Sunday Quiz – 17th July 2022 Round 1: Greece None What is the name of the main mountain range of Greece? Until 1966, with the exception of a set issued in 1927, all Greek stamps were simply inscribed with what word (in English)? Which poet, regarded as one of the greatest English poets, died in Greece in 1824 aged 36? Greece is the southernmost country on which peninsula? Which member of the English Royal family who died in 2021, was Greek? Which famous leader of the ancient Egyptians was Greek? Skopelos, Thassos and Andros are all Greek what? Mount Athos is famous for its many monasteries of which religion? What traditional musical instrument of Greece is a long-necked plucked lute resembling a mandolin? What word meaning forgetfulness is derived from Greek? Round 2: Female Musicians - 2010s None Which singer was the author of two of the decade's best-selling albums, released in 2011 and 2015 respectively? Beginning her music career as a member of the Polyphonic Spree, whose 2014 album "St. Vincent '' received widespread acclaim from contemporary critics? Having sold more than 270 million records (Madonna is the only solo female to claim more), which Barbadian singer released "Unapologetic" in 2012? With the rest of her name being "Pirate Baird O'Connell", which singer first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes"? Which singer known for her image reinventions and musical versatility released an EDM-influenced album in 2013, a jazz album in 2014 and a soft rock album in 2016? Having several temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured her elder sister, who released 2016's pointedly named "A Seat at the Table"? With a breakthrough in 2011 due to the viral success of her single "Video Games", Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is better known as who? Which singer's second studio album "Melodrama" (2017) received widespread critical acclaim and debuted atop the US Billboard 200? The best-selling US artist of the decade (2010s), which artist moved away from a country style and released "Red" followed by "1989"? The world's best-selling album of 2016 and the most acclaimed album of her career, who released "Lemonade" in 2016? Round 3: Picture Round - Films - C 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: History - WWI None During WWI a British soldier was commonly referred to as a what? Who was the surname of the American president during all of WWI? Who wrote the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est during WWI, which was published posthumously in 1920? Tanks first used in WWI during the Battle of the Somme, in what year? Manfred Von Richthofen was a German ace pilot better known by what name? What was the surname of the British Prime minister at the end of WWI? Who was the moustachioed subject of the recruitment poster in which the person is pointing directly out of the poster, under which is written “your country needs YOU!”? The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand kicked off WWI, but which city was he assassinated in? Germany’s attack upon which country directly provoked Britain to go to war in WWI? Lasting for ten months, the longest battle of WWI was the battle of where? Round 5: General Knowledge None Oceania is a geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and where else? One of the first hospitals for the mentally ill, which hospital in London in around the fourteenth century quickly became a byword for chaos and madness that has stuck around up to today? The making of what has long been associated with madness since the 17th century, which we now know today was largely due to the effects of long-term mercury poisoning? In 2010, what playable classic arcade game did Google put on its homepage to celebrate the games 30th birthday? Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the setting for which American medical drama series? Daphne Du Maurier was the writer of three stories adapted by Alfred Hitchcock, Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, and what other? In Harry Potter, what was the name of the poltergeist that haunted Hogwarts? Which world-wide event’s motto translates from Latin as “faster, higher, stronger”? The Lotus flower is the national flower of which country? Who argued that a cat could both be alive and dead inside a box so long as no-one checked (surname)? Time's up