Food & Drink What spice is named after the capital city of French Guiana?
Cayenne pepper
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On This Day The first Star Trek series premièred on NBC on this day, 8th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1966
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Science & Nature BCG is a vaccination against what disease?
Tuberculosis (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
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Sport & Leisure What player currently holds the world football (soccer) transfer record?
Gareth Bale (€100 million - Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid 2013)
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Geography Name the two countries in the world beginning with 'S' that have a sword or sabre on their national flag.
Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka
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Anagram BLEAK AND HAD SHAG is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Logos What sportswear company has this as its logo?
Hummel
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Music Whose studio albums in the 2000s include In the Zone, Blackout, and Circus?
Britney Spears
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History During what war did the Battle of Balaclava take place in 1854?
Crimean War (25th October 1854)
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Entertainment Fred Flintstone's hot-tempered boss at the stone quarry, what is the surname of this cartoon character?
Mr. Slate
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Anagram What is the only single word, English language anagram of the word MONDAY?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Kiss and make up
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Current Affairs In Kentucky this week, name the Rowan County clerk jailed for contempt of court for refusing, on grounds of religious freedom, to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Kim Davis
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Science & Nature Native to eastern Africa, Impatiens walleriana is a popular houseplant around the world. What is its more common name?
Busy Lizzie / Patient Lucy
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (1972)
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Sport & Leisure Formerly known a the Tri Nations, what four countries compete annually in the Rugby Championship?
Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa (Argentina joined in 2012)
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Geography Ashgabat is the capital city of what Central Asian country?
Turkmenistan
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Art & Literature In the late 19th century, who wrote The Prisoner of Zenda, The Heart of Princess Osra, and Rupert of Hentzau?
Anthony Hope
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Flags What U.S. state is represented by this flag?
Mississippi
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Music Please please tell me now is repeated four times in the opening lines of what 1983 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
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History What Prussian-born aerospace engineer is credited with inventing the V-2 and Saturn-V rockets for Nazi Germany and the United States, respectively?
Wernher von Braun
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Entertainment Born in 1916, whose legs were famously insured by 20th Century-Fox for $1 million with Lloyd's of London?
Betty Grable
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General Knowledge Has sovereign power then packs it all in. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What 'C' describes a French appetizer of sliced or whole raw vegetables, sometimes served with a vinaigrette or other dipping sauce?
Crudités
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In This Year In this year: 22-year-old flight attendant Vesna Vulović survived a 33,333 feet fall without a parachute after the plane she was on was bombed; The French Connection won Best Picture at the Academy Awards; and the arcade version of Pong was released. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1972
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Science & Nature What part of the body might suffer from labyrinthitis?
Ear (inflammation of the labyrinth or inner ear)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) (1983)
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of the American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland?
Preakness Stakes
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Entertainment First aired in 1974, what TV series was set in Walnut Grove, Minnesota toward the end of the 19th century?
Little House on the Prairie
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Art & Literature The title character of what Old English poem killed Grendel and Grendel's mother?
Beowulf
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Geography What landlocked country in Southern Africa is this?
Zambia
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Music What Dutch rock band released the album Moving Waves in 1971?
Focus
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Anagram HAIL GERIATRIC ANUS is an anagram of what American singer, songwriter, and actress?
Christina Aguilera
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Entertainment Name the two stars of the film Out of Africa.
Meryl Streep and Robert Redford
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Blue movie
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Current Affairs Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, was renamed by the United States last week to what traditional name?
Denali
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Science & Nature What allotrope of carbon is used in pencil leads?
Graphite (pencil lead is most commonly a mix of powdered graphite and clay)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way (2002)
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Sport & Leisure In 1987, what Indian cricketer became the first ever to score more than 10,000 runs in Test Cricket?
Sunil Gavasker
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Geography What island nation in the Caribbean was named by Columbus after the Latin word for Sunday, the day he discovered it?
Dominica (Latin: Dominica, the Day of God)
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Art & Literature Name the American artist whose works include these.
Nelson Shanks
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Landmarks The temples of Bel and Baalshamin were destroyed by Islamic State in 2015. In what ancient Syrian city were they located?
Palmyra
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Music Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Mick Taylor were all one-time members of whose band?
John Mayall (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
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History On 30th January 1835, just outside the United States Capitol Building, Richard Lawrence made what is thought to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States. Who was the President?
Andrew Jackson
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Entertainment To date, how many English-born actors have played James Bond in the Eon Productions film series?
2 (Roger Moore and Daniel Craig; Connery-Scotland, Dalton-Wales, Lazenby-Australia, Brosnan-Ireland)
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General Knowledge What colour is the letter 'L' on Google's logo?
It takes, on average, 499 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth. How many seconds, on average, does light take to travel from the Sun to Mercury?
