Food & Drink Originating in Vienna, Austria, what 'S' describes this rich chocolate cake?
Sachertorte
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On This Day Who commanded the five ships that set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain on an expedition to circumnavigate the globe on this day, 20th September, 1519?
Ferdinand Magellan
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Science & Nature What name is given to the study and use of sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing?
Ultrasonics
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
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Current Affairs Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad died after a crash at the Rio Paralympics last week. What country was he representing?
Iran
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Geography What country is the world's largest producer of tea?
China
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Anagram WEAK BLADDERS is an anagram of what well known film director?
Blake Edwards
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Logos What car manufacturer has this as its logo?
Bentley
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Music Do That To Me One More Time was a 1980 hit for who?
Captain & Tennille
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History Now demolished and cleaned up, what was the name of the neighbourhood in Niagara Falls, New York where 22,000 barrels of toxic waste had been dumped in the 1940s and 50s, leading to a major health disaster in the late 1970s?
Love Canal
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Entertainment What 1969 film is the only X-rated film ever to win an Academy Award for Best Picture?
Midnight Cowboy
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General Knowledge How many stars are there on the flag of the European Union?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Uncle Sam Wants You
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Current Affairs Name the Canadian novelist who died this week, aged 81, best known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989.
W. P. Kinsella
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Science & Nature Every second the sun converts about 4 million tons of matter to energy by fusing approximately 600 million tons of hydrogen, in the process producing what chemical element?
Helium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff (1974)
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Sport & Leisure If the medication an athlete needs to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List, a TUE may give that athlete the authorisation to take the needed medicine. What does TUE stand for?
Therapeutic Use Exemption
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Geography Freetown is the capital and largest city of what West African country?
Sierra Leone
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Art & Literature Who wrote In His Own Write (1964), A Spaniard in the Works (1965), and Skywriting by Word of Mouth (published posthumously in 1986)?
John Lennon
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Flags What Asian country has this as its national flag?
Philippines
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Music What rock band were formed in London, England in 1968 by bassist Chris Squire and singer Jon Anderson?
Yes
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History Amongst the world's worst man-made disasters, in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground off the coast of what U.S. state?
Alaska (Prince William Sound)
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Entertainment In what 1981 epic war film did Sir Laurence Olivier play General Douglas MacArthur?
Inchon
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Add/Deduct a Letter Make a mess of an unsightly mark. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What name is given to a chicken casserole usually served with broccoli, almonds, and Mornay sauce?
Chicken Divan
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Current Affairs The strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016, name the typhoon that hit the Philippines, Taiwan, and China this week.
Typhoon Meranti (also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ferdie)
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Science & Nature Containing approximately 75% of the atmosphere's mass, and also where all weather takes place, what name is given to the lowest portion of the Earth's atmosphere?
Troposphere
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days (1984)
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Current Affairs What capital city hosted the 42nd Chess Olympiad this month?
Baku (Azerbaijan)
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Entertainment Lieutenant Columbo was a homicide detective with the Police Department of what U.S. city?
Los Angeles
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Art & Literature What letter begins the fewest words in the English language?
X
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Maps What U.S. state is this?
Nebraska
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Music What Dutch band had a worldwide hit in 1970 with Venus?
Shocking Blue
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Anagram JAUNTIEST URDU is an anagram of what world leader?
Justin Trudeau
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Entertainment Who played the lead role as Commander James Ferraday, USN, in the 1968 film Ice Station Zebra?
Rock Hudson
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Bowled over
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Current Affairs Name the British activist given a three-year suspended jail term today for "criminal defamation" after campaigning for the rights of migrant workers in Thailand's fruit industry.
Andy Hall
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Science & Nature How many canine teeth does an adult human have?
4
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly (1999)
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Sport & Leisure What major sport was contested in the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time ever?
Rugby Sevens (Golf was added for the first time since 1904)
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Geography The ancient trading post of Malacca can be found in what Southeast Asian country?
Malaysia
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Art & Literature An expatriate Scot recently returned from Southern Africa, Richard Hannay is the protagonist and narrator of what 1915 novel?
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
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Landmarks What capital city is this?
Tokyo
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Music Fill in the blank: Wild thing, you make my heart sing You make everything _____, wild thing
Groovy
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History Who did Flora MacDonald help escape to the Isle of Skye in 1746 by taking him in a small boat disguised as her Irish maid, "Betty Burke"?
Bonnie Prince Charlie / Charles Edward Stuart / Charles III
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Entertainment The Academy Award winning song When You Wish upon a Star was written for what classic 1940 film?
Pinocchio
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General Knowledge What number should appear next in this sequence? 2 12 30 56 90
132 (the difference between numbers increases by 8 each time - 10,18,26,34, hence 90+42 = 132)
