Andes Survivors Quiz:  Interland

Vragen van de nationale ploegen-quiz 2003
Questions and answers of the elite match quiz 2003

In the elite match a English national team (o.a. Kevin Ashman, Gavin Fuller,…) played a Belgian national team (Nico Pattyn, Patrick Begaux, Leo De Haes, Erik Derycke). The quiz was held in Bromley on November 15, 2003.

Each team had, in turn, the choice out of 30 subjects of 3 questions each. A correct answer gained points, an incorrect gave the chance to the opposition to 'steal' the points. For the first 10 subject 2 points per question could be won, for the next 10 subject it was 3 points per question and for the last 10 subject it went up to 4 points per question.

The questions and answers are below. If the country is mentioned, it means the questions was offered to that country. If the country is in bold, their answer was correct.

These were the subject they coudl choose from:

England won the toss and was first to choose.

House of Horrors

Led Zeppelin guitarist and inspirator Jimmy Page bought a house on the Loch Ness shores that fifty years earlier was owned by a person then known as "the most wicked man in the world" ; no, it wasn't Adolf Hitler.
The owner of the house lived from 1875 until 1947 and claimed to have been revealed in a vision that he was the Antichrist. He practiced black magic, satanism, sex with both men and women, drugs, sadism and perversity. He also wrote pornographic poems, some essays and the Antibible (1904). Who was this man, who finally died, insane and addicted to drugs, in complete loneliness?

Alastair Crowley
(England)

Serial killers are no contemporan phenomenon; back to the second decade of the 20th century, even the Austro-Hungarian Empire had its serial killer. In 1916 police officers, looking for hidden gasoline, invaded the house of the local blacksmith of Czinkota, a hamlet near Budapest, who had left for the Serbian front two years earlier. They were confronted with the remains of some 25 women, seduced and killed by the blacksmith. The murderer has never been found and possibly perished on a battlefield. What was his name? A player of the Hungarian 1982 F.I.F.A. World Cup selection had the same name.

Bela Kiss
(England / Belgium)

Last summer, attendants and servants of the castle of Przemysl refused to take more night shifts on them, because the castle was reportedly being visited by a ghost. There were tales of strange voices, the clash of arms behind closed doors, footsteps on the stairs and so on. In which country is this town of Przemsyl?

Poland
(England / Belgium)

Vienna

In 1889 the Austrian crown prince Rudolf and his 17-year old mistress Maria Vetsera commited suicide in a hunting lodge just southwest of Vienna. The tragedy is named after the village in which it took place. What is that name?

Mayerling
(Belgium)

In 1997 an Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist died who developed the psychological approach known as logotherapy, widely recognized as the "third school" of Viennese psychotherapy after the "first school" of Sigmund Freud and the "second school" of Alfred Adler. What was the name of this man who believed that the primary motivation of an individual is the search for meaning in life?

Viktor Frankl
(Belgium / England)

'Vienna' was the name of the 1980 hit album by Ultravox. It was their first album with the new lead vocalist Midge Ure. Whom did he replace?

John Foxx
(Belgium / England)

Russia born writers

A 1962 novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn portrayed one day in the life of which inmate of a forced labour camp?

Ivan Denisovich ('One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich)
(Belgium / England)

In 1995 the Prix Goncourt, the most prestigious French literary prize, was won by a Siberia-born writer with his book 'Le Testament français', translated as 'Dreams of my Russian Summers'. Shortly after winning the prize, he became a naturalised French citizen, which prompted the apparently unironic headline in Le Figaro: 'A Great New French Writer'. What is his name?

Andre Makine
(Belgium / England)

The Russia-born American writer Isaac Asimov is one of the most prolific science fiction writers ever. In his Foundation-series the science of psychohistory, that allows to make some predictions about the future, is developed by a scientist keen of establishing a new galactic empire. The ideas of that scientist are omnipresent through the entire series. What was his name?

