Sunday Quiz – 11th February 2024 Round 1: Music - Instruments 10 questions about musical instruments. None What type of musical instrument sometimes has snares attached to it? Virtuoso Julian Lloyd Webber plays which instrument - it has the musical abbreviation 'vc'? To which family of musical instruments does the trumpet belong? Used during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, with the same characteristic telescopic slide, a sackbut is an early form of which instrument? Which stringed instrument can have a letter added to the beginning to make another musical instrument? What type of stringed instrument originating in India is a Tambura? Bartolomeo Cristofori was an Italian maker of musical instruments, he is particularly famous for inventing what instrument? The musical instrument called the balalaika originated in which country? Named after the ancient Greek god of the wind, what instrument is a wooden box and sounding board, with strings stretched lengthwise across two bridges? A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument - it is a colloquial term for which instrument? Round 2: Alphabet - M 10 questions where the answers all start with the letter "M" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None In which opera does the U.S. naval officer Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton appear? The George Cross was awarded to the entire population of which island in 1942? Who wrote the children's books "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", and "The Borrowers"? With a headstone that reads 'that's all folks', who did the voices of Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety Pie? Riveting is a term which describes a method of joining pieces of what? In the NATO phonetic alphabet which word comes after Lima? With a total area of 1,564,116 km², what is the second largest landlocked country in the world? What was the name of the dog which featured in the Jerome K. Jerome novel 'Three Men in a Boat'? What is the name of the abandoned man cub in "The Jungle Book"? Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family (another foodstuff)? Round 3: Picture Round - Flags - Countries starting with A Identify the countries from their flags. All countries names start with the letter "A". None Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which territories 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: Food and Drink - Fortified Wines and Liqueurs 10 questions all about Fortified Wines and Liqueurs. None Cointreau is reported to have invented the term for which orange-flavoured liqueur that originated in France, is rarely consumed neat, and is used in preparing many mixed drinks? First produced in the 18th century in Turin, and traditionally used for medicinal purposes, what fortified wine is a key ingredient for cocktails such as the martini and the Negroni? What fortified wine is made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain? Produced in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal, what fortified wine is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert? What sweet Italian liqueur that originated in Saronno may be made from apricot kernels, bitter almonds, peach stones, or almonds? Baileys was invented in 1973 by Englishman Tom Jago in London, in response to a marketing brief from Gilbeys of Ireland. It was the first version of what liqueur? Which French brand's best known product is an orange-flavoured liqueur made from a blend of Cognac brandy, distilled essence of bitter orange, and sugar? What brand of noisette (flavoured with hazelnuts) and herb-flavoured liqueur coloured with caramel colouring, is produced in Canale, Italy? What Italian lemon liqueur, mainly from the region around the Gulf of Naples, the Amalfi Coast, and Sicily, is traditionally served chilled as an after-dinner digestivo? First produced in 1936, which brand of coffee liqueur from Veracruz, Mexico, contains rum, sugar, and arabica coffee? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. To assist with ageing the horse over 10 years of age you can examine the Galvayne's Grooves, which are found on which part of the horse? Majorca is part of the Balearic Islands, an archipelago which lies off the eastern coast of which country? Formerly called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, which capital city is located in the Chao Phraya River delta? In Spanish - Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos - was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of which country in 1961? Of Disney's Seven Dwarfs, who is the youngest dwarf, the only one who does not have a beard, is bald, and has the largest ears of the dwarfs? Officially the Volkswagen Type 1, what economy car was built by the German company Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003? The film Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid won two Oscars in 1969, one for best story, and another for best what? Which is the surname of the Swedish naturalist who developed the system of plant and animal classification which is still used today? Sepia, a dyestuff which is coloured brown with a trace of violet, is obtained from a pigment protectively secreted by what? What famous building do Marathon runners race by as they take their final strides before crossing the finish line on The Mall? Time's up
