Food & Drink What liqueur is traditionally used to make a Monk's Coffee?
Bénédictine
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On This Day The incident which lead to the Montgomery Bus Boycott; in Alabama, what was the name of the seamstress arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on this day, 1st December 1955?
Rosa Parks
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Science & Nature What two planets in our solar system are classed as gas giants?
Jupiter and Saturn (giant planets composed mainly of hydrogen and helium)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
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Sport & Leisure What 'S' describes the ball used in the Gaelic games of hurling, camogie, and rounders?
Sliotar / Sliothar
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Geography Completed in September 2015 and due to open this month, what is the second tallest skyscraper in the world?
Shanghai Tower
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Anagram WHEN HIM NICE COCK is an anagram of what popular Chinese dish?
Chicken Chow Mein
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Logos What luxury brand name has this as its logo?
Givenchy
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Music Who said there's an endless story Underneath Your Clothes in 2002?
Shakira
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History Who made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919?
Alcock and Brown (Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown)
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Entertainment Stephen Boyd played Messala, the antagonist, in what 1959 film?
Ben-Hur
12.
General Knowledge What is the most holy day of the week for Muslims?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Spots before the/your eyes
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Current Affairs In what capital city did a suicide bomb attack on a bus kill 13 presidential security guards last Thursday?
Tunis (Tunisia)
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials?
Pyroclastic
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Village People - Y.M.C.A. (1978)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who did Great Britain defeat in the final on Sunday to win their first Davis Cup title since 1936?
Belgium (3-2)
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Geography The Galápagos Islands are part of what South American country?
Ecuador
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Art & Literature What famous literary character was born on 31st July 1980?
Harry Potter
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Flags What U.S. state is represented by this flag?
New Jersey
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Music Born in 1969, my first name is Jakob and I'm an American who rose to fame as the lead singer and songwriter for the 90s rock band The Wallflowers. What is my famous father's name?
Bob Dylan
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History What is the name of the war that included the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876?
Great Sioux War / Black Hills War
11.
Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1995 film Rob Roy?
Liam Neeson
12.
General Knowledge Exchange opinions about a pine tree. 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 colour is tartrazine, the synthetic dye primarily used as a food colouring?
Yellow
2.
On This Day American actor, director, and screenwriter Woody Allen celebrates his birthday today. How old is he? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
80
3.
Science & Nature In the animal kingdom, an elver is a young what?
Eel
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (1987)
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Sport & Leisure In yards, what length is the field of play (excluding the end zones) in Canadian football?
110
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Entertainment What two words complete the title of the fourth instalment of the Mad Max franchise, released in 2015?
Fury Road
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Art & Literature First published in 1929, for what character is Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi best known for creating?
Tintin (his pen name was Hergé )
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Geography What country is this?
Tanzania
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Music In what 1978 song is the title character told You don't have to wear that dress tonight? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Police - Roxanne
10.
Anagram CHEF DICK IN TURKEY NECK is an anagram of what well known food brand?
Kentucky Fried Chicken
11.
Entertainment What anti-Vietnam War activist starred as Sally Hyde in the 1978 film Coming Home?
Jane Fonda
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Ahead in the polls
2.
Current Affairs What was the make and model of the Russian bomber aircraft shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet last Thursday?
Sukhoi Su-24 (Su-24M 'Fencer-D')
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Science & Nature What 'R' describes an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion?
Reflexology
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (1998)
5.
Sport & Leisure In boxing, who defeated Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday to become WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring unified heavyweight champion?
Tyson Fury
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Geography In what country might you land at Incheon International Airport?
South Korea (Seoul)
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Art & Literature Still published today, what famous book is credited to Hindu philosopher Vātsyāyana from the 2nd century AD?
Kama Sutra (Sanskrit: कामसूत्र)
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Landmarks In what country would you find the corrugated iron 'giant dog' and 'big sheep' buildings?
New Zealand (Information Centre and Big Sheep Wool Gallery, Tirau, Waikato)
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Music (You're My) Soul and Inspiration was a 1966 worldwide hit for who?
The Righteous Brothers
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History What was the first war to see jet aircraft from both sides fight one other in air-to-air combat?
Korean War
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Entertainment What 1985 film features Robert de Niro as a terrorist plumber called Archibald "Harry" Tuttle?
Brazil
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General Knowledge October, Carnation and Singing are all 20th century examples of what?
Revolution (Russia 1917 / Portugal 1974 / Baltic States 1989)
