Friday 20 Question Quiz – 19/05/2023 Round 1: Connection Round 10 questions where all the answers share a connection. None Designed by Swedish engineer and inventor John Ericsson, the USS Monitor was U.S. Navy's first ship of what type? A series of 24 bande dessinĂ©e albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi describe the adventures of Who? As of 2023, which coin represents less than 1% of the federal hourly minimum wage in the U.S.? Who is the Roman god of financial eloquence, messages, communication, travellers, and more? Which play by Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939 became best known through the 1944 film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra? In the book "Treasure Island" which character owns the Spyglass Inn? What is the name of the Grade II West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in Soho? What name is given to the leg that advances most in a quadruped's cantering or galloping stride? A fictional character and the main antagonist in Ian Fleming's 1959 seventh James Bond novel, what surname did Auric have? Which British and Australian slang lead to the North American three letter term for a police officer? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions, no theme or connection. None According to the biblical tale, what did the "Midas Touch" turn everything into? What is the highest mountain in the Appalachian range? Often informally referred to in the UK and U.S. as "Tin Foil" what supplanted it in the mid 20th century? Being in a position of advantage in a contest, or in first place means that you are the what? What is the only river that flows both north and south of the equator, crossing it twice? What media format did the Denon company help pioneer? What part of the body does thoracic medicine deal with? Sheremetyevo Airport is one of four international airports that serve which capital city? In the film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Hugh Keays-Byrne plays which villain? A daemon is a background process run in computer multitasking operating systems, what does the "MON" stand for? Time's up
