Sunday Quiz – 6th December 2020 Round 1: Animals None What type of animal is a Suffolk Punch, which takes the first part of its name from the county of Suffolk in England? Which creature, known to date back to more than 420 million years, ago lays the largest eggs? What burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa has a name which literally translates as earth pig? What semi aquatic animal lives in a den called a holt or couch? What is the name given to animals which spend most of their time in trees? What kind of animal is Beatrix Potter's Mrs Tiggy Winkle? As of now, the only animals aside from humans that have the same types of fingerprints are gorillas, chimpanzees and what other animal? What is the only animal, other than a human that can catch leprosy? What type of creature, other than a hound, is used by French farmers to find truffles? What name is given to the animals, endemic to Australasia and the Americas, which have pouches? Round 2: Book to film adaptations 10 questions about books which have been turned into films. None Which Jane Austen novel earned Emma Thompson the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1995? Who won an Oscar for Best Director for the adaptation of "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel? The film "Schindler's List" is based on a Booker prize-winning novel by Thomas Keneally, what is it called? "Trainspotting" is a cult classic of the 90s with Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald. Who was it written by? What Pulitzer Prize-winning book adaptation won three Oscars, including Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gregory Peck’s portrayal of Atticus Finch? There have been various TV and movie adaptations over the years of which 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott? Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is said to have its roots in which Joseph Conrad novella? Dick King-Smith’s story about a pig that wants to be a sheepdog was turned into a film in 1995. What was the title of the book? In 2000 Darren Aronfsky directed an adaptation of which Hubert Selby, Jr novel about heroin addiction and the unending fallacy of the American Dream? What semi-autobiographical novel by JG Ballard was turned into a film by Steven Spielberg in 1987? Round 3: Pictures - Dingbats Solve the dingbats - Have fun! 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? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? What is this dingbat? Round 4: Music Round - Kings You will hear 10 clips of around 20 seconds of a song with a pause between each song. Identify the artist of each song. 06-12-2020-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Meaning 'fresh' in Italian. What is the technique of painting on moist lime plaster with colors ground in water? Of which country are the Maori people the Indigenous population? Which country's cuisine would you associate with the food 'Dum Aloo'? Which Republic in southern central America, is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea? Richard Drew produced an all purpose sticky tape, under what name was/is it sold in Europe? What electronic instrument's creator was surnamed Moog, with other brands including Roland, Korg, and Casio? In greek and roman mythology, what food of the gods was said to make immortal anyone who ate it? Which Canadian rock start recorded the albums "Into The Fire" and "Waking Up The Neighbours"? ‘Naughtiness Drug’ is an anagram of which alcoholic drink? What was KFCs Colonel Sanders' first name? Time's up
