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TUESDAY QUIZ - HIDDEN FIGURES
Which landmark 2005 romantic drama, based on Annie Proulx's New Yorker short story, famously lost the Best Picture Oscar to Crash? Directed by Ang Lee and starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, the film explores a tragic, decades-long love affair between two repressed cowboys in the American West.
Which confection, notably redesigning its Matterhorn Logo to a more generic Alps logo when moving their company from Switzerland, has its consumption recommendations listed as "1 or 2 peaks".
What is the highest peak of Greece, and the highest peak of the Solar System (on Mars). They share their name with the home of the Greek Gods.
What is the tallest mountain on every single continent - known as the Seven Summits? Note - there is contention about Oceania, so I will accept either the tallest in Australia or the tallest in New Guinea.
What iconic pattern, originating from 1850s European textiles, serves as a grounding mechanism for infinity and the cosmos in Yayoi Kusama's hallucinations? Furthermore, this same bold motif represents the King of the Mountains classification on the famous maillot à pois rouges jersey worn during the grueling stages of the Tour de France?
In the Japanese Restaurant chain, what three words does the MOS in MOS Burger stand for?
What does the K in K2 stand for - notably the name of the mountain range it is in!
In Hindu, Buddhism, and Jainism, what is the sacred cosmic mountain that serves as the centre of the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universe? Coincidentally, it shares its name with an active (but dormant) stratovolcano located in northern Tanzania, Africa. Towering at 4,566 meters (14,980 feet), it is the second-highest mountain in Tanzania and the fifth-highest in the entire continent.
What is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest entirely unclimbed peak in the world, at an elevation of 7,570 meters (24,836 feet). Located on the disputed border with China, it remains pristine and unexplored because Bhutan banned all mountaineering on peaks above 6,000 meters to respect local spiritual beliefs.
Which rugged, African nation became the birthplace of the short-lived Republic of the Rif (1921–1926) and the stage of the 1921 Battle of Annual, where brilliant leader Abd el-Krim routed tens of thousands of Spanish colonial troops? Utilizing ingenious underground tunneling and asymmetric warfare across the steep ravines of the Rif mountains, this military strategist pioneered modern guerrilla tactics that later inspired global revolutionaries like Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara.
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ANSWERS:
Which landmark 2005 romantic drama, based on Annie Proulx’s New Yorker short story, famously lost the Best Picture Oscar to Crash? Directed by Ang Lee and starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, the film explores a tragic, decades-long love affair between two repressed cowboys in the American West.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAINWhich confection, notably redesigning its Matterhorn Logo to a more generic Alps logo when moving their company from Switzerland, has its consumption recommendations listed as “1 or 2 peaks”.
TOBLERONEWhat is the highest peak of Greece, and the highest peak of the Solar System (on Mars). They share their name with the home of the Greek Gods.
OLYMPUSWhat is the tallest mountain on every single continent - known as the Seven Summits? Note - there is contention about Oceania, so I will accept either the tallest in Australia or the tallest in New Guinea.
EVEREST, ACONCAGUA, DENALI, KILIMANJARO, ELBRUS, VINSON Massif, And either of KOSCIUSZKO / PUNCAK JAYA / CARTENSZ PYRAMIDWhat iconic pattern, originating from 1850s European textiles, serves as a grounding mechanism for infinity and the cosmos in Yayoi Kusama’s hallucinations? Furthermore, this same bold motif represents the King of the Mountains classification on the famous maillot à pois rouges jersey worn during the grueling stages of the Tour de France?
POLKA DOTIn the Japanese Restaurant chain, what three words does the MOS in MOS Burger stand for?
MOUNTAIN OCEAN SUNWhat does the K in K2 stand for - notably the name of the mountain range it is in!
KARAKORAMIn Hindu, Buddhism, and Jainism, what is the sacred cosmic mountain that serves as the centre of the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universe? Coincidentally, it shares its name with an active (but dormant) stratovolcano located in northern Tanzania, Africa. Towering at 4,566 meters (14,980 feet), it is the second-highest mountain in Tanzania and the fifth-highest in the entire continent.
Mt MERUWhat is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest entirely unclimbed peak in the world, at an elevation of 7,570 meters (24,836 feet). Located on the disputed border with China, it remains pristine and unexplored because Bhutan banned all mountaineering on peaks above 6,000 meters to respect local spiritual beliefs.
GANGKHAR PUENSUMWhich rugged, African nation became the birthplace of the short-lived Republic of the Rif (1921–1926) and the stage of the 1921 Battle of Annual, where brilliant leader Abd el-Krim routed tens of thousands of Spanish colonial troops? Utilizing ingenious underground tunneling and asymmetric warfare across the steep ravines of the Rif mountains, this military strategist pioneered modern guerrilla tactics that later inspired global revolutionaries like Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara.
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