Bunkagame — June 4, 2026

Question 1

What entrepreneurial brothers launched their famous fast-food concept in San Bernardino, California, after earlier ventures in Glendora, California?

Accepted Answer

Before starting McDonald's, brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald ran a movie theater and snack bar in Glendora from 1930 to 1937. In 1940 they moved to San Bernardino and founded the restaurant that grew into the global fast-food chain.

Question 2

What broadcast initiative began in Leicester and later established a presence in Newcastle upon Tyne?

Accepted Answer

BBC Radio Leicester was the first BBC Local Radio station in Britain, opening in Leicester on 8 November 1967. In Newcastle upon Tyne, BBC Radio Newcastle broadcasts from the Pink Palace, a building in the Spital Tongues neighborhood.

Question 3

What international music competition has both Helsinki and Oslo hosted?

Accepted Answer

Helsinki Arena hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, Finland's first turn as host after Lordi won the year before. Oslo has staged the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1996 and again in 2010.

Question 4

What sporting passion is deeply ingrained in the culture of both Dublin and the Vale of Glamorgan?

Accepted Answer

Dublin is home to Leinster Rugby, whose rugby union home games are played at the RDS Arena and Aviva Stadium; World Rugby's headquarters are also in the city. Rugby union has a strong presence in the Vale of Glamorgan, though none of its clubs play in the higher leagues.

Question 5

What sport saw John Ryan of Wabasha, Minnesota, hold the World's middleweight championship, and crowned Husson and Coon as champions in Arizona in 1904?

Accepted Answer

John Ryan, born in Wabasha, Minnesota in 1868, held the world middleweight championship in Cornish wrestling. In Arizona, Husson was the state's Cornish wrestling champion in 1904, until Coon beat him in a rematch that same year.

Question 6

What period of colonial conflict saw both Yarmouth and Leicester, Massachusetts, contribute troops and face disruptions?

Accepted Answer

Yarmouth, Massachusetts sent troops to fight in the early years of King William's War (1688-1697). In Leicester, Massachusetts, that same war and other colonial conflicts delayed settlement of a tract called Strawberry Hill for nearly thirty years.

Question 7

Which city, like Tbilisi, briefly served as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Tbilisi served as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia until 25 February 1921. Sukhumi briefly joined the same republic after fighting in the Russian Civil War, before the Bolsheviks retook it.

Question 8

Balurghat became a border town after the Partition of Bengal in 1947. Which other city has been a new home for refugees from East Pakistan since 1965?

Accepted Answer

After the 1947 Partition of Bengal, Balurghat became a border town facing East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Malkangiri became a new home for East Bengali refugees from that same East Pakistan, starting in 1965 under the Dandakaranya resettlement project.

Question 9

What conflict saw major engagements near both Bengbu and Liaoyuan?

Accepted Answer

In 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, the Communist People's Liberation Army won a decisive battle over Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces near Bengbu in the Huaihai Campaign. Liaoyuan was also caught up in the same war between Communist and Nationalist armies.

Question 10

Which Latvian town served as a transit point for Napoleon's army en route to Moscow, similar to Bauska?

Accepted Answer

In 1812, during the French invasion of Russia, Bauska became a transit point for Napoleon's army on its way to Moscow after short skirmishes there. Nearby Iecava saw major clashes during the same campaign.