Sunday Quiz – 7th June 2021 Round 1: Film None What does Steven Spielberg try to include in every film he makes, claiming it is for luck? In which Fritz Lang film of 1926 do impoverished workers live beneath a city? In which controversial 1970's film was the line 'Blessed are the cheesemakers' used? Which trilogy of comedy films had a third film with the tagline: "The Final Insult"? In what 1940 film did Charlie Chaplain have his first speaking part as Adenoid Hinkel? The first British actress to appear on a British stamp in 1985, who played Scarlette O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind"? In 1962, who was the first actor to earn a million dollars for a film with a role as Lt. Fletcher Christian in 'Mutiny on the Bounty'? Where do Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan Have their fateful meeting at the end of the film Sleepless in Seattle? What was the name of the character played by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'? In the world of film, what famous animal character called "Skull Island" home? Round 2: Science None What word describes a process or reaction that releases energy from the system to its surroundings? What field of science is concerned with the origin of the planet earth, its history, its shape, the materials forming it, etc? Offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, which historical figure passed away on the 18th April 1955? Which French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, is sometimes called the father of modern philosophy? What name is given to the art, science, and industry of managing the growth of plants and animals for human use? What name is given to a shallow dish with a cover, used for science specimens? Derived from the Arabic word al-kimia, what is the study of the composition of substances and the changes they undergo? Marie Curie won Nobel prizes in two categories, Chemistry in 1911 and what else in 1903? The admission fees for the famous Roman hot baths in Bath, UK, probably represent the first commercial use of what type of power? Proposed in 1944, a 'spat' was a unit of distance equal to 1012 metres (ten to the power twelve metres), for use in what science? Round 3: Picture Round - Phase 4 Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors Full names of the actors in each of the pictures please. They are all part of the MCU phase 4. None Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Who is this? Round 4: Sporting Terms None What sport has terms such as 'Screwballs', 'Bunt' and 'Flies', 'Knuckleball', and 'Cycle'? In which sport are terms such as 'Spare', 'Gutter', and 'Railroad split' used? The terms 'Acid', 'Blunt', 'Casper', and 'Spine', are all associated with which sport? In which sport might you hear terms such as 'Chin', 'Hook', and 'Orthodox'? 'Silly point', 'Googley', 'Yorker', and 'Followthrough' are all terms used in which sport? Which sport uses the terms 'Spikers', 'Booster', 'Deuce', and 'Smash'? Terms such as 'Bed and Breakfast', 'Ton', 'Leg', and 'Double top', are used in which sport? 'Spanish walk', 'On the bit', and 'Haunches-in' are all terms used in which sport? 'Deep rough', 'Pitch And Run', 'Gilligan', and 'Mulligan' are all terms used in which sport? 'Anti-Sicilian', 'Skewer', 'Long diagonal', and 'Fingerfehler', are all terms from which sport? Round 5: General Knowledge None Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, which team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912? Releasing "Respect Yourself" in 1987, in the 1980's which actor became Motown Records "Biggest Selling White Artist Ever"? In Norse myth, there were two separate races of gods, the Aesir gods, and which other? With its tubers grown as a food crop by the Aztecs and relatives including the sunflower and the daisy, what is the national flower of Mexico? Traditionally oblong, with a hole for the thumb, what is a flat board used by a painter to mix and hold colors? A piece of shallow saltwater separated from the deeper sea by coral or sand is called a what? What is the name of the extinct volcano that rises above Edinburgh? What word is used in a balance sheet to mean "everything a company owns"? Which company, formed by Cecil Rhodes in 1888, was an amalgamation of several diamond companies? Located at 350 fifth avenue in New York City, construction of which building was finished in 1931? Time's up
