Sunday Quiz – 13th February 2022 Round 1: 1997 Films - IMDB Descriptions Identify the 1997 film title from the IMDB description given. None A janitor at M.I.T. has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent. A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. In the colourful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. An exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date. A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the FBI for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the drug dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed. Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine. To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son, but the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge. A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board. Round 2: Jazz Music None Which American bandleader and jazz clarinettist was known as the 'King of Swing'? International Jazz Day is an international event celebrated annually on the 30th of which month? U.S writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is credited with popularising and epitomising the Jazz Age with which novel? What was the name of the jazz nightclub in Harlem, New York City, where many prominent black jazz entertainers performed between 1923 and 1940? Which jazz musician declared that he might rename the White House into the Blues House when he ran for the U.S Presidency in 1964? Over a sixty-plus year career, William “Count” Basie helped to establish jazz as a serious art form, Which instrument was he famous for playing? Which actor portrayed American jazz musician Chet Baker in the 2015 film “Born to Be Blue”? The jazz composition “Blood on the Fields”, which became the first non-classical work to win a Pulitzer Prize in music, was by which composer? Originating within the African-American communities of the 1890s, what music was a close predecessor of what may be called jazz? 'Lady Sings the Blues' is an album by which American jazz vocalist? Round 3: Picture Round - Car Companies Name the car manufacturer from their logo. None Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Which car manufacturer is this? Round 4: Martial Arts None Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu (1542-1621), attributed with the development of sword drawing schools, is considered to be the founder of which martial art? In Judo the place you would practice is called a Dojo. The place where you practice Kung fu is called a what? Bando has forms each with a different aspect of the art, such as Boar, tiger, paddy bird, scorpion, how many forms are there? Believed to be the only form of Kung Fu invented by a woman, what is the original style Bruce Lee learned? What is the name of the temple in China that is considered to be the birthplace of most Kung Fu styles? A T-baton, with the handle being gripped in the hand and the long part protecting the underarm area, has what proper name? What is the name of the wooden sword used in the Martial Art Kendo, the art of Japanese fencing? Mau rakau is a martial art whose name, when translated, means "to bear a weapon", which country does it originate from? One of the most popular of the karate kicks, Mawashi Geri is the name given to which kick? Introduced by Robert Trias in 1946, what was the first style of Karate to be taught in the United States by an American to Americans? Round 5: General Knowledge None Who composed the overture Hebrides (Fingals cave) and wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing (surname)? Who was the composer of the classical piece known as 'Zadok The Priest' (surname)? In the DC comics, what is the full name of Batman's butler? Which actress and singer played 'Breathless Mahoney' in the film "Dick Tracy"? Which traditional Japanese wrestling sport takes place in a circular ring? If you were going to a chiropractor for treatment, what part of your body would be affected? Which substance used as a bleach, can also be used as the oxidising agent in rocket fuel? What scientist is credited with the discovery that there are galaxies beyond our milky way ((surname)? What name is given to small or immature cucumbers usually grown to be pickled? Which Mediterranean country's orchestra is bigger than its army? Time's up
