Sunday Quiz – 30th May 2021 Round 1: Geography 10 questions on the subject of Geography. None What is the name of the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, which culminates at the major port, and Portuguese capital, Lisbon? The highest mountain outside Asia, what is South America's highest peak in the Andes? Which region in central Italy is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance? Elba Island is located in, and The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of, which sea? The Great Lakes are: Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake what? Which country, once known as 'The Breadbasket of Russia', is the site of the Battle of Balaklava? The oldest extant sovereign state, as well as the oldest constitutional republic, which small republic is situated on the slopes of Monte Titano in Italy? What peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala? What name is given to the current of warm water that flows across the Pacific to Peru? Which island country to the South of Malaysia has a flag consisting of two horizontal halves, red above white? Round 2: Film - Horror 101 questions about horror films. None What 1982 horror film starred JoBeth Williams as a woman whose youngest child is carried off into a TV set? Which 1922 German vampire film starred the genuinely scary looking Max Schreck in the title role? Johnny Depp made his movie debut in the first of what series of horror films? What 'C' was a 1992 horror film where the title character was summoned by saying his name five times to a mirror? Pioneering "found footage", which film takes place in the town of "Burkittsville" Maryland? Which Scottish actor who works in film, television and theatre, was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film, in 1986's Manhunter? "Tall Dark and Gruesome", is the autobiography of which British actor, famous for roles in horror films? With which horror film would you associate the character "Leatherface"? What actor, who sadly died during the filming of Gladiator, played the lead role in the 1960 Hammer production The Curse of the Werewolf? Played subsequently by Sarah Michelle Geller on TV, which character was played in a film by Kristy Swanson? Round 3: Picture Round - 90’s Album Covers Identify the artist name from the second of the album cover. None What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? What music artist is this album by? Round 4: Food and Drink 10 questions all about Food and Drink. None What name is given to Indian triangular pastries stuffed with meat or vegetables? Food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary laws is known as what? Used as the scent on an artificial hare at greyhound tracks, the herb Fennel has what flavour? Which drink, invented in 1886, was first marketed as the 'Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage'? What vegetable did Mark Twain describe as 'Cabbage with a college education'? What was developed in 1888–1889 by the Pearl Milling Company and advertised as the first ready-mix? Mainly associated with chicken and eggs, what is the name of the bacterium that causes food poisoning? What is the Swedish name for hot or cold dishes served as a buffet? What type of star is awarded to restaurants where the food is of exceptional quality? What name is given to a special bread of Eastern European origin in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Agrippa poisoned her husband/uncle Claudius, which Roman Emperor did he come after? Name the pseudoscience that is based upon the assumption that planetary influences affect human affairs? Which dyeing process originated in Indonesia and involves the use of wax masking techniques? Whose grandson got the first phone call from a commercial cellular system in 1983? Air Force One, is a VC-25, a military version of which commercial plane? What is the popular term for Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers? What was the world's highest structure until 1930 and has 1,792 steps? If in order to look younger you had a rhytidectomy, you would say that you'd had a what? Once defined as 1/48th of an inch, if something is very close it is within a what? In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their honeymoon protest, in which European capital city did this take place? Time's up
