Bunkagame — June 17, 2026

Question 1

Valencia boasts an IMAX cinema as part of its modern architectural marvels. Which other city was the first in its country of Brazil to feature an IMAX movie theatre?

Accepted Answer

Valencia's futuristic City of Arts and Sciences complex, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, includes an IMAX cinema and planetarium among its buildings. Curitiba was the first city in Brazil to have an IMAX movie theater.

Question 2

What architectural style of family homes is commonly found in both San Jose, California and Huntington, West Virginia?

Accepted Answer

San Jose has buildings in the American Craftsman style, along with Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival, Prairie, and Queen Anne. Huntington has a historic district full of American Craftsman bungalows too, built between 1913 and 1940 alongside Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival homes.

Question 3

What explorer's expeditions helped map and establish U.S. presence in both Colorado and Iowa?

Accepted Answer

In 1805, Zebulon Pike mapped much of Iowa, and the U.S. cemented its hold on the region with Fort Madison in 1808. A year later, Pike led a U.S. Army mission into disputed land that is now Colorado, where Pikes Peak was later named for him.

Question 4

What literary figure published poems inspired by both Minneapolis–Saint Paul and San Blas, Mexico?

Accepted Answer

In 1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published The Song of Hiawatha, an epic poem based on Ojibwe legends that are set around the Minneapolis Saint Paul area. In San Blas, Nayarit, bronze bells from the town's ruins are said to have inspired another Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, 'The Bells of San Blas'.

Question 5

Which city hosted the Euskalgym exhibition, where Sara Bayón's Spanish group performed after winning the 2013 World Title in Kiev, and where the Minsk World Cup was held the following year?

Accepted Answer

After being crowned world champions, the Spanish gymnastics group led by Sara Bayón toured exhibitions including Euskalgym in Bilbao. Before the European Championship, the same group also won all-around silver at the Minsk World Cup in Minsk.

Question 6

Which New York City theater district venue hosted readings for Dear Evan Hansen, starting in May 2014, before its production at the Helsinki City Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Dear Evan Hansen had several early readings at New York studios, including Pearl Studios in Manhattan in May 2014 and Manhattan Movement and Arts Studio that fall. A Finnish production of Dear Evan Hansen opened on 28 September 2023 at the Helsinki City Theatre.

Question 7

What athletic pursuit is shared by the Santa Cruz Derby Girls in Santa Cruz, California and the Dockyard Derby Dames in Tacoma, Washington?

Accepted Answer

The Santa Cruz Derby Girls are an amateur roller derby league that plays at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, the same venue as the NBA G League's Santa Cruz Warriors. Tacoma is home to the Dockyard Derby Dames, an all-female flat track roller derby league.

Question 8

What ancient geological formation underlies both Sophiatown and Welkom in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

In Sophiatown, the Melville Koppies ridge sits on the Kaapvaal craton, a bedrock about three billion years old. The Welkom basin also rests on the same Kaapvaal craton, filled by a six-kilometer stack of sedimentary rocks that stretches for hundreds of kilometers.

Question 9

Agartala relies heavily on cycle rickshaws as a primary mode of public transportation. Which other city also utilizes cycle rickshaws for short trips within its town?

Accepted Answer

In Agartala, the main public transportation is a network of cycle rickshaws, along with auto rickshaws and buses. In Soro, Balasore, cycle rickshaws also carry passengers on short trips around parts of the town.

Question 10

What railway service connects Port Klang and Putra Heights in Malaysia?

Accepted Answer

Port Klang is served by the KTM Komuter rail service, with trains stopping at Port Klang Komuter station. Putra Heights sits at the far end of the Kelana Jaya Line, which meets the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line at Subang Jaya station.