Sunday Quiz – 2nd May 2021 Round 1: Science and Nature - Animals 10 questions all about animals. None What name is given to a creature equally at home on land and in water? A little like stoats; Pine, Beach, Stone, Sable or American are all types of what creature? The only creature that can turn its stomach inside out, what is the common name for the marine animals Asteroidea? What is the term for aquatic molluscs with hinged double shells? While the USSR sent Laika the dog into space, the USA sent Laska and Benjy, which were? The Komodo Dragon, the biggest known lizard to science, is endemic to the Komodo islands of what country? A primate found only in Madagascar, which meows like a cat, is the ring tailed what? What name is given to the group of North American birds in the tit family included in the genus Poecile? To which country do swallows go when they migrate South from Britain in the Winter? Which word is defined as, 'of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare'? Round 2: Geography - Countries 10 questions all about countries. None Which country, which awards the Nobel peace prize, has the longest coastline in Europe? Located in Asia near the southern fringes of the eastern Himalayas, what country do locals call Druk Yul - Land of the Dragon? Home of the Atlas mountains, the former ancient region of Numidia lies mostly in which modern day country? Which country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was previously known as Aden? Located in the Indian Ocean just north of the equator, which country do the Sinhalese people come from? Which country is divided into two parts, Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, and a peninsula north of Singapore? The only without an Atlantic coastline, what is the smallest of the Central American countries? Which country was admitted to the U.N. in May 1993, making it the smallest country represented there? The Southernmost in continental Europe, the surrealist painter Salvador Dali was a native of which country? In which African country, which is named after its highest point, did the Mau Mau uprising take place? Round 3: Picture Round - Flags (S) 10 pictures of flags from countries 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: Film - Music 10 questions about film music. None As a solo performer, who wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film Ghostbusters? Huey Lewis performed which song as the title track for the film "Back To The Future"? What title connects a hit for The Police and a film starring Steve Martin? Who composes the music for many of Spielberg's films and won Oscars for Jaws, ET, Star Wars, and Schindler's List? Which R&B group that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s, sang "Neutron Dance" from the film Beverly Hills Cop"? Which actress and singer was "Desperately Seeking Susan", and played "Breathless Mahoney" in the film Dick Tracy? The musical score to the film "Wall Street " was written by which former member of The Police? Which Henry Mancini/ Johnny Mercer song was sung by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's? Which group sang the hit "Take My Breath Away" used in the film Top Gun? Which singer did Diana Ross play in the 1972 American biographical film "Lady Sings The Blues"? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What name is given to a person bound for a number of years to a master who undertakes to instruct them? Bonnet, Course, Dabbler, and Driver, are all found on boats/ships, what are they all types of? Devil's tower, the first U.S. national monument, is located in what state? The birthplace of escape artist Harry Houdini, what is the capital of Hungary? What Spanish surrealist modestly titled his 1965 book "Diary of a Genius"? A sheep milk cheese from Southern France, what is one of the world's best known blue cheeses? What Ray Bradbury novel is named for the temperature at which paper catches fire? In Greek Mythology, who stole fire from the Gods and brought it back to Earth? In which German city, the site of the war crime trials following WWII, was the composer Pachelbel born? Governed by the Queensbury Rules, in which sport would you be awarded The Lonsdale Belt? Time's up
