Bunkagame — July 31, 2026

Question 1

This 2014 Disney cartoon about flying firefighters opened at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on 15 July 2014. A reviewer in Seattle gave it two and a half stars. Which film is it?

Accepted Answer

Planes: Fire & Rescue is a Disney sequel to the 2013 film Planes. It came out in theatres on 18 July 2014, a few days after the big Los Angeles premiere. Over in Seattle, the newspaper reviewer wasn't a huge fan and gave it two and a half stars out of four.

Question 2

The German electronic band Kraftwerk played the famous Paradiso club in Amsterdam back in 1976. In May 2024 they played nine nights in a row at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Which US city is that concert hall in?

Accepted Answer

Kraftwerk's nine-night run at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in May 2024 was pretty cool: they played one of their eight albums start-to-finish each night, then added a ninth show as a big finale. They had first played the Paradiso club in Amsterdam back in 1976.

Question 3

The Korean boy band 2PM played Osaka on their Japan tours in 2013 and 2014. Their 'What Time Is It?' tour also stopped in Shanghai, Jakarta, Macau, Manila, Guangzhou, and Bangkok. Which other city on the island of Taiwan did they play?

Accepted Answer

2PM's 'What Time Is It?' tour started in Shanghai in November 2012 and ran through seven Asian cities including Taipei before ending in Seoul in June 2013. Their 'LEGEND OF 2PM' Japan Arena tour covered Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo and Sapporo in early 2013.

Question 4

David Bowie's 2003 tour was filmed in Dublin and later put out on DVD. On 8 September 2003 he did a special show at Riverside Studios that was beamed by satellite to cinemas across Europe. Which city was that show in?

Accepted Answer

The London show was pretty groundbreaking: Bowie's live performance was sent by satellite to movie theatres all over Europe. His bigger 'A Reality Tour' followed, and the shows he did in Dublin were the ones that ended up on DVD.

Question 5

The 2012 Indian fantasy film 'Eega' (which means 'Fly') was renamed 'Inzi' when it opened in Africa. It played in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and the Republic of the Congo. Which small landlocked country between Rwanda and Tanzania also showed the film?

Accepted Answer

Eega was a big deal for Indian cinema, becoming the first film in the Telugu language ever to open in Africa. It was renamed 'Inzi' for the African release and played in Kenya alongside Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Republic of the Congo.

Question 6

The Maine Celtics play basketball at Portland's Exposition Building and feed players up to the Boston Celtics. The Delaware 87ers used to play in Newark, Delaware, and fed players up to the Philadelphia 76ers. What junior basketball league do both teams belong to?

Accepted Answer

The NBA G League is where the NBA sends players to practice and improve, kind of like a minor league in baseball. The 'G' stands for Gatorade, which sponsors the league. The Maine Celtics play at Portland's Exposition Building as a feeder team for the Boston Celtics, and the Delaware 87ers played in Newark, Delaware before moving to Wilmington in 2018 as feeders for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Question 7

In 2016, Canada's rugby team beat Chile and Brazil in a big South American tournament. In 2018 Canada played a small South American country in two games to try to reach the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and lost both. Which country was it?

Accepted Answer

Uruguay's two-game win over Canada in 2018 sent them straight to the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Canada didn't give up though: they won a play-off against teams from other continents to grab the last spot. Earlier, at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, Canada had beaten Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.

Question 8

The Globe Theatre in Regina, Canada uses a special stage where the audience sits all the way around the actors. Another theatre with the same round layout, called the Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre at a major university campus, is in which US city?

Accepted Answer

The Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre sits on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. It opened in 1951 and is one of the very first theatres in the United States built to be a round stage from the start, along with the Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan and other round-stage venues across North America.

Question 9

WWE's biggest wrestling show of the year drew 78,363 fans to Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens in 2012. Which city in the Pacific Northwest hosted the 2003 show at Safeco Field, with Kurt Angle facing Brock Lesnar for the title?

Accepted Answer

The 2003 show in Seattle happened on 30 March at Safeco Field (now called T-Mobile Park) and drew 54,097 fans. Nine years later, the 2012 show in Miami Gardens had John Cena facing off against The Rock in the main event.

Question 10

Several West African countries have been dropping French as their official language. Burkina Faso did it in 2024, and Niger did it in 2025. Which neighbouring country started this trend in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have been working together as the Alliance of Sahel States since 2023. All three switched French from being the official language to just a "working language", and they lifted up their own local languages instead.