Sunday Quiz – 11th September 2022 Round 1: Geography - The Commonwealth All of the following are members of the commonwealth. None Which country was automatically brought into WW1 because Britain still maintained control of foreign affairs under the British North America Act of 1867? Which small country in South Asia is surrounded almost entirely by neighbouring India—and shares a small border with Myanmar to its southeast? Which country is currently the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world? Which country has land borders with Thailand in the West, Indonesia and Brunei in the East, and is linked to Singapore by a narrow causeway and a bridge? Which landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa? Situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia, which country is a volcanic archipelago, and consists of three reef islands and six true atolls? What pear-shaped Island nation in South Asia is separated from the mainland portion of the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait? What is the southernmost country in Africa and the most populous country located entirely south of the equator? With one of the youngest populations in the world, the average age being 19 years, what is the fourth smallest on the African mainland after Gambia, Eswatini, and Djibouti? What is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country, it borders Benin in the west? Round 2: History - Decades (1920 - 2010) Choose the decade for each question. Each decade is only correct once. None In which decade did the first humans walk on the moon and Dr Who first appear on television? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Which decade saw the end of the Cold War and traditional communism, and the creation of CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s In which decade did we see the First International Space Station Crew and George W. Bush Elected President of the U.S.? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s In which decade was the emergence of the Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s In which decade was the League of Nations created, and the 19th Amendment passed in America giving women the right to vote? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s In which decade was the first football (soccer) World Cup and Pluto officially discovered and named as a planet? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Which decade saw the emergency of the "baby boomer" generation and the start of The Korean War? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Which decade saw the end of the Vietnam war, the Watergate Scandal, and the break-up of The Beatles? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s In which decade was Nelson Mandela released from prison in South Africa and The internet search engine "Ask Jeeves" created? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s In which decade did Winston Churchill become British Prime Minister, and the Battle of Britain take place? Please select your answer 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Round 3: Picture Round - Who is she meeting? In this picture round please identify the person Queen Elizabeth II is meeting with. If there are multiple people in the picture then I'm after the most obvious one. Ie. The one getting a handshake / spoken to etc.Please provide the full name of the person being met. None Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Who is Queen Elizabeth II meeting? Round 4: Music - Royalty Ten music themed questions relating to "royalty". None What was a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in September 1981 for Adam and the Ants? Released in 1986, what is the third studio album by English rock band the Smiths? Originally title "No Future", "God Save the Queen" was released during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977 by which band? Which artist had a backing band called the Revolution when he released "Purple Rain" in 1984? The fifth and final single released from the soundtrack album The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston found her proclaiming she was Queen of the what? Which 1993 song by American rock group Spin Doctors, released as the second single from their debut album, peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100? What was the debut single by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, included in her debut extended play The Love Club EP in 2012? What song was released as the lead single from their ABBA's fourth studio album, Arrival in 1976? Which song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder was written in tribute to an influential jazz legend who had died in 1974? What song by the group Queen is their best selling single on the Official UK Chart? Round 5: Queens A round generally themed around Queens... None Who was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the last true pharaoh of Egypt? A cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavourings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, and more, is named after which Queen of England? Married to Louis XVI, who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution started? Which Greek goddess, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades and became queen of The underworld? Which Roman empress ruled from 49 to 54 AD, was the younger sister of emperor Caligula and was married to emperor Claudius? One of the oldest openings in Chess, which is still commonly played today is known as the Queen's what? Which character who appears in Sleeping Beauty (1959) is an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil"? Taken from the name of the Amazon queen in Greek mythology, who is the Superhero in DC comics who is the adopted mother of Donna Troy? Twice placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", which singer, songwriter and pianist was referred to as the "Queen of Soul"? Who was the Empress of Russia for almost 35 years and was the country's longest-ruling female leader? Time's up
