Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 29/03/2023 Round 1: Sport 10 questions about Sport or Sportspeople. None Michael Jordan was the legendary basketball player who starred as himself in the movie Space Jam. Who was the famous basketball star who starred in the sequel which came out in 2021? Which Olympic sport has twists, tucks and pikes? Of England and Australia, which team has won more Ashes cricket tournaments? Australia England None The New Zealand national rugby team is famously the all-blacks, with their football team being called the all-whites, but what is the name of their basketball team? What is the term given to bowling 3 strikes in a row in 10 pin bowling? Name any of the three types of sword that are legal to use in the sport of fencing? Which country always leads the parade of participants at the Olympic Games? Frankenstein-Dracula variation, Würzburger Trap, Giuoco Piano, Howell Attack, Lasker Defence, Queen’s Indian, Monkey’s Bum and London System are terms from which sport? The first FIFA World Cup was held in which year? Hint What sport did Mark Twain once describe as ‘a good walk, spoiled’? Round 2: Bugs, Insects, and Creepy Crawlies 10 questions all about bugs, insects, etc. None What is the name given to the phobia of spiders? Roughly what percentage of the world’s animal species are insects? 70% 80% 90% None How long is the average lifespan of a bumblebee in months? Hint What members of the spider family are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs? With its loudest song being almost as loud as a chainsaw, what is the World's loudest insect? Tree cricket African cicada Praying mantis None What type of insect has the most different species in the world? What is the name of the study of insects? In Japanese folklore, what insects represent the souls of people? Which insects might you see living in a formicary? What insect was the first living creature to be sent into space? Soldier ant Cockroach Fruit fly None Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions, no theme or connection. None Who played Poison Ivy in the 1997 film Batman and Robin? One of the first hospitals for the mentally ill, which hospital in London in around the fourteenth century quickly became a byword for chaos and madness that has stuck around up to today? What 'H' is a unit of measurement for the height of horses? Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the setting for which American medical drama series? What is the collective noun for a group of lizards? How many stars does the New Zealand flag have? Hint How many herbs and spices does KFC claim to have in their secret recipe? Hint How many US States share a border with Mexico? Hint What town's name means ‘house of bread’ in Hebrew? What group of natural pigments affect the colour of your hair and skin? Time's up
