Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 08/02/2023 Round 1: Illness and Disease A very happy round of 10 questions about illnesses and diseases. None Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, first identified in Britain in 1986 is better known by what name? What tropical disease is caused by parasitic protozoans (trypanosomes) that are transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly? What acute, infectious, contagious disease of the respiratory tract, caused 20 million deaths in 1918? What is the term used to describe an illness caused, or made worse by mental factors? What's the common name for the rare illness which doctors call "Rubella" What is the acute, highly contagious disease, caused by the variola virus, that appears to have been completely eradicated? Infectious mononucleosis (mono) is often called the kissing disease, what "type" of fever is it? What type of Epileptic seizure - where you lose awareness of your surroundings for a short time - used to be called a "petit mal"? For which contagious and fatal viral disease did Louis Pasteur develop a vaccine in 1885? The vaccine MMR offers protection against Measles, Rubella, and what other disease? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme. None Which Canadian singers second album, released in 1995, was 'Jagged Little Pill'? Krusty the Clown and Chandler in Friends have an extra what? In Greek mythology Penthesilea was the queen of which people? What is the medical term for 'loss of memory'? Which English author wrote the dystopian novel Brave New World The dish devils on horseback is made using bacon and what other food? What is the name of the starfish who is considered the best friend of Spongebob Squarepants? "I Get Around" was the opening track from a 1964 album by which group? What is classified by the A B O system? If you landed at Haneda airport, which capital city would you be in? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme. None What colour is worn for funerals in Egypt? In ancient Assyria and Babylonia, what name was given to a tower in the shape of a stepped pyramid? What is the largest city, by population, in Switzerland? As of 2022, how many people have walked on the moon? Hint In what year was Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex born? One year either way. In which Fox TV show did Johnny Dep play an undercover cop in high school? What are a group of greyhounds called? Belly, Block, Blout, Nut, Rib and Waist are all parts of what instrument? What 70s pop group was originally called The Engaged Couples? What name is given to the hobby/job/pastime of ringing bells? Time's up
