Sunday Super Quiz September 8, 2024

Benjamin Disraeli was a prominent leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. He served as Prime Minister and was known for his significant contributions to the party and his rivalry with William Gladstone, leader of the Liberal Party.

Live broadcast from the moon was seen by an estimated 720 million people around the world.

Correct answer: tapir.

Tapirs resemble pigs in appearance with their approximately 35 cm long trunk, but they are not closely related to pigs but to horses and rhinoceroses.

Tapirs live mainly in rainforests. The shabrak tapir (Tapirus indicus) lives in the rainforests of Asia and occurs from Myanmar across the Malacca Peninsula to Sumatra. The other four species that exist are found in South and Central America, from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina.

Compared to other mammals, tapirs are a fairly old group of animals. The oldest known fossil is from the Eocene and was found in North America.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) and completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers.

Thyme has small, needle-like leaves and is often used in dishes from the Mediterranean region.

The black widow has a red hourglass mark on the underside.

Correct answer: Australia.
Harold Holt was Prime Minister of Australia in the years 1966–1967.
He is perhaps most famous for having disappeared without a trace during a swimming trip in 1967 and most likely drowned, aged 59.

Freak Out! is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on June 27, 1966, by Verve Records.

Mount Fuji is Japan's tallest mountain and a symbol of national identity.

Keanu Reeves played the role of Neo, a computer hacker who learns about the true nature of reality, in "The Matrix" trilogy.

Juventus is the most successful club, with 36 league titles. In 2024, Inter stepped up to 20 titles. Milan, Genoa, Torino, Bologna, and Pro Vercelli followed in 2024.

Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), also known as mountain ash, is a tree in the rose family. Its characteristic features are its leaves, which flower in spring and bear red berries in autumn. The tree has small, serrated, paired leaflets on a single leaf base.

The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, was the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in U.S. history, resulting in the deaths of 168 people.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a prominent military leader who became Emperor of France in 1804.

Machu Picchu is a well-preserved pre-Columbian mountain city in present-day Peru. Machu Picchu was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983. It is located 80 kilometers northwest of Cusco and near Aguas Calientes. It has often been called the forgotten city.

How I Met Your Mother follows the adventures of Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor) and his love life as a single man. His stories are narrated by Bob Saget as Ted Mosby 25 years later as he tells them to his adolescent children - Luke and Penny.

Hounds of Love is Kate Bush's fifth studio album, released in September 1985. The album includes the now-classic "Running Up That Hill."

Bo Derek is an American actress. Derek's breakthrough performance came from her portrayal of Jenny Hanley in the romantic comedy film 10 (1979), which cemented her status as a sex icon and mainstream celebrity.

Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography. Diana Ross stars as Billie Holiday.

The title tune was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney & Wings. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song at the 1974 Oscars.