Bunkagame — July 9, 2026

Question 1

The 2007 Sam Raimi superhero blockbuster Spider-Man 3 set opening-weekend records in 29 markets, including Italy, India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Peru. Which East Asian country (whose record was later broken by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) was one of these markets?

Accepted Answer

Spider-Man 3 set opening-weekend records in 29 markets, including Colombia. In South Korea, Spider-Man 3 also set an opening-weekend record, one that was later broken by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Question 2

The first president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, was a playwright-turned-statesman who lived mostly in Prague, frequented its Reduta Jazz Club with Bill Clinton, and rose to prominence during the 1968 Prague Spring. Which small Bohemian spa town, famous for its mineral springs, did he attend as a boarding-school student in his teens?

Accepted Answer

Václav Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic, studied at a boarding school in Poděbrady as a young man. Later, in Prague, Havel co-founded Charter 77 and other dissident groups, and the city's international airport was renamed Václav Havel Airport Prague in 2012.

Question 3

Colombia hosts many annual festivals including the Vallenato Legend Festival held in Valledupar each April or May, plus Bogota's Salsa al Parque, the Folklore and National Bambuco Festival in Neiva, and Popayan's Pubenza Festivities. Which historic city in Boyaca, near the Battle of Boyaca site, hosts the yearly Boyaca International Cultural Festival?

Accepted Answer

Valledupar hosts the Vallenato Legend Festival, one of the top festivals in Colombia, held every April or May in the coastal region. Tunja hosts the Boyaca International Cultural Festival, one of the biggest culture and arts festivals in Latin America.

Question 4

Bon Jovi's Have a Nice Day Tour ran across 2005 and 2006 with stops in Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, plus one Alpine country whose largest city is Zurich. Which Alpine nation, famous for its neutral politics and chocolate, hosted a tour date?

Accepted Answer

Bon Jovi's Have a Nice Day Tour played concerts across Europe and North America in 2005 and 2006, including stops in Germany and Switzerland. The same tour also toured Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and Japan.

Question 5

The 1980s Pet Shop Boys synth-pop hit West End Girls reached number one in Norway and finished in the top ten in Sweden, Australia, Belgium, West Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In which large Western European country was it a smaller dance hit after its April 1984 release?

Accepted Answer

In April 1984, the Pet Shop Boys song West End Girls was released as a minor dance hit in France, along with Belgium. The song later broke through more widely across Europe, peaking in the top ten in Sweden and topping the singles chart in Norway.

Question 6

The Polish brewing company Browar Namysłów runs two breweries that make about 1.7 million hectolitres of beer a year, under brands including Zamkowe and Kuflowe. One brewery sits in Braniewo on the Vistula Lagoon. Which small town in Opole Voivodeship hosts its other brewery and shares its main brand name?

Accepted Answer

Browar Namysłów brews about 1.7 million hectoliters of beer per year in Poland, running two breweries: one in Namysłów and one in Braniewo. Between them, the two breweries make beer under the brands Namysłów, Braniewo, Zamkowe, and Kuflowe.

Question 7

County Kerry's hurlers have won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship only once, way back in 1891. Which Leinster county, whose hurling team currently plays in Division 2 of the National Hurling League, also enters this national championship each summer?

Accepted Answer

County Kerry's hurlers have won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship only once, all the way back in 1891, though hurling is popular at club level in north Kerry. County Meath's team also plays in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, along with the Leinster championship and Division 2 of the National Hurling League.

Question 8

Azerbaijan's Olympic Committee sent athletes to the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, a Europe-wide multi-sport event for teenagers held every two years. Which of the smallest EU member countries, a landlocked constitutional monarchy sitting between Belgium, Germany and France, also fielded a team of young athletes?

Accepted Answer

Azerbaijan sent a delegation to the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, alongside nearly all other European National Olympic Committees. Luxembourg also took part in the same 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, along with Liechtenstein, Malta, and Monaco.

Question 9

The 2020–21 curling season saw Aberdeen scheduled to host the World Mixed Championship and the World Mixed Doubles Championship. Which South Korean coastal city, best known as the 2018 Winter Olympics curling venue, staged the Korean Men's and Women's Curling Championships that November?

Accepted Answer

In the 2020 to 2021 curling season, the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held in Aberdeen from 17 to 23 May, with Scotland's Dodds and Mouat winning gold. Gangneung staged Korea's own men's, women's, and mixed doubles championships in November 2020.

Question 10

The Battle of Tabor on 30 June 1420 was one of the early clashes in the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. Jan Zizka led a string of Hussite wins in 1423 that led to the 1424 Liben peace treaty. Which eastern Bohemian town, north of Hradec Kralove, saw one of those 1423 wins, giving Zizka's forces momentum against the pro-emperor factions?

Accepted Answer

The Hussite crusades of the 15th century saw two notable Bohemian battles: the Battle of Tábor on 30 June 1420 and the later Battle of Hořice, one of Jan Zizka's 1423 victories. A peace treaty between the Hussite factions followed on 13 September 1424 at Liben, a village near Prague.