Sunday Quiz – 17th March 2024 Round 1: Trademarked Words 10 words which are/were trademarks, which have entered everyday use as verbs or nouns. None A trademark owned by Gerber Childswearm what generic term might you use to describe an infant bodysuit? Despite its common use in the U.S., what brand of personal watercraft is still owned and trademarked by Kawasaki Heavy Industries? What very U.S. term for a slow cooker was introduced as a beanery appliance by the Naxon Utilities Corporation of Chicago in 1971? Probably one of the most widely-known genericized brands, what adhesive bandage was originally trademarked by Johnson & Johnson in 1920? What name for a frozen ice treat on a stick was first trademarked in 1905 by Frank Epperson, the rights are currently owned by Unilever? For the first few years after the product was developed in the early 1980s, who were the only manufacturers of in-line skates that had worldwide distribution? Owned by the company Sealed Air from 1960, what now generic trademark refers to a pliable transparent plastic material used for packing fragile items? What term for a clasp locker was originally created and trademarked by the B.F. Goodrich Company for use in rubber boots? What term for pitch correction is actually the name and trademark of a popular audio processor made by Antares Audio Technologies? What very U.S. centric term is a recognized trademark created to differentiate members from the general population of real estate agents? Round 2: Chemical Elements - Greek Etymology 10 questions about chemical elements and their naming origin. None What element, with the symbol As, comes from the Greek for "yellow orpiment" due to its colour? What element, with the symbol Br, comes from the Greek for "stench" due to its unpleasant odour? What element, with the symbol Ir, comes from the Greek for "rainbow" because of its colourful compounds? What element, with the symbol Os, comes from the Greek for "smell" because it gives off a characteristic odour when heated? What element, with the symbol Se, comes from the Greek for "moon" because of its similarity in properties to tellurium (named after Earth)? What element, with the symbol Xe, comes from the Greek for "stranger" because it was initially found in a new spectral line? What element, with the symbol Tc, comes from the Greek for "artificial" because it was the first element to be artificially produced? What element, with the symbol Nd, comes from the Greek for "new" and "twin" because it was a new rare earth element? What element, with the symbol Ba, is named after the Greek word for "heavy" because it is a dense element? What element, with the symbol Ne, is named after the Greek word for "new" because it was a new gas discovered? Round 3: Picture Round - Flags (B) 10 pictures of flags from countries with names which start with B. None Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Round 4: Film Synonyms Identify the title of each film based on the substituted synonyms. None What film is this a synonym for: Framework Restored? What film is this a synonym for: Grassy Span? What film is this a synonym for: Shower Guy? What film is this a synonym for: Plain Firmament? What film is this a synonym for: Charcoal Catamount? What film is this a synonym for: Cadence of Melody? What film is this a synonym for: Gorgeous Cerebrum? What film is this a synonym for: Collective Mesh? What film is this a synonym for: Principled, Sinful, and Offensive? What film is this a synonym for: Configuration of H2O? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first song played on MTV the U.S., in Europe the first song played was 'Money For Nothing' by which band? What types of celestial bodies got their name from the Greek meaning "long haired"? The blood of which animal is traditionally used as the main ingredient in black pudding? In The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, what was the name of the city which was the character Christian's final destination? In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. Is a phrase attributed to which artist? What is the first name of Mr Burns, who owns the nuclear power plant in the town of Springfield, where the Simpsons live? In which city is The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology - Britain's first public museum and the world's second university museum? Which grunge band from Seattle recorded the albums "In Utero", "Incesticide", and "Nevermind"? Which country signed up to the common market in 1973 alongside the U.K and Denmark? In which sport/game might you put a spider on the table to help you reach further? Time's up
