Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz –06/11/2024

Round 1: Connection Round

10 questions where the answers are all connected.

What was the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs?

What is the real name of the Scarecrow, is a Gotham City supervillain and a major enemy of Batman in DC Comics?

Often regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time, who voiced the Genie in Disney's animated Aladdin film of 1992?

Which explorer famously circumnavigated the world, thought to have been the first Englishman to do so, between 1577 and 1580?

In golf a hole score of two strokes fewer than par (two under par, −2) is known as a what?

What is the name of the spaceship in Star Wars that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs?

The term in cricket for a batsman being dismissed having scored zero is a what?

In the film Top Gun, what is the nickname for Nick Bradshaw, Mavericks radar intercept operator and best friend?

Who is the famous English folk outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor?

What is the name of the character who agrees to defend Tom Robinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Round 2: Biology / Medicine

10 questions on the subject of biology and medicine.

What name is given to the operation in which the vasa deferens are cut and tied?

Located in the lower part of the face, what is the name of the only movable bone in the skull?

Which disease, caused by a lack of ascorbic acid in the body, was the scourge of sailors?

What is the condition where the roof of a baby’s mouth and upper lip remain open during development?

Psoriasis affects which organ of the human body?

Which organ of the body is affected by Hepatitis?

The typically brown/orange secretion known as cerumen is the more common name of which E?

Sometimes known as ‘the father of immunisation’, who created the smallpox vaccine?

What are the tubes that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues?

Polythelia is the term used to denote the presence of more than two of what on the human body?

Round 3: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

What name is given to a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey?

The Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet smashed into which planet in our solar system in July 1994?

In Opera, what is the name given to the leading female singer?

Which U.S. state shares the Four Corners region – with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east?

What was the name of the child that Julias Caesar and Cleopatra had together?

What colour does litmus paper become if it is in contact with an alkaline substance?

How many countries in the world have an area less than 10 square miles?

What name is given to a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists?

There are only two "non-silvery" true metals, they are gold and which other?

Which poison was Socrates given to drink to carry out his death sentence?