Sunday Super Quiz September 29, 2024

Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives.

The bergamot is a citrus fruit native to southern Italy. An essence extracted from the aromatic skin of this sour fruit is used to flavor Earl Grey tea and some confectionery (including Turkish delight).

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star as Miami narcotics detectives in the 1995 film "Bad Boys."

Veisalgia is derived from the Norwegian word "kveis," meaning "discomfort following overindulgence," and the Greek ἄλγος álgos, meaning "pain."

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve and can lead to vision loss if untreated.

Mambo is a Cuban dance that developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America and the United States.

The Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815 and resulted in Napoleon's final defeat.

Che Guevara, born in Argentina, was a key revolutionary figure in the Cuban Revolution.

The film takes place in 1948 in post-war Vienna, Austria. The city is still divided into occupation zones by the four victorious powers: the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin and is often called Ireland's national sport.

Simba is the son of Mufasa and the main character in the movie.

The Peabody Memphis is a historic luxury hotel in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee that opened in 1925. The hotel is known for the "Peabody Ducks," that live on the rooftop and make daily treks to the lobby. 

3x3 is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. 3x3 debuted as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss, premiered in 1975. The following year, it won three Oscars (Best Music, Sound, and Editing) but not Best Picture.

David Bowie's Space Oddity was released in 1969, inspired by the moon landing that year.

About a year after Batman's debut, Batman creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger introduced Robin the Boy Wonder in Detective Comics #38 (1940).

Fennel has a sweet, licorice-like flavor and is often used in both French and Italian dishes.

The Prisoner of Zenda takes place in the fictional central European country of Ruritania. The novel is written by Anthony Hope.

Hiroshima was the first city to be attacked with an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.

In the autumn of AD 79, the volcano Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted violently, burying the city of Pompeii in lava and ash.