Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 13/12/2023 Round 1: Connection Round 10 questions where the answers are all connected in some way. None What island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean consists of the North Island and the South Island - it is the sixth-largest island country by area? In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell, what is the fictional language of Oceania? What American football team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium, a stadium that it shares with the New York Jets? What type of salamanders go through three distinct developmental life stages: aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile (eft), and adult? Called Neuer Susser, Junger Wein, Najer Woi, Bremser, what German drink is often simply known as Neuer Wein? In terms of the SI base units, what is defined as the force which gives a mass of 1 kilogram an acceleration of 1 metre per second per second? What is the name/tagline of the film Star Wars: Episode IV? Which English band were formed after the disbandment of their previous band Joy Division due to the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis? One of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region, what became the 47th U.S. state in 1912? When referring to the moon, which primary phase comes after the secondary phase "waxing crescent"? Round 2: Film Quotes 10 famous quotes from films. Identify the film in question. None Which 1999 film does the quote "I see dead people." - come from? Which 1980 film does the quote "I am serious… and don't call me Shirley." - come from? Which 1997 film does the quote "I'm king of the world!" - come from? Which 1989 film does the quote "I'll have what she's having." - come from? Which 1996 film does the quote "Show me the money!" - come from? Which 1991 film does the quote "Hasta la vista, baby." - come from? Which 1995 film does the quote "Houston, we have a problem." - come from? Which 1983 film does the quote "Say 'hello' to my little friend!" - come from? Which 1992 film does the quote "You can't handle the truth!" - come from? Which 1987 film does the quote "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." - come from? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Which Scottish author wrote under two names, adding the initial of his adopted middle name 'Menzies'. His first science fiction book was Consider Phlebas? In 1800 Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic pile, based on previous works by Luigi Galvani. It was an early type of what? What type of spirit is Armagnac? Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide as of 2023, what is the best-selling book series in history? Men Without Hats, a Canadian new wave and synth-pop band, had a worldwide hit with what record in the 1980's? What name is given to the collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, now held in the British Museum? Which was the only one of the four tennis grand slam tournaments that Pete Sampras failed to win in men's singles? The Australian Open The French Open Wimbledon The U.S. Open None The song "West End Girls" was a number for which famous pop duo? Which Austrian city hosted both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics? A Central African country with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean which is bordered by five countries, the equator crosses which country just north of its middle? Time's up
