Sunday Quiz – 28th April 2024

Round 1: Inventions

10 questions all about inventions and inventors.

In 1935 while working at DuPont the Wallace Carothers produced the first fully synthetic fiber – what is it called?

Probably his best known invention, what did Alfred Nobel invent in 1867?

Which "father of the computer" began building the first programmable mechanical computer in 1822?

What device for storing information on computers was invented by IBM in 1956?

What high-strength material was invented by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965?

John Bennet Lawes invented superphosphate in 1842, it was the first man-made what?

Marketed early in 1971, the Busicom LE-120A "HANDY" was the first truly pocket-sized, what?

By shining a high-power flash lamp on a ruby rod with silver-coated surfaces, Theodore Maiman invented what in 1960?

Intended as a coating to make cloth more resistant to staining, Jacques E. Brandenberger invented what in 1908?

Which Italian invented a system of wireless communication using radio waves in 1895?

Round 2: Rhyming Words

All of the 10 answers to the questions are single words rhyme. Hopefully.

Found in Genesis 1:3 of the Torah, what "ight" comes after "Let there be"?

What "ight" is a device used to assist in precise visual alignment (i.e. aiming) of weapons?

In 1903 the Wright brothers were the first to achieve what sustained and controlled powered manned "ight"?

Which "ight" with largely positive connotations comes from the Latin "Dexter"?

What "ight" is a plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts?

What "ight" is shared by a Chivalric rank and a chess piece?

What "ight" means to insult someone by not paying attention or by treating the person as unimportant?

What "ight" is a "is a being or thing", in literary terms – a spirit, ghost, or other supernatural being?

What "ight" is supernatural entity in European mythology often depicted as a fairy-like creature or an ethereal entity?

To raise an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule to a higher energy level you would do what "ight" to it?

Round 3: Picture Round – Film Posters

Identify the film from the poster.

What film is this poster of?

Round 4: Audio Round: Music B-Sides

10 audio clips where you will hear a song which is a famous B-Side. Identify the artist/group/singer for each one.

Who is this B-Side by?

Round 5: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

Which historical figure said "Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered)?

What name is given to the semicircular area at the end of a church; in most churches it contains the altar?

Budapest is the capital city of which European country?

The main antagonist of The Karate Kid media franchise, portrayed by Martin Kove, which character appears in the first three movies, and the sequel TV series Cobra Kai?

What is the name of the waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean)?

First nominated in 1978, which actor (actress) has by far had the most Academy Award nominations, with twenty-one nominations?

Commonly used in computing, but what more common name is the Octothorpe symbol known?

What planet in our solar system is home to the Great Red Spot?

Which city is the destination of the plane at the end of the film "Casablanca"?

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton honeymooned; and John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent an entire week in bed, at which hotel?