Bunkagame — June 18, 2026

Question 1

What commemoration honoring fallen soldiers from Australia and New Zealand in World War I is held in both Belgium and Italy?

Accepted Answer

In Belgium, Anzac Day begins with a dawn service at the Buttes New British Cemetery near Ypres, followed by services at Tyne Cot Cemetery and the Menin Gate. In Italy, an Anzac Day service is held at the Rome War Cemetery for military and embassy representatives.

Question 2

What shared musical tradition heavily influenced military musical units in both Japan and Trinidad and Tobago?

Accepted Answer

Military bands of the United Kingdom shaped the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Music Corps in Japan, part of a wider British influence on military musical units. In Trinidad and Tobago, the Defence Force Steel Orchestra kept that British tradition but built its whole sound around steelpans.

Question 3

What presidential tour saw Andrew Johnson pass through both Wilmington, Delaware and New York City between August 27 and September 15 in 1866?

Accepted Answer

In August 1866, President Andrew Johnson's Swing Around the Circle tour stopped in Wilmington, Delaware on its way north from Baltimore. The same tour continued through Philadelphia to New York City before heading up the Hudson to West Point and Albany.

Question 4

What organization's reports highlight concerning press freedom conditions in both Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?

Accepted Answer

Reporters Without Borders ranked Kyrgyzstan 111th of 173 countries on its Press Freedom Index and sharply criticized a government decision there. In 2014, the same Reporters Without Borders index rated Turkmenistan the third worst country for press freedom, just ahead of North Korea and Eritrea.

Question 5

What famous Korean dancer and vocalist deeply studied the movements in Chinese opera dance movements and had a hit song title A Garden in Italy during the 1930s and 1940s?

Accepted Answer

In December 1949, Korean dancer and singer Choi Seung-hee performed in Beijing for cultural leaders as part of socialist cultural exchange with China. She had also recorded her 1936 album Garden of Italy at Columbia Records Japan, before Italy joined the Tripartite Pact and declared war.

Question 6

What NHL professional sports team has an affiliate in Coralville, Iowa and plays its home games in Minneapolis, Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Xtream Arena in Coralville is home to the ECHL's Iowa Heartlanders, an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild. The Minnesota Wild themselves play in the NHL out of the Xcel Energy Center in the Minneapolis metro area.

Question 7

What equestrian sport is a shared passion in both Camden, South Carolina, home to the third oldest active field for this sport in the U.S., and Buenos Aires, Argentina?

Accepted Answer

Camden is known for its equestrian sports, and it is home to the third-oldest active polo field in America. Buenos Aires is a global polo capital, with matches played at the Campo Argentino de Polo just across Libertador Avenue from the city's main horse-racing track.

Question 8

What King of Poland had a residence in Vilnius, Lithuania and made visits to Radom, Lithuania?

Accepted Answer

During Sigismund III Vasa's stays in Vilnius in the early 17th century, English actors performed at the royal palace. Radom also received visits from Sigismund III Vasa, along with other Polish kings like Stephen Bathory and Augustus III.

Question 9

What legal status did Polish rulers grant to Ciechanów in 1400 and Babimost in 1332?

Accepted Answer

Ciechanów received town privileges in 1400 from Janusz I of Czersk. Babimost had been granted its own town privileges a few years earlier, in 1397, by King Wladyslaw II Jagiello under Magdeburg Law.

Question 10

What indigenous group connect Stevens Point, Wisconsin and Germantown, New York through ancestral lands and relocation efforts?

Accepted Answer

The area around Stevens Point was part of the Menominee homeland, and a strip along the Wisconsin River was given up to the United States in an 1836 treaty. In 1822, agents from New York negotiated with the Menominee for land to relocate tribes displaced from areas like Germantown.