Sunday Quiz – 5th June 2022 Round 1: Science and Nature None What is the name of the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism? What are the small bones that make up a backbone called? What is the process plants use to make sunlight into a food source? What is made by white blood cells to help fight off infection? What vitamin does the sun’s ultraviolet rays help the skin produce? Igneous rocks are generally associated with which natural phenomenon? What typically makes up between 0.5 per cent and 3 percent of the dry weight of tobacco? Which component of the limbic system processes human emotions and memories? What is the hard, set polymer used in old-fashioned telephones and electrical insulators? What, after oxygen, is the second most common component of the earth’s crust? Round 2: History None Which country was unified by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1851? Who was President of the USA throughout World War One? The treaty of Waitangi established the rights of which indigenous people? Where did a 1791 slave uprising eventually lead to revolution and independence from French colonialism? Which Emperor was known as Ras Tafari, after whom the Rastafarian religion is named? Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and which other Japanese city? Which Nordic country was a co-belligerent of the Axis powers after signing the anti-Comintern pact of 1941? In which country was Benazir Bhutto twice the Prime Minister? Which American pilot flew solo across the Atlantic in 1932? Which brand of rum is named after a 17th century Welsh pirate? Round 3: Picture Round - Films from 1987 None What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? Round 4: Alphabet - M None What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy more commonly known as? In mediaeval England what name was given to the area presided over by a lord? In the Sherlock Holmes stories, of what subject was professor Moriarty a professor? What is the surname of the 19th century Russian chemist who formulated the Periodic Table of Elements? In 'Romeo and Juliet', who gave a long monologue about Queen Mab? What type of star is awarded to restaurants where the food is of exceptional quality? What term is used to describe the process of extracting poison from snakes? The name of which household object comes from Latin 'to wonder at', and is said to bring bad luck if it is broken? The silkworm lives on a diet of leaves from the diverse species of deciduous trees commonly known as what? What type of beans are the most often used in the production of bean sprouts? Round 5: General Knowledge None Which Trojan hero did Achilles slay outside the gates of Troy? Taramasalata is a dish of the cured / smoked roe of which fish? Which fruit has varieties called Concord, Niagra and Muscat? When a bowler makes three strikes in a row it's called a what? When Nintendo first launched in 1889, what were they creating and selling? What name is given to the fluid which surrounds a foetus? In cooking six drops equal one what? How many bonus points do you get in Scrabble if you play all seven tiles at once? Which South American capital city is also the name for a variety of beans? Who was the first ever person ever to sing a James Bond theme for the film 'From Russia with Love'? Time's up
