Food & Drink What is the English name for the Ottoman confection Lokum?
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On This Day Name the former US Democratic politician expelled on this day, 24th July, 2002, after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns and racketeering?
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes an artificial device that replaces a missing body part?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1958)
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Sport & Leisure Since 1996, Czech athlete Jan Železný has held the world record in which discipline?
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Geography Which county in Virginia is home to the Pentagon?
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Anagram BRAIN GLOSS IS NICE is an anagram of which well known proverb?
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Logos Which European car manufacturer has this as its logo?
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Music Britney Spears, Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson have all had hits with what title in common?
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History Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, which country was invaded by the United States in 1983?
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Entertainment In the 1967 Disney film Jungle Book, what type of creatures were Buzzie, Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy?
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General Knowledge Meaning "instrument of thought" in sanskrit, what 'M' is the term used in Hinduism and Buddhism to describe a repeated word or sound used as an aid to concentration?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Third in line to the British throne, what time was the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby boy born on Monday? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature The tallest and heaviest of its kind, what species of penguin is this?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1974)
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Sport & Leisure Who won the Tour de France on Sunday?
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Geography Located in the Andes, on the border of Peru and Bolivia, what is the largest lake (by volume) in South America?
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Art & Literature Complete the title of this William Shakespeare comedy: The Two Gentlemen of _______. (fill in the blank)
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Flags Which Middle East country has this as its national flag?
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Music Which American singer's fans are called Little Monsters?
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History Which American first patented the revolver in 1835?
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Entertainment Which country singer starred alongside John Wayne in the 1969 film True Grit?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 1000 is T T T T T
Food & Drink What 'C' describes a smoke-dried jalapeño chili popular in Mexican cuisine?
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In This Year In this year: George H. W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as President of the United States; the Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, ending a 9 year long war; and Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini placed a US$3m bounty on the head of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What is the more common term for the medical condition hydrocephalus?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1987)
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Sport & Leisure The Spanish term El Clásico is used to describe any match between which two football clubs?
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Geography Which country's indigenous name translates into English as "land of the long white cloud"?
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Anagram CAVEMAN DROID is an anagram of which well known politician?
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Geography Which country is this?
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Music Considered the "father of modern Chicago blues", who was born McKinley Morganfield in Mississippi on 4th April 1913?
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History Nicknamed "Le Tigre" (The Tiger), who was French Prime Minister from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920?
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Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1970s.
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General Knowledge What is wrong with being given a Gift in Germany?
