Bunkagame — July 25, 2026

Question 1

Founded in Dortmund in 1988 by Robert Kampf and Oliver Withoft, this heavy metal record label has offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and has launched or advanced bands including Lacuna Coil, Iced Earth and In This Moment. Which label?

Accepted Answer

Century Media Records was founded in Dortmund, Germany, in 1988 by Robert Kampf and Oliver Withoft, and has helped launch bands like Iced Earth and Lacuna Coil. Century Media Records also has offices in the United States, and EMI has distributed its releases in the United States since 1997.

Question 2

Born in Chicago in 1922 to an actor father of the same name, this stage and screen legend moved to New York City as a toddler and later returned there to launch a career in radio and theater; the Roundabout Theatre Company created an award in his honor. Which American actor?

Accepted Answer

Actor Jason Robards was born on 26 July 1922 in Chicago, the son of actor Jason Robards Sr. The family moved to New York City when Jason Jr. was a toddler; he later returned to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and start his career on radio and stage.

Question 3

In Manitoba, Trappist monasteries at Holland gave rise to Oka-style cheese and the prairie provinces blended immigrant traditions into a regional cooking; on the other coast, Scottish Highlanders brought oatcakes in 1773 that are still a staple of Halifax coffee shops. What overarching culinary tradition links these places?

Accepted Answer

Canadian cuisine on the prairies took shape in Manitoba and its sister provinces, mixing British, Mennonite, and German cooking traditions across immigrant farming towns. In Atlantic Canada, Scottish Highlanders brought oatcakes in 1773, and seafood-heavy Maritime cooking still shapes the region's food today.

Question 4

In April 2023 European journalist unions from Portugal, Armenia, Great Britain and Greece granted this figure honorary membership; he grew up in Australia (his family settled in Melbourne in his teens) and flew home to Australia on 26 June 2024 after his prolonged extradition fight. Who is he?

Accepted Answer

Julian Assange was raised in places around Australia before his family settled in Melbourne, and he flew back to Australia on 26 June 2024 after his release. In April 2023, journalist unions in Greece, Portugal, Armenia, and Great Britain granted Julian Assange honorary membership.

Question 5

Lionsgate Films paid $35 million for this 2012 ensemble action sequel's North American and United Kingdom distribution rights. It grossed $3 million in its UK opening weekend, then took another $1.8 million from India as it expanded to 36 markets. Which mercenary blockbuster?

Accepted Answer

The Expendables 2 opened in the United Kingdom during its 17-19 August 2012 launch weekend, taking about $3 million on its way to a $24.7 million overseas debut. The following weekend, The Expendables 2 expanded to 36 markets including India, adding another $1.8 million from India.

Question 6

The 2004 African Cup of Nations was hosted by Tunisia, with group matches at the Sousse Olympic Stadium and Tunis's El Menzah, both veterans of the 1994 tournament. In which town in the southeastern suburbs of Tunis was the Stade 7 November, built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the site where Tunisia clinched the title on 14 February 2004?

Accepted Answer

The 2004 African Cup of Nations was held partly at the Sousse Olympic Stadium in Sousse, one of several Tunisian host venues. The final was played on 14 February 2004 at Stade 7 November in Radès before 60,000 fans, with Tunisia opening the scoring after four minutes.

Question 7

Which NBA franchise drafted Dwyane Wade fifth overall in 2003 and nine years later defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the 2012 NBA Finals?

Accepted Answer

The Miami Heat began NBA play in Miami in 1988, one of four expansion teams announced in 1987. In 2012, the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to win the NBA Finals, a rematch after Miami had already beaten the Thunder in the conference finals in an earlier season.

Question 8

In April 2010 which Hungarian chess prodigy played an eight-game rapid match against Czech GM David Navara at the CEZ Chess Trophy in Prague, and in October 1998 won the four-grandmaster VAM tournament in Hoogeveen, Netherlands by 1.5 points over Jan Timman?

Accepted Answer

In April 2010, Judit Polgár played an eight-game rapid match in Prague against Czech grandmaster David Navara, part of the CEZ Chess Trophy festival. Judit Polgár had also played major events in the Netherlands, including a top tournament at Wijk aan Zee in 1998 and a win at Hoogeveen later that year.

Question 9

Which bright orange, Scottish-made soft drink is sold across Europe including Belgium, Germany, Spain, Malta and Cyprus, and is imported into Canada where it long lacked caffeine until Health Canada lifted its ban on caffeine in non-cola soft drinks in 2010?

Accepted Answer

Irn-Bru is sold in Belgium as one of several European markets, along with the Netherlands, Malta, Germany, and Poland. In Canada, Irn-Bru was sold without caffeine until 2011, after Health Canada in 2010 repealed the ban on caffeine in non-cola soft drinks.

Question 10

In 1831 this religious leader moved his young church's headquarters to Kirtland, Ohio, where it stayed on and off until 1838; thirteen years later he and his brother Hyrum were shot dead by a mob while incarcerated in the county jail at Carthage, Illinois, on 27 June 1844. Who was he?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Smith moved the Latter Day Saint movement to Kirtland, Ohio in 1831, and Kirtland served as headquarters from 1831 to 1838. Years later, on 27 June 1844, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were killed by a mob while jailed in Carthage.