General Knowledge – 20/04/2022 Round 1: Dreams None What is the name of the Greek God of dreams and also the name of a character in the 1999 film The Matrix? What is a thought technique which aims for a specific dream topic to occur, either for recreation or to attempt to solve a problem? In 1977 which group released the song "Dreams" from what went on to be one of the top ten selling albums of all time? In the Hall study of more than 50,000 dream reports at Western Reserve University, the most common emotion experienced in dreams was what? Traditionally, hung over a cradle or bed as protection, what name is given to a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web which may also be decorated with sacred items such as certain feathers or beads? A turning point in theorising about dream function came in 1953, with the Aserinsky and Kleitman paper establishing that what was a distinct phase of sleep and linking dreams to it? Which American supernatural slasher-horror media franchise consisting of nine films features Fred "Freddy" Krueger who returns from the grave to kill people in their dreams? What name is given to the conscious perception of one's state while dreaming, in which the dreamer may often have some degree of control over their own actions within the dream or even the characters and the environment of the dream? Its female counterpart being a succubus, what name is given to a demon in male form who, according to mythological and legendary traditions, "lies" with sleeping women? What is the technique used in storytelling, particularly in television and film, to set apart a brief interlude from the main story. The interlude may consist of a flashback, a flashforward, a fantasy, a vision, or some other element? Round 2: Assassinations None Which US President, often referred to by his initials, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (initials please)? Famous for his employment of nonviolent resistance, who was assassinated at Birla House, India on January 30th 1948? Which American Baptist minister and activist became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 (initials)? Which Prime Minister of Sweden led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986? Which Indian politician, the 3rd prime minister of India, and also the first and as of 2022 only female prime minister of India, was assassinated in 1984? Which British-naturalised Russian defector and former officer of the FSB died in 2006 after poisoning by polonium-210? Which Pakistani politician served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan, the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority country was assassinated in 2007? Assassinated in New York City in 1965, which African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement and a spokesman for the Nation of Islam? Which American lawyer and statesman served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865? The assassination in Sarajevo of which heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary is considered the most immediate cause of World War I? Just the name please, so two words, not the whole title. Franz Ferdinand Franz ferdinand franz ferdinand None Round 3: Video Games None A game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in 1998, has been used in a variety of genres of 3D games and has seen adoption by other industries. What game was it named for? What interactive fiction computer game, featuring a carnivorous Grue, was originally developed by four members of MIT between 1977 and 1979? Written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, what space trading video games open-ended game model and revolutionary 3D graphics earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history? In what 1989 classic do players control an unnamed protagonist who must venture through a series of dungeons to defeat the Grand Vizier Jaffar and save an imprisoned princess? With difficulty groups – "Fun", "Tricky", "Taxing", and "Mayhem", in what game is the goal to guide at least a certain percentage of green-haired, blue-robed creatures from the entrance to the exit? Which 1993 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by id Software for MS-DOS, is one of the most significant games in video game history? What game was a huge success upon its original release in 2004 and quickly became the most popular MMORPG of all-time, reaching a peak of 12 million subscribers in 2010? Published by Sony for the PlayStation 3, what game revolves around the player's control of a small character, known as a "Sackboy", in a variety of platforming levels? Featuring the Dragonborn, what is the fifth main instalment in The Elder Scrolls series, following 2006's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion? Which game's map encompassed three cities — Liberty City (based on New York City), San Andreas (based on San Francisco), and Vice City (based on Miami)? Round 4: General Knowledge None What number on the Richter scale, does an earthquake have to reach to be considered major? Gangster Al Capone, boss of the Chicago underworld, was imprisoned for 11 years for what crime? Also known as snakestones, what is the name of the spiral shaped fossils commonly found on coastlines? In the Ice Age movies, what is the name of the squirrel constantly trying to retrieve and bury their acorn, often causing havoc as a result? As of 2020, a score of 850, achieved by Toh Weibin in Belfast, UK, on 21 January 2012, is the highest score ever recorded in a tournament of what game? What one word makes sense when it precedes age, class and east? A non-album single in August 1968, what was the first single released by The Beatles on the Apple label? In 1986 which boxer became the youngest ever World Heavyweight Champion? What is the name given to the type of West Indian music made famous by artists such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh? What is the name of the process that animal hides have to undergo to become leather? Round 5: General Knowledge None Developed by Seurat and Signac in the 1880s. What painting style used dabs of pure colour that were intended to mix in the eyes of viewers rather than on the canvas? Which one of the major English Romantic poets was said to carry a supply of poison in case he had the urge to die (surname)? Lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people, what is the capital of the country Georgia? Which Latin word is used to express the meaning "word for word"? The Sun is composed primarily of which element? Which superhero has been played in films by Edward Norton, Eric Bana and Mark Ruffalo? Who was said to be the final casualty of the U.S. Civil War, killed five days after it ended? The wood of which species of evergreen tree in the conifer family was traditionally used to make English longbows? The small intestine is made up of the Duodenum, the Jejunum and the what? Which U.S. baseball player was known as the 'Yankee Clipper' and is mentioned in the Simon & Garfunkel song Mrs Robinson? Time's up
