Bunkagame — June 9, 2026

Question 1

Which city, home to one of the first contemporary art institutions in the country, established in 1939, is connected to Tel Aviv through contemporary art?

Accepted Answer

Tel Aviv is home to many offbeat museums and galleries, including the Tel Aviv Raw Art contemporary art gallery in the city's southern areas. In Cincinnati, the Contemporary Arts Center opened in 1939 as one of the first contemporary art institutions in the country.

Question 2

Which city's architecture was influenced by the Vienna Secession, also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, similar to Sofia?

Accepted Answer

Sofia's center mixes Neo-Baroque, Neo-Rococo, Neo-Renaissance, and Neoclassical styles, with the Vienna Secession also playing an important part. Many early 20th-century buildings in Oradea likewise reflect influences from Odon Lechner and the Vienna Secession movement.

Question 3

Easter Monday is a public holiday in Finland. Which other country, also celebrating this holiday, is mentioned as having it as a mandatory official public holiday?

Accepted Answer

Finland observes Easter Monday as a public holiday, alongside New Year's Day, Epiphany, and Good Friday. In Greece, Easter Monday is one of four mandatory official public holidays, along with Greek Independence Day, the Dormition of the Virgin, and Christmas.

Question 4

What sporting competition features both Agartala and Dhanbad in India?

Accepted Answer

Agartala hosts the state team of Tripura, which plays in the Eastern division of the Ranji Trophy, India's top first-class cricket competition. Dhanbad also hosts Ranji Trophy matches at grounds including Tata Steel Stadium and Railway Stadium.

Question 5

Which Australian state, known for its organized Australian rules football competitions since the 1900s, defeated the Australian Capital Territory in the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival?

Accepted Answer

In the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival, Queensland's team defeated the Australian Capital Territory to claim the title. Australian rules football has been played in Queensland since 1866, with organized competitions running continuously since the 1900s.

Question 6

What artistic duo's work has been famously set near Claremore, Oklahoma, while another piece was filmed in Boothbay Harbor, Maine?

Accepted Answer

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! is set in and around Claremore, Oklahoma, based on a play by Lynn Riggs, who grew up on a nearby farm. Location filming for the 1956 movie of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, including the 'June Is Bustin' Out All Over' number, was done in Boothbay Harbor.

Question 7

Tianjin was a co-host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Which other Chinese city hosted a major national sports event shortly after the 2008 Summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Tianjin was a co-host city of the 29th Olympic Games in August 2008, better known as the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jinan then hosted the 2009 National Games, the first major multi-sport event held in China after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Question 8

Moniquirá was ruled by a cacique of the Muisca Confederation. Which other city was also part of the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest?

Accepted Answer

Before the Spanish arrived, Moniquirá was ruled by the cacique of Susa as part of the Muisca Confederation. Gámeza was also folded into the Muisca Confederation, which stretched across the central highlands of Colombia before the Spanish conquest in the 1530s.

Question 9

Nishinomiya is known for its numerous kofun burial mounds. Which other Japanese city also features a significant cluster of these ancient burial sites?

Accepted Answer

Wakayama sits at the center of ancient Kii Province and is home to the Iwase-Senzuka Kofun Cluster, one of the largest groups of kofun burial mounds in Japan. Nishinomiya, on the site of ancient Settsu Province, also has many kofun burial mounds within its city limits.

Question 10

Kanhangad was once under the control of the Kingdom of Mysore. Which other place also saw conflict as part of the Kingdom of Mysore?

Accepted Answer

In the 1760s, Hyder Ali seized land in the Kanhangad region from the Ikkeri Nayaks, bringing it into the Kingdom of Mysore. Years later at Parangipettai, Mysore forces under Hyder Ali's son Karim Khan Sahib clashed with the British East India Company.