Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 28/02/2024 Round 1: Furthest Capitals Which of the other capital cities is FARTHEST from the one named? Distances are based on direct-line lat-long. No accounting for physical geography or transport routes. None Which of these capitals is farthest from Tokyo? Seoul Beijing Taipei Manila None Which of these capitals is farthest from London? Paris Amsterdam Brussels Dublin None Which of these capitals is farthest from Washington D.C.? Ottawa Mexico City Havana Kingston None Which of these capitals is farthest from Moscow? Minsk Oslo Helsinki Stockholm None Which of these capitals is farthest from Cairo? Athens Beirut Rome Ankara None Which of these capitals is farthest from Brasília? Lima Buenos Aires Santiago Bogotá None Which of these capitals is farthest from Canberra? Wellington Port Moresby Jakarta Suva None Which of these capitals is farthest from New Delhi? Islamabad Kathmandu Colombo Dhaka None Which of these capitals is farthest from Berlin? Warsaw Bern Prague Vienna None Which of these capitals is farthest from Riyadh? Manama Doha Abu Dhabi Muscat None Round 2: Music in Films Identify the arts of various songs which were used in famous films. None Who performed Stayin’ Alive - used in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever? Who performed The Power Of Love - used in the 1985 film Back To The Future? Who performed Kiss From A Rose - used in the 1995 film Batman Forever? Who performed (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - used in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves? Who performed Son Of A Preacher Man - used in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction? Who performed Mrs. Robinson - used in the 1967 film The Graduate and Forrest Gump in 1994? Who performed Unchained Melody - used in the 1990 film Ghost? Who performed Lust for Life - used in the 1996 film Trainspotting? Who performed Lose Yourself - used in the 2002 film 8 Mile? Who performed Shallow - used in the 2018 film A Star Is Born? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None A type of music many would associate with the West Indies, what was the name of Jacques Cousteau's research ship? Which Goddess was depicted by Egyptians with the head of a cat and the slender body of a woman? A measure of spatial printing, video or image scanning, what does DPI stand for? If you were a chiropodist which part of the body would you treat? Born in 1748, and regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism, who advocated for separation of church and state, equal rights for women, right to divorce, decriminalising of homosexual acts, and much more? Powered by kyber crystals, what are the primary weapons used by Jedi and Sith in combat called? In what country did Maria Ann Smith, the person behind the name 'Granny Smith' own an orchard? Known for works such as "Tropic of Cancer" , which author broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel? Born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey, who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash? Which country in Central America is this an anagram of - Agate Maul? Time's up