Sunday Quiz – 22nd January 2023 Round 1: Geography 10 questions all about Geography. Nothing more to it. None The United States scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth is named for Robert F. Scott, and which other person? Which large tidal estuary, or bay, does the Golden Gate Strait connect to the Pacific Ocean? The name of which Indian city metamorphosed from “Benda-kaal-uru,” the Kannada language translation of "town of boiled beans."? Technically, what continent is Cyprus considered to be part of? Where is known as the "land nearest nowhere" because it is the land nearest to a location in the sea which is at 0 latitude, 0 longitude and 0 altitude? The old quarter called "Plaka" can be found in which European city? Bermuda, an island territory in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its pink-sand beaches, is a territory of where? Which river flows through four European capital cities - Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade? Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland, what is the fourth largest peninsula in the world? In what Australian state would you find the city of Fremantle? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions. No theme. None What fictional bird became the symbol of the revolution in the Hunger Games books? Saul Hudson is the real name of which famous rock/metal guitarist? Which battle was the final and decisive action of the Napoleonic Wars, that effectively ended French domination of Europe? Lassi, a blend of yogurt, water, spices, and sometimes fruit, originates from which country? Who plays the butler Alfred alongside Robert Pattinson's Batman in the 2022 film "The Batman"? The book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" is the basis for which 1982 film starring Harrison Ford? The Tenrec is a small insectivore that is only found on which large island? Mary Ann Evans used which male pseudonym, which came around 1857 when she published her first short story titled "Amos Barton"? Trees give off excess water through microscopic holes in leaves called what? What do the internal angles of a triangle add up to in degrees? Hint Round 3: Picture Round - Films of 2012 Please identify the film from the still. 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 - Falling Here are the first 20 seconds of 10 songs separated by around a 4 second gap. Please provide the artist/group that performed each song as the answer. Not the song title. 07-02-2021-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme. None Which trilogy of fantasy novels follows the coming of age of Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes? Which American politician was the first woman to become the US secretary of state in 1997? Born in Genoa, Italy in 1782, was rumoured to have sold his sold to dark forces to earn impossible skills as a violin virtuoso? Meunière sauce means "miller's wife" in French. Thus to cook something à la meunière was to cook it by first dredging it in what? What is the name for the end product of a collapsed star if its mass was above the Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit? What is the name of the computer in Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey"? "Sable" is the heraldic name for which colour / tincture? From which language is the word "Typhoon" thought to originate? In what year did England last win the football (soccer) World Cup? Hint How many sides does a heptagon have? Hint Time's up
