Bunkagame — July 14, 2026

Question 1

Which electronic dance festival, born in Berlin in the late 1980s as a march for peace and love, later grew to draw over a million people at events around the world, including a 2008 Olympic Edition in Rotterdam and back-to-back parties in Caracas in 2007 and 2008?

Accepted Answer

The Love Parade started in Berlin in 1989 with just 150 people. It grew into one of Europe's biggest yearly electronic music parties, drawing over a million people to a 2008 Olympic Edition in Rotterdam and back-to-back events in Caracas in 2007 and 2008, before ending after a tragic crowd crush at the 2010 event in Duisburg killed 21 people.

Question 2

In September 1990, one of the first big North American festivals for this heavy-metal style was held in Waukesha, a suburb of Milwaukee, and it featured 26 bands including Autopsy and Immolation. Which music style, whose American birthplace is Tampa (home to Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse), was being celebrated?

Accepted Answer

Death metal grew out of the thrash-metal scene in the mid-to-late 1980s. It uses very loud, distorted guitars, super-fast drumming and growled vocals. One of the first big North American festivals for the style was held near Milwaukee in September 1990, and the 'Florida death metal' scene centered on Morrisound Studios in Tampa produced many of the style's most famous albums.

Question 3

Which four-piece indie-rock band from Toronto, with singer Emily Haines out front, toured through Finland and Norway along with stops in France, Germany, Iceland, Brazil and Turkey while promoting their 2005 album 'Live It Out'?

Accepted Answer

Metric formed in Toronto in 1998 and became one of Canada's best-known indie bands of the 2000s. Their 2005 album 'Live It Out' took them on a global tour that included stops in Finland, Norway, France, Germany, Iceland, Brazil and Turkey. It was followed by the breakout album 'Fantasies' in 2009.

Question 4

Which musical act toured with hardcore bands Fast Times and Good Clean Fun during the first half of 2000, played the Detroit Festival in Eastpointe, Michigan, and officially played its last show on September 11, 2002 in Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

As Friends Rust played their final billed show on September 11, 2002 in Amsterdam, though pre-booked 2002 tour dates continued under the band's name. Earlier in 2000 they had toured with hardcore bands Fast Times and Good Clean Fun, playing the Detroit Festival in Eastpointe, Michigan.

Question 5

South African photographer David Goldblatt, best known for his black-and-white photos of life under apartheid, had a solo show at Copenhagen's National Museum of Photography in 2004-05. In which Rocky Mountain ski-and-arts town was he named a 1987 Hallmark Fellow at the International Design Conference?

Accepted Answer

David Goldblatt (1930-2018) spent seven decades taking pictures of life in South Africa under apartheid. His solo show at Copenhagen's National Museum of Photography ran from November 2004 to February 2005, and back in 1987 he was named a Hallmark Fellow at the International Design Conference in Aspen, Colorado. His work is held at New York's MoMA and London's Tate Modern.

Question 6

Eilat, Israel's southernmost beach resort on the Gulf of Aqaba, and Hurghada on Egypt's Red Sea coast both draw tourists all year long thanks to their coral reefs. Which shallow-water activity, needing only a mask, breathing tube and fins, is a big draw at both spots?

Accepted Answer

The Red Sea's very clear water and shallow reefs make it one of the world's best places for snorkeling. Eilat, Israel's southernmost beach resort on the Gulf of Aqaba, and Hurghada on Egypt's Red Sea coast both pull in millions of divers and snorkelers every year.

Question 7

Missouri has a legal name for this called 'nonintoxicating beer,' and Minnesota only lets supermarkets and convenience stores sell this kind. Other US states like Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah changed their laws in the 2010s to end the rule. Which weaker '3.2 beer' is being described?

Accepted Answer

Low-alcohol beer, often called '3.2 beer' or 'low-point beer,' usually has about 4% alcohol. Missouri has a legal name for it called 'nonintoxicating beer,' and Minnesota only lets supermarkets and convenience stores sell this kind. Other states like Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah changed their laws in the 2010s to end the rule.

Question 8

Edmonton hosted the 1994 edition of this sports contest, which happens every four years. Toronto shared hosting duties for the 2014 games with Incheon, South Korea, and the 2026 games will be held in Ottawa. Which world championship, run by the IWBF and held every four years since 1973, is it?

Accepted Answer

The Wheelchair Basketball World Championship has been held since 1973 by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Edmonton hosted the 1994 games, and Toronto co-hosted the 2014 games with Incheon, South Korea. Canada has hosted more of these games than any other country, and the 2026 games will be held in Ottawa.

Question 9

As coach of Spain's rhythmic-gymnastics group team that won a world title in 2014, Sara Bayón saw her routines performed on tour at the LG Whisen Rhythmic All Stars show in Seoul. In which European city did the same team also show off their gold-medal-winning group routine at the Arnold Classic Europe?

Accepted Answer

Sara Bayon took over as head coach of Spain's rhythmic-gymnastics group team in 2013 and led them to two World Championship group titles in a row. The team toured after their 2014 world title with performances at the LG Whisen Rhythmic All Stars show in Seoul and the Arnold Classic Europe in Madrid. They went on to win an Olympic silver medal in Rio in 2016.

Question 10

The Bulgarian city of Haskovo has a monument for soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War, and a similar monument stands about 35 km north-west of Dhaka in the Bangladeshi town of Savar. What kind of memorial, found in many countries to honor soldiers whose names are not known, do both of these represent?

Accepted Answer

Tombs of the Unknown Soldier became popular after World War I, when Britain and France both buried unknown soldiers in 1920. The Bulgarian city of Haskovo has a monument for soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War, and a similar one stands in Savar, north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Today many countries have their own version.