Sunday Quiz – 17th January 2021 Round 1: Sport 10 questions about sport. None In 1984 Los Angeles hosted the Summer Games, which city hosted the Winter Games that year? At which sporting event would you find the only digital Rolex watch in the world? Also called sallow and osier, the wood of which type of tree is used to make cricket bats? Who was the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship? When Maradona performed his 'Hand of God' trick, which goalkeeper did he beat? The second boxer to beat Muhammad Ali, who assumed his heavyweight title in 1978? n 1955 one of the worst accidents in motor racing history, with 82 spectators killed, took place - in which French City? In bowling what is the term for knocking down all ten pins with 2 consecutive balls? What name is given to three under par on a hole of golf, and the largest web footed bird? As of 2022, which country has provided the winner of the World's Strongest Man event for a record eight times? Round 2: History 10 questions all about history. None Who was President of the USA when the decision was made to declare war on Germany in the First World War? Which was the first South American country to gain independence from Spain? Who was the first American-born principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra? Which racist organization was formed in Tennessee in 1865 by Nathan Bedford Forrest? Which Greek philosopher was appointed tutor to Alexander the Great in 342 B.C.? What was the world's principal Christian city before it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453? Said to be history's greatest military evacuation, from which French port did 200,000 British troops flee on June 4th 1940? An obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, the sword of whom was suspended from a single hair? According to some, 'Dutch courage' in battle came from the over consumption of what? Three main types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic, and? Round 3: Pictures - Young Celebs Identify the celebrities from the pictures of them when they were younger. None Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Round 4: Food and Drink 10 questions all about food and drink. None In Indonesian cookery what name is given to meat kebabs served with a peanut sauce? With a process first developed in Italy, what name was given to canned herring? The Italian dessert made by whisking egg yolks, wine and sugar is more commonly known as what? What is the French blue-veined cheese that is ripened in limestone caves? What drink is made with Rum, Coconut Milk and Pineapple? Which substance, occurring naturally in fruit, causes jams and preserves to set? What process involves the heating of milk to a temperature of about 60 degrees? Often used in garnishes, Petroselinum crispum is the Latin name of which herb? Food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary laws is known as what? What drink is a mixture of brandy, egg yolks & vanilla? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None The name for what semi-precious stone comes from the Latin for "sea water"? What is the name of the tool with screw point for boring holes in wood? Which French car manufacturer was the first to introduce front wheel drive in 1934? What programming language is named after a 17th century French mathematician? What essential ingredient of many expensive cosmetics is a foul smelling, waxy, tar-like substance extracted from the fleece of sheep? What product first produced in Germany had a formula that combined alcohol, lemon spirits, orange bitters and mint oil? What U.S. state is sixth alphabetically? What name is given to time during which a machine, especially a computer, is out of action or unavailable for use? Which name is shared by a Saint that killed a dragon and the middle name of author H.G. Wells? What name is given to a ballet in which the women wear white tutus, such as the second and fourth acts of Swan Lake? Time's up
