Bunkagame — October 17, 2026

Question 1

This Islamic holiday, which marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, first emerged in a large and festive form in Egypt under the Fatimids. In Turkey, the Ottomans made it an official state holiday in 1588 under the name Mevlid Kandil. Which holiday is this?

Accepted Answer

Mawlid celebrates the birth of Muhammad. The custom of marking it with a big festival first grew up in Fatimid Egypt, and the Ottomans in Turkey adopted it as an official holiday in 1588 under the name Mevlid Kandil.

Question 2

This fried or baked savory pastry, usually triangular and stuffed with spiced potatoes or meat, is popular across Rwanda, along with Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. In the Horn of Africa, it is also a staple of local cuisine in Djibouti and neighboring Ethiopia. Which snack is this?

Accepted Answer

The samosa, a stuffed pastry with South Asian origins, has spread widely in East Africa. It is popular in Rwanda alongside Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and in Djibouti it is a staple of local cuisine along with neighboring Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa.

Question 3

This American photographer, born in McKeesport near Pittsburgh in 1932, had a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1970 and another at the International Center of Photography in New York City in 2005. The Carnegie Museum of Art in his home region of Pittsburgh showed his work in 2014. Which photographer is he?

Accepted Answer

Duane Michals is an American photographer whose solo exhibitions include the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (1970) and the International Center of Photography in New York City (2005), with the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh showing his work in 2014.

Question 4

Finland sits firmly in the European vodka belt alongside Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Estonia and Russia. Which wine-producing central European country, grouped with Austria and Hungary and sometimes considered part of the wine belt, actually overlaps more with the Beer Belt?

Accepted Answer

Slovenia, alongside Austria and Hungary, is sometimes considered part of the wine belt in 'Alcohol preferences in Europe' but overlaps more with the Beer Belt. By contrast, Finland sits in the vodka belt and its residents consume twice as much beer as vodka.

Question 5

This British electroclash band formed in 2004 when Maya von Doll recruited guitarists in London, and later toured internationally with international dates in Los Angeles, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. They headlined Hoxton Bar and Grill in London in 2007 at the start of a 34-venue UK tour. Which band is this?

Accepted Answer

Sohodolls, formed in London in 2004 around Maya von Doll, played international dates including Los Angeles, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. They headlined Hoxton Bar and Grill in London in 2007 as part of a 34-venue UK tour.

Question 6

This Dutch football club is based in Rotterdam, and its archrivalry with Ajax from Amsterdam is one of the sharpest in European football. The matches between the two clubs are called De Klassieker, and the rivalry stretches far beyond the pitch to the long cultural clash between the two biggest Dutch cities. Which Rotterdam club is it?

Accepted Answer

Feyenoord, the Rotterdam club, has one of its biggest rivalries with Ajax from Amsterdam. Matches between the two clubs are known as De Klassieker and reflect a long cultural clash between the Netherlands' two largest cities.

Question 7

The Milwaukee club for this traditional Irish stick-and-ball sport has 300 members and is the largest club of its kind outside Ireland, while in Ireland, Munster hosts a provincial championship for this sport that is one of the oldest and fiercest. Which sport is this?

Accepted Answer

Hurling, a traditional Irish stick-and-ball sport, has its largest club outside Ireland in Milwaukee, with 300 members. In Ireland, Munster's provincial hurling championship is among the oldest in the country.

Question 8

This Brazilian winger, famous for his bent legs and dazzling dribbling, led Brazil to the 1962 World Cup title while Pelé was injured. He lost just one match for Brazil, a 1-3 defeat to Hungary at Goodison Park at the 1966 World Cup, which was also his last international game. Which player was he?

Accepted Answer

Garrincha led Brazil to the 1962 World Cup title and lost only one game wearing the Brazil shirt. That defeat was a 1-3 loss to Hungary at Goodison Park in the 1966 World Cup, which was also his last international match.

Question 9

Which mid-20th-century dramatic work, reportedly developed by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas as a response to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima to reassert the evidence of beauty in the world, was first published in complete form by J. M. Dent in London in February 1954?

Accepted Answer

Dylan Thomas reportedly developed Under Milk Wood in response to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as a way of reasserting the evidence of beauty in the world. The work was first published in complete form by J. M. Dent in London in February 1954.

Question 10

The one in Whitehall, London, was designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens and inspired many British and Commonwealth war memorials. In Vancouver, British Columbia, Victory Square has one of Canada's major examples of this type of memorial, honoring the nation's war dead from World War I and later conflicts. What kind of monument is this?

Accepted Answer

A cenotaph is an empty tomb or monument raised to honor people whose remains lie elsewhere. The Whitehall cenotaph in London, by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired many Commonwealth war memorials, including the Victory Square Cenotaph in Vancouver, British Columbia.