Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 05/06/2024 Round 1: Geography - Rivers 10 questions all about rivers. None The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of which river? Rising about 100 miles northwest of Valencia and flowing east to the Atlantic, which is the longest river of the Iberian peninsula? What river flows through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria? Although a tributary of the Mississippi, which river is slightly longer and carries a comparable volume of water? What is the longest river in Australia, forming much of the border separating New South Wales and Victoria? Rising in the Cambrian Mountains in mid Wales and 220 miles (354 km) long, what is the longest river in Great Britain? Which African rivers claim to be the longest in the world has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is longer? Major bodies of water which flow into the English Channel from France include the Rivers Somme, Scheldt, and which other? In Hindu tradition, which Goddess (and river) flows in heaven, earth, and the netherworld, and is a crossing point of the living and the dead? Formerly also known as the Zaire River, which river is the second-longest river in Africa and the world's deepest recorded river? Round 2: Architecture 10 questions about architecture. None The term comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) 'chief', and τέκτων (téktōn) - which means what? According to the Roman architect Vitruvius, a good building embodies firmitas, utilitas, and venustas - durability, utility, and what? Sometimes known as Ecological design, what type of architecture seeks to minimise the negative environmental impact of building? Rounded arches, vaults, and which other type of feature distinguish Roman architecture from that of Ancient Greece? What term is particularly used by architects to distinguish load-bearing structures not designed for continuous human occupancy? Called a "father of skyscrapers", the phrase "form follows function" is attributed to which American architect? The three orders of classical architecture that originated in Greece are the Doric, Ionic, and which other? What was the name for the systems of central heating used for heating hot baths and other public buildings in ancient Rome? Which grand Baroque style gallery intended to illustrate the power of the absolutist monarch Louis XIV was the scene of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles? Used as religious centres, places of worship, and forts, every ancient Greek city had an example of what architectural feature? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What is the largest, and capital city of Romania? Who was the first woman Prime Minister of New Zealand? Which Australian female vocalist had a top ten hit in 1988 with "Je ne sais pourquoi (I Still Love You)"? Atoms are made of extremely tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and what? With two horizontal stripes, red over white, two countries have almost identical flags, one is Monaco - what is the other? What effect occurs when certain gases in a planet's atmosphere insulate the planet from losing heat to space, raising its surface temperature? Canada has two national sports, in winter it's Ice hockey, what is the national sport in summer? A Study in Scarlet was the first novel to feature which now famous literary detective? In theatre, what's the instantaneous killing of all stage lights called? Located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an Overseas Territory of where? Time's up
