Buzzer Questions #2

 The second set of Buzzer Questions as promised....

6	This man claims that the moment he decided to enter politics, was during the 9/11 attacks, when his classmates asked him “Why Do Muslims Hate America?”. This man worked in an 02 Call Centre directly before being appointed assistant to groundbreaking politician Bashir Ahmad. After later ascending to his nations parliament, this man took his oath is both English and Urdu, whilst dressed in a traditional Sherwani to reflect his Pakistani origins. In 2023, this man announced his wife’s parents were stuck in the Gaza Strip. This man would go to serve as both Justice and Health Secretary, under the leadership fo the woman he would later replace. He has been a  member of the Scottish Parliament since 2016 for Glasgow Pollok. In 2023, this man defeated Kate Forbes to ascend to his current position. For ten points, name this man who since March 2023 has been the leader of the Scottish National Party and the First Minister of Scotland.	Humza Yousaf
	Bonus – World Leaders
Bonus 1	Who is the current Prime Minister of Brazil? For your answer you can give either this names surname of the four letter name by which he is usually known	Da Silva  or Lula
Bonus 2	Taking office in 2005, who is the current President of the Palestinian National Authority?	Mohammed Abbas
Bonus 3	Appointed in 2022, who is the current Prime Minister of Italy? She is the only female to have held this position	Giorgia Meloni

 

7	This magna series was first published in 1997 and has grown to become the best selling magna series in history, landing a place in the Guiness book of Records for “the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author”.  Since 1999, the TV anime series has aired over 1,000 episodes and 14 theatrical films have been released. Multple video games have been released in this series dating back to the Playstation 1 and even a live action series has been produced. In this series the Red Line is the name of a mountain range that divides the two grand oceans of the world.  Written and illustrated by Elichiro Oda, the title character in this series is made of Rubber after unintentionally eating a devil fruit. Riding aboard the ship ‘Going Merry’, Monkey D Lufly, backed by the Straw Hat Pirates, are the centre piece of, for ten points, which manga series and media franchise in which the central character embarks on a quest to find the  titular treasure that will enable him to become King of the Pirates?	One Piece
	Bonus – Best Selling Manga into Anima
Bonus 1	4th on the list of best selling Manga of all time is which series, also adapted into a wider media franchise? In this series Son Goku and Bulma are the central characters who set out on a quest to find seven of the objects referred to in its title	Dragon Ball
Bonus 2	6th on the list of best selling Manga of all time is which series which tells the story of the title ninja who embarks on a quest to becoming leader of his village? In the early part of this series, the title character is assigned to Team 7, where he meets his rival Sasuke Uchiha	Naruto
Bonus 3	10th on the list of best selling Manga of all time is which series, which follows the adventures of teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who obtains the power of a Soul Reaper? These powers allow him to defend humans from evil spirits and guide souls to the afterlife whilst travelling through ghostly realms.	Bleach

 

 

8	This comedian and actor had his breakthrough on the Dana Carvey Show in 1996 and later as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. This man voiced Hammy in the  ‘Over The Hedge’ and ‘Ned in Horton Hears a Who’ as well as a recurring voice role in a popular animated series. In 2006, he played a character recovering from an attempted suicide in a movie that culminates in a  dance scene. He starred alongside Kiera Knightley in “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” and Tina Fey in “Date Night”. In 2007, he played the title role in a spin off  an earlier movie in which Jim Carey had played the title role.  On TV he has played General Mark R Naird in Netflix’s “Space Force” and Mitch Kessler, a recently fired host, in “The Morning Show”. However, his  most famous role on TV came as head of the Dunder-Mifflin company in the US remake of a British comedy. For ten points, name this American comedian who has featured in the Anchorman series and played Michael Scott in the US Version of the Office?	Steve Carrell
	Bonus – Steve Carrell Movies
Bonus 1	What sport was the subject of the 2014 Steve Carrell movie ‘Foxcatcher’  which earned him an Oscar Nomination for best Actor?	Wrestling
Bonus 2	In which 2005 movie does Carrell play the introverted electorncis store supervisor Andy Stitzer?  In a famous scene in the movie, Carrell’s character asks a medical professional “Is it true that if you don’t use it, you lose it”	The 40 Year Old Virgin
Bonus 3	What is the name of the character voiced by Steve Cartrell in the Despicable Me series?	Gru

 

 

9	In 1979, Jimmy Carter announced he was posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to this woman who had died a year earlier. In the citation for this award she was described as a “model for the young and a teacher from whom all may learn”. She has an award named after her which was first presented in 1979 and won by John Ogbu.  Her Paediatrician was Benjmain Spock which inspired her extensive work on child rearing, personality and culture.  Derek Freeman is best known for a work he produced attacking the findings of this woman’s most famous work. During her time at Barnard College she studied with Ruth Benedict, the latter of which was a close lifelong friend with implications in her memoirs that their relationship was more than friendship.  Some of her works including ‘Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies’, ‘Male and Female’ and ‘Growing up in New Guinea’. In 1925, this woman set out to the Polynesian island which lends its name to her most work.  For ten points, name this American cultural Anthropologist who in 1929 published the work ‘Coming of Age in Samoa’?	Margaret Mead
	Bonus – Anthropologists
Bonus 1	Which British Dame is considered the worlds foremost expert on Chimpanzees following over 60 years of study including her extensive studies at the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania?	Jane Goodall
Bonus 2	Which French anthropologist, who died in 2009, was of the structuralist school and argued that the “Savage” mind had the same structures as the “Civilized” mind across his many works which include the 1995 work “Tristes Tropiques” (Sad Tropics)?	Calude Levi-Strauss
Bonus 3	One of the men Margaret Mead studied under at Barnard College, was which individual often labelled as the “Father of American Anthropology”? This mans most famous work was perhaps the 1911 work “The Mind of Primitive Man” which describes the gift giving ceremony of Potlatch	Frank Boas

 

 

10	This character first appeared in a self-titled game for the Nintendo Gameboy in 1992 and has gone on to appear in over 50 games since including action games, puzzle, racing and as a playable character in ‘Super Smash Bros’. He has even appeared in his own anime and Manga series.  This characters homeworld is Planet Popstar and Rivals include King Dedede and Meta Knight. This character’s signature ability is to inhale objects and spit them back out as projectiles as well as the ability to inhale air and float over objects. The Copy ability grants him power to adopt the abilities of creatures he inhales.  For ten points name this famous pink Nintendo Character known for the ‘Dream Land’ series of games?	Kirby
	Bonus – Nintendo Franchises
Bonus 1	Which Nintendo franchise, containing characters such as Tom Nook the shop owner, Mr Resetti the mole and KK Slider the musician canine and Isabelle the town community manager, was first released in 2001 on the Nintendo 64 with editions made for all major consoles since include the latest edition subtitled ‘New Horizons’ on the Nintendo Switch?	Animal Crossing
Bonus 2	What is the central character controlled by players in the Metroid Series?	Samus Aran
Bonus 3	Which third person shooter franchise, that first appeared on Wii U with both the original and a sequel released on Nintendo Switch, involves Inklings and Octolings who engage in turf war battles using a variety of weapons that produce and shoot colored ink?	Splatoon