Bunkagame — July 21, 2026

Question 1

In 2005, health investigators traced a multi-state Salmonella outbreak across nine US states, including Michigan and Virginia, to raw cake batter ice cream sold at branches of which American frozen dessert chain, famous for mixing mix-ins on a frozen granite slab?

Accepted Answer

A public health investigation identified 25 cases across nine states, including Virginia and Michigan, that were linked to Cold Stone Creamery. Of those cases, 24 reported eating cake batter ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery before falling ill.

Question 2

Shanghai (roughly 19 million people) is the largest city in the country, followed by the capital Beijing (around 17.4 million). Together with Shenzhen and Guangzhou, these two megacities are cited as leading examples of what sweeping national demographic and economic process reshaping the country since the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Shanghai is the largest city in China, with a population of 19 million, followed by Beijing at 17.4 million. Urbanization in China follows a broad urban and industrial arc from Harbin through the Beijing area down to Shanghai.

Question 3

On 4 November 2010 this Mexican Latin-pop superstar kicked off a world tour in Lima, Peru, spanning the US, South America, Mexico and Spain. Decades earlier, in 1985, he won the Antorcha de Plata at Chile's Viña del Mar Song Festival for the duet 'Me Gustas Tal Como Eres' with Sheena Easton. Who is he, nicknamed 'El Sol de México'?

Accepted Answer

In 1985, Luis Miguel won the Antorcha de Plata at the Viña del Mar Music Festival for his duet with Sheena Easton, 'Me Gustas Tal Como Eres'. Years later, on 4 November 2010, Luis Miguel launched a world tour from Lima that then covered the United States, South America, Mexico, and Spain.

Question 4

Dutch-Kenyan long-distance runner Hilda Kibet, great-niece of Lornah Kiplagat, recorded a personal-best 2:24:27 to finish second at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, just behind Philes Ongori. She also made her Olympic debut in the 10,000 metres, finishing fifteenth. In which city did she run those 2008 Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Distance runner Hilda Kibet made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games, finishing fifteenth in the 10,000 meters. That same year, Hilda Kibet also ran a strong Rotterdam Marathon, coming second in a personal best of 2:24:27.

Question 5

The Radya Pustaka Museum in Surakarta, opened in 1890, is cited as the country's only major 19th-century museum; the city also hosts the Danar Hadi Batik Museum and Keraton Surakarta Museum. Further east, Malang holds the Brawijaya Museum and Museum Malang Tempo Doeloe. In which country are these museums located?

Accepted Answer

The Radya Pustaka Museum in Surakarta, opened in 1890, is the only major museum in Indonesia founded in the 19th century, according to Indonesia's list of museums. Malang is home to two more Indonesian museums on the same list, the Brawijaya Museum and Museum Malang Tempo Doeloe.

Question 6

In 1905 the Dawson City Nuggets hockey team travelled from the Yukon to challenge the Ottawa Silver Seven, and in 1906 a team from the small Ontario railway town of Smiths Falls launched its own (unsuccessful) challenge. Which coveted trophy were both these small-town Canadian clubs pursuing?

Accepted Answer

In 1905, the Dawson City Nuggets hockey team traveled from Dawson City to challenge the Ottawa Silver Seven for the Stanley Cup. A year later, in 1906, a Smiths Falls team also launched an unsuccessful Stanley Cup challenge.

Question 7

This American progressive-metal band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. On its Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour on 20 May 2017, they played Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun' in Bucharest, Romania, to honour Chris Cornell, who had died days earlier. Which band, long led by John Petrucci, staged that tribute?

Accepted Answer

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. On 20 May 2017, Dream Theater played a Bucharest show on their Images, Words and Beyond tour and covered Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun' as a tribute to Chris Cornell.

Question 8

In February 2018 the Swedish Olympic Committee opened talks with Latvia about staging bobsleigh, skeleton and luge at the Sigulda track, 465 km from Stockholm. On 4 October 2018 Turkish President Erdoğan announced a bid centred on Erzurum, Erzincan and Kars. Both proposals were part of the field for which event?

Accepted Answer

On 21 February 2018, the Swedish Olympic Committee began talks with Latvia to host sliding events at Sigulda for a Stockholm bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. On 4 October 2018, Turkish President Erdogan announced Turkey was considering a Bids for the 2026 Winter Olympics based in Erzurum, Erzincan, and Kars.

Question 9

At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Hungary's György Tumpek won his heat of the new men's 200 metre butterfly in 2:23.3, and teammate Jenő Áts finished fifth in the final in 2:31.1. The gold medal went in 2:18.6 to Bill Yorzyk. Which nation did Yorzyk represent, whose swimmers dominated the pool that week?

Accepted Answer

In the 1956 Summer Olympics men's 200 metre butterfly, Bill Yorzyk of the United States won gold in a time of 2:18.6. Hungary's Jeno Ats finished fifth in the same final in 2:31.1, and Hungary's Gyorgy Tumpek won his earlier heat in 2:23.3.

Question 10

In 1918-19, the Bundist leader David Petrovsky (Lipetz) served as mayor of Berdychiv and head of its Jewish community. Meanwhile the Azov Sea port of Berdiansk fell under the control of the Makhnovshchina, becoming one of the key hubs of the Ukrainian anarchist movement. Both towns played roles in which broader conflict?

Accepted Answer

During the Ukrainian War of Independence, Berdiansk fell under the control of the Makhnovshchina and became a key center of the Ukrainian anarchist movement. In Berdychiv, from 1918 to 1919 during the same war and Russian Civil War, the town's mayor was Bundist leader David Petrovsky (Lipetz).