Hari Seldon
(Belgium / England)

Fierce Creatures

The animal on the pictures is also called the desert lynx or the Persian lynx. It is a short-tailed predator of the cat family that lives in Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia. It stands 45 cm or some 17 inches at the shoulder. What is the more common name of this animal?

the Caracal (Felis caracal)
(England)

After the demise of the dinosaurs, their descendants, the birds, were the main predators during the Eocene era. On the picture you see the biggest of those birds, whose skeletons were found in Germany and America and that was named after the first name of the French physicist who was first to find its remains. What's the name of the bird, which could eat horses for breakfast?

Gastornis
(Belgium / England)

A small insect is the vine's fiercest enemy. It is native to the eastern United States and was accidentally transported to Europe on vine roots and plants and deteriorated most native Vitis Vinifera varieties in France around 1863. After the disaster, French vineyards had to be recreated. That way the pest was eradicated from Europe for almost a century, but reappeared in California at the beginning of the 1990s, due to the use of insufficiently resistant rootstocks. What is the name of that insect?

Phylloxera, vine louse or grape leaf louse
(England)

At that stage England was leading 12-4.

Computer history

In 1992 Marc Andreesen and Eric Bina developed a browser program at the National Centre for Supercomputing. It was graphically more sophisticated than its predecessors since text and images now could be viewed on the same page. It was one of the main ingredients in the initial overwhelming success of the World Wide Web. It is also the basis for many other popular browsers such as Internet Explorre and Netscape. The program died in 1997.

Mosaic
(England / Belgium)

Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston created the first electronic spreadsheet for the Apple II in 1979. This program was responsible for much of the early success of Apple Computer Corporation. After gaining popularity as an Apple application, the product was sold to Lotus Development Corporation, and led to the development of the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet for the PC in 1983. What is the name of this spreadsheet program?

Visicalc
(England / Belgium)

Most computers nowadays use a mouse and a graphical user interface such as Windows. Which company conducted during the 70s and 80s pioneering work on these items at its Palo Alto Research Center?

Xerox
(England / Belgium)

An African country

Of which African country is this the national flag?

Cape Verde
(Belgium / England)

The basic musical form of the Cape Verde islands is a languid, florid ballad style that is closely related to the Portuguese fado. Its best-known musician is the stunning vocalist Cesaria Evora. What is the name of her sort of music?

the morna
(Belgium)

After its independence in 1975, Cape Verde tried to establish a merge with another African country. The merge however failed and the split was formalised in 1981. Which other African country?

Guinea-Bissau (or Guinée-Bissau) (not Guinea: other country)
(Belgium)

Surprise Link

What TV drama series of the 70's centred on the adventures of 2 police officers, played by Karl Malden en Michael Douglas?

Streets of San Francisco
(Belgium / England)

The next 2 questions are also about streets of San Francisco:

San Francisco is known for his hills and a lot of streets are pretty steep, but this street (see picture) tops them all. It is sometimes called 'the crookedest street in the world' because only hairpin bends can overcome its steepness. What is the name of this world famous street?

Lombard Street
(Belgium)

This street is the heart of San Francisco's gay district. It also gave its name to entire neighbourhood. In 1978 Harvey Milk , the first openly homosexual politician of San Francisco, was shot. His nickname mentioned this street. What street?

Castro Street
(Belgium / England)

Seventies music

What band do you hear?

1. URIAH HEEP: Easy living

(England / Belgium)

2. HAWKWIND: Silver machine

(England)

3. ATOMIC ROOSTER: Death walks behind you

(England / Belgium)

Particle Physics

Elementary particles with half-integral spin are called fermions. These fermions are divided in 2 types, the strongly interacting baryons and another class of particles that do not take part in strong interactions. This class consists of electrons, muons and Tau-particles. What is the name of the class, a name that is derived from the Greek word for 'delicate'?

Leptons
(England)

What name is given to the principle that states that no two electrons in an atom can be at the same time in the same state or configuration. The principle subsequently has been generalized to include a whole class of particles of which the electron is only one member.

