Bunkagame — October 21, 2026

Question 1

This began when the Indian Muslim saint Baba Budan, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca, hid seven coffee beans in his beard to smuggle them from Yemen to Mysore. Many years later, the Indian Coffee House chain later brought the drink to Mumbai, Pondicherry, Nagpur and other Indian cities. Which topic is this?

Accepted Answer

Coffee production in India began with a 17th-century legend: the Muslim saint Baba Budan smuggled seven coffee beans back from a pilgrimage to Mecca, hidden in his beard, planting them in Mysore. The Indian Coffee House chain later brought the drink to Mumbai, Pondicherry, Nagpur and other cities.

Question 2

This Sanrio cartoon character has a flagship theme park called Sanrio Puroland in Tama New Town, Tokyo, and from 2012 to 2019 a theme park built around the same character operated in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia. Which Sanrio character is this?

Accepted Answer

Hello Kitty, the Sanrio cat character, has her flagship Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tama New Town, Tokyo. From 2012 to 2019, a Hello Kitty Town park also operated in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia.

Question 3

This American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994, announced a 2023 tour with shows in Cape Town on 10 December and Johannesburg on 13 December. The band was founded by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, and has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards and NME Awards. Which band is this?

Accepted Answer

The Foo Fighters, formed in Seattle in 1994 by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, included Cape Town (10 December) and Johannesburg (13 December) on a 2023 South African tour. The band has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards and NME Awards.

Question 4

This American talk-show host and 1980s TV lightning rod ran as the American Independent Party candidate in California's 1980 presidential primary and won it with 51 percent of the vote, and taped his syndicated TV show in Secaucus, New Jersey. Which host is this?

Accepted Answer

Morton Downey Jr., a loud and combative 1980s syndicated talk-show host, won California's American Independent Party presidential primary in 1980 with 51 percent of the vote, and taped his show in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Question 5

This 1930 René Clair film had a gala screening in Berlin in August 1930 attended by Clair himself, and was also well received in Moscow and Tokyo later that year. Which Clair film is this?

Accepted Answer

Under the Roofs of Paris, René Clair's 1930 film, was a hit at its August 1930 Berlin gala screening (attended by Clair) and was also well received in Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai, New York and London later that year.

Question 6

Which Spanish footballer, after La Liga spells with Málaga, Villarreal and Mallorca, became Rafael Benítez's first signing at Liverpool for £2 million in summer 2004 and won the 2004–05 Champions League there, then wound up in India as a third-round draft pick for Atlético de Kolkata in the inaugural Indian Super League draft?

Accepted Answer

Josemi, a Spanish defender who played La Liga at Málaga, Villarreal and Mallorca, became Rafael Benítez's first signing at Liverpool for £2 million in summer 2004 and won the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League and 2005 UEFA Super Cup. He later joined Atlético de Kolkata as a third-round pick in the inaugural Indian Super League draft.

Question 7

At Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, this winter sport is a popular trail activity alongside snowshoeing. In Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, it is practiced right in the downtown area along with alpine skiing and ski jumping. Which sport is this?

Accepted Answer

Cross-country skiing is practiced on trails at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state, and in the Swedish town of Örnsköldsvik it is a downtown activity alongside alpine skiing and ski jumping.

Question 8

In California, Thomas Eudy from St Austell became the state champion of this English folk sport in 1861, while a wrestler from Holland known as Dutcher competed in it in Cornwall in the 1890s. The sport takes its name from a region in southwest England. Which folk sport is this?

Accepted Answer

Cornish wrestling, a jacket-based English folk sport from Cornwall, had Thomas Eudy of St Austell crowned California state champion in 1861, and a Dutch wrestler known as Dutcher competed in Cornwall in the 1890s.

Question 9

Östersund has repeatedly been Sweden's applicant city for this quadrennial multi-sport event but has yet to host it, and Nagano in Japan hosted it in 1998, the second edition of the games held in Japan after Sapporo in 1972. Which event is this?

Accepted Answer

The Winter Olympic Games have never been held in Östersund despite repeated Swedish bids, while Nagano, Japan hosted the 1998 edition, the second Winter Games to be held in Japan after Sapporo in 1972.

Question 10

This American adventurer was born in Jackson, Tennessee, and set several national and world gliding records flying out of Omarama, New Zealand. He became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a hot-air balloon. Which record-breaker is he?

Accepted Answer

Steve Fossett was born in Jackson, Tennessee and became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a hot-air balloon. He set several national and world gliding records flying out of Omarama, New Zealand, where the prevailing conditions attract record-seekers.