Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 15/02/2023 Round 1: Sci-Fi Films 10 questions all about Science Fiction films. None From which 1968 science fiction film did the pop group “Duran Duran” get their name? In which 1997 film, directed by Luc Besson, did Bruce Willis play the role of Korben Dallas? Based on the story "We can remember it for you wholesale", Arnold Schwarzenegger played Doug Quaid in which 1990 film? What protruded from the rocks at the end of the film 'Planet of the Apes'? Which best selling American writer wrote and directed the sci-fi film Westworld? Which 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, won the 1979 Oscar for best visual effects? In "The Martian", which NASA probe does Matt Damon's character hack? Two actors have been killed by a predator, terminator, and Aliens xenomorph - Bill Paxton is one, who is the other? Martial Artist "Ray Park" played which character in the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I? Which Robert A. Heinlein novel, written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests was turned into a 1997 film? Round 2: Let's Dance 10 questions all about dance / dancing. Enjoy! None What was the name of the gypsy dancer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame? French artist Edward Degas was best known for painting what type of dancers? Better known for martial arts. In 1958, who was the Cha-Cha champion of Hong Kong? According to Gene Kelly, his favourite dancing partner was who? What kind of dancing, associated with England, represents fertility through death and rebirth? What is the surname of the composer of the two ballets "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker"? Two dances are among the words used in the radio communications alphabet - tango is one, what is the other? What rather rude sounding dance is South Carolina's official state dance? What’s the ballet term for a 360-degree turn on one foot? From which country does bossa nova dance music originate? Round 3: Alphabet - Ma 10 questions which all start with the letters "ma" and are in ascending alphabetical order. None What is the capital city of Spain? 12 is the atomic number of which metal? What type of duck was the steam train which gained the world speed record in 1938 named after? What substance is barley converted into before it can be made into beer? The river that passes through Madrid in Spain is called the what? What Venetian traveller and explorer landed in China and reached Kublai Khan's court in 1275? What ship was found drifting in 1872, but all the crew had mysteriously disappeared? Who assassinated John Lennon, in Manhattan, on December 8th 1980? Which US state’s largest city is Baltimore? Which car maker's name is also the Persian god of light? Time's up
