General Knowledge – 09/09/2020 Round 1: Cult Films 10 questions on the subject of "Cult" films. None In the film Withnail and I. Who plays I? What film stars Jon Heder in the role of the title character, for which he was paid $1,000? Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1966 American exploitation film directed by who? Which film is a tale of redemption for paroled convict Jake and his blood brother Elwood? An experimental body horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch? Which film features "The Dude", a middle-aged bachelor with a penchant for cannabis and bowling? Which film was shot for $27,575 in the convenience and video stores where the director worked? Which film is loosely based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? What 2003 film is often considered to be the worst ever made - "The Citizen Kane of bad movies."? In which film does a rabbit called Frank say the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds? Round 2: Chemistry and Physics 10 questions on the subjects of Chemistry and Physics None The atomic number of an atom is the number of what in the atom's nucleus? What are the different physical forms of an element called? To what family of elements do the elements helium, neon, and argon belong to? What unique state of matter only occurs at extremely low temperatures? What is the substance produced by a chemical reaction called? What is the chemical symbol for gold? What type of chemical bond is formed when one atom donates an electron to another atom? What element is needed to form an organic compound? What is a substance called that consists of a single type of atom? What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Which alcoholic drink would you need to make the cocktail called a Tom Collins? If you suffered from Cynanthropy what animal would you think you are? What is a formal invocation of the divine blessing upon people or things? Who was the first golfer to win the US Masters five times? What is a lower than average tide normally occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon? What type of metal is normally used in the filament of an electric light bulb? Who played Commodious in the Oscar winning film 'Gladiator'? What is the only number in English that has letters in alphabetical order? Halloween originated from which Pagan festival? In which computer game would you find Binky Inky Pinky and Clyde? Round 4: Artists 10 questions all about Artists. None Born in Urbino in 1483, which Italian artist, with Leonardo and Michelangelo, is considered one of the three Masters of the High Renaissance? Which famous artist designed the Chupa Chups logo in 1969? What painting depicts the sister & the dentist of artist Grant Wood as rural farm folk? Which pop artist died in New York in 1987? 'Poppy Field' and 'Water Lilies' were painted by which artist? Which UK artist painted 'The Rake's Progress' in the 1700s? Who, in 1889, painted the picture called 'The Starry Sky'? Which artists' work entitled 'My Bed' shocked the art world when exhibited at the Tate Gallery in 1999? Which Italian painter noted for 'red' canvases died in Venice of the plague in 1576, aged about 99? By what name is the great Italian sculptor & artist Buonarroti better known? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None On the 18th October 1922, which British media institution was created? In Scrabble, how much is an X worth? On a radio, what does FM stand for? What is the name of someone who makes horseshoes? What kind of weapon is a Falchion? Which Batman villain’s real name is Edward Nygma? Whose first novel was “The Hunt for Red October” in 1984? Released in 1941, what is the only Disney film to feature a protagonist that never speaks Which Dickens novel had the subtitle “The parish boys progress”? Which country is Easter Island a part of? Time's up
