Gallimaufry IX

No theme today, just five general knowledge questions.

Statue of Helvetia on the Federal Palace of ….
Image Wikimedia Commons

One

The image shown is that of ‘Statue of Helvetia on the Federal Palace of …’. What country finishes the previous statement, and in what city is the Federal Palace located?


Two

The …, or boreal forest, is the world’s largest land biome. In North America, it covers most of inland Canada, Alaska, and parts of the northern contiguous United States. In Eurasia, it covers most of Sweden, Finland, much of Russia from Karelia in the west to the Pacific Ocean (including much of Siberia), much of Norway and, some of the Scottish Highlands, some lowland/coastal areas of Iceland, and areas of northern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, and northern Japan (on the island of Hokkaido).

The above quote from Wikipedia describes a biome whose name has been omitted. What is that missing name?


Three

What word completes the title of this 1957 sci-fi novel: The Midwich …; and who wrote it?


Four

What calendar was replaced in England by the Gregorian in 1752?


Five

Who played the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk television series which originally aired between 1978 and 1982?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.


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