Sunday Quiz – 24th March 2024 Round 1: Alphabet - Ma 10 questions where all of the answers start with the letters "Ma" and are in ascending alphabetical order. In the film 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store? The largest island in the Indian Ocean, where Antananarivo is the capital of? What M word did The Police sing about in 1981, Queen about in 1986, and Take That about in 1992? With the atomic number 12, what is the ninth most abundant element in the universe? The name of which disease comes from the Italian meaning 'bad air'? Nicknamed "The Pearl of the Orient", what is the Capital of the Philippines? Triple sec, tequila, and lemon or lime juice make up which type of cocktail? What ship was found drifting in 1872, but all the crew had mysteriously disappeared? The only U.S. State that ends with 3 consonants, what state officially recognized baked beans as the state food? A tall spar erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat is called a what? Round 2: Films - Release Order 10 sets of 3 films. Put each set of three into their release order from earliest to latest. None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) Saving Private RyanB ) E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialC ) Jurassic Park A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A ) The IrishmanB) The DepartedC) Casino A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) Strangers on a TrainB) PsychoC) Rear Window A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) The ShiningB) A Clockwork OrangeC) Full Metal Jacket A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) Kill Bill: Vol. 1B) Inglourious BasterdsC) Jackie Brown A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) MementoB) The PrestigeC) The Dark Knight A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) The Godfather Part IIB) Bram Stoker's DraculaC) Apocalypse Now A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) Midnight in ParisB) Annie HallC) Hannah and Her Sisters A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) GladiatorB) Thelma & LouiseC) Black Hawk Down A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None What is the correct release order for these films - from earliest to latest? A) True LiesB) AvatarC) Terminator 2: Judgment Day A, B, C A, C, B B, A, C B, C, A C, A, B C, B, A None Round 3: Picture Round - Quintets Identify the famous quintets pictured. None Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Who are this famous quintet? Round 4: Island Countries / Nations 10 questions about island countries / nations. None Which island country in West Asia is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands? Which archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean has Portuguese as its official language and consists of ten volcanic islands? With its capital and largest city home to about 36% of the population, which island country located between North America and Europe is culturally linked to Europe? Like many countries in the region Rugby union is the national sport of which Polynesian island country, consisting of two main islands Savai'i and Upolu? Geographically situated as part of the Windward Islands, which country has a capital called Roseau located on the western side of the island? An archipelago of more than 300 islands, in which country in the South Pacific do around 87% of the total population live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu? Which island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies is the third largest island — after Cuba and Hispaniola — of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean? Directly adjacent to Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east, which country in Oceania has a capital called Port Moresby? Which island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia has the second highest population density of any country in the world and four official languages? Which island country in Polynesia has a capital called Nukuʻalofa, which is home to Ha'amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What noun is British, Australian and NZ for an informer working for the police, or in British a person who complains irritatingly? The name Santa Claus is derived from which language? What was the name of the character played by Marilyn Monroe in the film "Some Like It Hot"? Also known as the Huso Huso, the eggs of which sturgeon are the preferred form of caviar? What is the name of the largest member of the cat family that is indigenous to the Americas? What organisation was formerly called the Christian Revival Association and the East London Christian Mission? Which British filmmaker's breakthrough came in 1998 with his directorial debut, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? Sinking the General Belgrano during the Falklands War, what is the only nuclear-powered submarine to have engaged an enemy ship with torpedoes? What fist-sized organ in the upper left side of your abdomen, next to your stomach and behind your left ribs is an important part of your immune system? The novelist Sir Salman Rushdie was born in India in 1947, the city he was born in has since changed name, but what was it known as? Time's up
