Sunday Quiz – 5th April 2020 Round 1: Opening lines of books Name the book from the opening line. Just the book title. None Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. All children, except one, grow up. Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. Call me Ishmael. We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. All this happened, more or less. We slept in what had once been the gymnasium. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Round 2: Geography 10 questions all about Geography. None The Clifton Suspension Bridge is associated with which British city? What is the name of the longest mountain range in South America? On a map with a scale of 1:50000 how many metres are represented by 1 centimeter? The Danube flows into what body of water? Haweswater was built from 1929 to supply water to which UK city? Which famous stones can be seen on Salisbury Plain? In which city could you sunbathe on Bondi beach? What in New York city is known as the lungs of the city? What is the capital of Pakistan? In which country would you find Manilla? Round 3: Picture Round - Artists Name the artist, no points for the picture/sculpture. None Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Name the artist. Round 4: Music Round - Oscar Winning Soundtracks You will hear roughly 30 seconds of a song, then a gap. There are 10 songs in total.Name the film/movie each track comes from. 05-04-2020-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Omen None 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions, no theme or connection. None What is the singular of Scampi? Which Olympic sport is played on a 'sheet'? From the Greek for 'all the devils', which uproarious name did 17th century English poet John Milton give to the capital city in Hell? How many countries border Switzerland? Slim Whitman music is used to destroy the invading aliens in which film? What is Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski's favourite drink? What is the capital city of Australia? What colour is the zero on a standard Roulette wheel? What was the name of the legendary city of gold which inspired the Spanish conquest of South and Central America? What nationality was Christopher Columbus? Time's up
