Sunday Quiz – 3rd April 2022 Round 1: Music - "Classical" None What is Symphony No. 9 in E minor by Antonín Dvořák more commonly known as? 'Ride of the Valkyries' is played at the beginning of Act III, of the opera Die Walküre, in the Der Ring des Nibelungen. Who composed it? "Le quattro stagioni" is a group of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, what is it in English? In which country were the composers Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Strauss all born? The 'Brandenburg Concertos' were composed in around 1721 by which famous German composer? The lowest singing voice in opera is called what? Of Romantic, Baroque, and Classical, which period of "classical" music came first? Please select your answer Romantic Baroque Classical Who did Ludwig van Beethoven originally plan to dedicate the Eroica, his Third Symphony? Which composer is known for a symphony in which each musician in turn stops playing and leaves the stage until only two people are left? The Pachelbel’s Canon was originally written in which major key? Round 2: Rather Large Lakes No need to use the word "lake" in your answers. None What is the largest of the Great Lakes by volume, having more water than the other four combined, and also the largest freshwater lake in the world by area? Falling within Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, what is the largest lake by area in Africa? Which lake, falling within both the U.S. and Canada contains Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island? Shared between four African countries, what is the longest freshwater lake in the world and third largest of any kind by volume? What lake in Russia is the deepest lake in the world and largest freshwater lake in the world by volume? Located between three African countries, and named after one of them, what late as of 2021 has more species of fish than any other lake in the world? The highest navigable lake in the world and largest lake in South America, which lake is shared by Bolivia and Peru? Located in Sweden, what is the largest lake in the European Union and the third-largest lake of all Europe (by area)? What is the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth is the largest by volume in the British Isles? The deepest in the United States, what lake in south-central Oregon is famous for its deep blue colour and water clarity? Round 3: Picture Round - Album Covers Name the artist. None Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Who is this album by? Round 4: Sport and Games None In which country in June 1906 was the world's first grand prix held? The Duckworth Lewis Method is sometimes used to work out the score in which sport? The Latin phrase 'Citius Altius Fortius' is the motto for which sporting event? What is the mark behind which a darts player must stand called? Which famous sporting team first began in 1926 when they were known as "The Savoy Big Five"? In which sport is the ball 38 millimetres in diameter and weighs 2.5 grams? Sergey Bubka broke the world record over 30 times in which track and field event? Played at 12 a-side for women, but at 10 a-side for men, in which sport is the Wingate trophy awarded? Legal in only 16 American States, in what sport do you find 'coursing'? There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of? Round 5: General Knowledge None What song did Abba Write for The Eurovision Song Contest in 1973? Deficiency in what vitamin will cause you to suffer from Scurvy? The "Oyster" watch is a famous model produced by what top watchmaker? What is the name of the bad guy in The Friday The 13th film franchise? Squid, octopus and cuttlefish are all types of which creatures? Of what group of minerals do emerald and aquamarine belong? "Now is the winter of our discontent" is a line from which Shakespearian play? What is the flattened, oblong organ that removes disease-producing organisms and worn-out red blood cells from the bloodstream? Which species of vertebrate holds the record for the longest recorded life span? What was the pre-war German name for the Baltic city which is now Russian and called Kaliningrad? Time's up
