Sunday Quiz – 27th March 2022 Round 1: Jewish Culture/Cultural Contributions None In a sense, meaning the same as The Pentateuch, what is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible? "Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity." is a description of a word which has entered the English language and is used to describe which famous Jewish authors' writings? Born to Galician Jewish parents in the Moravian town of Freiberg, in the Austrian Empire, who was the founder of psychoanalysis? The biblical account of whom states that he was a Nazirite given immense strength to aid him against his enemies and allow him to perform superhuman feats? Born Melvin Kaminsky, which American actor, comedian, and filmmaker, with a career spanning over seven decades, is known as a creator of farces and parodies? What are the Jewish soup dumplings traditionally served in chicken soup that are a staple food on the holiday of Passover? Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in history, who was born in the Russian Empire as Israel Beilin and arrived in the United States at the age of five? Who is the German-born theoretical physicist, considered one of the most prominent scientists in history and often regarded as the "father of modern physics"? What West Germanic language originated during the 9th century, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a High German-based vernacular? What term is derived from a Hebrew word for a hill in Jerusalem, widely symbolising the Land of Israel? Round 2: Middle Eastern History None The first people to develop complex systems as to be called "Civilization", starting as far back as the 5th millennium BC, were the who? What was by far the last of seven midde-eastern states to regain its independence after the second world war, on August 16, 1960? With the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3150 BC Egyptian civilization coalesced. What title did the monarchs/rulers start using? Starting in the early 2010s, a revolutionary wave brought major protests, uprisings, and revolutions to several Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries, what was it popularly known as? Which small provincial town during the Akkadian Empire greatly expanded during the reign of Hammurabi in the first half of the 18th century BC and became a major capital city? The conquest of Baghdad and the death of the caliph in 1258 officiated the end of the Abbasid Caliphate and resulted in its territories being annexed to which empire? Which ancient Iranian people from around the 11th century BC are generally recognized as having an important place in the history of the ancient Near East but have left no written source to reconstruct their history? Which religious, social, and political leader was born approximately 570 CE in Mecca and was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb? The invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France, aimed to regain control of what geographical feature for the Western powers? Which empire existed between around 1299–1918, and in 1453 captured the Christian Byzantine capital of Constantinople and made themselves sultans? Round 3: Picture Round - Community Name the film being referenced. None What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? What film is being referenced? Round 4: Music Intros - Rock/Metal Classics You will hear around 20 seconds of the start of 10 songs.There is a brief pause of around 4 seconds between each song but you can manually pause the playback if you want.Please identify the artist responsible for each track. 27-03-2022-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: European Cities None Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, which city is the administrative and royal capital? Luxembourg, Andorra la Vella, Vatican City, Monaco, and which other European capital city take their names directly from their country? Chișinău, also known as Kishinev, is the capital of and is located in the middle of which country, on the river Bâc, a tributary of the Dniester? Which capital city is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava? Which city became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and it became the capital of the newly formed state? What is the southernmost capital of Europe, and at just 0.61 square kilometres (0.24 sq mi), the European Union's smallest capital city? What is the world's northernmost capital, only a few kilometres farther north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavík? Located in the southeast of the country, which city became the capital of Romania in 1862? Both a city and county, comprising ~33% of the population of Hungary, which city was previously two separate towns that officially unified in 1873? Before World War II it was one of the largest Jewish centres in Europe, what is the largest city and capital of Lithuania? Time's up
