Sunday Quiz – 8th May 2022 Round 1: Coastal Cities None Also the name of a 1942 film, what seaport's name is Spanish for 'White House'? Which city means "sheltered harbour" or "calm port" in the native language and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city? Which city is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges? What city on the coast of northeastern Spain, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia? What is the most populous city in the United States with a 2020 population of 8,804,190? Which city is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa? What is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania? Historically known as Ragusa, what city is on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in southern Croatia? Which city is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another portion of the city is located on Amager? Which coastal metropolis is located in southeastern Florida and had a population of 442,241 as of the 2020 census? Round 2: Palindromes None What cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint? What is an action that is performed intentionally or consciously, also a legal document? What is a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking? If something is at the same height as someone or something else it is? What is a note having the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve, represented by a ring with a stem? To look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening would be to? Touring, Drift, Rally, and Drag are all types of what vehicle? What works by sending out pulses of radio waves which are reflected off objects back to the source? What are pieces or passages of vocal or instrumental music for one performer to perform? What informal exclamation is used for expressing triumph, approval, or encouragement? Round 3: Picture Round - Animated TV Shows None What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? What TV show is this? Round 4: Saints None The first Bishop of Paris and the Patron Saint of France, which Saint is said to have carried his own head for six miles after his death? The world's largest church is located in the Vatican, what saint - the head of the Church and the first pope - is it named after? December 26th is known as Boxing Day but it is also the holy day of which Saint? Founding an order of monks who took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which saint of Assisi is known for his love of the poor and animals? Which saint is known for his monumental theological and philosophical work, the Summa Theologica, which covers almost every principal doctrine and dogma of his era? Legend has it that he explained the mystery of the Holy Trinity to the Irish king by using a shamrock. What saint's day is March 17th? Which saint's most famous legend tells that he carried a child, who was unknown to him, across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travellers? Which 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14, is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy and beekeepers? With a feast day on 4th May, who is the patron saint of Linz, Austria, and chimney sweeps, soapmakers, and firefighters? The patron saint of Europe, who wrote the Rule in 516 for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot? Round 5: General Knowledge None What is the name given to the noise breaking the sound barrier causes? What is the first name of the composer who wrote the operas "The Magic Flute" and "The Marriage of Figaro"? Which Australian state capital was named in honour of a British Prime Minister? What is the name given to the young of dragonflies and damselflies? What was the name of the child that Julius Caesar and Cleopatra had together? In Star Wars, which actor played Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars Episode 1? If a sparkling wine is labelled as 'Brut' how will it taste? What did William Seward buy from Russia in 1867? Which nerve forms the link between the eye and the brain? Short for a Latin phrase meaning “what was demonstrated”, what 3 letters conclude a mathematical proof? Time's up
