Food & Drink What is the key alcoholic ingredient of any Daiquiri cocktail?
Rum (normally white rum)
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In This Year In this year: John Howard was sworn in for the first time as Prime Minister of Australia; Braveheart won Best Picture at the 68th Academy Awards; and an IRA bomb injured 212 in Manchester, England. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1996
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Science & Nature What disease causes a softening of bones in children due to a deficiency of vitamin D, magnesium, phosphorus or calcium?
Rickets
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - Desire (1988)
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Sport & Leisure What nationality is Formula One Force India driver Paul di Resta?
British (Scottish)
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Anagram COWBOY KNEE LENS is an anagram of which well known singer, songwriter and actress?
Beyoncé Knowles
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Art & Literature According to the Bible, the Torah and the Qur'an, who was Jacob's youngest son?
Benjamin
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Geography Name this country.
Uruguay
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Music Who had More Than a Feeling in 1976?
Boston
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History During which war did the Battle of Balaclava take place in 1854?
Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856)
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Entertainment Which 1971 Disney film saw Angela Lansbury using magic powers against the Nazis?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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General Knowledge Which word describes both a blunt sword and a very thin sheet of metal?
General Knowledge In which year was the sovereignty of Hong Kong transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1997 (1st July)
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Current Affairs In the news this week, name the birthplace of Muammar Gaddafi, the city targeted by rebels as Gaddafi loyalists' "last stand".
Sirte
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Science & Nature When you swallow food, should it travel down your esophagus or your trachea?
Esophagus (The trachea is your windpipe)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Shaggy - It Wasn't Me (2001)
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Sport & Leisure Who was awarded the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or?
Lionel Messi
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Entertainment Name this 2006 film.
Babel
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Art & Literature Which 1977 novel is based on events at 112 Ocean Avenue?
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
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Geography What name is given to the large mountainous region in south west Germany close to the borders with France and Switzerland?
Black Forest (Schwarzwald)
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Music What was "skipped" in the opening lyrics of A Whiter Shade of Pale
The light fandango (We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels 'cross the floor)
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History How old was Billy the Kid when he died? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
21
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Entertainment In the 70s and 80s sitcom Happy Days, what was Fonzie's first name?
Arthur (Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli - Henry Winkler)
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General Knowledge How many coloured discs are needed to completely fill a standard sized Connect Four grid?
