LlamaCon 2016 Quiz

Geography

1. Which is the world’s only nation to currently have a US Navy ship captured? A – North
Korea. The USS Pueblo, captured 1968
2. Which country’s national dish is the Kabuli Pilaw? A – Afghanistan. “Kabul Pilau”
3. In the board game Risk (standard US/Europe version); only 8 of the 42 territories can be
attacked by the maximum 6 other territories. Name one of them. A – Southern Europe,
Ukraine, North Africa, East Africa, Middle East, Ontario, Mongolia, China
4. How many miles (in a straight line) is it from Tipperary to Timbuktu? Closest without going
over gets 5 points. . A – 2478
5. According to BBC Bitesize GCSE, name these major features of a river (listed in order of flow):
–
a. S_____ - Source
b. T_____ - Tributary
c. M_____ - Meanders
d. C_____ - Confluence
e. M_____ - Mouth
6. The following are flags of nations from the former British Empire that have since changed
dramatically. For each, name the country to which they used to belong:
a. A – Canada
b. A – India
c. A – Jamaica
d. A – Malta
e. A – South Africa
7. Which US State has the highest number of gun murders? A – California (1257)
8. In which compass direction does the River Nile flow? A – North
9. Which Greek word meaning “Chief Sea” describes a cluster of islands
10. After Russia, which of the former Soviet nations is largest in area? A – Kazakhstan (greatest
country in the world)

History

1. Name the battles in which these rulers were killed?

a. Harald Hardrada A- Battle of Stamford Bridge
b. Richard III of England A – Battle of Bosworth Field
c. Harold Godwinson A – Battle of Hastings
d. James IV of Scotland A – Battle of Flodden
e. Macbeth, King of Scotland (the real one) A – Battle of Lumphanan (fought between
Macbeth and Mael Coluim mac Donnchada in 1057)
2. Dating to the 16th Century, what was the meaning of the word pizzle which could be both a
common noun and a verb? A – “penis” usually that of a bull. As verb, used to mean the use
of a bull’s penis as a flogging instrument.
3. Who became President of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? A –
Andrew Johnson

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 4. What was the codename used for the development of the atomic bomb? A – The
Manhattan Project
5. Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not set foot on the moon? A – Michael Collins
6. Had the Nazis conquered Britain, which city would Hitler have made the capital? A – Oxford.
His private residence would have been Blenheim Palace, because of the German origin of its
name.
7. Which nation’s flag, the oldest continuously-used national flag in the world, is said in legend
to have descended from the heavens during a battle in 1219? A – Denmark. Battle of
Lyndanisse/Valdemar
8. Which nation did Christopher Columbus famously discover on a Sunday? A – Dominica (latin
– dies dominica = Sunday)
9. The Millennium Bug scare at the beginning of the 21st Century, feared to be caused by clocks
in computers, was commonly known by which 3-character name? A – Y2K
10. In which centuries were the following invented (I’ll accept 17 thC or 1600s)
a. Printing Press A – 1439
b. Telescope A – 1608
c. Toilet paper A – 589
d. Metal Detector A – 1874
e. Mechanical clock A - 725

Science & Nature

1. For each of the following, spell the answer using the smallest number of Chemical Symbols
possible. I want the names of the elements, not their letters. E.g. Atone = Astatine Oxygen
Neon
a. A shade of green that shares its name with a duck. A – Teal (Tellurium, Alluminium)
b. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme are examples of which type of plant? A –
Herb(s) (Helium, Rubidium (Sulphur))
c. The emblem of NZ, a curled leaf, belongs to which type of plant? A – fern (Iron,
Radon)
d. This fictional bear lends his name to a game involving sticks that float down a river.
A – Pooh (Polonium Oxygen Hydrogen)
e. What is the profession of Altair in the popular Ubisoft video game? A – Assassin
(Arsenic Sulphur Arsenic Sulphur Indium)
2. How many pairs of ribs does a human have? A – 12
3. Which planet in our solar system has the hottest surface temperature? A – Venus (because
of greenhouse gasses)
4. In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched? A – 1990
5. Animals can be classified by food type. E.g. Insectivorous animals eat insects. In each of
the following cases, indicate what the animal eats:
a. Folivorous A - Leaves
b. Granivorous A - Seeds
c. Lepidophagous A – Fish scales
d. Detritivorous A – Decomposing material
e. Oophagous A – Eggs
6. Which body part is particularly prominent in a proboscis monkey? A – its nose

