Sunday Quiz – 26th December 2021 Round 1: General Knowledge None Also called a ruband, what is a garment that covers the face, and is worn by some Muslim women? His wife was Penelope and his son, Telemachus. Who was exiled from his home on Ithaca for angering the gods? What is the Latin word for ‘elsewhere’? What is the name of the Polish author of "Heart of Darkness"? What is the name of the process whereby plants lose water into the atmosphere? Excluding jokers, there are 42 what in a standard deck of cards? According to the bible, the three wise men were Gaspar, Balthazar and who? The opposite of an Utopia is called a what? What is the title of the last play that William Shakespeare wrote alone? What is the only borough of New York City that is not on an island? Round 2: Food and Drink None What traditionally can you eat when there is an R in the month? A dish of fried potato often eaten for breakfast is hash what? What do butchers call the edible internal parts of an animal? What is the main ingredient of a Tapenade? Often used in the production of spirits, what is the fruit of the blackthorn tree called? Natural vanilla flavoring comes from which plant/flower? Which country do you associate with the drink 'Kvass'? What type of meat is used in the preparation of Osso Bucco? Allium cepa - one of the liliaceae - is one of the worlds most used foods, what is it? What is it called when a dish of food is covered with alcohol and set alight? Round 3: Picture Round - TV Shows None What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? Round 4: The…? None The first pop stars to appear in Madame Tussaud's were the...? Before forming The Bad Seeds, the group Nick Cave sang with were called the...? The French newspaper Le Monde translates as the...? A sacerdotal person would likely be studying to join the...? Divided into 114 surahs, the name of the holy book of Islam is the...? Before a rugby match, the New Zealand team (The All Blacks) perform a dance called the...? The river that provided water to feed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is the...? In "Peter and the Wolf" the instrument represents the duck is the...? The Arthur Miller play which uses the witch trials of Salem to comment on the McCarthy witch hunts is the...? The building in Washington D.C. in which the United States Congress meets is called the...? Round 5: General Knowledge None Lewis E. Waterman invented what writing implement in 1884? In Greek mythology, who wanted to remain unmarried until she was defeated in a footrace? In music, an instrumental introduction to an opera or other musical or nonmusical dramatic work? What is the study of prehistoric plants and animals? What is the height and width of a horse measured in? The Piscatory Ring, an official part of the regalia worn by the Pope, is also known as the Ring of the whom? As a noun - the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon? What type of rock did Michelangelo carve most of his sculptures out of? What name is given to a fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert)? From the milk of which animal is real Mozzarella cheese made? Time's up