The Pauli exclusion principle
(England)

Quarks are believed to be among the fundamental constituents of matter. There are 6 types of quarks distinguished, which are called flavours. Four of the types are: the top quark, the bottom quark, the up quark and the down quark. What are the two other types of quarks?

Strange and Charm quarks
(England)

Japanese culture

Kabuki and the Japanese puppet theatre, Bunraku, are traditionally accompanied by a 3-stringed musical instrument with a wooden frame covered in cat or dog skin. It looks rather like a banjo but it is plucked with a plectrum. What is the name of this instrument, also the traditional geisha instrument?

Shamisen
(Belgium)

We're looking for the name of a Shinto shrine in Tokyo which commemorates the millions of Japanese who died for their country either in domestic conflicts as well as in the international wars in which Japan was involved. Each Japanese Prime Minister's visit to the shrine, however, results in diplomatic conflicts with the Korean, because the monument also has the names of several war criminals inscribed. The name of the monument paradoxically means 'peaceful country'. Which name?

Yasukuni-shrine
(Belgium)

When staying in Japan, you can choose between western style and Japanese style hotels. In the latter, you will be asked to take off your shoes indoors and you'll sleep in a sleeping bag or futon on the tatami mats. Instead of a private bathroom you will use a large hot public bath, having washed yourself before you get into it, to keep it clean for the other guests - the bath itself is meant for relaxation. What is the name of these traditional Japanese hotels?

Ryokan
(Belgium / England)

At that stage England was still leading: 24 - 22.
From then on the questions were worth 3 points.

Corsica

Last July, voters on Corsica narrowly rejected a proposal that would have granted the French island limited autonomy. As a result Corsica will remain divided in 2 departments, each of which has an elected assembly and executive council. One of them is called 'Corse du Sud' ('South Corsica'). What's the name of the other department?

Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica)
(Belgium)

A national hero on Corsica, this statesman led the Corsicans against Genoa from 1735. In 1755 he was elected to executive power and ruled the island until the French invasion of 1768. For the next 20 years he was in exile in London, only to return to Corsica after the French revolution. Again he fought the French, for some time with a young Napoleon in his army, and in 1795 he offered the sovereignty of Corsica to king George III. What was the name of this Corsican hero?

Pasquale Paoli
(Belgium)

Last July, Corsica's most wanted criminal was arrested. His name is Yvan Colonna and he is the prime subject of the brutal assassination of the Corsican prefect on February 6, 1998 in a crowded street in Ajaccio. What was the name of that prefect, the highest official on the island?

Claude Erignac
(Belgium)

Words from German

What word, of German origin, is used for a novel that deals with the formative years of an individual? Classical examples include 'Leiden des Jungen Werthers', 'Tom Jones', 'Great Expectations' and 'Jane Eyre'.

Bildungsroman (also accept the closely
related Erziehungsroman and Entwicklungsroman)
(England)

What word has as meaning 'very strong or irresistible impulse to travel' and relates to the inherent desire of man to travel whereas modern society obliges him to stay in one specific place?

Wanderlust
(England)

Most philologists would explain it as the effect of the laryngeals in the parent Indo-European language. But it's probably better explained as the phenomenon of vowel gradation in which case a root vowel changes to express difference such as past or present tense, like in drink / drank or take / took. What is the usual, originally German, word for this?

Ablaut
(England / Belgium)

Lethal Rock Music

A very easy starter. On February 3th of this year, a legendary record producer has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found shot dead inside his mansion called Pyrenees Castle in Los Angeles. What is the name of the producer, who is considered a pioneer in rock music production and is famed for his influential technique, known as the Wall of Sound?

Phil Spectre
(England)

In December 1985, two teenage boys, James Vance and Ray Belknap, attempted suicide on a cemetery. Belknap died instantly; Vance was severely injured but he lived, only to die of drug complications three years later. On a trial in the summer of 1990, the boys' parents alleged that subliminal messages contributed to their suicidal impulse. Those messages were believed to be heard in the songs "Better by you better than me" and "Beyond the realms of death", both on the 1978 album "Stained class" of a Birmingham based band with Rob Halford as lead singer; Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing were the guitar heroes of the band. The name of the band?

