Sunday Quiz – 3rd October 2021 Round 1: Famous Pets None Artist Salvador Dali had always loved cats, but his favorite was a Colombian ocelot that Dali acquired in the 1960s. What was the ocelot's name? In the Back to the Future films Doc Brown's dogs are always named after scientists, what is the name of his sheepdog in the first film? In 1969, the Mystery Machine made its debut with Scooby-Doo and his gang of mystery solvers. What type of dog was Scooby? Several photos of the famed astronomer Edwin Hubble show him with his beloved cat, a black Persian mix that was called what? In “I Am Legend” a genetically altered virus destroys the world's population and it's up to veteran Robert Neville and his German Shepherd, to find a cure, and restore humanity. What is the name of the dog? What was the name of the chimpanzee once kept as a pet by American singer Michael Jackson, who bought him from a Texas research facility in the 1980s? Part of the original Toy Story gang, the toy dog with a Slinky body helps the rest of the toys throughout their various journeys. What type of dog was he? Legend has it that to anger his political enemies, Caligula was set to make his horse a consul, the highest political position in the Roman Republic. What was the horse's name? What was the name of the stray tuxedo cat adopted by the Clinton family in 1991 when he jumped into the arms of future First Daughter Chelsea Clinton on her way home from a piano lesson? Tardar Sauce, who lived until 2019 was a famous cat on the internet with an underbite and feline dwarfism. What name was she better known as? Round 2: Greek Mythology None What name is given to the winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus? What Cretan princess, mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths, is best known for having helped Theseus escape the Minotaur? In Greek legend, Zeus wooed Europa, daughter of King Agenor, in the form of which animal? With their eponymous ancestor being a son of Zeus, who are the soldiers commanded by Achilles in Homer's Iliad? One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, who is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis? Oedipus, in Greek mythology, was the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. What was his mother called? One of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera, who is the Greek god of courage and war? Often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl, and the most important Roman goddess, who is the counterpart of the Greek goddess Athena? Who was a king of Mycenae, the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, and the husband of Clytemnestra? What was the one thing left in Pandora’s box after she released misery and evil? Round 3: Picture Round - Dingbats None What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? e What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? Round 4: Music Intros - Get the years You will hear around 20 seconds of a song, there will be 10 songs separated by around a 4 second gap. Please identify the year the song was released. The years are all connected. 03-10-2021-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge None What is the word used to describe species that are not extinct? What was the codename given to the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima? What is the William Shakespeare story about a king who prematurely divides his kingdom between his daughters? What American city was called New Amsterdam in the early 17th century? Who was the Russian-born French painter, one of the originators of abstract art, who died in 1944 (last name)? Taken from the album Thriller, what is Michael Jackson's best-selling solo single? What is the sweet or fermented juice of apples, used as a beverage and for making vinegar called? Competitive swimming has 4 events - butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, and what other? Heavy alcohol use, toxins, some medications, and certain medical conditions can cause hepatitis, which is inflammation of what organ? MMR, as in the MMR vaccine, stands for measles, mumps, and what? Time's up