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 7. The scientific name for which well-known extinct creature translates as “rapid thief”? A –
Velociraptor
8. What name was given to the 3.2 million year old Australopithecus afarensis bones found
in Ethiopia in 1974? A – Lucy
9. Where are the Islets of Langerhans? A – in the human body (pancreas)
10. Belgrano II, Jinnah, Vostok, McMurdo, Great Wall, Arctowski, Davis and Halley are all
examples of what? A – Antarctic research stations

Observation

1. Which famous figure has been crowned Miss Universe? A – Gordon the Gopher
2. In the background is a section of the London Underground. Which station has been replaced
with George Clooney’s head? A – Moorgate
3. Which famous landmark features prominently in the picture? A – Tower Bridge
4. Including the one on his line, how many fish has the gnome caught? A – 4
5. What kind of Poker hand does R2-D2 have? A – Royal Flush (also accept Straight Flush
6. How many opera singers are in the picture? A – 6. 5 plus Go Compare
7. How many people (humans) represented in the picture are NOT opera singers? A - 5
8. What colour is the beach umbrella? A – Orange
9. What is the selected prize value on the wheel of fortune? A - $900
10. What colour is Mr Chip’s neckerchief? A - Pink

Books, TV and Film

1. The following are three clips from the Channel 4 TV show Spaced which parody scenes from
TV and Film. In each case, name the work being parodied:
a. A – The Shining
b. A – Pulp Fiction
c. A – Field of Dreams
d. A – The Sixth Sense
e. A – Fight Club AND Robot Wars
2. Shown is the opening crawl to Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Fill in the blanks:
a. A – Spaceships
b. A – Armoured
c. A – Sinister
d. A – Custodian
e. A – Freedom
3. Ron, Goosewhite, Pridwren and Llamrei were all owned by which literary character? A – King
Arthur (lance, helmet, shield, horse)
4. The following are 5 intros to songs that are about famous works of literature. For each,
name the literary work.
a. A – Brave New World (Aldus Huxley) – Iron Maiden “Brave New World”
b. A – 1984 (George Orwell) – David Bowie “1984”
c. A – The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien) – Leonard Nimoy “Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”
d. A – Dracula (Bram Stoker) – Blue Oyster Cult “Nosferatu”
e. A – Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte) – Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights”
5. Who would “gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today?” A – Mr Wimpy from Popeye

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 6. In the 1995 animated movie Balto (starring Kevin Bacon and Bob Hoskins), what type of
creature was Balto? A – Wolf/Dog (he was a halfbreed)
7. Who wrote The GodfatherI? A – Mario Puzo
8. In the nursery rhyme Old King Cole, which of the King’s requests would be disallowed in a
public establishment in the UK? A – His pipe / smoking
9. What significance does the title of Fahrenheit 451 have, relating to the story? A – 451F is the
temperature at which paper catches fire
10. What is the UK’s longest-running TV show? A – Panorama (61yrs, from 1953)

Pictures:

1. The Waterboy - Aquarius

2. Finding Nemo - Pisces
3. Shaun the Sheep - Aries
4. Raging Bull - Taurus
5. The Parent Trap - Gemini
6. The Fault in our Stars - Cancer
7. The Lion King - Leo
8. Maid in Manhattan - Virgo
9. And Justice For All - Libra
10. The Scorpion King - Scorpio
11. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Sagittarius
12. The Men Who Stare at Goats – Capricorn

Link – Signs of the Zodiac