Judas Priest
(England)

The American 1969 Tour of the Rolling Stones was planned to be ended by the beginning of December with a concert on the Altamont Speedway in California. As for security, organization hired a bunch of local Hell's Angels, which turned out to be a rather bad idea, since they were drunk from the morning on and even mollested the musicians themselves, Jefferson Airplane singer Paul Kantner being seriously attacked. But the worst was yet to come: when the Stones started their song "Under my thumb", an 18 year old black Berkeley student was stabbed to death by the Angels. The name of this unlucky boy?

Meredith Hunter
(England / Belgium)

The Great War

By the end of 1916, French chief commander Joffre was replaced by the Verdun hero Robert Nivelle, a man with a so-called brilliant plan which would result in a great French victory. In reality, the Nivelle offensive resulted in another 150 000 dead and wounded, a mutiny in the French army and the desertion of 30 000 soldiers. On May 15th 1917, Nivelle was replaced by another hero of Verdun, a man who can be described as a soldier's general, who treated his soldiers with respect and did not want to waste any more lives in useless offensives. However, before the end of the war, he was also replaced, by Foch. What was the name of this man?

Pétain
(Belgium)

On November 1st 1914, Admiral Spee's German fleet and a British squadron led by Christopher Craddock met off the Chilean coast. The result was a short but furious battle, during which the British cruiser Good Hope exploded; another cruiser, the Monmouth also sank in the icy waters of the South Pacific. The Germans didn't suffer any loss. It was Britain's first defeat in a sea battle since the end of the eighteenth century. Which place on the Chilean coast gave its name to the battle?

Coronel
(Belgium)

On November 11th 1918, the Armistice to WW1 was signed in Compiègne. However, the news reached the German troups in South-East Africa only two weeks later, so they only surrendered on November 23th, which meant they held out longer than the German Empire. During more than four years, they had fought a guerilla war which took the life of 80 000 British, Belgian, Indian, South-African and native soldiers. Who was the brilliant German leader of these South East African troops?

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
(Belgium)

At that stage Belgium was leading 36 - 46.

England vs Belgium

Three question on football encounters between English and Belgian teams.

On June 17th 1954, the English and Belgian national football teams met for the first time in a World Cup game. In sunny Basel, a crowd of 29 000 saw a thrilling game. What was the final result of the game?

4-4
(Belgium)

The 1990 World Cup had a dramatic ending for the Belgian team, who played their best football ever and were hoping to repeat their performance of the former World Cup. On June 29th, their dreams were shattered by the last minute goal of Aston Villa midfield player David Platt. But which brilliant English player gave the fatal free kick that resulted in the goal of David Platt?

Paul Gascoigne
(Belgium)

We've had a draw and an English victory, so now a Belgian victory:

In 1971 UEFA-cup, the Belgian team Lierse was drawn against a reputed English premiership team. Lierse lost their home game with 0-2 but shocked their adversaries by unexpectedly winning 0-4 in England. Afterwards a plaque with the words 'Remember Lierse' was erected in the home changing room of the defeated English team to make sure they'd never underestimate an adversary again. What was the English team?

Leeds United
(Belgium)

Architecture

What name is given to the rectangular ancient Egyptian tomb chapels that were constructed in the earliest dynastic era? They are structures with falt roofs, built from mudbrick and stone, that were the forerunner of the Pyramids as well a simpler alternative to pyramids.

Mastaba
(England)

Of what architect and engineer can you see a detail of his most famous work at the bottom of on the picture?

Filippo Brunelleschi
(on picture: top of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence)
(England)

In 1970 the James Wines founded an architectural organisation that would become best known for the BEST supermarkets they built. By building the supermarkets in such a way as if the walls could tumble down any second or as if they were recently bombed, the group of architects tried the react against the dullness of ordinary supermarkets and make shopping a dramatic experience. What was the name of that architectural organisation?

