Sunday Quiz – 19th December 2021 Round 1: Connection Round None What is the full first name of the only son of Homer and Marge and the brother of Lisa and Maggie? Which New Zealand film director is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings films? Who played the part of Spider-Man in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man? After his death in a car crash, who became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor? Claiming to hold the office of Witchfinder General, who was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War? Who was an English singer, songwriter and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as the rhythm guitarist for a very popular band? Which American composer is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century with his work being described as minimal music? A Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Who had previously served as the second vice president under John Adams? What English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive created The X Factor and Got Talent franchises? One of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, according to all four canonical gospels, who betrayed Jesus? Round 2: Greek Mythology None In Greek mythology, who wanted to remain unmarried until she was defeated in a footrace? What fluid was said to have run through the Greek Gods veins instead of blood? In Greek mythology, who was the hunter who was torn apart by Artemis' dogs? Autolycus was an accomplished invisible thief in Greek mythology, who was he the son of? In Greek mythology who made wings for himself and his son to escape from the island of Crete? Who was the Greek goddess of fertility, also known as a protectress of witches? Of the nine muses in Greek mythology Clio was the muse of what? Who is the personification of sleep in Greek mythology, the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus? In Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth? The offspring of the Gorgon Medusa, the winged horse Pegasus was tamed by whom? Round 3: Picture Round - John? Can you identify all the Johns? Just answer with the last name please. None What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? What is their surname? Round 4: Alphabet - A None Peritonitis is a redness and swelling of the tissue that lines which part of the body? What's the longest tendon in the body? What are the glands that are located on top of the kidneys called? What is the term for a fine mist or fog which is dispersed in and carried by a gas? The words 'par avion' on the outside of an envelope mean it will be sent by what method? What is the wax-like substance from the sperm whale used in perfumes? What form of racial segregation was introduced in South Africa in 1948? What animal is armed with bony plates and rolls up into a ball if frightened? The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly and human events is called what? In the harbour of which city was the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior sunk in 1985? Round 5: General Knowledge None As of 2021, which country has the most distinct land neighbours with 16? What type of solution is made when a base dissolves in water? What is mycology the study? In Dante's "Inferno", what crime was done by those in the lowest level? In the period 978-1016 England was ruled by which "Unready" king? To what instrument family do French horns belong? Which chemical element is named from the Greek for violet? To which part of the body does the adjective 'pulmonary' refer? Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mars? What does a polyandric woman have more than one of? Time's up