Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 25/01/2023 Round 1: Real Names 10 questions about people real names. None An American singer and actor who made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs, who was 'Harry Lillis' better known as? An American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice, famous for his theatrical live shows, who was 'Marvin Lee Aday' better known as? An American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with Mel Brooks, who was 'Jerome Siberman' better known as? A Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist, with his music forming a large part of the Great American Songbook, who was 'Israel Baline' better known as? An American rapper, actor, filmmaker, and member of N.W.A, who is 'O'Shea Jackson Sr.' better known as? A Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts, who was 'Erich Weiss' better known as? An American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, who was 'Leslie Lynch King' better known as? An American criminal couple who travelled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, who were 'Mr Barrow' and 'Miss Parker' better known as? An American actress, model, and singer - famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters - who was 'Norma Jeane Mortenson' better known as? An American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades, who is 'Allan Stewart Konigsberg' better known as? Round 2: Colours 10 questions where the answers are colours. None In all ski resorts in the world, what colour is the easiest terrain - designed for beginner skiers? Modern surveys in Europe and the United States show that what colour is most commonly associated with heat, activity, passion, sexuality, anger, love, and joy? Which chemical element exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal? Gondolas in Venice are traditionally what colour? What song was released by Coldplay as the second UK single from their debut album Parachutes, following "Shiver", and as the lead single in the U.S.? What colour links the longest river in South Africa, a city in New South Wales, and the title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House? What tertiary colour, or intermediate colour, has different spellings in European/Commonwealth English and American English; with both spellings valid in both varieties of English? What achromatic colour fully reflects and scatters all the visible wavelengths of light? Any of a variety of colours with hue between red and blue, what is the colour most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety? One of the three primary colours, which colour can refer to the doneness level of cooked meat? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme. None Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin is the southernmost point of which country's mainland? What is the name of the Looney Tunes character associated with the sound “Beep Beep”? What is the third-longest river in Italy and the main watercourse of the city of Rome? Which American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 had their first major commercial success with 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' in 1991? A form of alternative medicine, Acupuncture is a component of traditional medicine in which country? Which fictional character and main antagonist has two principal fears - the sight of his own blood, and the crocodile who pursues him? Which country in Oceania is the world's third largest island country with an area of 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi)? In what year did Diana, Princess of Wales, die in a car crash in Paris? You're allowed one year either side for the point. What beetle can grow up to 6.6 inches long, making it the largest beetle in the world in terms of body size? On what island will you find the largest active volcano in the world? Time's up
