Sunday Quiz – 6th August 2023 Round 1: Geography - Former Country Names 10 questions about the former names of modern day countries. None Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa, what was it renamed to in October 1964 on its independence from British rule? Persia included western Asia, Egypt, and parts of eastern Europe; it was overthrown by Alexander the Great and conquered by Muslim Arabs and ultimately renamed what in 1935? Formed as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in the peace settlements at the end of the First World War. What is the former name for a confederation of states in the western Balkan peninsula? What old name for Taiwan dates from 1542 when Portuguese sailors sighted an uncharted island and noted it on their maps as "beautiful island"? What is the Latin name for, and the female national personification of the modern day European country, Switzerland (also a font)? The Gorkha Kingdom on the Indian subcontinent became which modern day country, the area referred mainly to Kathmandu valley until the 1930s? What small country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, under Frederick the Great became a major European power covering much of modern northeast Germany and Poland. Capital city - Königsberg? Siam was the foreign name for the Kingdom of Siam, and still isa synonym for which country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula? Van Diemen’s Land, (Anthoonij van Diemenslandt) was the name used by Europeans for which island - now a state of Australia (capital: Hobart)? The first permanent European settlement in the Americas, the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti share which island? Round 2: Sport - Boxing 10 questions about the sport of boxing. None In 1994 who became the oldest man to win the world heavyweight boxing championship (age 45)? In boxing terminology, what is a TKO? Which British boxer had the nickname of "The Dark Destroyer"? Which weight division in boxing lies between flyweight and featherweight? Which boxer carried The Olympic Flame into the stadium at the 1996 Atlanta Games? In boxing what is the name of a blow to the back of the head or to the base of the skull? Which boxer is best known for winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1994 by scoring an upset knockout victory over Lennox Lewis? What generally accepted rules of boxing were drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867? Claiming his first belt at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old, who holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title? Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, which American professional boxer and activist was nicknamed "the Greatest"? Round 3: Picture Round - Film Series Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from. None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Which number (1-3) in the film series is the picture from? 1 2 3 None Round 4: Language - "ist" 10 questions about nouns which end in "ist". None What 11 letter "ist" is someone who is trained to examine the eyes to detect defects in vision, signs of injury, ocular diseases? What 10 letter "ist" is someone who studies the plant species of mosses and liverworts? What 13 letter "ist" is someone that performs personal care services such as massages, manicures, pedicures, makeup, facials and waxing? What 11 letter "ist" is an expert in or student of the development, structure, and functioning of human society? What 10 letter "ist" is someone who supports the system of having a king or queen? What 14 letter "ist" is a public health worker who investigates patterns and causes of disease and injury? What 10 letter "ist" is someone who practises being married to, or being in a romantic or sexual relationship with, only one person at a time? What 10 letter "ist" is someone who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs? What 12 letter "ist" is someone who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts (U.S. Spelling)? What 9 letter "ist" is an expert in or student of the behaviour, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Reed Richards is a member of which Marvel Superhero team? Assassinated by her own bodyguard in 1984, who was the first female prime minister of India? The Ganges River flows into the bay of what? The 3 big colleges of the Ivy League are Princeton, Yale, and which other? The Vulcan series of motorcycles was/is manufactured by which Japanese company? Located on the largest island in the Mediterranean, in which country is Mount Etna? The concentration of what type of acid in the blood increases during exercise? Which Welshman, a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, narrated Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds? What company created the gif image file format? What colour is the rather misleadingly named "Black Box" on an aeroplane? Time's up
