Sunday Quiz – 22nd September 2024

Round 1: Children's Films

10 questions all about Children’s films, well, films aimed at children.

What was the title of the third film in the main series of Wallace and Gromit films directed by Nick Park?

Which character is played by Will Ferrell, who was raised in Santa’s workshop, finds out he’s human and leaves to track down his birth father in the film Elf?

Which actor plays Wayne, a zany scientist who accidentally zaps his children down to microscopic proportions in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?

What film is a dark stop-motion animation adapted from Neil Gaiman’s short novel about a 13-year-old who discovers a portal to a mirror world?

In which 1980s cult classic film do a gang of kids go off in search of the treasure of renowned pirate One-Eyed Willy?

Based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, the plot of which film centres on the titular child prodigy who develops psychokinetic abilities?

What 1999 American animated science fiction film from Warner Bros. is based on a 1968 novel by Ted Hughes?

Which 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios tells the story of an overprotective clownfish?

Which 2008 animated romantic science fiction film is set 800 years in the future where Earth is a planet now overwhelmed with pollution and rubbish?

What 2016 film released by Walt Disney Pictures stars Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho in her film debut as the voice of the eponymous character?

Round 2: American Athletes

10 questions all about American Athletes.

Which Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, was one of the first sports stars to go public about having HIV?

Widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time, with 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals, who is the most decorated gymnast in history and has the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast?

Which player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA, regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players of all time, has helped popularise women's basketball with an "effect" named after her?

Holding the NBA record for most three-point field goals made in history, which point guard for the Golden State Warriors is widely regarded as the greatest shooter of all time?

Born in 1911, which athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field won two gold and a silver Olympic medals before winning 10 LPGA major championships?

Who is the only player in tennis history to complete a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles — that means winning all four majors and Olympic gold in both singles and doubles in your career?

Known as "The Yankee Clipper" who is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball (56 games)?

Probably best known for her tenure in Ultimate Fighting Championship and WWE, who was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo by winning bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

Nicknamed "the Greatest", which American professional boxer is often regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century?

Who has led the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) to four Super Bowl appearances since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018?

Round 3: Pictures – Lead Singers

Name the lead singers that are pictured.

What is the name of this lead singer?

Round 4: Geography

10 questions about Geography, although some are slightly history oriented.

Based on area, which of the five ocean basins is fourth in size?

Which borough of New York City is northeast of and adjacent to Manhattan?

Colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz — what is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela?

The 1989 presidential election of which country resulted in the election of Frederik Willem de Klerk as State President?

What is the name of Portugal’s southernmost region, known for its Atlantic beaches and golf resorts – it has its administrative centre in the city of Faro?

François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was a politician who served as the president of which country until his death in 1971?

In which country would you find the active stratovolcano volcano Popocatépetl?

What 1803 purchase from France gave the US 13 new states and 512 million additional acres?

Before Hong Kong was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997 what was the capital city called?

The Allies liberated which capital city on August 25, 1944, after it had been occupied by Nazi Germany since June 22, 1940?

Round 5: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection between the answers.

Usually due to a rule violation by the opposing team, what term is used to describe a period of play where one team has a numerical advantage in players?

Which Dutch-born Swiss scientist's most important work considered the basic properties of fluid flow, pressure, density and velocity?

Which bodybuilder is best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method responsible for one of the longest-lasting and most memorable ad campaigns of all time?

Which character first appeared in the 1987 film Hellraiser as an unnamed figure, only being credited with a name in the sequels?

The Golden Bear is the nickname of which American retired professional golfer and golf course designer – He won 117 professional tournaments in his career?

In the 1999 American superhero comedy film Mystery Men, what is the superhero name of Roy – played by Ben Stiller?

The traditional coat of arms of which country featured a fleur-de-lis design and was used from the High Middle Ages until 1792?

Which Dutch-American musical entrepreneur was best known as the talent manager of Elvis Presley?

Happy Talk is a show tune from which 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?

Issued as a single in 1965, which song became the Beatles' seventh consecutive number 1 hit in the United Kingdom?