Qwizzeria Daily #569

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ANSWERS

1. The Economist, in their June 2020 Obituary column, termed whose death with the headline, ‘The life pressed out’? George Floyd

2. When reading blood pressure at 120/60, what is the name of the pressure that reads 120, a name derived from the Greek word meaning ‘ contraction’? Systolic, systolic pressure,  systole

3. It was first performed in 1890 and composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky; name this ballet based on a famous work by Charles Perrault and has characters such as Carabosse, Aurora and the Lilac Fairy? The Sleeping Beauty

4. In philosophy, what point of view (derived from Latin for ‘nothing’) rejects all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless. Nihilism

5. Name this 2008 movie starring Mariah Carey that features the name of a US state is notable for the promotion single ‘Right to Dream’, which she co-wrote alongside Willie Nelson? (PIC) Tennessee

UPCOMING QUIZ EVENTS

02 December 2021 @ 19.00 (CET) – Trivia Thursdays.  More details here

05 December 2021 @ 19.00 (CET) – The Sunday Pub Quiz. More details here

30 November 2021 @ 20.30 (CET) – The Qwizz Hour #84 – Six rounds, six connections – it’s free, and it’s online. More details here – Online Link to play the quiz

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