Sunday Quiz – 10th December 2023 Round 1: What’s larger? Work out which of the two options provided is the larger. None Which is larger, the number of articles in the U.S. Constitution or the number of symphonies composed by Beethoven? Articles Symphonies None Which is larger, the number of pairs of chromosomes humans typically have, or the number of members of the EU in 2023? Chromosomes Eu Members None Which is larger, the number of karats in pure, unalloyed gold, or the number of letters in the roman alphabet? Karats Letters None Which is larger, the number of hours in a week, or the number of points in a perfect break of snooker? Hours Points None Which is larger, the number of rooms in Buckingham Palace, or the number used to represent Satan? Rooms Satan ("number of the beast") None Which is larger, the binary equivalent of decimal 10, or the height of the Eiffel Tower in feet? Binary Tower None Which is larger, the number of covers of The Beatles song 'Yesterday', or the year Halley's comet is next due to appear? Covers Comet None Which is larger, the deepest point of the Mariana Trench in feet, or the earth's circumference (approximately) in miles? Mariana Trench Circumference None Which is larger, the value of the letter "Q" in Scrabble, or the number of Oscars won by the film "Titanic"? Q Oscars None Which is larger, the square root of 144, or the maximum number of players on a pitch in rugby league? Square root Players None Round 2: Fictional Locations 10 questions all about locations in fiction. None In which 1999 survival horror game of the same name does Harry Mason search for his missing adopted daughter in a fictional American town? In which small town in the Harry Potter novels would you be able to visit Honeydukes? In The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien what a place of sanctuary and a magical Elvish otherworld is known as the Last Homely Home? An average-sized, fictional city within an unknown state in the U.S. what is the primary fictional setting of the animated sitcom The Simpsons? Only glimpsed in the Star Wars films, what Earth-like planet is the only one destroyed by the first Death Star? Composed of four major continents, what is the name of the world in which the majority of the Warcraft series is set? Which unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia is owned and operated by members of "The Gang" in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? In every episode of Friends, the gang somehow always ends up getting the same set of chairs, and the couch, in what cafe? What is the proper name of the fictional desert planet Dune, featured in the series of novels of the same name by Frank Herbert? Located on the east coast of Westeros, what is the capital, and largest city, of the Six Kingdoms in the Game of Thrones universe? Round 3: Picture Round - Renaissance Billionaires Identify the billionaires from the images provided. None Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Round 4: Children's Authors 10 questions about authors of children's books. None Which author and journalist is best known for writing and illustrating the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books? Which writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian, is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia? Which Italian author, humourist, and journalist, is widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio? With worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s and having sold more than 600 million copies, which children's author wrote Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, and more? Having sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, which author of popular children's literature and short stories, was a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace? Theodor Seuss Geisel was a children's author and cartoonist who is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under what pen name? Which writer is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first commercially published work in 1902? Which British-American novelist and playwright is best known for the three children's novels "Little Lord Fauntleroy", "A Little Princess", and "The Secret Garden"? Who is the novelist and playwright known for writing the children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians? Which of the British Royals wrote the children's story The Old man of Lochnagar? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What name is given to a composition made of cut and pasted pieces of materials, sometimes with images added by the artist? Which renowned English poet and playwright died in 1616 on his birthday? Which side of the road do more countries motorists drive on - Left Hand side or Right Hand side? Right Left None What was the surname of the British artillery officer, whose experiments in 1784 culminated in the design and development of a new type of anti-personnel artillery shell? Which aircraft company produces the G280 twin-engine business jet? In 1569 which cylindrical map projection became the standard map for navigation? Allium sativum is the Latin name for which pungent foodstuff? What was the debut single by English synth-pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the United Kingdom in 1983? The two tennis players who are the lead singers of the band "Full Metal Racquets" are John Mcenroe and who else? Which country in Africa is “Aim Also” an anagram of? Time's up