Bunkagame — June 7, 2026

Question 1

What cinematic franchise has used both Southend Airport and Udaipur's Lake Palace as filming locations?

Accepted Answer

Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea was used to film scenes for the James Bond movie Goldfinger. In Udaipur, the Indian sections of the James Bond film Octopussy were shot at the city's Lake Palace and Monsoon Palace.

Question 2

What young chess prodigy took second place on tiebreak at the 2006 World Junior Chess Championship in Yerevan, Armenia, and later played for China in the Women's World Chess Team Championship in Mardin, Turkey?

Accepted Answer

At age 12, Hou Yifan played in the girls' World Junior Chess Championship in Yerevan in October 2006 and took second place on tiebreak. She later played for China in the Women's World Chess Team Championship held in Mardin, Turkey.

Question 3

What French-Canadian explorer and fur trader established trading posts in both Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie?

Accepted Answer

In 1738, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, built Fort Rouge on the site of Winnipeg, the first fur-trading post there. In September that same year, the French-Canadian explorer also built Fort La Reine north of the Assiniboine River, on what is now Portage la Prairie.

Question 4

What football league has seen both Debrecen and Dunaújváros in Hungary compete at the highest level?

Accepted Answer

Debrecen's most famous club, Debreceni VSC, has won Hungary's top football league, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, seven times, most recently in 2014. Dunaújváros also has a team in the same top league, Dunaújváros PASE.

Question 5

What major golf championship has been held in both Illinois and Maryland?

Accepted Answer

Illinois has hosted 13 editions of the U.S. Open, most recently at Olympia Fields in 2003. In Maryland, the Congressional Country Club has hosted the U.S. Open three times.

Question 6

What professional sports league featured both the Reno Renegades and the Tucson Gila Monsters?

Accepted Answer

The Reno Renegades, later renamed the Reno Rage, played in the West Coast Hockey League until the franchise went dormant in 1998. The Tucson Gila Monsters joined the same league in 1997 and played through 1999.

Question 7

What international sporting championship has been hosted by both Helsinki and Moscow, with Helsinki holding the very first tournament?

Accepted Answer

Helsinki's Olympic Stadium hosted the first Bandy World Championship in 1957. Moscow's Olympic Stadium was the world's first indoor arena for bandy and hosted the same championship twice, with Moscow hosting again in 2010 at Krylatskoye.

Question 8

What outdoor activity is a significant draw for visitors to both Bilbao, Spain and Calarcá, Colombia?

Accepted Answer

Hiking and rock climbing in the mountains near Bilbao are very popular. Calarcá also draws climbers, offering rock climbing and abseiling on rock faces up to 80 meters tall, along with a zip-line and ecological trails.

Question 9

What major transportation hub serves as the closest national and international air service for both Truro and Dennis?

Accepted Answer

For travelers to Truro, Massachusetts, the nearest national and international flights leave from Logan International Airport in Boston. Dennis, Massachusetts is served the same way, with Logan International Airport as its closest big airport.

Question 10

What famous inventor lent his name to a town in Washington and had a formative childhood home in Michigan?

Accepted Answer

Edison, Washington was first settled in 1869 and later named for the inventor Thomas Alva Edison, who ran famous labs in New Jersey and Florida. Edison himself grew up in Port Huron in Central Michigan, living there from 1854 to 1863.