Sunday Quiz – 20th February 2022 Round 1: Alphabet None A camel with one hump is a dromedary, while a camel with two humps is a what? What instrument has a windbag for pumping air through reeded pipes? What is the name of the type of bottle which contains the same as 16 bottles of Champagne? What do the Irish call a spirit whose wailing signals imminent death? What is the name of the dark volcanic rock of which the Giant's Causeway is formed? Described as a small, showy trinket or decoration - a what? What is the name of the heroine in the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast"? Standing on the river Aare, what is the capital of Switzerland? Which famous composer wrote the famous opera "Carmen"? Lake Titicaca is in Peru and what other country? Round 2: Music - “People” None Originally by The Doors, Echo & the Bunnymen recorded a cover version of which song for the soundtrack of the 1987 film The Lost Boys? Featuring guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's, which song appeared on the 1991 album Out of Time by R.E.M.? Which song by English band Pulp, released in May 1995, became a defining track of the Britpop movement as well as Pulp's signature song? Released as the lead single from the second studio album "Antichrist Superstar" by Marilyn Manson, the title of which song comes from Marylin Bender's 1967 novel of the same name? Which song by the Prodigy was released as their eighth single in 1994 as the third single from the album Music for the Jilted Generation? Which song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun from their debut studio album in 2008 reached number one in Germany? What kind of people are the title track and the fifth studio album by English rock band You Me at Six? Which single by American singer Donna Summer taken from her album Bad Girls was released on July 11th 1980? What was issued as the third single from the American rock band Alabama Shakes second studio album Sound & Color? Which song written by John Lennon was used as a campaign theme song for the 2016 and the 2020 U.S. presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders? Round 3: Picture Round - Cakes None What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? What cake is this? Round 4: Africa None Lampedusa is a small island lying between Malta and the coast of which country, which is also the northernmost point in Africa? The Blue and White Niles meet just north of Khartoum, which is the capital of which country? The Serengeti National Park is in which African country? What country, the largest in Africa, contains the largest area of the Sahara? What was the system of racial segregation in South Africa called? What African republic's name was inspired by its thriving elephant tusk trade? What is the narrow, inland sea, separating the Arabian peninsula, western Asia, from north-eastern Africa? What dormant volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world? Addis Ababa is the capital of which country that used to be called Abyssinia? Which brand of sportswear takes its name from a South African gazelle? Round 5: General Knowledge None The Porsche-Diesel Super manufactured by Porsche between 1956 and 1963, was what type of vehicle? Represented by the letter M, what did the ancient Greeks call 10,000? In the acronym 'laser' what does the L stand for? 2.47105 acres is equal to what SI unit? Discovered on 22 June 1978, what C is the name of one of Pluto's moons? The high flying swing in a circus is called a what? What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Which children's author appears on the cover of the Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? Which U.S. tennis player won a total of 38 Grand Slam titles, and won the famous battle of the sexes against Bobby Riggs in 1973? Which American woman singer had 35 consecutive UK top ten hits between 1984 and 1994? Time's up