SITE (Sculpture in the Environment)
(England / Belgium)

Literary places

The massive French book series 'A la recheche du temps perdu' ('Remembrance of things past') by Marcel Proust starts with his eating a Madeleine cake in the house of his aunt Léonie in which French town?

Combray (Illiers)
(England / Belgium)

Where did the American poet Langston Hughes situate Shakespeare in his 1941 verse collection entitled 'Shakespeare in …'?

Harlem
(England / Belgium)

Spaniard Lope de Vega claims the city is conquered, Italian Torquato Tasso claims it is liberated while German Hannah Arendt places Eichmann in it. Which city?

Jeruzalem
(the titles were resp. 'Jeruzalem Conquistada',
'Gerusalemme liberata' and 'Eichmann in Jeruzalem')
(England)

Scandinavian Film

Unable to find funding for a feature film in his home country, this Finnish film director moved to Hollywood in 1986. There he directed 'Nightmare on Elm Street 4', 'Die Hard 2' and 'Cliffhanger'. He married the actress Geena Davis, whom he directed in 'Cutthroat Island' and 'The Long Kiss Goodnight'. What is his name?

Renny Harlin
(Belgium)

Born in Helsinki in 1883, this Swedish filmmaker was next to Victor Sjöström the greatest director of the Swedish golden age of cinema. He got involved in the film industry in 1912 and began making epic adaptations of novels of Selma Lagerlöf. One of those adaptations 'Gösta Berlings Saga' or 'The Atonement of Gosta Berling' introduced his protegee Greta Garbo. He and Garbo subsequently went to Hollywood where her career exploded while his lagged behind. What was his name?

Mauritz Stiller
(Belgium / England)

In 1998 the film 'Fucking Amal' (American title 'Show me love') told the story of the young love of 2 teenage girls in the Swedish town of Amal, the most boring place on earth. It was the debut film of a Swedish director. What is his name?

Lukas Moodysson
(Belgium)

NBA

Michael Jordan is undoubtably one of the best basketball players of all time. The heydays of his career were his 6 titles with the Chicago Bulls. Can you tell me what number he wore during those seasons?

Number 23
(Belgium)

Some NBA teams have names that might seem strange at first sight, for instance the Utah Jazz. If you know the team was originally located in New Orleans, it makes more sense. Same story for the Los Angeles Lakers: there's not a serious lake in hundreds of miles. In 1960 the Lakers moved to LA from a city that's not a lake either, but at least its state borders the Great Lakes. What was the name of that city, where the Lakers won five NBA titles?

Minneapolis (Lakers)
(Belgium)

One of the highlights of the NBA season is the All-Star game between the best players of the Eastern and the Western Conference. Nowadays many non-Americans play in that prestigious match, but it was not until 1993 that the first European was selected. It was a German, who during his 15-year career played for the Dallas Mavericks, the Indiana Pacers, the Seattle Supersonics and the Portland Trailblaizers. What is his name?

Detlef Schrempf
(Belgium)

Communism

The Communism Peak used to be the highest peak of the Soviet Union and is currently the highest peak of Tajikistan. In what mountain range is it situated?

Pamir(s) (also accept 'Academy of Science Range')
(England / Belgium)

La Passionaria was the pseudonym of the Spanish communist leader, who earned a legendary reputation as an orator during the Spanish civil war, coining the battle cry 'No Pasaran'. What was the real name of this woman who died in 1989?

Dolores Ibarruri
(England)

From 1948 to 1964, he was the controversial dictator of communist biology in Russia. He was the president of the Institute of Genetics and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. By rejecting orthodox genetics in favour of a crude and unsubstantiated theory, he promised extraordinarily greater crop yields. Though his claims were often unscientific and sometimes laughable, no opposition to his theories was allowed. In 1965 he was deposed as director of the Institute of Genetics. He died in 1976. What was his name?

Trofim Lysenko
(England)

At that stage Belgium was leading 54 - 70.
From then on the questions were worth 4 points each.

