General Knowledge In Greek mythology, what is the name of the God with the body of a man and the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat?
Pan (Greek: Πᾶν - The Roman God is called Faun)
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Current Affairs In the news this week, on which island did a suspension bridge collapse on Saturday leaving at least eleven people dead?
Borneo (Indonesia)
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Science & Nature What is inflamed if you suffer from nephritis?
Kidneys
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981)
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Sport & Leisure Which is the only country to have hosted a Summer Olympic Games in consecutive decades during the 20th century?
USA (Los Angeles 1984, Atlanta 1996)
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Geography What is the capital of Venezuela?
Caracas (Santiago de León de Caracas)
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Art & Literature In the Lewis Carroll novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which birds were used as mallets in a croquet game?
Flamingos
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Flags Which country has this as its national flag?
Libya
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Music Formed in 1985, which British band comprises lead singer Thom Yorke, plus Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway?
Radiohead
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History In what year was NATO founded? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1949 (4th April - North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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Entertainment Name the 2004 film starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in which a couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories after their relationship turns sour.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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General Knowledge If a right angled triangle has one side 5cm long and a hypotenuse 13cm long, what is the length of the third side?
Food & Drink Found in eggs and leafy green vegetables, which vitamin aids blood clotting and normal liver function?
K
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In This Year In this year: Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards; the Great Chilean Earthquake, at 9.5, was, and still is, the strongest ever recorded; and the Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia in the final of football's first ever European Nations Cup. What year was it?
1960
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Science & Nature Under what circumstances might you be given sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride, in that order?
Lethal injection (as used to execute prisoners in the USA)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (1994)
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Sport & Leisure What unusual occurrence interrupted a world title fight between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe on 6th November 1993?
A paraglider descended into the ring (James Miller - "The Fan Man")
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Anagram What is the only English word anagram of wrong?
Grown
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Art & Literature For which fictional newspaper does Peter Parker work?
Daily Bugle
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Geography Name this body of water.
Black Sea
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Music A famous operetta composed by Johann Strauss II in 1874, what does 'Die Fledermaus' translate to in English?
The Bat
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History Who comes next in this sequence? Bob Dole, Al Gore, John Kerry, _______
John McCain (US Presidential Election Runners-Up 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the Harry Potter films?
General Knowledge Bokmål is the most widely used language in which European country?
Norway
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Current Affairs In the news this week, which country has not only been suspended from the Arab League, but also had unprecedented sanctions made against it by them?
Syria
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Science & Nature What 'C' is the main protein found in milk?
Casein
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella (2007)
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Sport & Leisure What name links a 1958 film and Minnesota's American football team?
The Vikings
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Entertainment Name this film from 1995.
The Usual Suspects
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Art & Literature Which Italian composer wrote the operas The Barber Of Seville, The Thieving Magpie and William Tell?
Gioachino Rossini
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Landmarks Located in France and opened in 2004, what is the name of this, the tallest bridge in the world?
Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau)
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Music Which American rock singer was born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan on 4th February 1948?
Alice Cooper
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History On 22nd May 1990, two countries merged, North and South, to become which single country?
Yemen
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Entertainment Which long running TV series stars the character of Temperance Brennan?
Bones (Emily Deschanel)
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General Knowledge What is the English equivalent of the French term nom de plume?
Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise who lives on the island of Saint Helena, is thought to be the oldest living reptile in the world. According to official estimates, how old is he?
