Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 14/06/2023 Round 1: Music - Connection 10 questions about songs where there's a connection between them all. None Which song was originally written as a love song for the rock band No Doubt - It was the 3rd single in the band’s album, "Tragic Kingdom" released in 1995? Which song was released in 1981 by the American Rock Band Journey as the second single in their Escape album to widespread acclaim? Which song by Nina Simone was released in 1964 and has been covered by many artists and bands including The Animals, Santa Esmeralda, and Elvis Costello? Noel Gallagher apparently wrote which song, released in 1996 to encourage listeners to avoid being upset about their failures - Its lyrics encourage listeners to stop hanging onto regrets? Written by Diane Warren for Aerosmith, what song was adapted for the soundtrack for Armageddon, released in 1998? With lyrics that talk about teenage pregnancy,which song recorded by Madonna for her third studio album True Blue (1986) was her fourth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100? Released as a single in 1979, which song by Queen was written during the sessions for the album Jazz - The band felt they were "getting better at having a good time" and the lyrics reflect this? Which song by Crowded House, released as the fourth single from their 1986 self-titled album became the band's biggest international hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100? Which song by the Police was released in 1980 as the lead single from their third album Zenyatta Mondatta - It concerns a teacher who has a sexual relationship with a student? Inspired by Meher Baba, an Indian Mystic, what cheerful song is sung worldwide and was written by Bobby McFerrin in 1988 - it was the first acapella to hit the peak of Billboard’s Hot 100 charts? Round 2: Latin (don't be scared) 10 questions about Latin which is in common usage in modern English. None One of the three constructs in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche, which Latin word in English simply means "I"? A famous quote appears in Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar - "Et tu, Brute?" - In this case, what English word is "tu"? What three letters in Latin are a common prefix meaning "before", or "in front of"? What is a five letter Latin prefix meaning "across", "beyond", or "on the other side of"? Which two letter Latin preposition has meanings such as "by reason of", "out of", "from"? What Latin word meaning "good", "honest", "brave", "noble", "kind", is used in English to mean an extra reward? Which famous literary captain, created by Jules Verne, is named from the Latin for "No one"? A Latin word meaning "on the left side", which word in English came to pertain to some measure of evil, foreboding, or malevolence? Meaning "earth" - What Latin name for the planet was also the word/name for a primaeval Roman goddess? What is a Latin word meaning "time(s)" and a Finnish, Swedish and German word meaning grammatical tense? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None In biology Pepsin, lactase, and amylase are types of what? According to Hindu myth, what river once flowed through heaven? What word do British people use to describe that which an American would call a 'teeter-totter'? Valentine Michael Smith is the central character in which book by Robert A. Heinlein? What arts/literary movement founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915 is possibly named after a French child's word for hobby horse? Which animal is associated with American TV network NBC - think of the logo? In what SI units would you measure temporal frequency? The misshapen ear that boxers often have is named for after what vegetable? In Geology what time period immediately preceded The Cretaceous? With a total of 9,984,670km sq., what is the second largest country in the world by area (land area + water bodies)? Time's up
