Food & Drink What 'G' is a ginger like root popular in Thai, Lao, Vietnamese and Indonesian cuisine?
Galangal
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On This Day Who patented the phonograph on this day, 19th February, 1878?
Thomas Edison
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Science & Nature In engineering, what do the initials CAD stand for?
Computer-Aided Design / Computer-Aided Drafting
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame (1955)
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Sport & Leisure In golf, what name is given to a score, decided by the tournament organisers, above which a player will not progress to the next round?
The Cut
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Geography What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
Madagascar
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Anagram APPEASE THEN LOFT is an anagram of which 1968 film and its 2001 remake?
Planet of the Apes
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Logos Which sports car manufacturer has this as its logo?
Lotus
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Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1999 with Mambo No. 5?
Lou Bega (David Lubega)
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History In Greek mythology, what is the name of the winged horse?
Pegasus
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Entertainment Which Scottish actor played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge?
Alastair Sim
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 66 B of the C B
General Knowledge What were 8 inches in 1971, 5¼ inches in 1976 and 3½ inches in 1983?
Floppy disks
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Current Affairs In the news this week, who did Australia beat in the final of the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup on Sunday?
West Indies (Australian Women won by 114 runs)
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Science & Nature Which part of the body is affected by emphysema?
Lungs
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone (1965)
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Sport & Leisure Of which sport is Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei the current world number one?
Badminton (BWF World Ranking)
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Geography What is the most populous U.S. state?
California (38 million)
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Art & Literature First published in 1874, who wrote Far From The Madding Crowd?
Thomas Hardy
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Flags Which landlocked country in Southern Africa has this as its national flag?
Swaziland
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Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1985 with the theme song to the James Bond film A View to a Kill?
Duran Duran
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History Who coined the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address - 1863)
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Entertainment Born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in New York on 17th September, 1931, her performance in the 1962 film The Miracle Worker earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. What was her stage name?
Anne Bancroft
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General Knowledge What one syllable, three letter word becomes a three syllable word when you add the letter 'a' to the end of it?
Food & Drink What 'S' is the culinary name for langoustine?
Scampi (Norway lobster / Dublin Bay prawn)
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In This Year In this year: Sid Vicious was found dead of a heroin overdose aged 21 in New York City; the first Sony Walkman went on sale in Japan; and the Iran hostage crisis began with 90 hostages being taken at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1979
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Science & Nature What 'S' describes these mineral formations?
Stalagmites
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (1975)
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Sport & Leisure In which North American league is the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy awarded annually to its champion team?
Major League Soccer (MLS Cup)
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Geography What name is given to the Northern tropic, the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead?
Tropic of Cancer
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Anagram HAITIAN SWAN is an anagram of which well known country pop singer-songwriter?
Shania Twain
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Geography Which Central American country is this?
Guatemala
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Music Name this band, formed in 1967.
The Jeff Beck Group (Jeff Beck, Aynsley Dunbar, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood)
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History Who was the wife of King Louis XVI of France?
Marie Antoinette
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Entertainment Name this science-fiction TV series from the late 1960s.
Joe 90 (1968 to 1969)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 23 P of C in the H B
In Pattaya, Thailand last week, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat set a new world record for the longest continuous kiss. For how many minutes did they lock lips?
