Sunday Quiz – 16th June 2024 Round 1: Sci-Fi Vehicles 10 questions about vehicles found in Sci-Fi. None A shuttle called the Delta Flyer appears in which series in the Star Trek franchise? Which Martian corvette forms the centrepiece of The Expanse series of novels and TV? What name is shared by the spaceships sent to reignite the dying Sun in the 2007 movie Sunshine? The Razor Crest was an ST-70 Assault Ship that belonged to Din Djarin in which TV series in the Star Wars franchise? What is the name of the Buy n' Large starliner in the films WALL-E and BURN-E, which is used to provide a temporary home for humanity? The Frazi-class fighter was a type of spacecraft belonging to which regime in the Babylon 5 universe? What is the name of the commercial space tug that is returning to Earth in the first Alien film in 1979? In which franchise are the Death glider and the Needle Threader two types of spacecraft belonging to The Goa'uld? Milano is the ship of which character in the films Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.? What is the name of the Systems Alliance Navy frigate that serves as Commander Shepard's base of operations in the Mass Effect universe? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Which of the four teenage mutant ninja turtles was named after someone that did not live in the same time period as the other three? What dish of finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented is considered a national dish in Germany, despite not originating there? Viscount Mountbatten was the Viceroy whose responsibilities were to oversee Britain leaving which country? The battle was fought in 1066 at Senlac Hill in the UK is called the Battle of what? Which martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques is the national sport of South Korea? Phyllophagous animals, such as deer, elephants, and koala bears, feed on which part of plants? Haggis, the national dish of Scotland, is a type of pudding composed of the liver, heart, and lungs of which animal? Almost two thousand years after it was built, which building in Rome still has the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome? What name is given to the crime of extortion of payment in return for silence? What is the name of the supercontinent which is the setting for Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian stories? Round 3: Picture Round - Film Posters Identify the 10 films from the pictures of their posters. None What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? Round 4: Punctuation 10 questions about punctuation used in the English language. None Also referred to as a full stop, what denotes the end of a full sentence, one that is complete and declarative? e.g. The dog ran under the fence. What punctuation would you use when linking two closely related independent clauses? e.g. I have a meeting tomorrow morning; I can’t go out tonight. What punctuation is used in compound words when two or more words are connected? e.g. Step-by-step What is used to pluralize lowercase letters, and show that a letter or letters have been omitted? e.g. All that's left to do is dot the i's and cross the t's. If you wished to supply further details or information or an aside then what punctuation would you use? e.g. Kate (who is Matt's wife) likes to go for walks. Often debated within academics and the English language, what type of comma is when a final comma is placed on the last item of a list? e.g. He likes to eat fruits, cake, vegetables, and pasta. What is used at the end of a sentence when that sentence expresses intense emotions such as excitement, disgust, anger, joy? e.g. "Look out behind you!" Used to clarify a subject when quoting another person or text, what are also used to clarify something or for technical terms or explanations? e.g. She [Mrs. Smith] agrees that cats are better than dogs. One way of using what punctuation is when introducing something, such as a quote, an example, or an explanation? e.g. She took four classes last semester: history, biology, arts, and economics. What punctuation is used to denote a range, such as between numbers or dates? e.g. The company was operational from 1990-2000. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Named after the River Tay in Scotland, a tayberry is a cross between a blackberry and which other fruit? What name is given to the garland or wreath common in Hawaii, across Polynesia, and the Philippines? The only population of wild monkeys in Europe, about 300 macaques live on which highly strategic monolithic limestone mountain? Who wrote the songs Manic Monday, Nothing Compares To You, and I Feel For You? There are typically three electrical leads in a transistor, they are called the emitter, the collector, and what else? What is the French for cambric, a lightweight plain-weave fabric, initially it was made of linen the term now applies to cotton fabrics? The name of which house came into being in 1917, when the name was adopted as the British Royal Family's , replacing Saxe-Coburg-Gotha? Since the advent of the Football (soccer) World Cup in 1930 two different trophies have been used, which one was used from 1930 to 1970? What is the study of natural phenomena: motion, forces, light, sound, etc. called? Also a group of colourful birds of the trogon family found in the Americas, what is the currency of Guatemala? Time's up
