General Knowledge Quiz
14/05/2023
Jupiter.
Although this planet is the largest in our Solar System, it is also the one that has the shortest day (lasting 10 hours approximately). Moreover, having short days is a characteristic of the Gas Planets – Saturn (11 hours), Uranus (17 hours), Neptune (16 hours).
On the other hand, the planet that has the longest day in our Solar System is Venus, lasting more than 5800 hours.
Beefeaters.
The Yeomen Warders are the traditional guardians of the Tower of London since the 15th-Century.
The term Beefeaters dates back to 17th-Century and its origin is probably related with an ancient agreement that allowed these guardians to be served an unlimited amount of meat under certain circumstances.
Greater Khorasan.
This historical region was first established in the 6th century by the Sasanian Empire. The Muslim conquest of the region saw the transformation and growth of the Greater Khorasan, nowadays spanning several countries like Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Stanley Matthews.
Matthews played most of his career for Stoke City and Blackpool and, on the latter, was distinguished with the newly created Ballon d’Or Award, in 1956.
The player was particularly strong in dribbling due to his great technique and played as a right forward until the age of 50, also becoming the oldest player to represent the England National Team (up until he was 42 years old).
Hungry Jack’s.
When the Burger King corporation attempted to expand to Australia, the company realized that a trademark with the same name had already been registered in the country. Therefore, it had to find an alternative way to establish their franchise in Australia.
Kintsugi.
This technique revolves around the philosophy of embracing ones flaws instead of hiding or disguising them and the idea that by mending flaws, one can become stronger altogether. It promotes the acceptance and taking advantage of change as well as the vicissitudes of life.
Roman Republic.
The acronym stands for “Senatus PopulusQue Romanus” which can be translated as “The Roman Senate and People”. It is most commonly found in Roman currency, important buildings and even in documents.
Jason Alexander.
Jason Alexander is an actor, director, presenter and comedian born in 1959 in New Jersey, USA. He is mostly famous for his role in the TV show Seinfeld (1989-1998), in which he played the iconic role of George Costanza. He took part in other movies and TV shows like Pretty Woman (1990), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and even Friends (1994-2004).
Ribosomes.
The process of protein synthesis, also known as translation, consists of the assembly of amino acids into protein chains.
In terms of cell structure, the ribosomes can be usually found surrounding the nucleus, and can be observed in the image as the black dots identified with the number 3, located along the blue structure with the number 5 (which is the endoplasmic reticulum).
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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
Camus was an French philosopher (born in Algeria) and one of the most famous proponents of Absurdist philosophical branch. His most famous works include The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), The Stranger (1942) and The Plague (1947).
He was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957.
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