Sunday Quiz – 29th November 2020 Round 1: Language(s) 10 questions about Languages. None Which language do the words "Kiosk, Tulip & Cavia" come from? What special program translates a programming language's source code into machine code, bytecode or another programming language? Which group of people speak a language called Mudderschproch? What language has the third most native speakers in the world? Two words are regarded as the longest one-syllable words in the English language. One is "strengthed", what is the other? In what language was The Communist Manifesto written? In the study of the sound system of languages; the analysis and classification of phonemes is what "ology"? What is the vegetable which has the literal meaning "Eat all" in French? In which European country is Romansch one of the four official languages? What is the sign language used by bookies known as? Round 2: Artists 10 questions all about art and artists. None In 1983 a Japanese artist called Tadahiko Ogawa's copied the Mona Lisa using 1426 pieces of what? What artistic term, featuring shadow profiles cut from black paper, was named after a French finance minister? Which great artist and sculptor designed the fortifications when the Florentine Republic was besieged by the Medicis in 1530? The mask in the film "Scream" was inspired by the painting "The Scream" by which artist? Which Italian artist, best-known for "The Birth of Venus Name", has a name which literally means "Little Barrel"? Especially in earlier eras, what was another name for an artists workshop or studio? Who was the Philadelphian artist who introduced the world to "Pop Art"? What colour is the artist's pigment celandine? What Spanish artists' surrealistic paintings feature items such as clock faces? Which French artist, in 1883, gave up his job as a stockbroker to paint full time and is known for his experimental use of color? Round 3: Pictures - Flags starting with M Identify the country from the flag. All country names start with M. 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 Round - Spirit You will hear 10 clips of around 20 seconds of a song with a pause between each song. Identify the artist of each song. 29-11-2020-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 In ancient Assyria and Babylonia, what name was given to a tower in the shape of a stepped pyramid? In film, who is the only actor to be killed by a Xenomorph, Terminator, and a Predator? What number do you get if you add up all the numbers on a Roulette wheel? Hint If you were to fly due West from New York, what would be the next country you would fly over? What line on a weather map links all points of equal pressure? What word refers to very harsh laws such as those devised by a 7th century BC Athenian legislator? Which element is alloyed with steel to make control rods for Nuclear reactors? What name is given to flat, round, brown spots on the skin that contain an excess of melanin? If a doctor says you have singultus what frustrating thing have you got What is the decimal equivalent of the binary value 1111? Hint Time's up
