Sunday Quiz – 8th August 2021 Round 1: Science and Nature - Space 10 questions all about space. None An astronomical unit is the standard measurement taken from the earth to where? Triton, the only large moon in the Solar System with an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation, is a satellite of which planet? Which astronomer first proposed the idea of the Sun being the centre of the Solar System? What comet orbits the Sun once every three years — the shortest period of any known comet? Named after the virgin goddess of home and hearth in Roman mythology, what is the second largest body in the asteroid belt? Believed to be powered by a supermassive black hole, what name is given to the brightest type of active galactic nucleus? What type of star makes up an estimated ¾ of all stars found in the Milky Way? If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in space, due to a lack of water and air they will bind together permanently. What is this process known as? The color of a star's light as observed on earth depends on its motion relative to earth. If a star is moving towards the earth, its light is shifted to higher frequencies on the color spectrum. What colour 'shift' is this? With more than 1,600 across the surface, including a 5 mile (8 km) high one called Maat Mons, which planet in our solar system has the most major volcanoes? Round 2: Science and Nature - Birds 10 questions on the subject of birds. None Which golfing term originating in the U.S. was by 1919 also used in Britain and is the name for a score of two under par for a given hole? Based on the Puck of English mythology, Puck is a mischievous fairy, sprite, or jester in A Midsummer Night's Dream, what was he also known as? Which guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac was released as a single in November 1968? With the distinctive orange breast of both sexes contributing to the European original name of "redbreast", which bird is the national bird of the UK? In Monty Python, what is the species of parrot being argued about in the classic parrot sketch? When the band Oasis split up, who went on to form a band named the High Flying Birds? Which American actor and former model played Robin in both 1995’s Batman Forever, and 1997’s Batman and Robin? Which fruit had the archaic name 'Chinese Gooseberry' before being hijacked by New Zealand? Ouzel is the old name for which bird that was immortalised in the rhyme Sing A Song Of Sixpence? Which classic British TV series follows the adventures of the International Rescue Team who operate out of Tracy Island? Round 3: Picture Round - Film Stills Identify the films from the stills provided. None What film is this (it's the first one)? What film is this (it's the first one)? 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: History - Romans 10 questions on the subject of Roman history. None Which Roman emperor forced his former tutor, Seneca the Younger, to commit suicide? What was the name of the child that Julius Caesar and Cleopatra had together? What was an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion? Augustus, known as Caesar Augustus or Octavian, was what relation to the Roman emperor Julius Caesar? The Battle of Zama in 202 BC marked the end of the Second Punic War when a Roman army defeated the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal. Who was the Roman army led by? At the battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312, which Roman emperor sent his troops into combat with crosses painted on their shields? In AD 410 which Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire sacked the city of Rome? For centuries what was the marketplace and centre of day-to-day life in Rome and other cities called? The Tower of Hercules is the oldest extant lighthouse known and has an ancient Roman origin, which country is it in? Which piece of Roman architecture, arguably the most famous, was built in Rome, during the reign of Vespasian? Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Referring to a fast or moderate tempo, what musical direction comes from the Italian meaning cheerful? One of the seven ancient wonders of the world, The Hanging Gardens, were located in which city? What is the name of the Android played by Brent Spiner in "Star Trek - The Next Generation"? The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was the first of which type of aircraft? Home to the world's longest cave system - Mammoth Cave National Park - and known for horse racing and bourbon, which of the U.S. states is known as the "Bluegrass State"? What Belgian electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Flanders was first held in 2005 and now stretches over two weekends selling out in minutes? In Greek mythology, who was the son of Peleus and Thetis, and was dipped into the river Styx? What is the phenomenon called in which light bends when passing through a lens? In February 1854 the British penny red stamp became the first stamp to be issued with what type of edges? The two rival gangs in "West Side Story" were the Sharks and the what's? Time's up
