 1981, the regiment is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units (RFSUs) employed in surveillance and reconnaissance of the remote areas of Northern _____.

The Japanese term for a hermit or someone who withdraws from society is ______. They are often adolescents and young adults who isolate themselves in their homes and are unable to work or attend school for months or years

A highly contagious disease that was eradicated in 1980

The RMS ________ was the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic in 1912. It was the only ship to answer the Titanic's distress call and braved icebergs to reach the survivors

British word for diaper

South African novelist, critic, and translator noted for his novels about the effects of colonization. Most famous book is Disgrace (1999) J.M ______

_______ Khan succeeded Genghis Khan as ruler of the Mongol Empire in 1229. Ögödei was Genghis Khan's third son and was chosen as his successor because of his even temperament

A people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.They were first reported by Graeco-Roman authors in the 3rd century AD, living north of the Danube in what is now Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania. From here they conducted raids into Roman territory, and large numbers of them joined the Roman military

A suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States

The _______ and the prefrontal cortex are parts of the brain that control memory

The ______ lobes and optic chiasm are the parts of the brain that are responsible for vision

'drookit' is Scottish slang meaning to be ___

The "______ gene" is a nickname for the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene, which is linked to aggression in some studies.

The St. Brice's Day Massacre was a mass killing of Danes on November 13, 1002. The massacre was ordered by King Æthelred the Unready in response to accusations that the Danes planned to assassinate him. This occurred in what country?

Thucydides was a 5th century Athenian historian and general. His History of the ________War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens

The _______ genocide was the mass murder, enslavement, and cannibalism of the Moriori people, the indigenous ethnic group of the Chatham Islands, by members of the mainland Māori New Zealand iwi Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama from 1835 to 1863.

The ____ is a ceremonial dance performed by the Māori people of New Zealand. It's a vigorous, rhythmic dance that involves the whole body, and is often accompanied by a chan

______ is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), it is the fourth largest country in Africa, and is the 16th largest country in the world.

A Germanic people who were first reported in the written records as inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman empire. Much later, in the fifth century, a group of these people led by kings established kingdoms first within the Iberian Peninsula, and then in the western Mediterranean islands, and North Africa.

Jean-Bédel Bokassa was a military officer who served as the second president of what country ___________

An Arab dynasty that ruled the _______Caliphate, the first Islamic empire. The Umayyad dynasty lasted from 661–750 CE. It is remembered for its advancements in astronomy, maths, medicine and for its religious tolerance.

The Spanish Inquisition began in 1184 when Pope ______ III ordered bishops to search for heretics

The People's Protection Units, is a libertarian socialist, US-backed, Kurdish militant group in Syria. They are also known as the ____

What 17th century French philosopher invented Cartesian coordinates?

17th century English philosopher wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689)?

Vikings from Denmark and Norway settled in ______ between 874 and 930.

Meaning (of a legislative body) that has two chambers.