Sunday Quiz – 28th March 2021 Round 1: Two Letter Words - Alphabetical What two letter word does the definition refer to? Answers are in alphabetical order. None A present tense of the verb be. To achieve; A celebration. An expression of hesitation. A musical note. To depart; a Japanese board game. Part of the psyche. Noise of satisfaction. A syllable intoned as part of a mantra. To increase. 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. Round 2: Sport 10 questions on the subject of sport. None Snooker tables have a "bed" which is made with the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock, known as? What name is given to involuntary wrist spasms suffered by sportspeople, especially golfers? What name is given to a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point? An athletics event, what type of race got its name from a short dash between two churches? What is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl? As of 2022, who is the leading goal scorer, assist producer and point scorer in NHL history? in 1960 Wilma Rudolf was the first black American woman to win Olympic gold, in which city? Which legendary American golfer became the first man to reach $1 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour in 1967? Which horse achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976? In which sporting activity are the manoeuvres Fliffus, Miller, Adolph and Barani executed? Round 3: Picture Round - Arcade Games Identify the Arcade game from the picture provided. None What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? What arcade game is this? Round 4: Literature 10 questions on the subject of Literature. None Who wrote 'The Pelican Brief' that was made into a film starring Julia Roberts and Denzil Washington? Associated with the Tower of London, Edgar allen poe wrote a famous poem about which type of bird? Who was the leader of the wolf pack in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book? In Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew', what is the name of the shrew? After nine years of work, who published 'A Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755? Which word created by JK Rowling gained entry into The Oxford English Dictionary in 2003? Which British crime author and Dame wrote 'Sparkling Cyanide' and 'Death on the Nile'? What spy novelist was Moscow correspondent for Reuters & The Times of London? Which word, describing "chaos", first appeared in Milton's "Paradise Lost"? What Robert Heinlein book won the 1960 Hugo award and was turned into a 1997 film? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Who became the 26th president of the U.S. following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901? Also known as gokudō, what name is given to members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan? Invented in 1829 by Walter Hunt, what common item has a coil, point, sheath and two shafts? What is the name for a woman who is superior of a convent in certain religious orders? Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Pride, Sloth, and Lust, what's missing? Famous for having quoted "Cogito, Ergo Sum", which French philosopher created analytical geometry? Nutagak, perksertok, and pokaktok, are some of the many "Eskimo" words for what? What is the name of the daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, is said to have escaped death in the Russian revolution? When claiming the right of asylum in a religious capacity (particularly Christian), what would you be claiming? Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde are the enemies of which classic video game character? Time's up
