[WSC] Book 10 - Bowl quiz

According to legend, King Arthur was badly wounded in battle and went to a magical place, promising to return when his country is in great trouble. What is this magical place called?

• Elba

• Winterfell

• Narnia

• Camelot

• Avalon

What famous object did King Arthur pull from a stone (or rock) to prove he was the rightful king?

• A magical shield

• A suit of armor

• A golden crown

• A golden cup

• A sword

The Egyptian god Horus lost a part of his body in his fight to take back the throne from Set. What did Horus lose?

• An eye

• His entire head

• A hand

• An ear

• A leg

In the story of the Pandavas (Yudhishthira and his brothers) from the Mahabharata, how did they lose their kingdom and get sent into exile?

• The committed a crime and were arrested

• The lost everything in a totally unfair dice game

• They were kicked out by the people for being bad rulers

• A dragon stole their kingdom's treasure

• They lost a battle against their cousins

When Kimba the White Lion returned to the jungle, what controversial change did he try to make for the lions and other predators?

• Teaching them how to cook meat

• Forcing all the animals to live in a single house

• Building a tall fence to keep humans out

• Trying to make them become vegetarians

• Making all the lions wear clothes

Henry VII returned from exile to end the Wars of the Roses by winning a battle and then doing what to join the two warring families (Lancaster and York)?

• He forced them both to sign a peace treaty

• He made all the nobles switch family names

• He gave half the kingdom to his cousin

• He started a new war with a different country

• He married Richard's III niece, Elizabeth of York

King Juan Carlos I was chosen to lead Spain after the dictator Franco died. What did Juan Carlos I immediately do instead of continuing the dictatorship?

• He gave his power to the army

• He quickly transitioned Spain to a democracy with free elections

• He declared war on a neighboring country

• He moved the Spanish capital to Barcelona

• He quit being king right away

In The Hobbit, when Thorin Oakenshield finally returned to the Lonely Mountain, he became consumed by a flaw that almost started a war. What was this flaw?

• He fell in love with a wood elf

• He lost his memory of being a king

• He became obsessed with knitting

• He was controlled by 'gold madness' (greed)

• He became terrified of the dark

Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from his first exile on the island of Elba. After he was defeated again at the Battle of Waterloo, where was he exiled for the second and final time?

• Saint Helena (a very remote island)

• Corsica

• Mexico

• Australia

• Italy

When Albert Einstein came to the United States (his 'second wind'), he didn't just do science. What did he become an outspoken advocate for?

• Inventing a time machine

• Becoming the President of Princeton University

• Peace, civil rights, and against nuclear weapons

• Creating a powerful space program

• Proving that magic is real