Sunday Super Quiz June 16, 2024

Hurling is played on a rectangular field with an H-shaped goal at each end. The dimensions of the field and goals are the same as those used in Gaelic football. Each team consists of fifteen players. Each has an approximately 100 cm long flat club (a hurl). The ball (sliotar) is round and made of a cork core covered with leather.

Iodine got its name from the Greek iodes, violet-colored.

Enzymes are specialized proteins that act as catalysts in living organisms. This means they speed up and enable biochemical reactions without being consumed themselves.

The song was released as the fourth single from Michael Jackson's 1980 album Off the Wall.

Rolling Stone is an American music magazine founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It is published by Wenner Media, which also publishes US Weekly and Men's Journal.

Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) is a traditional Jamaican folk song. Harry Belafonte released the best-known version in 1956, originally titled Banana Boat (Day-O).

Old Trafford is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United.

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s.

Orion is a constellation and not part of the zodiac.

Schumann was a German composer and pianist who was particularly famous for his piano works.

Tokaji is a wine from the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. The wine district is located in northeastern Hungary on the border with Slovakia.

Ratatouille is a French vegetable dish traditionally without potatoes. The most common ingredients are zucchini, eggplant, and tomato.

Babe Ruth was an American outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1914 to 1935.

Arctic terns undertake the longest annual migration of any animal, traveling from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Antarctica and back again.

White smoke signals that a new pope has been elected.

The green color represents Islam. The white stripe represents religious minorities living side by side with Muslims. The crescent moon and star stand for progress and enlightenment, respectively.

The Model X is Tesla's first all-electric SUV, known for its falcon-wing doors and advanced electric drivetrain.

The LHC is designed to enable the discovery of the Higgs boson (or Higgs particle), which explains why some other elementary particles have mass.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues. It is one of the six organs of the United Nations and is located in The Hague, Netherlands.

Dwight David Eisenhower was an American politician (Republican) who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. He was often called just "Ike"