Bunkagame — October 4, 2026

Question 1

Which classic Simon and Garfunkel song, covered by Disturbed in a dark rock version, has appeared on airplay charts in both Belarus (peaking at number 32 on TopHit) and Moldova (charting at number 99 on TopHit in 2024 for the Cyril Remix)?

Accepted Answer

Disturbed's cover of 'The Sound of Silence' reached number 32 on the Belarus TopHit airplay chart, and the Cyril Remix of the same track also charted at number 99 on Moldova Airplay in 2024.

Question 2

Which K-pop girl group was booked for an Asia tour that included Indonesia in September 2012 (with its final concert as a six-member lineup announced for Taiwan on 13 May), and has appeared on year-end lists of top Korean artists in publications like Gallup Korea, Forbes Korea and Korean Wave Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

T-ara was booked in September 2012 for an Asia tour including Indonesia, and its last performance as a six-member group was announced for a Taiwan concert on 13 May, alongside year-end recognition in Gallup Korea, Forbes Korea and Korean Wave Indonesia.

Question 3

Which sweet, created in 1914, does Cadbury market in a Fry's version across Canada, South Africa, Australia, Ireland, the UK and New Zealand, and does Nestlé also sell in Canada as the Big Turk chocolate bar, with dark magenta filling of the same candy coated in milk chocolate?

Accepted Answer

Fry's Turkish Delight, created in 1914, is marketed by Cadbury in Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in Canada Nestlé also makes the Big Turk chocolate bar, with dark magenta Turkish Delight coated in milk chocolate.

Question 4

Which English keyboardist and his band played three shows in Havana in April 2005 (including an outdoor concert for an estimated 10,000 people), and in June 2013 performed at Blackfriars Priory in Gloucester and The Centaur in Cheltenham for the Medieval Mystery Play Festival with his English Rock Ensemble?

Accepted Answer

Rick Wakeman and his band performed three shows in Havana in April 2005, including an outdoor concert for an estimated 10,000 people, and in June 2013 he played at Blackfriars Priory in Gloucester and The Centaur in Cheltenham for the Medieval Mystery Play Festival, with his English Rock Ensemble.

Question 5

Which British crime series, mostly set in London and surrounding areas (with series 5 moving to Manchester) and produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, starred Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison?

Accepted Answer

Prime Suspect starred Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, was mostly set in London (with series 5 relocating to Manchester), and was produced by Granada Television for the ITV network.

Question 6

The Colorado Mammoth of Denver, who play at Ball Arena, and the Ottawa Black Bears, founded in 2024 and playing at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, both compete in this North American professional league. Which sports league is being described?

Accepted Answer

The National Lacrosse League includes the Colorado Mammoth of Denver, who play at Ball Arena, and the Ottawa Black Bears, founded in 2024 and playing at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata.

Question 7

Which Ibsen play did the Los Angeles Times review as a 'Nora' adaptation that 'shores up' the original 'in some areas but weakens it in others', and did Glasgow's Citizens Theatre stage in Stef Smith's 2019 radical reworking with three actors playing Nora simultaneously in 1918, 1968 and 2018?

Accepted Answer

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen was reviewed by the Los Angeles Times as being 'shored up' in some areas 'but weakened in others' by a Nora adaptation, and in 2019 Glasgow's Citizens Theatre staged Stef Smith's radical reworking with three actors playing Nora simultaneously in 1918, 1968 and 2018.

Question 8

August Bournonville held this role at the Royal Danish Ballet in Denmark from 1828 to 1879 (becoming the most prolific choreographer Denmark has ever known), while Kenneth MacMillan held the same role at the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1966 to 1969. Which theatre-company role is being described?

Accepted Answer

The role of ballet master was held by August Bournonville at the Royal Danish Ballet in Denmark from 1828 to 1879, and by Kenneth MacMillan at the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1966 to 1969.

Question 9

South Ossetia announced plans in 2014 to establish its own version of this governing body, which in Canada and Australia operates separately from each country's Commonwealth Games Association (unlike for the constituent countries of the United Kingdom). Which type of national sports organisation is being described?

Accepted Answer

The National Olympic Committee is the national-level umbrella body for Olympic sport that South Ossetia moved to establish in 2014, while Canada (together with Australia) maintains its NOC as a separate organisation from the Commonwealth Games Association, unlike the constituent countries of the UK.

Question 10

Which 1940 Soviet atrocity, carried out with pistols supplied from Moscow, claimed victims including Silesian Province Police foreman Franciszek Błażyca of Suszec, and had a commemoration flight on 10 April 2010 ending when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczyński crashed in Smolensk, killing all 96 aboard?

Accepted Answer

The Katyn massacre was carried out with pistols supplied from Moscow, and its victims included Silesian Province Police foreman Franciszek Błażyca of Suszec; on 10 April 2010, a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczyński with his wife and 87 other politicians and high-ranking army officers crashed in Smolensk, killing all 96 aboard the aircraft.