Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 24/01/2024 Round 1: Colours 10 questions where all the answers are different colours. None ITTF rules state that all table tennis balls must be matte and be either white or what other colour? What colour smoke symbolises the election of a new Pope? What colour on black produces the most visible combination? In roulette, what colour is the number zero? What is the colour of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag? The four colours of croquet balls are red, yellow, blue, and what else? Perse, Electric, and Smalt are shades of which colour? Which Colour Followed Picasso's Blue Period? A zebra's stripes during the first six months of life are white and what? What colour was Gandalf before battling the Balrog in Moria? Round 2: Civil Rights Activists 10 questions about civil rights activists. None Which Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the age of 17 is the world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate? Winston Hubert McIntosh, a Jamaican reggae musician and a promoter of Rastafari who was murdered in 1987 was known professionally as who? Which American civil rights activist, politician, ordained Baptist minister, and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. served in the U.S. Senate from 1991 to 1997? Which English primatologist and anthropologist, considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees is on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project? Which South African Anglican bishop and theologian who died in 2021 is known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist? From 1955, until his assassination in 1968, which American Baptist minister was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement? Which American Muslim minister and human rights activist was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community? Which Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist, employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule? Which British political activist organised the UK suffragette movement and helped women win the right to vote? Which leading English abolitionist headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for 20 years, until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None The Murder of Gonzago, is a play within the play "Hamlet", what is it also known as? In a standard deck of cards, what is the Jack of Hearts holding up? What is the name of the chief rival of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? In algebraic geometry, what is a figure-eight shaped curve whose equation in polar coordinates is ρ2=a2 cos 2θ or ρ2=a2 sin 2θ? Regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century, who wrote "The Female Eunuch"? Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson created a committee to select a national flag before the 1967 Centennial year of which country? Which Canadian filmmaker is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era - first gaining recognition for writing and directing The Terminator? Pennsylvania is misspelt "Pensylvania" - an acceptable spelling at that time - on which iconic symbol of American independence? Eight kings of England have borne the name Henry, but how of them were not born as heirs to the throne? Hint What was the surname of the man who is considered to have invented the modern fountain pen in 1884? Time's up
