Sunday Quiz – 21st March 2021 Round 1: Mythology 10 questions on the subject of Mythology. None M31 is the nearest galaxy to us, it is also the name of which maiden, saved from the sea by Perseus? In Greek mythology, who was Jocasta's son, who was the father of Ismene and Antigone by her? In Himalayan folklore, what entity would later come to be referred to as the Abominable Snowman in western popular culture? Who was the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus? The Roman God of Fire, who is the roman counterpart of the Greek God Hephaestus? What is the Greek name of the Egyptian god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld? In Greek mythology what are Lethe, Acheron, Cocytus, and Phlegethon? In Scandinavian mythology, Yggdrasil, which was the 'Tree of Life', was what type of tree? Who is a legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur? What name is shared by the Roman goddess of the hearth, and the brightest asteroid visible from earth? Round 2: History 10 questions all about history. None What American president's wife saw him elected, but died before his inauguration in 1829? Located about 20 kilometres southwest of the centre of Paris, what European Palace was built by The Sun King, Louis XIV? What was the name of the scandal that resulted in the resignation of president Nixon? What Greek philosopher wrote Meteorologica, popularizing that name for the study of weather? In which French city, famous for its champagne, did the Germans surrender in World War II? Which city was the world's first air raid carried out on in 1849 from hot air balloons? What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world's population in 1918? The nephew of Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Octavianus, became the first emperor of Rome. By what name is he better known? Who died in 1821, probably of arsenic poisoning from the wallpaper, while living on the island of St Helena? The "Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland", who was hanged & decapitated two years after he had died? Round 3: Picture Round - IMDB top 150 films Identify the films pictured, each one is somewhere in the IMDB top 150 films as of 2021. 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: Music Intros - Glass You will hear 10 clips of around 20 seconds of a song with a pause between each song. Identify the artist of each song. 21-03-2021-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What is the supposed paranormal force which gives the ability to move objects with mind power called? Born in Crete, the son of the goddess of fruitfulness, Demeter, and the Cretan Iasion, Plutus is the Greek God of what? Ethylene glycol is frequently used in automobiles, particularly in cold climates/weather. What is it better known as? In a standard orchestra line-up which musician sit immediately to the conductor's left? A political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s, 'perestroika' means what in English? What name is given to the branch of linguistics concerned with the production, physical nature, and perception of speech sounds? Also called the ischiadic nerve, which nerve is the largest in the human body and runs from your lower back to your feet? What is the only sign in the zodiac which doesn't represent a living thing? Somnos was the name of the Roman God of sleep. What is another name for a sleepwalker? Sir Emest Swinton was a British colonel credited with the invention of which weapon in 1916? Time's up
