General Knowledge – 06/04/2022 Round 1: Film - Colours None Which American media franchise primarily focuses on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau? What 2010 psychological thriller stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, with the plot revolving around a production by the New York City Ballet company? Written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on a 1996 novel of the same name, which film stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression? In which film is a retired FBI agent with psychological gifts assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy" with help from Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter? Which 1985 coming-of-age period drama directed by Steven Spielberg was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker? What 1968 animated musical comedy adventure film inspired by the music of the Beatles, was directed by animation producer George Dunning? Loosely based on the comic book series, which 1997 film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organisation who supervise extra-terrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth? Which 1971 dystopian crime film employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain? The situation plunges into chaos when multiple genetically engineered mako sharks go on a rampage and flood an isolated underwater facility, where a team of scientists are researching Alzheimer's disease in which film? A Russian crime syndicate steals a secret space-based weapons program and James Bond has to stop them from using it in which Pierce Brosnan Bond film? Round 2: Food and Drink - Meat None With what type of meat would you make the dish Marengo (named after a battle in the Napoleonic wars)? What steak from the back area of the cow is known by many names including New York Strip, Kansas City Strip Steak as well as Porterhouse (U.S.)? What is lean trimmed meat that has been cut into strips and dried (dehydrated) to prevent spoilage? What originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of horned ungulates such as elk or deer? What name is given to the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle? The hind leg of pork after it has been cured by dry-salting or brining is called a what? What brand of canned cooked pork was introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II? There are two extant species of which large birds in the genus Meleagris native to North America? What is the dish of raw ground beef or horse meat, usually served with onions, capers, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and other seasonings, and often served with a raw egg yolk on top? Some religions and cultures, notably Islam and Judaism, prohibit the consumption of what meat? Round 3: Picture Round - TV - Sitcoms None What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? Round 4: Music Intros - TV You will hear 10 roughly 20 second clips with a roughly 4 second gap between. Feel free to pause and rewind.Please name the TV show the theme song is from. 06-04-2022-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge None What name is given to the transformation of inhospitable planets into hospitable ones? What is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System? In Greek mythology, which monster had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird? Which 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, won the 1979 Oscar for best visual effects? The "Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland", who was hanged & decapitated two years after he had died? What name is given to any of various scientific recording devices designed to register a person's bodily responses to being questioned? Popularised in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, what type of drink is made with fresh fruit pureed with milk, yoghurt, or ice cream? Used the scent on an artificial hare at greyhound tracks, the herb Fennel has what flavour? What paint removing fluid is obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines? ted about 20 kilometres southwest of the centre of Paris, what European Palace was built by The Sun King, Louis XIV? Time's up
