Sunday Quiz – 8th September 2024

Round 1: Geography – Island Countries

10 questions about island countries.

Which eastern Caribbean island and independent British Commonwealth nation has a capital called Bridgetown?

The southernmost of the Windward Islands, the hilly main island of which country (dubbed the "Spice Isle") is home to numerous nutmeg plantations?

Formerly known as the Ellice Islands and about midway between Hawaii and Australia, which country is the second-least populous country in the world, behind Vatican City, and the least populous country where English is an official language?

In which country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania do more than half of the permanent population of ~119,000 live on Tarawa atoll?

In which country located in the Mediterranean Sea is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and population?

Located in the West Indies, what country is one of two sovereign states in the world named after a woman, and is the only one named after a human woman – Ireland is named after a goddess?

Which island country in Melanesia with the capital Port Vila is one of the largest shipwrecks in the world that is accessible for recreational diving?

Situated in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres off the southeastern coast of East Africa, which country the first stamps produced outside Great Britain, now among the rarest postage stamps in the world?

What country is the third largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean – it is east of Greece, north of Egypt, south of Türkiye, and west of Lebanon?

Which country – the third largest in the Caribbean – shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east?

Round 2: Literature – English Born Authors

10 questions about authors who were born in England.

Which English author, humorist, and satirist, is best known for his Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels?

Regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, which English novelist and social critic wrote works such as "Great Expectations", and "David Copperfield"?

One of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century, which English writers creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves?

Which English crime novelist, playwright, translator and critic wrote detective stories featuring the upper-class amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey?

Which English writer was a notable Christian apologist and is known for creating the fictional priest-detective Father Brown?

An English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections who wrote about fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?

Which English novelist and life peer rose to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh?

Which English writer and humorist is best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat published in 1889?

"The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", considered a seminal work in the genres of humour and satire, was written by which English novelist?

Which British writer and composer was primarily a comic writer, however his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel?

Round 3: Picture Round – Masks

Identify the character or person who wore each mask.

Who wore this mask?

Round 4: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

Carved from the bedrock of the plateau which also served as the quarry for the pyramids, The Sphinx is an example of what type of structure?

Based on area, which of the five ocean basins is third in size?

The name for a wide variety of headgear for both sexes — more often female — a cap tied under the chin with a string was especially likely to be called a what?

Which American explorer sent word from Indian Harbour, Labrador, that he had reached the North pole in April 1909?

Based on area, which of the five ocean basins is second in size?

In widespread use from about 150 BC, the strength of which material was sometimes enhanced by the incorporation of pozzolanic ash where available?

Supplying about 40% of the world's demand, which country grows the most arabica coffee?

What is the 'nut' of any tree of the genus Juglans regia, the edible seed of a drupe, and thus not a true botanical nut?

How many sides does a heptagon have?

What unit of work in the CGS system was replaced by the Joule in the SI system?

Round 5: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

What branch of physics deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound?

The Fagus is the Latin name of what type of tree?

There was a sign protesting Tesla in which 1997 militaristic Sci-Fi film; despite that company not being founded until 2001?

What is another name for artificial waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management or for conveyancing water transport vehicles?

Since 1975 the Juno Awards have been music recording industry awards in which country?

When the flag of the Dominican Republic is used for official purposes, it incorporates the coat of arms, which features which book?

Who is the president of the Hyperion Corporation, which takes control of the planet Pandora, and is the main antagonist of Borderlands 2?

The sole member of its genus – Hamadryad is the alternative common name for which snake – it is a Greek word meaning "wood nymph"?

Built by William I and one of the most famous castles in the world, what is the oldest inhabited castle in Europe?

The Taj Mahal is an example of what type of Indo-Islamic architecture developed in the 16th – 18th centuries in the Indian subcontinent?