Sunday Quiz – 15th September 2024

Round 1: Film – Chronological Directions

10 questions where you have to choose the film which was the recent of the options by the director in question.

Which of these three films did Steven Spielberg direct last?

Which of these three films did Martin Scorsese direct last?

Which of these three films did Stanley Kubrick direct last?

Which of these three films did Quentin Tarantino direct last?

Which of these three films did Christopher Nolan direct last?

Which of these three films did Ridley Scott direct last?

Which of these three films did Joel and Ethan Coen (Coen Brothers) direct last?

Which of these three films did Michael Bay direct last?

Which of these three films did David Fincher direct last?

Which of these three films did Tim Burton direct latest?

Round 2: Best Original Song Oscars

10 questions about songs/artists/films which won the Best Original Song Oscar.

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez won the Best Original Song in 2013 for which song from the film "Frozen"?

Which song from the film "La La Land" won the Best Original Song Oscar in 2016?

In 1995, Elton John was nominated for three different songs in the Best Original Song category, he won for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from which film?

Billie Eilish won a Best Original Song Oscar for the title track to which 2021 James Bond film?

Eminem tried his hand at acting in the film 8 Mile in 2003, that same film earned him his very first Oscar nomination and win — for which original song?

Who performed "Theme from Shaft", which won the Best Original Song Oscar in 1971 for the film "Shaft"?

Which song performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from 2018 musical romantic drama "A Star Is Born" won a Best Original Song Oscar?

Carly Simon performed "Let the River Run", the winner of the Best Original Song Oscar in 1988 for which film?

Which song by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, and Fran Walsh won "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" the Best Original Song Oscar in 2003?

Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) won the 1992 Best Original Song Oscar with "A Whole New World" – from which film?

Round 3: Picture Round – Flags – G

Identify the countries from their flags. All of the countries start with the letter “G”.

What countries flag is this?

Round 4: Audio – Connection Round

Identify the group/artist for each song. There is a connection between them.

Who is this song by?

Round 5: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

Of the four main islands of Japan, which is the capital city of Tokyo on?

What name is given to the act of moving water craft or cargo over dry land between stretches of water?

What was the name for the first part of Operation Downfall – the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II?

Also called the traction trebuchet, what type of trebuchet was used in Ancient China and later across Eurasia by the 6th century AD?

One of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia, with a population of 156.4 million people, what is the world's most populous island?

What is the title of the operational head of the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States?

Who was captain and quarter-owner for the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower?

What is the more common name of the Northern Tropic – the Earth's northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead?

Which historical region of West Asia had a name from the Greek which translates to "the land between the rivers"?

Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, where has served as the capital city of Chile since colonial times?