Bunkagame — October 6, 2026

Question 1

Which Argentine tango composer performed with his Quinteto Tango Nuevo at Theater Vredenburg in Utrecht in 1984 (where Dutch television recorded a moving 'Adios Nonino'), and had his 1982 composition 'Le grand tango' premiered in New Orleans by Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich in 1990?

Accepted Answer

Astor Piazzolla performed with his Quinteto Tango Nuevo at Theater Vredenburg in Utrecht in 1984, playing 'Adios Nonino' for Dutch television, and his 1982 composition 'Le grand tango' was premiered in New Orleans by Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and pianist Igor Uriash in 1990.

Question 2

In Malaysia this pouch of woven young palm leaves (janur) cooked with rice is a tradition eaten during Eid ul-Fitr (alongside Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei), and in Cambodia a similar dish of pounded sticky rice wrapped in a pentagonal palm-leaf pouch is called katom in Khmer. Which dish is being described?

Accepted Answer

Ketupat is a pouch of woven young palm leaves cooked with rice, traditionally eaten during Eid ul-Fitr in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei; in Cambodia, a similar dish of pounded sticky rice wrapped in a pentagonal palm-leaf pouch is called katom in Khmer.

Question 3

Which broad art movement, with origins including the Zaria Art Society (subtitled 'A New Consciousness') from northern Nigeria, had a 1992 exhibition curated by André Magnin shown at the Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo in Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

Contemporary African art was exhibited at the Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo in Mexico City in 1992 (curated by André Magnin), and its formation traces back to groups like the Zaria Art Society, subtitled 'A New Consciousness', in northern Nigeria.

Question 4

Which 1997 Danish-Norwegian novelty pop hit by Aqua was released on CD in Japan on 21 August 1997 and peaked at number 7 on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan chart, also reaching number one in Australia and New Zealand plus number one on the Eurochart Hot 100?

Accepted Answer

'Barbie Girl' by Aqua was released on CD in Japan on 21 August 1997 and peaked at number 7 on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan chart, and it also hit number one in Australia and New Zealand plus number one on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Question 5

Which American teen sitcom aired on Channel 4 in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom (where it also had reruns on the channel Trouble), and also aired on Seven Network in Australia, Global in Canada, RTÉ2 in Ireland and TV Nova in the Czech Republic?

Accepted Answer

Hang Time aired on Channel 4 in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom (with UK reruns on the channel Trouble), and was also broadcast on Australia's Seven Network, Canada's Global, Ireland's RTÉ2 and the Czech Republic's TV Nova.

Question 6

Which American soft drink's 1992 'Number Fever' marketing campaign in the Philippines accidentally distributed 800,000 winning bottle caps for a 1 million peso grand prize, triggering riots and five deaths, while Saudi Arabia is listed among the markets where this brand outsells its main global competitor?

Accepted Answer

Pepsi's 1992 Number Fever campaign in the Philippines accidentally distributed 800,000 winning bottle caps for the 1 million peso grand prize, leading to riots and five deaths. In Saudi Arabia, Pepsi outsells Coca-Cola as it also does in Oman, India, Pakistan, and Egypt.

Question 7

The Ole Miss Rebels and Mississippi State Bulldogs contested the Battle of the Golden Egg on Thanksgiving night from 1998 to 2003 and 2017 to 2019, while Kentucky and Tennessee historically played the Battle for the Bourbon Barrel around the same US holiday. Which sports tradition is being described?

Accepted Answer

American football on Thanksgiving includes college rivalries like Ole Miss vs Mississippi State (the Battle of the Golden Egg, played on Thanksgiving night 1998–2003 and 2017–19) and Kentucky vs Tennessee (the Battle for the Bourbon Barrel), plus many other games around the US holiday.

Question 8

This top German football league outperformed the English Premier League in 2017 in online influence in China, and in Indonesia it is aired for the 2024–25 season on MNC Group's television channels, pay TV and OTT. Which football league is being described?

Accepted Answer

The Bundesliga, Germany's top football league, outperformed the English Premier League in 2017 in online influence in China, and in Indonesia it is aired on MNC Group's television channels, pay TV and OTT for the 2024–25 season.

Question 9

This global football governing body counted Cameroon's Issa Hayatou as a vice-president and president of the Confederation of African Football, and has been criticised for not boycotting Saddam Hussein's Iraq as an aggressor during the Iran–Iraq War even as it banned Russia in 2022. Which organisation is being described?

Accepted Answer

FIFA, the international governing body of association football, has long employed Cameroon's Issa Hayatou as a vice-president and head of the Confederation of African Football, yet was criticised for not boycotting Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War even as it suspended Russia in 2022.

Question 10

Which medieval Turkic-Persian dynasty had Mahmud of Ghazni make Kandahar Province part of it in the 10th century (before it was replaced by the Ghurids), and brought its medieval onslaught to Balochistan alongside those of the Mongols, Timurids and Guzz Turks?

Accepted Answer

The Ghaznavids incorporated Kandahar Province into their empire in the 10th century under Mahmud of Ghazni, before being replaced by the Ghurids; the region including Balochistan also experienced their medieval onslaught alongside the Mongols, Timurids and Guzz Turks.