Sunday Quiz – 22nd August 2021 Round 1: Currencies Name the currency for each of these countries. None What is the currency of the Solomon Islands? What is the currency of Uzbekistan? What is the currency of Morocco? What is the currency of Switzerland? What is the currency of Qatar? What is the currency of Panama? What is the currency of Nepal? What is the currency of Jordan? What is the currency of Azerbaijan? What is the currency of Tanzaneer? Round 2: Video Games None A game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in 1998, has been used in a variety of genres of 3D games and has seen adoption by other industries. What game was it named for? What interactive fiction computer game, featuring a carnivorous Grue, was originally developed by four members of MIT between 1977 and 1979? Written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, what space trading video games open-ended game model and revolutionary 3D graphics earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history? In what 1989 classic do players control an unnamed protagonist who must venture through a series of dungeons to defeat the Grand Vizier Jaffar and save an imprisoned princess? With difficulty groups – "Fun", "Tricky", "Taxing", and "Mayhem", in what game is the goal to guide at least a certain percentage of green-haired, blue-robed creatures from the entrance to the exit? Which 1993 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by id Software for MS-DOS, is one of the most significant games in video game history? What game was a huge success upon its original release in 2004 and quickly became the most popular MMORPG of all-time, reaching a peak of 12 million subscribers in 2010? Published by Sony for the PlayStation 3, what game revolves around the player's control of a small character, known as a "Sackboy", in a variety of platforming levels? Featuring the Dragonborn, what is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following 2006's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion? Which game's map encompassed three cities — Liberty City (based on New York City), San Andreas (based on San Francisco), and Vice City (based on Miami)? Round 3: Picture Round - Dingbats None What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? Round 4: Music Intros - Eyes You will hear around 20 seconds of a song, there will be 10 songs separated by around a 4 second gap. Please identify the artist. 22-08-2021-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge None In The Lord of the Rings, whose memoirs were called There and Back again? Which herb whose leaves and blue flowers are both edible, is used in drinks such as 'Pimms'? What name is given to the Japanese dance drama featuring stylized narrative choreographic movements? What colour is the ring that surrounds the gold center of an archery target? Which book by James Joyce takes place on a single Dublin day in June 1904? What number on the Richter scale, does an earthquake have to reach to be considered major? Which band took their name from the villain in the film Barbarella and released the albums "Notorious" & "Arena"? What is an erotic solo dance of North Africa, the Middle East, and Turkish-influenced Balkan areas? What was the first staple that the U.S. government rationed during World War II? Gangster Al Capone, boss of the Chicago underworld, was imprisoned for 11 years for what crime? Time's up
