Sunday Quiz – 13th June 2021 Round 1: Fictional Detectives 10 questions about fictional detectives. None Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, who was the protagonist on the American television series Murder, She Wrote? Who is the fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton? Stephanie Beatriz portrays which smart, tough, aloof, and mysterious detective, with anger management issues, in the TV series Brooklyn 99 (both names)? What is the American crime drama television series that ran from 1971 to 1978 and starred Peter Falk as a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department? On television, who is a renowned former homicide detective for the San Francisco Police Department, with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and multiple phobias (both names)? Which Douglas Adams creation, real name Svlad Cjelli, is known for his ‘holistic’ approach to investigations, using this to justify his extensive bills which include things like tropical vacations? Who is the character on the CBS crime drama The Mentalist, portrayed by Robin Tunney as a former senior agent and leader of the "Serious Crimes Unit" for the California Bureau of Investigation (both names)? In Blake Edwards's farcical The Pink Panther series, who is portrayed by Peter Sellers in the original series, and also by Alan Arkin in the 1968 film? A fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories, who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective - she is one of Christie's best-known characters? In the young adult fiction series of detective novels by American author Nancy Springer, which character stars as the 14-year-old sister of an already-famous Sherlock Holmes, twenty years her senior? Round 2: Fashion 10 questions all about fashion. None What English fashion designer, the daughter of a Beatle, is a firm supporter of animal rights, environmentalism, and is particularly known for her use of vegetarian and animal-free alternatives in her work? An Italian fashion designer who first came to notice working for Cerruti, by 2001 who was acclaimed as the most successful designer of Italian origin, and is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion? Which German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and has the slogan "Impossible is nothing."? What is the name of the company that started making an early basketball shoe in 1917 and redesigned it in 1922, when Chuck Taylor asked the company to create a better shoe with more support and flexibility? Which Italian fashion designer and founder of a famous international fashion house was shot and killed outside his Miami Beach mansion, Casa Casuarina, at the age of 50? The Paul Newman watch; 'Exotic' Daytona, was sold at auction in 1968 for the price of $17.7m. What brand of Swiss manufactured watch is it? Which English fashion designer and businesswoman is considered largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream? What is the French term for high sewing, or high dressmaking, where creations are constructed by hand from start to finish and are always limited edition? What U.S fashion brand was the most valuable of 2020 at $34.8 billion and $32.4 in 2019, almost double that of Gucci in second place? Which American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, drew on his interests in sports and named his first full line of menswear 'Polo'? Round 3: Picture Round - Flags - A - J 10 pictures of flags. The countries they belong to start with the letters A to J. 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: Music Intros - Silver You will hear around 20 seconds each of 10 songs. Please identify the artist/group that performed the record. All songs are themed around "Silver". 13-06-2021-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Which German was the first man to win the Nobel prize for Physics, doing so in 1901 for a major discovery made in 1895? Housed at the former site of the Bankside Power Station, what British art gallery features an area known as the Turbine Hall? Through which ocean does the International Date Line approximately follow the 180 degree meridian? What is the real name of the 'Boston Strangler' who admitted to 13 murders, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1967? What name is given to fuel, especially methane, produced by fermentation of organic matter? Harmonia was the goddess of concord and harmony in Greek mythology, who was her Roman equivalent? Which dance in treble time originated as a peasant dance in France and was adopted by the French court in the 18th century? There are two sports in which the winning team moves backwards, Tug O War is one, what is the other? Sternhalma, a modern and simplified variation of the game Halma, is a strategy board game of German origin more commonly known as what? Who wrote "We can remember it for you wholesale", with the film adaptation being Total Recall? Time's up