Mongol empire

In the early 13th century, campaigns of plunder and conquest carried the Mongol armies as far as the Adriatic Sea in one direction and the Pacific coast of China in the other, leading to the establishment of the great Mongol Empire. Their leader was known as the Genghis Kahn or Universal Leader. What was his real name?

Temüjin or Temuchin
(England)

Temüjin could only call himself Genghis Kahn as of 1206 after defeating his last rival who was also one of his best boyhood friends. Temüjin honoured this by killing him without spilling his blood. What was the name of that last rival?

Jamuga
(England / Belgium)

The ransacking of western Europe suddenly ended in 1227 with the death of Genghis Kahn. What was the name of his third son who was his successor and built the Mongol capital of Karakorum?

Ögödai or Ogdai
(England)

Mozart

First you will hear the 'allegro vivace' of one of Mozart's symphonies. Which one?

Symphony nr. 41 (Jupiter)
(Belgium)

After Mozart's death on December 5, 1791, his wife Constanze was anxious to have his 'Requiem' completed. She handed it first to Joseph Eybler who supplied some orchestration but was reluctant to do more. Finally a completed version was produced by one of Mozart's pupils. What was his name?

Franz Xaver Süssmayer (or Süssmayr)
(Belgium)

Milos Forman depicted Mozart in his 1984 blockbuster 'Amadeus' as a vulgar and obnoxious young snipe. Which actor played the title part?

Tom Hulce
(Belgium)

Holy Cities of Islam

Mecca is the first holy city of Islam. The most important places of worship are the sacred source Zam-Zam and the black stone or Ka'ba.

Both sanctuaries are inside the mosque that forms the centre of the city of Mecca. What is the name of that mosque, which can be translated to English as 'Great Mosque'?

(Masjid) Al-Haram
(England / Belgium)

One of the five pillars of Islam is the pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj. What is the name of the 'little pilgrimage' to Mecca, which is not compulsary to Muslims but is however a very highly regarded practice in Islam? It can be performed all through the year, with the exception of the days of the hajj.

Umra
(Belgium)

In 622 Mohammed was forced to flee from Mecca to another Arabian city, starting the Islamic calendar. The other city was later renamed Medina, which means 'city of the prophet'. In the Koran, however, the original name is still used. What was the original name of Medina?

Yathrib
(Belgium)

Linked with a first name

He is the most successful coach in the history of gymnastics. In 30 years of coaching his efforts have produced 9 Olympic Champions and 15 World Champions. Among his most accomplished pupils are Nadia Comaneci and Mary-Lou Retton. What is the name of this Romanian coach who defected to the US in 1981?

Bela Karolyi
(England / Belgium)

The Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi was of course most famous for his role in the 1931 film Dracula. Later in his career he played in many films of varying quality. What infamous film was he working on when he died of a heart attack in 1956?

Plan 9 from Outer Space (by worst director ever Ed Wood)
(England)

After completing his studies in 1903, the composer Bela Bartok started to research the authentic Hungarian peasant music which led him to the remotest areas of that country. He transcribed many Hungarian folk tunes for the piano or other instruments. Bartok did his research together with another Hungarian composer who also became an authority on Hungarian folk music. What was his name?

Zoltan Kodály
(England)

At that stage Belgium was leading 70 - 98

Norse mythology

Which Norse god guarded Bifrost, the rainbow bridge between the land of the gods and the land of the mortals? He blew his Gjallarhorn every time a god or goddess crossed the bridge. With this horn he will also announce Ragnarok.

Heimdall
(England)

The first sign of the imminence of Ragnarok will be the severest winter ever, with bitter frosts, biting winds and a continuous snowfall from all four directions. This winter will last three years. Then the end will begin, and the sun and moon will be devoured by the wolfs chasing them. But what is the name of this winter of winters?

