Classical Musicians
Wonders of the World
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Heat
100
One of the most famous musicians, he wrote Ode to Joy, the anthem of the EU, played below
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
100
It was the tallest structure in the world at the time it opened to awestruck crowds, but this Tower was also the subject of considerable controversy and criticism from self-appointed arbitrators of culture. Before it was even built a 300-member committee made up of some of the most prominent French engineers and artists dispatched a petition to the Minister of Works that opened: “We, writers, painters, sculptors, architects and passionate devotees of the hitherto untouched beauty of Paris, protest with all our strength, with all our indignation in the name of slighted French taste, against the erection … of this useless and monstrous Tower"
What is the Eiffel Tower?
100
Contrary to popular belief, chickens are omnivores and have been known to eat lizards, toads and even this type of rodent.
What is a Mouse?
100
“I walk around like everything’s fine, but deep down, inside my shoe, my (This piece of Clothing) is sliding off.”
—Anonymous
What is a Sock?
100
One of the first private homes to enjoy central heating, the Biltmore Estate was owned by this railway tycoon family. The 175,000 square foot home used three boilers that held 20,000 gallons of water and required about 500 tons of coal per year. On top of that, the house had 65 fireplaces for extra heat
Who are the Vanderbilts?
200
The composer of the Four Seasons, he was knighted by the Holy Roman Emperor, though his funeral was poorly attended and no music was played
Who is Antoin Vivaldi?
200
Built around 532 AD as the Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica, it has served worshipers for almost 1500 years. In 1453 when Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans and renamed, this Church was converted to a mosque. Ornate and stately, the structure is built of stone and marble, topped by a golden dome measuring 102 feet in diameter, before the Muslim rulers added four minarets
What is the Hagia Sophia?
200
Like humans, chickens have colour vision, and are able to see red, green and blue light. However, what makes chicken vision unique from ours is that they are also able to see this type of light, which are the colours you see when using a black light
What is Ultraviolet Light?
200
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
- This British Conservative politician
Who is Winston Churchill?
200
There are approximately this amount of sweat glands in the average human body
What is 4 Million?
300
Nearly everyone immediately recognizes the chords of the Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite, the cannon leitmotif of the 1812 Overture, and the opening of Swan Lake. These works – as well as numerous other ballets, operas, overtures, symphonies, and concertos – mark this composer, the greatest Russian classical musician of all time
Who is Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
300
The large, dramatically coloured cathedral near Moscow’s Moskva River officially bore the name “Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat,” but most people refer to it by it's more common shorter name, that fits better on maps. Ivan the Terrible commissioned its construction in 1555 to commemorate victories achieved during his reign.
What is St Basil's Cathedral?
300
Chickens live in groups called flocks. The social structure of these flocks depends on a hierarchy. This type of order, is also used by us to describe, most often, corporate positions, and is named after a strike or bite that a chicken performs with its beak.
What is Pecking Order?
300
"Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a" this type of farm animal. "He just looks you in the eye and treats you as an equal."
-Winston Churchill
What is a Pig?
300
After the fall of the Roman Empire, people heated their homes by insulating them with clay and straw to trap the heat generated by the hearth. This practice marked the first use of these
What are Chimneys?
400
In 1717, he accepted a position in the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen, While there, in tribute to the Duke of Brandenburg, Bach composed a series of musical works – the “Brandenburg Concertos,” considered by many the greatest musical expression of civilization. Perhaps his most famous piece is, Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude, played below.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
400
Perched on a rocky islet between Normandy and Brittany in the midst of sandbanks washed over by ocean tides, this wonder is a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the archangel who bears its name built between the 11th and 16th centuries. Besides St. Aubert's skull, the "Mont" also was repository for bits of St. Petroc and St. Olaf and other holy relics. The place did have a practical purpose, at low tide, it was readily accessible to pilgrims eager to give up a coin or two to be blessed; at high tide, the incoming sea would strand or drown any attacking force
What is Mont St Micheal?
400
A recent study by "Australia Animals", has shown that chickens are intelligent and emotional animals, and are able to “demonstrate thinking skills on par with mammals and this type of monkey“. "If you hide an object from a chicken, they will still know it's there — this is something even young human kids aren't able to do"
What is an Orangutan?
400
“Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are.”
- This Actor, Humorist, Elf, and Celebrity Jeopardy Host
Who is Will Ferrell?
400
SHU is the scale used to measure peppers, It is named after it's tester and creator, Wilbur ____
Who is Scoville?
500
In 1890, he enjoyed a triumph in Moscow, where Tchaikovsky arranged two concerts of his music. Two years later, he accepted the post of artistic director at the National Conservatory of Music in New York, where he earned the princely annual salary of $15000 (Unadjusted), so began his “American phase” of composing, including the Ninth Symphony, Serenade for Strings and his "New World" concert that was the inspiration for the Lord of the Rings theme
Who is Antonín Dvořák?
500
At the Expo 1967 world’s fair in the Canadian city of Montréal, the US pavilion was constructed in a gigantic sphere, which similarly tried to capture and symbolize this unique and fragile state. This glass building built by architect Buckminster Fuller, dominates the skyline of that city. It is a museum dedicated to the Earth and all of its fragility, its beauty, and the threats to its air, water, biodiversity and climate
What is the Biósphere?
500
Chickens, descended from Tyrannosaurus Rex, are from this region of the world
What is South-East Asia?
500
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both"
- This political writer and author of The Prince
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
500
Micky Arison is an American billionaire businessman and chairman of this corporation, the world's largest cruise operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's chief executive officer, he owns the Miami Heat
What is Carnival Corporation?