Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 30/08/2023 Round 1: Sport - Olympic Sports 10 questions all about Olympic sports. None Which Olympic sport comprises fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and a cross-country run? At the 1908 Olympics the City of London Police team won the gold medal in which event? Caitlyn Marie Jenner was an Olympic gold medal-winner in which event? Jade Jones is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category in which combat sport? In 2016, which sport made the Olympic roster for the first time since 1924? The ancient pentathlon event was a combination of Discus, javelin, long jump, running, and which other sport? Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis both won gold in 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and which other event? The 1976 Montreal Olympics saw the debut of three women's sports - Basketball, handball, and which other? Two Winter Olympic sports were originally part of the Summer Olympics, Figure skating and which other? The new sports that debuted at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo were skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, and which other? Round 2: Aviation 10 questions on the subject of aviation. None What is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the president of the United States? Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris? What is the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? What was the nickname for the four engine B-17 bomber planes used during WWII? In 1783, the first free flight of a hot air balloon carrying a human occurred in what city? What is the three letter airport code for the Los Angeles International Airport? What is the name of the first supersonic passenger aircraft? What name links a 2018 American science fiction film with the first military "drone"? Which aviation pioneer was known as the “father of the modern helicopter”? By what nickname do we better know the Lockheed SR-71 long-range, high-altitude aircraft, retired in 1999? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer best known for his books about which teddy bear? The common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), colloquially called the Maybug, May Beetle, or doodlebug, is what species of beetle? Technically the pineapple isn't a fruit, it's actually a type of what? What kind of animal was Cleo in the famous story of "Pinocchio"? A Moidore was a type of gold coin from which European country? What is the name of the instrument used for listening to the heart and lungs? A type of gun, the Walther PPK, is associated with which famous fictional spy? What Procol Harum tune was based on the Bach cantata "Sleepers Awake"? A flageolet is another name for what musical instrument? What was the chief Roman silver coin called? Time's up
