Bunkagame — July 27, 2026

Question 1

The British-Danish cinema chain Vue International operates abroad under local brand names: CinemaxX in Germany, Multikino in Poland, and Vue Nederland in the Netherlands. Which country hosts its 349-screen The Space Cinema chain?

Accepted Answer

Vue International runs cinemas in Germany under the CinemaxX brand, with 30 sites and 257 screens. In Italy, Vue International trades as The Space Cinema, with 35 sites and 349 screens across the country.

Question 2

In Germany, distilled wine from grapes is called Weinbrand, a term the European Union recognizes as legally equivalent to 'brandy'. Outside the German-speaking world, Weinbrand specifically labels grape brandy from Germany and which other country?

Accepted Answer

In Germany, the word Weinbrand refers to brandy distilled from grape wine, while Branntwein means distilled spirits in general. In the European Union, the label Weinbrand is legally the same as the English word 'brandy' and mostly labels brandies from Germany and Austria.

Question 3

Universal Music Group launched its largest African division on 11 July 2018, operating across dozens of countries including Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria and Senegal. Which oil-rich central African nation, home to Libreville, was also on the roster?

Accepted Answer

Universal Music Africa was founded on 11 July 2018 as the largest African division of Universal Music Group. Its territory includes Cameroon and Gabon, along with Nigeria, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad, and Ghana.

Question 4

This 2000 rock anthem closed U2's residency 'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live' at the Las Vegas Sphere across 2023 and 2024, and was featured on the live film 'U2 Go Home', recorded at Slane Castle in Ireland in 2001. Which song?

Accepted Answer

U2 performed 'Beautiful Day' as the closing song of their 2023 to 2024 residency U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley. 'Beautiful Day' also appears on the concert film U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland, recorded at Slane Castle in Slane.

Question 5

This French-American sculptor, celebrated for giant spider works like 'Maman', settled in New York City with her husband in 1938 and was given a career-launching solo show at MoMA in 1982. She began working with San Francisco gallerist Paule Anglim in 1987. Who is she?

Accepted Answer

Louise Bourgeois settled in New York City in 1938, but her work was largely unknown until the Museum of Modern Art in New York City featured her in 1982. She later showed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco in 1994 and worked with the city's Gallery Paule Anglim.

Question 6

The modern orange version of this soft drink was invented in Naples in 1955 using locally sourced Italian oranges. In Croatia and other Central European markets it appears in an elderflower-based variant called 'Shokata'. Which globally distributed brand?

Accepted Answer

The modern orange Fanta was first made in Naples, Italy in 1955 by a local Coca-Cola bottling plant using local oranges. In Croatia, Bosnia, and other Balkan countries, another Fanta version called Fanta Shokata is made from elderflower blossom extract.

Question 7

Escondido National in California reached this event in 1981 as the 19th Californian team to qualify, and a Keystone Little League team from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania placed third in the U.S. bracket in 2011. What annual youth tournament connects them?

Accepted Answer

In 1981, Escondido National Little League became the 19th Little League team from California to reach the Little League World Series. Thirty years later, in 2011, the Keystone Little League based in Lock Haven advanced to the Little League World Series and placed third in the United States.

Question 8

Valencia's port underwent radical renovations to host the 32nd edition of this yachting competition in 2007, and the 2010 edition returned there for a legal-battle-shortened multihull race. Belleville, Ontario's Bay of Quinte Yacht Club challenged for the same trophy in 1881. Which competition?

Accepted Answer

The 32nd America's Cup was held in Valencia in 2007, with the city's port rebuilt for the event, and the 2010 America's Cup was again raced in Valencia's waters. In Belleville, Ontario, the local Bay of Quinte Yacht Club had challenged for the America's Cup much earlier, back in 1881.

Question 9

Italian immigrants introduced this thin-skinned red grape to California in the 19th century, though producers there still struggle to match Italian quality. In Italy's Veneto region, a small acreage is used to craft a rare recioto-style dessert wine from it. Which grape?

Accepted Answer

Italian immigrants brought Nebbiolo grapes to California in the 19th century, but Nebbiolo has been hard to grow well there, lagging behind other Italian varieties like Sangiovese. In the Veneto, only a small amount of Nebbiolo is planted, and some producers use it to make a sweet Nebbiolo recioto wine.

Question 10

After World War I the possession of Eastern Galicia was contested between Poland and Soviet Russia. Which 1921 treaty resolved the dispute, awarding Eastern Galicia (including the former Austrian district capital of Sokal) to Poland, and confirming that the town of Kodeń now sat inside the Polish Republic?

Accepted Answer

After World War I, Poland and Soviet Russia fought over Eastern Galicia, home to Sokal, until the 1921 Peace of Riga gave the region to Poland. The same Peace of Riga in 1921 also made Kodeń a firm part of the newly independent Polish Republic.