Sunday Quiz – 14th March 2021 Round 1: Food and Drink 10 questions all about Food and Drink. None What name is given to the bottle of Champagne which contains 9 litres, equal to 12 standard Champagne bottles? Sometimes called the 'Black Diamond', what is the subterranean fungus highly prized in cooking known as? Classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, what ingredient is used to flavour Amaretto liqueurs and biscuits? Which South American capital city is also the name for a variety of bean? Often served with fried fish, which sauce is made with mayonnaise and chopped pickled gherkin? In which German city does the annual 'Oktoberfest' beer festival take place? Southern Comfort is made from a base of Bourbon whiskey and flavouring from which fruit? Triple sec, tequila, and lemon or lime juice make up which type of cocktail? Usually served in broth or with a sauce, what are a type of pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough? A branch of the science of horticulture, what name is given to the cultivation and harvesting of grapes? Round 2: Alphabet - Mo 10 questions where the answers all start with the letters "Mo" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None What drink is made from espresso coffee, steamed milk and chocolate? What is the name of a hairstyle in which the head is shaved except for a central strip? Which country was admitted to the U.N. in May 1993, making it the smallest country represented there? Khalkha is the largest spoken language of which country, the least densely populated in the world? Also known as the Chile Pine, what is the common name of the tree Araucaria araucana? What is the surname of the French brothers, pioneer developers of the hot air balloon, and who conducted the first untethered flights? Which Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer song was sung by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's? In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, what was the name of Death's apprentice? Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, which famous composer composed from the age of five? What popular type of cheese was traditionally made from buffaloes milk? Round 3: Science and Nature - Animals 10 Science and Nature questions. None As well as being a unit of measurement, what other name is used for the snow leopard? What name is given to the opening in the exoskeletons of insects which enables them to breath? Its wood is used on Rolls Royce dashboards, what is the tree Juglans Regia better known as? What is a drug or other substance used to produce unconsciousness and insensibility to pain? The only chemical element with a three letter name, what is extracted from the ore caserite? Mainly extracted from Pitchblende, what is the heaviest naturally occurring element? The silkworm lives on a diet of leaves from the diverse species of deciduous trees commonly known as what? What are lime deposits growing up from the floor of a cave called? Pigeons and hummingbirds have tiny magnetic particles in their heads that respond to the Earth's magnetic fields and are used for what? Which hereditary form of anaemia largely affects people of sub-Saharan African descent? Round 4: Geography 10 Geography questions. No theme. None In which former Soviet Republic, in Central Asia, is Tashkent the capital city? What name is given to the performing arts centre in Australia that was designed by Jorn Utzon of Denmark? Which city was named the new state capital of Michigan in 1847, ten years after Michigan became a state? Formally known as Formosa, what country are the Islands of Quemoy and Matsu part of? Separating Europe from Asia, which mountain range is regarded as the east border of Europe? Which American state has a sand desert with dunes over 100 feet high. It is located along the flatland of the Kobuk River in the northwestern part of the state? The largest island in the Mediterranean, in which region of Italy is Mount Etna? If you flew due east from New York city, what would be the first country you would reach? Khalkha is the largest spoken language of which country, the least densely populated in the world? Standing on the river Torrens, which Australian city is named after William IV's Queen? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What typewriter brand was invented by a man whose father made a well known flintlock rifle? Which television show featured the first ever interracial kiss to be broadcast on TV? There is a word in the english language with only one vowel, which occurs six times. What is it? What name/job is given to a statistician employed by an insurance company to calculate risks? What ship was found drifting in 1872, but all the crew had mysteriously disappeared? What name is given to the transformation of inhospitable planets into hospitable ones? Better known as the title of a book, which Sanskrit phrase means "love story"? The eight vertical rows of a chessboard are called files, what name is given to the eight horizontal rows? The penny red was the first postage stamp to have what type of edges? What name is given to the diagram in which sets are represented by circles? Time's up
