Sunday Super Quiz December 22, 2024

Hades is the god of the underworld and the dead in Greek mythology. His consort is Persephone.

The Falklands War was a ten-week conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982.

Kir is a popular French cocktail named after Félix Kir, the mayor of Dijon in Burgundy, France.

In tennis, a golden set is when a player wins a set without dropping a single point, scoring the 24 points needed to win 6-0.

The light-producing organs are called photophores.

From the song: On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me two turtle doves. The song is cumulative, meaning each verse builds on the previous ones. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by my true love during the twelve days of Christmas.

A chessboard consists of 64 squares, divided equally into black and white.

In December 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year.

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film loosely adapted from the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup.

In the west, Italy is bordered by the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas, in the east by the Adriatic Sea, and in the south by the Ionian Sea.

Dumbo is an elephant with large ears that enable him to fly.

"40 Trips Around the Sun" is a greatest hits album by the American rock band Toto, released on February 9, 2018.

Sebastian Coe won four Olympic medals, including gold in the 1500 meters at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.

The saxophone is a woodwind instrument typically made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece, similar to the clarinet.

Spider-Man is a movie based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker.

Saturday is the only day of the week that retains its Roman origin in English. It is named after Saturn, the Roman god of wealth and agriculture, and the father of Jupiter.

The Nobel Prize is a prestigious award in literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden.

On September 22, 2023, Nagelsmann became the head coach of the German national football team in preparation for Euro 2024.

Privilège du blanc is a French term referring to the Catholic privilege of wearing white, granted to Catholic queens and princesses during audiences with the Pope. This privilege has been granted to only seven contemporary women.