Quiz 76

1

Which German American scientist had a name, which translated, means One Stone in English?

2

In what month is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

3

The red circle on the flag of Japan symbolises what?

4

Name the companies behind these four logos

5

October 6, 2026 has been declared a national holiday so that everyone has the opportunity to watch this player playing his final game in national colours. Who will play his final game against Benin on Oct 6th?

6

In what city was the 1989 World Series interrupted by an earthquake?

7

As a member of the Storting, representing the constituency of Hordaland since 2025 (aged 19), Frøya Sjursæther is the youngest-ever member of parliament in which country? She was the nominator for Greta Thunberg for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

8

Name these six people from their Cartographic birth and death information

9

In 2001 a computer virus named after which tennis player caused havoc around the world.?

10

100 people were given one hundred seconds to nam any country in Africa that has a coastline with a sea or ocean. Name any one of them. 

You will get one point for a correct answer, two points for any answer where less than sixty said, three points for any answer less than 30 said, four points for any answer less than twenty said and five points for one of the eight correct answers that nobody said 

11

Mediaeval covers of four well known songs, name the four songs

12

Which first name did not exist until ‘Peter Pan’ was written by J.M. Barrie in 1904?

13

Which American sitcom, first broadcast in 1989, follows Zack Morris and his friends at the fictional Bayside High School in California? The show ended in 1993 and spawned two spin-off series, The College Years (1993-94) and The New Class (1993-2000). 

14

Name these six very basic pixelated outlines of countries. 

15

This week scientists/Researchers discovered a new breed of spotted cat in the jungles of South America. They called it a Tigrino. In which South American country was it discovered?

16

Balmain, Dior, Fath, and Dessès were haute couture’s Big Four during what decade that also saw the public debut of polyester?

17

In 1949, then 22 year old Los Angeles woman Elisabeth Short, was brutally murdered in a case that was never solved. After the murder the press gave her what flowery nickname inspired by the colour clothing she often wore to promote the case?. 

18

Name these four movies, all starring Audrey Hepburn

19

What is the name for a French dessert which is also the collective name for clouds?

20

Which US state has the highest concentration of active volcanoes having just over 80% of all the active volcanoes in the USA?

21

In June of 1978 when the film Grease was released, John Travolta was 23 years old, was Olivia Newton John older or younger when it was released? 

22

Very short clips from six well known songs released in the eighties. Name the six songs