Sunday Quiz – 28th February 2021 Round 1: Alphabet - F In this round all of the answers start with the letter "F" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None What name is given to the famous elaborate jewel-encrusted eggs that were mostly made for the Russian Tsars? "Epic", "From Out Of Nowhere" and "Falling To Pieces" were early 90's tracks from which US band? What is a lively Spanish dance in triple time performed with castanets or tambourines? Australia holds many world records, including the world's longest what? It's 5,531 km long. A member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers? Who was the longest-serving non-royal head of state in the 20th and 21st centuries? What is the term for a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork involving fine wire formed into delicate tracery? Dactylography refers to the scientific study of what as a method of identification? The Bastard mullet, Sarcastic fringehead, Lumpsucker, and Slippery dick, are all types of what? Little Shop of Horrors has been two films and a musical, what type of shop was it set in? Round 2: Geography 10 questions all about Geography. None Translating as "wooden temples", what is the name of the capital city of Nepal? Which city on the Southeastern coast, is the largest city in Australia, in terms of population? The Mont Blanc Tunnel tunnel connects France and which other country? Which of the 48 contiguous states extends farthest north and is known as 'The Land of 10,000 Lakes'? The only middle eastern country without a desert, which country's national flag has a tree depicted on it? With the International car registration letters IS, what country's phone book is alphabetized by first name? Which country is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean? Which city on the Nile is where you will find the 'Valley of the Kings' and 'The Temple of Karnak'? As of 2022, which country is the largest landlocked country in the world? In which city on the Loire River in the Upper Brittany region of western France was Jules Verne born? Round 3: Pictures - Flags - S In this picture round all of the flags are for countries which have names starting with the letter "S". None Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Which countries flag is this? Round 4: Music Intros - Songs of 2015 You will hear 10 clips of around 20 seconds of a song with a pause between each song. Identify the artist of each song. 28-03-2021-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 Which fibrous, sulphur-rich protein occurs naturally in hair, horns, hooves and feathers? What is the surname of the 19th century Russian chemist who formulated the Periodic Table of Elements? Which is the only country to represent a letter in the phonetic alphabet? Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous are three periods during which geological era? The name of which household object comes from Latin 'to wonder at', and is said to bring bad luck if it is broken? Not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, what traditionally gives Gin its flavour? Which Scottsman played the character of the only escapee from Alcatraz in the film "The Rock"? In the Sherlock Holmes stories, of what subject was professor Moriarty a professor? The largest island in the Indian Ocean, where is Antananarivo the capital of? Who was the first ever person ever to sing a James Bond theme for the film 'From Russia with Love'? Time's up
