Sunday Quiz – 16th May 2021 Round 1: Religion 10 questions on the subject of religion. None What name is given to the wounds of Christ, which mysteriously appear on believers who sometimes weep blood as well? The second book of The Old Testament, in which book of the bible are the Ten Commandments first listed? What festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples, which underwent Christianised reformulation, resulting in the term Christmastide? In The Bible, the three wise men brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense and what else? Which ethnic group of people lived in the biblical city of Nineveh before it was sacked in 612 B.C.? In The Bible, in what city did Jesus perform his first miracle of turning water into wine? The only prophet that never died, which of the Old Testament prophets was taken up to Heaven in a fiery chariot? What profession did Moses have before he was called upon by God? What name is given to the Christian sacrament in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed? In Islam, what term can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity, or more narrowly to a religious mendicant, who chose or accepted material poverty? Round 2: Geography - Places 10 questions all about places. None Located in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, what is the largest natural lake in England? What Australian town, close to the geographic centre of Australia, used to be called Stuart until 1925? In 1911 the archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city? In which river of Lower Saxony, in north-west Germany, did the Pied Piper drown the rats of Hamelin? What is the name of the group of three waterfalls spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States? What landmark bears an inscription that ends, "I lift my lamp beside the golden door"? Probably the most famous in the U.K., which London church's other name is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter? Also the name of a famous gate, which German federal state surrounds the city of Berlin? Which famous American Military Academy was established in 1802 on the Hudson river? Considered one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing, to which country do the Galapagos Islands belong? Round 3: Food and Drink - Fruit 10 questions all about fruit. None Which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and named after a river in Scotland? Used in the making of Calvados, which fruit has the scientific name of malus pumila? What spiny fruit with a pungent odour and rich yellow flesh is considered "The King of Fruits" by many Southeast Asians? The favourite drink of the fictional detective Hercule Poirot, what fruit is used in making 'Creme de Cassis'? Round, yellow-red stoned, and about the size of an apple, what smooth skinned fruit is a cross between a peach and a plum? Kumquat, Pomelo, and Ugli all belong to what genus of flowering trees and shrubs? The carambola is a sweet and sour fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia, what is it better known as? Which fruit is a citrus hybrid originating in Barbados as an accidental cross between the sweet orange and the pomelo? Growing on thorny bushes, what red/pink Summer fruit has a high quercetin content which may help relieve hay fever? In the Hindu culture, the leaves of which large stone fruit are hung at weddings to ensure fertility? Round 4: Greek Mythology None The Greek equivalent of the Roman God Minerva, which Goddess sprang full grown from the forehead of her father Zeus? Whose name will likely forever be associated with flying too close to the sun? Who is the Greek goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris, arrogance before the gods? According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on Earth, created by Hephaestus at the request of Zeus? In Greek mythology, which king made a statue of a woman which Aphrodite brought to life? In Greek mythology, which monster had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird? Which major Greek God has the same name as their Roman counterpart? Who in mythology was condemned to sit under a sword suspended by a hair? What type of creatures are the mythical Gelert, Argos, Luath and Covall? Though the touch of gold was removed, Midas was forever cursed by Athena to have the ears of which animal? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Crown, Ring, Shank, Stock, and Fluke are all parts of what naval object? What is a common male name and the weight at the end of a pendulum? What name is given to an overhead metal bar strengthening the frame of a vehicle and protecting the occupants if it overturns? If you had been married for 40yrs, what gem would you associate with your anniversary? A system conveying information at a distance by means of visual signals, the French army were the first to use what type of communication? What is a relationship between two different types of organisms living together for mutual benefit? Bistre, Sorrel, Vandyke, Umber, Sienna, and Sepia are shades of which colour? The Oedipus complex is the sexual love of a son for his mother. What is the equivalent complex of a daughter's sexual love for her father called? In which organ is a clear watery solution known as the "aqueous humor" found? In which kind of building might you find a barbican, oilette, donjon, motte bailey and keep? Time's up
