Bunkagame — July 5, 2026

Question 1

A stone statue of this 1500s Catholic saint (a Jesuit priest who travelled the world spreading Christianity) stands on the Charles Bridge in Prague. In Antwerp, the painter Peter Paul Rubens made a huge altar painting of his miracles for a Jesuit church. Which saint links the two cities?

Accepted Answer

The Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, features a stone statue of Francis Xavier. In Antwerp, Peter Paul Rubens painted Miracles of St. Francis Xavier for the Jesuit St. Charles Borromeo Church, showing one of the saint's many miracles.

Question 2

In late May 2005, Warner Bros. held the world premiere of this Christopher Nolan superhero movie in Tokyo, Japan. The film stars Christian Bale as Batman. That summer it competed at cinemas against a big DreamWorks cartoon named after the island nation off southeast Africa. Which Bruce Wayne origin story is it?

Accepted Answer

Warner Bros. held the world premiere of Batman Begins in Tokyo, Japan on 31 May 2005. That summer, Batman Begins competed at the box office with Madagascar and other big releases like Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Fantastic Four.

Question 3

By 1963, garage-band songs from cities such as Chicago and Minneapolis were climbing the national music charts. Meanwhile, folk musicians from the cafes of this West Coast city went on to form the Byrds, adding drums and 12-string Rickenbacker guitars that became a key sound of the whole style. Which city, home to Sunset Strip, is described?

Accepted Answer

The Byrds came out of the Los Angeles cafe folk scene and helped shape American rock with drums and 12-string Rickenbacker guitars. Alongside them, mid-1960s garage rock bands appeared in cities across the country, cited in histories published in Chicago.

Question 4

Art in Southeast Asia usually grew out of the older art of China (in East Asia) and India (in South Asia). In one country of the region, art began with clay pots made during the Stone Age. Which country, whose capital is Hanoi and which fought a long 20th-century war against the US, is described?

Accepted Answer

Art in Vietnam started with clay pots from the Stone Age and grew over time. As part of Southeast Asian arts, it drew heavily from the art of China in East Asia and India in South Asia, mixed with local Vietnamese styles.

Question 5

This French cinema company ran several movie theatres in Italy until 2010, when it sold them because business there was tough. In 2018 its Les Cinemas Pathe Gaumont branch entered Africa by opening a cinema in Tunis, with plans for Morocco, Senegal and which West African country whose largest city is Abidjan?

Accepted Answer

Until 2010, French chain Pathé Cinémas ran several movie theaters in Italy, before selling them off due to trouble in the Italian market. In 2018, sister brand Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont expanded into Africa, planning new theaters in Ivory Coast alongside Morocco and Senegal.

Question 6

At this men's handball tournament, host Slovenia lost the final to Germany 25 to 30 after leading only briefly in the second half. In one semifinal, Croatia held off a strong late comeback by which Western European team, which had drawn with Germany in the group stage and finished the tournament in fifth place?

Accepted Answer

In one European Men's Handball Championship, France drew with Germany in the group stage and later played a fifth-place playoff against hosts Slovenia. Germany went on to beat Slovenia 30 to 25 in the final, with Slovenia clawing back to within three goals.

Question 7

The Mayas de Yucatan played in this Mexican pro basketball league from 2006 to 2008, based in Merida. Since 2004, another team called the Lechugueros has played in the league, representing which other Mexican city, an industrial hub in the Bajio region famous for making leather and shoes?

Accepted Answer

The Mayas de Yucatan basketball team, based in Mérida, Yucatan, played in Mexico's Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional from 2006 to 2008. Since 2004, León in Guanajuato has been home to Los Lechugueros, another team in the same Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.

Question 8

The American freestyle wrestler J'den Cox beat Iranian Asian Games gold medallist Alireza Karimi on his way to a World Championship title. He had also beaten a three-time Olympian from which small landlocked country, once part of the Soviet Union, that sits between Romania and Ukraine and has Chisinau as its capital?

Accepted Answer

American wrestler J'den Cox won his first World Championship by beating three-time Olympian Nicolai Ceban of Moldova. On the way to the title, J'den Cox also beat 2018 Asian Games gold medalist Alireza Karimi of Iran.

Question 9

Colorado is one of the teams that has won this US college club soccer tournament more than once, alongside Colorado State and Michigan. In the 2018 edition, BYU was knocked out in the quarterfinals by the eventual winner, representing which sunny southeastern state whose main university is in Gainesville?

Accepted Answer

Colorado is one of three repeat winners of the NIRSA National Soccer Championships, alongside Colorado State and Michigan. Florida joined the winners in 2018, taking the title after eliminating BYU in the quarterfinals.

Question 10

The second Mughal emperor Humayun launched a surprise attack that pushed the Persian soldiers out of Kandahar, breaking his promise to Shah Tahmasp. With help from his father-in-law Shah Husain, his rival brother Kamran Mirza captured one Afghan city, killed its governor Zahid Beg, and then marched on Kabul. Which city did Kamran take?

Accepted Answer

During the 1500s Mughal family wars, Kamran Mirza took Ghazni, killed governor Zahid Beg, and marched on Kabul from his base near Kandahar. His half-brother Humayun then gained firm control of Kandahar, Kabul, and Ghazni, and no rival was left to threaten his throne.