Fimbulvetr (Fimbul-winter)
(England / Belgium)

Norse mythology distinguishes 9 worlds, interconnected by the tree Yggdrasil. The 2 oldest worlds are an ice continent called Niflheim and a fire continent ruled by the fire giant Surt or Surtr with his flaming sword. Flames from this world melted part of the ice of Niflheim, thus creating the first living beings. What is the name of this land of fire?

Muspell (or Muspellheim)
(England / Belgium)

Poetry

What's the title of the poem that starts thus:

"Give me your tired,
Your poor,
Your huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free"

The New Colossus (Emma Lazarus)
(Belgium / England)

What's the title of the poem that starts thus:

"Mignonne, allons voir si la rose,
qui ce matin avait déclose sa robe de pourpre au soleil,
a point perdu, cette vesprée,
les plis de sa robe pouprée,
et son teint au vostre pareil...... "

Ode à Cassandre (Ode to Cassandra) (Pierre de Ronsard)
(England / Belgium)

What's the title of the poem that starts thus:

"Arma virumque canto, Troiae qui primus ab oris
Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit"

Aeneid / Aeneis (Virgil / Vergilius)
(Belgium)

Cities at mounds of rivers

What German city can be found in the estuary of the river Elbe? It is one of the largest fishing ports of Germany and a North Sea beach resort. Historic buildings include the 14th century Ritzebüttel Castle.

Cuxhaven
(Belgium)

A Russian city with a population of about 500000, though some 60km from the actual mound, is situated at the beginning of the Volga river delta. What city?

Astrachan
(Belgium)

What city, with a big petroleum and chemical industry, is located on the mound of the river Loire? It acts as an advanced port of Nantes. It was almost completely destroyed in World War II.

Saint-Nazaire
(Belgium)

Mural Painting

He is the last of the High Renaissance mural painters. His most famous frescoes are in the San Giovanni Evangelista cathedral in Parma. What is the artist name of this most important Renaissance painter of the school of Parma?

Correggio (or Antonio Allegri)
(England)

When we here the term 'mural painting' we, of course, immediately think of Mexico. Which artist painted the one on the picture?

David Alfaro Siqueiros
(England / Belgium)

But muralism was not only popular in Mexico. In the 1930s an American painter, member of the American Regionalists, painted a series of murals, which are among his most important works. What was his name?

Thomas Hart Benton
(England / Belgium)

Amazon

What name from Portuguese is used to denote an extremely dense, unpenetrable rain forest as found in the Amazon basin? More specifically, the name is given to the untouched rain forest region in the eastern part of Peru where the Marañon and the Ucayali join to form the mighty Amazon.

Selva
(England)

A commander on the Niña in Columbus' original expedition, he returned to the Americas in 1499 and landed on the Brazilian coast. From there he sailed northwest and became the first European to see the estuary of the Amazon. What was his name?

Vicente Yanez Pinzón
(England)

And in that estuary Pinzón must have seen the world's largest fluvial island. It is a bit bigger than Belgium. The main flow of the Amazon passes to the north of the island but numerous channels direct Amazon water in the Pará river to the south of the island. What is the name of that island?

Marajó Island
(England / Belgium)

European National Parks

The biggest National Park of Italy, it is located in the Alps along the Swiss border. The highest peak in the park is the Ortler, which reaches 3900 meter. The most important town nearby is Bormio. What is the name of the national park?

Stelvio
(Belgium)

In the southwestern part of Iceland, some 50 km north of Reykjavik, the oldest national park of Iceland can be found. It was established in 1930 to protect the historic surroundings where the leaders of Iceland held their first national meeting in the year 930. What is the name of the national park?

Thingvellir (Althing is the name of the parliament)
(Belgium)

This Polish national park, at the Belorussian border, represents the European lowland's last remnant of natural primeval forest in the transitional zone between broadleaved and coniferous woodland. The park is especially noted as being the centre of efforts to breed and reinstate the European bison or wisent. It is also a show place reserve for tarpan, or Polish wild forest horses. Which national park?

Bialowieski
(Belgium)

The final score was England 86 versus Belgium 136.