Bunkagame — July 4, 2026

Question 1

The Japanese pufferfish dish called fugu contains a very strong natural poison, so preparing it is tightly regulated. After 1948, Korea's government said only specially trained chefs could cook it. In which small Alpine European country is it legal to bring fugu in, but only if you are buying it to eat at home?

Accepted Answer

In Korea, the government has restricted the cooking of fugu since 1948, with strict qualifications for chefs allowed to prepare the fish. In Switzerland, importing fugu is legal but only for private consumption, unlike the wider European Union ban.

Question 2

WWE's Raw brand has held big wrestling pay-per-view shows in arenas across North America. October 2004's Taboo Tuesday, headlined by Randy Orton against Ric Flair in a steel cage match, was held at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. In which Canadian city, home to the Air Canada Centre arena, did Unforgiven 2006 take place?

Accepted Answer

In Milwaukee, the Bradley Center hosted the WWE Raw brand pay-per-view Taboo Tuesday in October 2004, headlined by a steel cage match between Randy Orton and Ric Flair. Two years later, the same WWE Raw roster brought Unforgiven 2006 to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Question 3

The Celtic punk band The Pogues got started in the 1980s playing loud, rowdy shows at pubs around the capital of England. In March 2011 they played a six-city sold-out US tour, 'A Parting Glass with The Pogues', starting in Chicago and ending in New York. In which English city did the band's long-time bass player Darryl Hunt die on 8 August 2022?

Accepted Answer

The Pogues built their early reputation playing raucous shows in London pubs and clubs after forming in the city. Long-time Pogues bassist Darryl Hunt died in London in August 2022, more than a decade after a 2011 US tour brought the Pogues to Chicago.

Question 4

After a 2016 bird flu outbreak in France, many countries stopped importing foie gras (a French pate made from duck or goose liver). Algeria, China, Egypt, Japan, Morocco, South Korea and Tunisia all put bans in place. In which Southeast Asian kingdom, whose capital is Bangkok, was it also banned?

Accepted Answer

Morocco was among the countries, along with Algeria, China, Egypt, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Tunisia, that banned French poultry exports including foie gras after a bird flu outbreak. Thailand joined the same ban, prompting France to spend about 220 million euros on new biosecurity rules.

Question 5

A company called CinemaScore asks 400 to 500 movie fans on opening weekends in 15 US test cities to grade a new film. The cities include Las Vegas, LA, San Diego, Denver, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Atlanta and Tampa. In which Texas city, home of the Cowboys football team, is another one of the test spots?

Accepted Answer

The movie rating firm CinemaScore polls 400 to 500 moviegoers at three of its 15 test cities for each new film. Those test cities include both Milwaukee and Dallas, along with Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

Question 6

After the 2023 European Games in Krakow, Poland's Sports Minister said Poland might bid for the 2036 Summer Olympics. In 2022, the mayor of which huge East Asian city, which is planning to update its 1988 Olympic Stadium into a big new sports and shopping complex, also quietly began a 2036 bid?

Accepted Answer

In 2022, Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon said he was quietly pursuing a bid for the 2036 Summer Olympics, centered on a rebuilt Jamsil Sports Complex. In Kraków, Poland's sports minister said in 2023 that Poland was also thinking about a Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics after hosting the European Games in Kraków.

Question 7

Water polo is one of the oldest team sports in the Olympic Games, going all the way back to the first modern Games in Athens. Which medium-sized city in western Poland, home to the Slowianka Sports Centre and its Olympic-size pool, has been a national water polo powerhouse for decades?

Accepted Answer

Gorzów Wielkopolski in western Poland has been a national powerhouse in water polo for decades, with international events held at its Slowianka Sports Centre and its Olympic-size pool. In Athens, water polo matches are also hosted at venues in the Greek capital.

Question 8

Australia's Victoria state pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games in July 2023, and organizers scrambled to find a replacement. In March 2024 Singapore was invited to look into hosting, but said no in April. Which South Pacific country, whose Olympic Committee said it would rather wait for the 2034 Games, also passed?

Accepted Answer

In March 2024, Commonwealth Games Singapore and Sport Singapore said Singapore was assessing whether to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Within weeks, they decided not to bid, and New Zealand's Olympic Committee likewise chose to skip Bids for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and wait for the 2034 Games.

Question 9

Beer-making in the Czech Republic goes back to 993 at Brevnov Monastery. The 'pilsner' pale lager takes its name from the western Czech city of Plzen. Because of a long fight with the American brewer Anheuser-Busch over the 'Budweiser' name, the Czech beer Budvar is sold as 'Czechvar' in the US and in which other North American country?

Accepted Answer

The Czech Republic has the highest beer consumption per person in the world, with brewing dating back to a monastery in 993. Because of trademark fights, the Czech beer Budvar is sold in Canada under the label Czechvar, and Anheuser-Busch sells its beer in Europe as Bud.

Question 10

The Transylvanian Saxons were German-speaking settlers, mostly from Luxembourg and Belgium, who moved to Transylvania in waves from the 1100s to the 1800s. The largest group of their descendants outside Europe today is split between southern Ontario and which large western country whose 'Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons' organizes the community?

Accepted Answer

The Transylvanian Saxons settled in Transylvania in waves from the mid-12th century onward and are one of the three oldest German-speaking groups of Central and Eastern Europe. In the United States, the Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons still represents them, with sizable communities in Ohio, Idaho, and Colorado.