General Knowledge – 30/03/2022 Round 1: Alphabet - S None Bonnet, Course, Dabbler, and Driver, what are these all types of? Another name for Nitre, with what is charcoal and sulphur mixed to make gunpowder? Which nerve is the largest in the human body and runs from your lower back to your feet? What name is given to twins who are joined together by some part of their anatomy? What striped animal can fire its musk stream accurately for up to 12 feet? In Norse mythology, what is the name of Odin's six-legged horse? In America during Prohibition, what name was given to an illegal drinking bar? Which television show franchise featured the first ever interracial kiss to be broadcast on TV? What name is given to the wounds of Christ, which mysteriously appear on believers who sometimes weep blood as well? One of two countries in Europe with a square flag, what is the most mountainous country in Europe? Round 2: Greek Mythology None What name is given to a symbol of plenty, consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn? In Greek mythology, what were the personifications of the forces of nature called? In Greek mythology which character was raised by the centaur Chiron? In Greek mythology, who did Zeus place in the heavens as the constellation Ursa Major? During which games did the Greek hero Perseus kill his grandfather? What giant automaton made of bronze protected Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders? What is the name of the underworld in Greek mythology? In Greek mythology, who did Ganymede replace as Cup-Bearer to the Gods? What Queen of the island of Ogygia detained Odysseus for seven years? Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, was a Titaness and, according to Hesiod, the mother of the nine what? Round 3: Picture Round - Countries Flags None Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Round 4: Cocktails None The juice of which large citrus fruit goes in a "Salty Dog"? A Harvey Wallbanger cocktail contains Vodka, Galliano, and which fruit juice? A drink using ginger ale, grenadine and a cherry, is named after which child actress? Which spirit is added to sugar and egg yolks to make Advocaat? A black Russian cocktail is made with one part coffee liqueur and two parts of which spirit? Which cocktail is a mixture of grenadine and beer, typically served in beer glassware, leaving room for a beer head which can take on a pink or cherry-like tone? When a mixed drink contains only a distilled spirit and a mixer, such as soda or fruit juice, it is called a what? Popularly served in a copper mug, what is mixed with vodka to make a Moscow Mule? Crème de Menthe, Crème de Cacao, and light cream make what drink that is named after an insect? What is the name of the "Bitters" which are an ingredient in various cocktails, such as a pink gin? Round 5: General Knowledge None What bread products, possibly originating in the Jewish communities of Poland, are first boiled for a short time in water and then baked? What was the last Chinese dynasty, being overthrown in 1911? Who assassinated John Lennon, in Manhattan, on December 8th 1980? Representing 1666, starting highest, write the Roman Numerals in descending order? In which city in Italy is Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper displayed? Abby Cadabby is a pink fairy from which long-running children's TV show? What name is given to the single supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago? From which Shakespeare play is this line taken: "What in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet."? When claiming the right of asylum in a religious capacity (particularly Christian), what would you be claiming? Somnos was the name of the Roman God of sleep. What is another name for a sleepwalker? Time's up
