Sunday Quiz – 25th July 2021 Round 1: U.S. States 10 questions all about U.S. States. None Discovered in 1513 by Ponce de Leon, which U.S. state is home to the Kennedy Space Centre and the Everglades? The largest island of the continental United States, Long Island, is located in the southeastern part of which state? With a capital sharing the name of the Titanic's sister ship, which U.S. state is also known as the Evergreen State? Touching Arizona to the southwest at the Four Corners, which U.S. state is noted for its vivid landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, and more? With a state flag which is patterned after the flag of France, which U.S. state borders six others including Wisconsin and Nebraska? One of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska), which state in the Deep South and South Central regions has the official nickname the "Pelican State"? Named after a King of Great Britain, what was one of the original seven Confederate States and following the Civil War was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870? Officially nicknamed "The Sunflower State", with Mount Sunflower being the highest point at 4,039 feet, which midwestern U.S. state has a capital called Topeka? Nicknamed "The Green Mountain State", in which U.S. state is the most-populous city, Burlington, the least-populous city to be the most-populous city in a state? The "Land of Lincoln", with the capital Springfield, three U.S. presidents (Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama) have been elected while living in what state? Round 2: Art - Styles 10 questions about different styles of art. None Glorifying the past and tending to depict more medieval history, which 19th Century art movement emphasized emotion and individualism? What is the accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life rejecting imaginative idealization in favour of a close observation of outward appearances called? Which art movement emerged during the mid- to late-1950s challenged and traditions of fine art by including imagery such as advertising, and comic books and mass-produced objects? Flourishing in Europe from the early 17th century, what term is also used to designate the style of music composed during the overlapping period? With works emphasizing strong color over representational or realistic values, what movement only lasted only a few years, 1905–1908, and had three exhibitions? In what type of artwork are objects analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from a single viewpoint? Which art movement originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s, the name of the style being derived from the title of a Claude Monet work? Existing since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire, which controversial type of art is associated with the pseudonymous Banksy? One of the principles of which type of art is to create works that employ natural materials or engage with environmental forces such as wind, water, or sunlight? What artistic and social movement originated in Italy in the early 20th century and emphasizes dynamism, speed, technology, youth, violence, and objects such as the car, the airplane, and the industrial city? Round 3: Sport - Events 10 questions about events that occur in the world of sports. None Taken from a term originating in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, what is the Test cricket series played between England and Australia called? Contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe, what event is named after the English businessman who donated the trophy? Also called Roland-Garros, what is the major tennis tournament held over two weeks, beginning in late May each year that is the premier clay court tennis championship tournament in the world? The Tour de France, like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), consists of 21 day-long stages over the course of how many days? What has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game, and since 2004 has been played on the first Sunday in February? The Home Nations was played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. With the addition of France, this became the Five Nations, which in turn became the Six Nations with the addition of which country? Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race, a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse, is known as the what? What is the international multi-sport event first held in 1930 involving athletes from a political association of 54 member states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire? For which sport has the most important international championship at club level taken place every year since 1893 in Palermo, Buenos Aires? The 24 Hours of Le Mans represents one leg of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, with the other events being the Monaco Grand Prix, and which other? Round 4: Music Intros - Rose(s) You will hear around 20 seconds of a song, there will be 10 songs separated by around a 4 second gap. Please identify the singer/group/band that performed the song. 25-07-2021-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 dish which commonly consists of chopped avocado with onions, tomatoes, chilli and seasoning called? What German city was the site of the war crime trials following WWII? If you saw the word 'sag' on an Indian menu, which vegetable would you expect to make up the majority of the dish? What do you call a large linear molecule that is formed from many simple molecules? What is both the name of Abraham's first son in the bible, and also the narrator in Herman Melville's Moby Dick? The soft areas of the cartilage on a baby's head where the skull bones haven't joined is called what? The term used by the U.S. military when they lose a nuclear weapon is a broken what? In logic, what is the form of reasoning by which a specific conclusion is inferred from one or more premises? Small buns made from choux pastry, filled with cream and covered in chocolate are called what? What is the name of the slave who led an unsuccessful revolt by the gladiators against Rome? Time's up
