Bunkagame — August 3, 2026

Question 1

This dance-punk band from Boston, praised in music magazines in Chicago for their jam-filled shows, went on tour with the band Battles in four cities in December 2019. The tour started in a big Canadian city, then hit Brooklyn and Boston. Which Canadian city did the tour start in?

Accepted Answer

Guerilla Toss is a dance-punk band fronted by singer Kassie Carlson. They moved from Boston to the Hudson Valley in New York, and their December 2019 opening slot for Battles ran through Toronto, Chicago, Brooklyn and Boston. In 2022 they signed with Sub Pop for their album 'Famously Alive'.

Question 2

In 2007, the Israeli doubles tennis player Andy Ram and his partner Yoni Erlich helped Israel beat Chile 3-2 in the Davis Cup. Israel also pulled off a big 3-2 upset that same year over which well-known Mediterranean country?

Accepted Answer

Andy Ram went on to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title in 2008 with his partner Nathalie Dechy. Both the Italy and Chile wins happened during Israel's 2007 Davis Cup run.

Question 3

Tucson, Arizona has hosted the International Mariachi Conference every April since 1982, and is one of the top places for this Mexican folk music north of the border. In which big Mexican city, the capital of the state of Jalisco, did mariachi music come from?

Accepted Answer

Most people say mariachi comes from Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco, though the smaller town of Cocula (also in Jalisco) claims it's the real home of the music. Tucson, Arizona has hosted the International Mariachi Conference every April since 1982 and is one of the top places for the music north of the border.

Question 4

The royal court in Bikaner (a city in Rajasthan, India) had around 500 tiny-detailed 'miniature' painters working for it in the late 1600s. Art scholars think another related style of painting was made at a place called Bahu, in which Indian city that gave its name to a kingdom in Kashmir?

Accepted Answer

Jammu was the home of the Dogra kings, who ruled all of Jammu and Kashmir starting in 1846 under King Gulab Singh. Bahu, near Jammu, is thought to be the source of a related style of Rajput painting. Meanwhile, around 500 tiny-detailed 'miniature' painters worked for the royal court in Bikaner (in Rajasthan) in the late 1600s.

Question 5

La Academia, a popular Mexican singing talent show first aired in 2002, has been franchised as different local versions around the world, including 'Akademiya' in Azerbaijan, 'Akademi Fantasia' in Malaysia, and 'True Academy Fantasia' in Thailand. In which country was the version called 'Sunsilk Academy Fantasia' broadcast?

Accepted Answer

Singapore aired 'Sunsilk Academy Fantasia' as a local franchise of the Mexican show. Azerbaijan's version, 'Akademiya', was another international spin-off. The original Mexican show 'La Academia' first appeared on TV Azteca in 2002 and grew into one of Latin America's biggest talent competitions.

Question 6

The US women's soccer team earned their spot at the 2016 Olympics by making the gold-medal game at a qualifying tournament in Houston, Texas. In which big city on Brazil's coast were the actual Olympic Games held from 5-21 August 2016?

Accepted Answer

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics were the first Games ever held in South America. The US women's soccer team qualified by making the gold-medal game at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Houston. Overall the USA won more medals than anyone else at Rio, with 121 total including 46 gold, and the men's basketball team won gold again.

Question 7

Nashville High School in Arkansas celebrated its 100th year of Friday-night high school football back in 2009. Which region in eastern Pennsylvania, home to the 15,000-seat Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, the biggest high school football stadium in the Mid-Atlantic, hosts the famous Allen, Central Catholic and Dieruff rivalry?

Accepted Answer

The Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania is anchored by three cities (Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton) and is home to Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, the biggest high school football stadium in the Mid-Atlantic. High school football is a big deal there. Nashville High School in Nashville, Arkansas celebrated its 100th year of Friday-night football back in 2009.

Question 8

Australia makes an unusual red version of this bubbly wine, using Shiraz grapes. The Soviet-era name for it, 'Sovetskoye Shampanskoye', still lives on across countries that used to be part of the USSR, from Georgia and Belarus to Moldova and Russia. Which South Caucasus country, home to some of the world's oldest vineyards, still uses the name?

Accepted Answer

Inside a cave in Armenia called Areni-1, scientists found the oldest known winery in the world, over 6,000 years old. Armenia can still call its sparkling wine 'Shampanskoye' at home under the Soviet-era name, though not 'Champagne' when it sells to other countries. Australia makes its own unusual red sparkling wine using Shiraz grapes.

Question 9

Mountain bikers travel to Grand Junction on Colorado's Western Slope to ride its high-desert trails. Which other high-desert town on the Deschutes River, home to Deschutes Brewery, the Les Schwab Amphitheater and the last-ever Blockbuster video store, is another west-coast hotspot for mountain biking?

Accepted Answer

Bend, Oregon hosts a yearly bike race called the Cascade Cycling Classic and has mountain biking trails all along the Deschutes River. Its Blockbuster on NE Revere Avenue became famous in 2019 as the very last one still open anywhere in the world. Grand Junction, Colorado is another top mountain-biking destination, drawing riders from across the west.

Question 10

Sulphur Springs, Texas got its name because when settlers first arrived in the mid-1800s, they found lots of springs full of the yellow chemical sulfur. Which small town in southeastern Poland is also known for producing sulfur, along with furniture and nuts-and-bolts?

Accepted Answer

Zaklikow sits in the sulfur-rich region of southeastern Poland, and is known for producing sulfur, along with furniture and nuts and bolts. A nearby city called Tarnobrzeg had one of Europe's biggest sulfur mines. Sulphur Springs, Texas got its name in the mid-1800s from springs full of the yellow chemical sulfur.