Sunday Quiz – 1st October 2023 Round 1: Reality TV 10 questions all about reality television shows. None Which British TV baking competition, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other, was originally presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc? Which special item do contestants search to find on the TV show "Survivor" in order to gain immunity? In 2011 who began hosting and executive-producing NBC's reality music competition The Voice, and is the sole host as of 2023? What is the name for how contestants are judged on their fashion and style on the TV show "RuPaul's Drag Race"? What is the name of the New Jersey town where the housemates live in the TV show "Jersey Shore"? On the TV show "The Amazing Race" teams travel the world in pursuit of a cash prize of how many dollars? 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 None The third instalment of "The Real Housewives" TV franchise focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in and around which city in Georgia? What U.S. dance competition TV series is the U.S. version of the UK series "Strictly Come Dancing", and pairs celebrities with professional dancers? Which celebrity chef assists restaurant owners in turning things around in the TV show "Kitchen Nightmares"? In both the UK and U.S. versions of the business-styled reality game show "The Apprentice", what is the catchphrase of the host? Round 2: Food and Drink - Drink 10 questions on the subject of drinks. None What drink, based on gentian, herbs, and spices, is typically used for flavouring beverages, including the cocktail "Pink Gin"? Kirsch is a colourless brandy distilled from which fruit? The two main ingredients of a "Dark and Stormy" cocktail are Dark rum, and what other drink? How many standard 750ml bottles of wine would fit into a Methuselah? 6 7 8 9 10 None Hendricks, Larios and Seagrams are some of the best-selling brands of which spirit? Which type of tea, originally from the Chinese province of Fujian, gains its distinctive flavour from being smoke-dried over pinewood fires? What is added to a Martini to turn it into a "Dirty Martini"? Pear cider, an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, is also known by what name? Makgeolli (makkoli) is a Korean alcoholic drink, is a milky, off-white, and lightly sparkling wine made from which key ingredient? Which cocktail is made from vodka, coffee liqueur and either cream or milk? Pound 3: Picture Round - Mascots Names Provide the name of the mascot, not the company/product. None What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? What is the name of this mascot? Round 4: Alphabet - Ma 10 questions where all of the answers start with the letters "Ma" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None Alexander the Great was king of which country? In which island country do the Indri and Sifaka Lemurs live? Which female icon brought out a book entitled "Sex", and was "Desperately Seeking Susan" on film? What is the Capital city of the country Spain? By what name is the bird Pica Pica better known? Who was cremated on the banks of the Ganges river on January 31, 1948? When a tumour is cancerous, what is it said to be? The last name of the Italian inventor who first transmitted signals across the English Channel was? In our solar system, which is the fourth planet from the Sun? What was the full name of the police character played by Roy Scheider in the first two Jaws films? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 general knowledge questions with no theme or connection. Which mythic figure is said to have sold their soul to the demon Mephistopheles for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures? In the UK at what number Downing Street does the chancellor of the exchequer live? Hint In computing, the term ‘binary digit’ is often abbreviated as what? In which South American country is the presidential palace known as the Pink House? Which famous philosopher came up with ‘the allegory of the cave’? Rory Storm and the Hurricanes was the first band of which Beatle? What game, once described as selling ‘sex in a box’, is also another name for a tornado? Which American city was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005? What name is given to the fraction part of a logarithm number? In a hospital, you would likely find an O and G department. The G stands for gynaecology, what does the O stand for? Time's up
