Food & Drink What is the French culinary term for a bundle of herbs usually tied together with string and mainly used to prepare soup, stock, and various stews.
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On This Day The world's oldest underground railway opened on this day, 10th January, 1863, in which capital city?
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Science & Nature On which part of your body is your ulna?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1959)
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Sport & Leisure In which city do National Hockey League's Penguins play their home games?
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Anagram DEPRIVED ACID FLOP is an anagram of which classic novel, first published in 1850?
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Art & Literature The Stud was a 1969 book by Jackie Collins; the 1978 film based on the book starred her sister, Joan. First published in 1979, what was the follow up novel called?
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Logos Which car model is represented by this logo?
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Music In which country was singer-songwriter Shakira born?
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History Nicknamed "Papa Doc", what was the name of the controversial President of Haiti between 1957 and 1971?
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Entertainment Originally broadcast between 2001 and 2011, name the TV series that starred Tom Welling as a young Clark Kent before he became Superman.
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General Knowledge List the following four weights in order, beginning with the smallest: 2 oz, 0.57 kg, 1 lb, 30 g
In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria; The Beatles had their first number 1 hit in the U.S. with I Want to Hold Your Hand; and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor married for the first time. What year was it?
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Science & Nature What has the chemical symbol Pt?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1991)
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Sport & Leisure Which professional golfer is nicknamed The Walrus?
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Anagram DIRTCHEAP ROME is an anagram of which world famous European monument?
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Art & Literature Gryffindor, Slytherin, _________, _________. Fill in the blanks. (½ point for each)
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Geography Which body of water is this?
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Music Petula Clark had a worldwide hit in 1967 with This Is My Song, theme tune to the film A Countess from Hong Kong starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren. Which famous English Sir wrote the song and directed the film?
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History Which scientist was charged with heresy by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 for his view that the earth orbits the sun?
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Entertainment What three words were written on Joker's helmet, as depicted on promotional posters for Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film, Full Metal Jacket?
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General Knowledge Arrange these religions in order of age, oldest first: Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism
General Knowledge What 'I' is the politically correct term for the indigenous peoples formally known as Eskimos?
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Current Affairs In the news this week, what 'C' is the New Zealand town north-east of Wellington near which a hot air balloon crashed on Saturday killing all eleven on board?
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Science & Nature Sometimes called spiny anteaters, what 'E' describes this egg-laying mammal?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2006)
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Sport & Leisure How many yards must the attacking team gain in four downs to keep possession of the ball in American Football?
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Entertainment Name this Academy Award winning film.
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Art & Literature Which 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald features the characters of Nick Carraway and Tom and Daisy Buchanan?
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Landmarks Washington, __________, __________, Lincoln. Fill in the blanks from this world famous landmark. (½ point for each)
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Music In 1975, whom did Queen ask to "do the fandango"?
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History Who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912?
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Entertainment Which 1980s TV and 2010 film character links George Peppard and Liam Neeson?
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General Knowledge Which of these words is the odd one out? Aunt, Brother, Cousin, Father, Mother, Niece, Sister, Uncle
Cathie Jung is an American Victorian dress and corset enthusiast and holds the World Record for the smallest waist on a living person. In centimetres, what does her waistline measure?
