General Knowledge - Very Difficult XIX

Fossilized feces is called

A fascist symbol, a bound bundle of wooden rods, often but not always including an axe (occasionally two axes) with its blade emerging.

A _____ train, also called a goods train or cargo train, is a railway train that is used to carry cargo

A novel by Leo Tolstoy which chronicles the French invasion of Russia and its aftermath during the Napoleonic era. It uses five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families to illustrate Napoleon's impact on Tsarist society.

A German philosopher alive between 1788 – 1860. He is known for his 1818 work, The World as Will and Representation. He built on the transcendental idealism of Immanuel Kant and developed an atheistic metaphysical and ethical system that rejected the contemporaneous ideas of German idealism.

A lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

A Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. At the age of 30, he was elected as one of the leaders of the retreating Greek mercenaries, the Ten Thousand, who had been part of Cyrus the Younger's attempt to seize control of the Achaemenid Empire - name begins with X,

The Russian-backed breakaway republics, Donetsk and ________, whose paramilitary forces had been fighting Ukraine in the Donbas conflict since 2014.

The original members of Pink Floyd were lead guitarist Syd Barrett, bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason, keyboard player Rick Wright, and guitarist ______ _________.

The ______ ______ was a series of events in 1688 and 1689 that led to the overthrow of King James II and the ascension of William and Mary to the throne. The revolution is considered a turning point in the development of the British constitution and the role of Parliament.

The _____ Empire. A West African kingdom that flourished from the 17th to 19th centuries. The _____ people are still a major ethnic group in Ghana today.

The Wars of the _____, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The wars were fought between supporters of the House of Lancaster and House of York.

A major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Blue, multiple arms.

In just 100 days in 1994, some 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda. ____ extremists targeted Tutsi and ____ moderates.

A pop psychology term used to describe an adult who is socially immature. It refers to “never-growing” adults who have reached an adult age, but cannot face their adult sensations and responsibilities (based on a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie). _____ ______ syndrome.

_______ _____ is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace. It is featured in Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 200.

A national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.

What English gay icon played a re-written and re-recorded version of their 1973 song "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral of Princess Diana?

The above mentioned icon also lost another close friend a month prior, fashion designer _____ _______ who on 15th July 1997, was murdered outside his Miami Beach mansion, Casa Casuarina, by serial killer Andrew Cunanan.

In 19th century England, the two largest political parties were the Tories and the _____.

In England, in contrast to the House of Commons, membership of the House of Lords is not generally acquired by election. Most members are appointed for life, on either a political or non-political basis. _________ _________ was limited in 1999 to 92

In Westminster and other parliamentary systems, a ____________is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file".

A russian dissident who was assassinated on 21st August 1940 at his house in Mexico City by Stalinist agent Ramón Mercader who stabbed him with an ice axe. He was written out of Soviet history after this.

Largest bone in the human body (hint, leg).

Smallest bone in the human body (hint, ear).

The evolution of the eye begins around 541 million years ago, at the beginning of the _______ period, it begins with simple light-sensitive spots that could focus light and form images. This process took place over millions of years, with each change providing a slight survival advantage.

Within human lungs, air sacs, called ______ look a bit like tiny grapes at the end of the bronchial branches. Healthy lungs have about 300 million air sacs in them.

Bloody Sunday, also known as Red Sunday, was the series of events on Sunday, 22th January 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, when demonstrators, led by Father Georgy Gapon, were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the _____ _______ to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II. Some 140–234 people died.

ExxonMobil made the first significant oil discovery in _______ in 2015. Called the upcoming Norway of South America.

A common name in the English speaking world. Think _____ Quincy Adams. _____ Lennon and _____ the Baptist

The Maiden Revolution, or Revolution of Dignity, culminated with the ousting of Viktor _______ in 2014, after, amidst economic pressure from Russia, withdrawed from signing an association agreement with the EU and instead accept a Russian trade deal and loan bailout.