General Knowledge – 27/04/2022 Round 1: Dreams None What is the name of the Greek God of dreams and the name of a character in the 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 be decorated with feathers or beads? A turning point in theorising about dream function came in 1953, with the Aserinsky and Kleitman paper establishing what as 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: Space None What was the Russian space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001 called? Ariel, Umbriel, Miranda, Titania and Oberon are Shakespeare characters, and moons of which planet? Which is the largest planet in the Solar system? Which astronomer first proposed the idea of The Sun being the centre of the Solar System? What is the comet that orbits the Sun once every three years, the shortest period of any known? Name the nearest known star to the Sun? When a high-mass star reaches the end of its life what astronomical event occurs? Name the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor? Which astronomer is best known for his laws of planetary motion? Which astronomer proposed an equation to work out how many civilizations there could be in our galaxy? Round 3: Picture Round - TV 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: Roman History None Which Roman emperor forced his former tutor, Seneca the Younger, to commit suicide? What was the name of the child that Julius Caesar and Cleopatra had together? What was an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion? Augustus, known as Caesar Augustus or Octavian, was what relation to the Roman emperor Julius Caesar? The Battle of Zama in 202 BC marked the end of the Second Punic War when a Roman army defeated the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal. Who was the Roman army led by? At the battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312, which Roman emperor sent his troops into combat with crosses painted on their shields? In AD 410 which Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire sacked the city of Rome? For centuries what was the marketplace and centre of day-to-day life in Rome and other cities called? The Tower of Hercules is the oldest extant lighthouse known and has an ancient Roman origin, which country is it in? Which piece of Roman architecture, arguably the most famous, was built in Rome, during the reign of Vespasian? Round 5: General Knowledge None Traditionally oblong, with a hole for the thumb, what is a flat board used by a painter to mix and hold colours? Which literary traveller, who was accompanied by Passepart, lived at No.7 Savile Row (London)? Who was the only man to knock out Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight title fight? Which 1980's Pink Floyd album was made into a film that starred Bob Geldof, and featured the artwork of cartoonist Gerald Scarfe? What unit of length is equal to about 3.26 light-years? There are two sports in which the winning team moves backwards, rowing is one, what is the other? What are the separators on a guitar called that divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to a musical framework? What number is both the number bits in a byte and the number of furlongs in a mile? Which substance causes milk to curdle, and is used to make cheese? Which U.S. President (last name) ordered the dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (surname)? Time's up
