Round 1 – Photography
- ISO, APEX, ASA, DIN, ad GOST are all international standards of this important photographic film setting.
- What does the term DSLR stand for?
- This simple, ancient photographic technique is used to view an eclipse without damaging your eyes.
- This legendary film company’s name was developed because the founder George Eastman, believed it would be simple for customers to pronounce and remember.
- What does the “F” stand for in the photographic term “f-stop”?
Round 2 – Actors
- He earned a 1992 Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin long before donning the iron suit.
- This charismatic actor was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of painter Vincent van Gogh in the film “At Eternity’s Gate”.
- As a teenager, this actor stared in the television hits ER, Summerland, and Firefly, and more recently was praised for his portrayal of serial killer Ted Bundy.
- This actor was cast as Aragorn only two days before the filming of Lord of the Rings began.
- This actor plays a retired spy that ominously informs a kidnapper that he possess “…a very particular set of skills…”.
Round 3 – Music
- This 1972 album was about an alien rock star and featured the gritty end track “Suffragette City”.
- Featuring a 4×4 photo of a solider in Vietnam, this album’s biggest hit “How Soon Is Now?” was not included in the original release.
- This Supremes song was the final Billboard #1 song of the 1960s, made famous for the impromptu background harmonizing by the producer during recording.
- This seminal 1997 album gets it title from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and features the the haunting single “Karma Police”.
- This Swedish band earned 9 platinum albums with their mega hit “The Sign”, and the album release “Happy Nation” was the best selling of 1994
Round 4 – Animals
- This oldest living animal is happy spending his 183rd year on the island of St. Helena the cost of West Africa.
- Dating back to 3600BC these huge stone structures on located on the island of Malta are the oldest known buildings and are made out of coralline limestone.
- This type of tree, nicknamed Methuselah, is found in California’s White Mountains, and is over 4,700 years old.
- This oldest continuously inhabited city in the world is located in Syria and has been a cultural centre for over 11,000 years.
- Launched in 1797, this oldest continuously commissioned, sea-worthy ship is harboured in Boston, MA and has had 79 commanders.
Round 5 – Berlin
- What is the name of Berlin’s newly opened, but long-delay international airport?
- There are over 1,600 places that sell this tasty, handheld food of bread, veggies, and hot freshly shaved rotisserie cooked meat.
- What American President declared “Ich bin ein Berliner” in a 1963 speech in front of the Berlin Wall.
- This river passes under the formerly named Marx-Engels-Brücke at Museum Insel and is the backdrop to the sprawling East Side Gallery.
- The city crest included this animal that has been extinct from Germany since the last one was shot in 1835.
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- Meat is Murder
- Someday We’ll Be Together
- OK Computer
- Ace of Base
