Food & Drink What 'C' is also known as Chinese parsley?
Coriander / Cilantro
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On This Day Born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Australian parents on this day, 20th June, 1967, she appeared on TV and film in Australia for several years before gaining international recognition in the 1989 film Dead Calm. What is her name?
Nicole Kidman
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Science & Nature Polycerate is a term used to describe animals with more than two what?
Horns
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High (1966)
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Sport & Leisure In golf, who won the 2017 U.S. Open at the Erin Hills course on Sunday?
Brooks Koepka (USA)
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Geography Route 66 originally ran between what two U.S. states? (½ point for each)
California and Illinois (Santa Monica and Chicago)
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Anagram SPANK OR CHEW HITLER is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actor, born in 1943?
Christopher Walken (Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nikanor "Nick" Chebotarevich in The Deer Hunter)
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Logos What luxury hotel group has this as its logo?
Four Seasons
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Music What singer became the first person to reach 100 million Twitter followers this week?
Katy Perry
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History Serial killer Richard Ramirez terrorised Los Angeles between 1984 and 1985, killing 14 people. By what nickname was he known?
Night Stalker
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Entertainment Who played Detective Inspector Jack Regan in the 1970s British TV series The Sweeney?
John Thaw
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Thailand The 37th consonant in the Thai alphabet, what object is used to represent this letter?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Putting on airs and graces
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Current Affairs Who became the Republic of Ireland's first openly gay, and youngest ever, prime minister (Taoiseach) last Wednesday?
Leo Varadkar
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Science & Nature What does this mathematical symbol indicate?
Approximately equal to
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved (1980)
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Sport & Leisure Unable to walk without a leg brace or orthopaedic shoe until she was 12, who won three sprint gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome?
Wilma Rudolph (USA)
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Geography Including those sitting on borders, eight of the ten highest mountains in the world are found in what country?
Nepal
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Art & Literature What book of the Bible contains the tale of Noah's Ark?
Genesis
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Flags What Canadian Maritime province is represented by this flag?
New Brunswick
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Music Whose hits in the late 80s and early 90s include Don't Dream It's Over and Weather with You?
Crowded House
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History In 1929, American entrepreneur Donald F. Duncan Sr. introduced a toy based on a 16th-century weapon used by Filipino hunters. What is it called?
Yo-yo
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Entertainment Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were the main characters in what acclaimed TV series first aired in 2008?
Breaking Bad (Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Utter authorisation. 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 is the English language term for the common spice known in India as 'jeera' (Hindi: जीरा)?
Cumin
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Current Affairs Sent home from North Korea in a coma last week after 15 months in prison, name the U.S. student who died yesterday.
Otto Warmbier
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Science & Nature Rounded to the nearest million, how many million metres does light travel in a vacuum in 1 second? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
300 (299,792,458)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jon Secada - Just Another Day (1992)
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Sport & Leisure The Critérium du Dauphiné is an annual competition in what sport?
Cycling (Road bicycle racing)
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Entertainment What American television host and comedian voices the character of Dory in the 2003 film Finding Nemo and its 2016 sequel Finding Dory?
Ellen DeGeneres
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Art & Literature What 1933 novel by James Hilton first described the fictional Tibetan mountain retreat of Shangri-La?
Lost Horizon
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Maps Name this body of water.
South China Sea
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Music Whose debut album in 1975, Dreamboat Annie, featured band members Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Howard Leese?
Heart
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Anagram HANDY, LONELY HOG is an anagram of what British former professional boxer?
Lloyd Honeyghan
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Entertainment As Long as He Needs Me, Who Will Buy?, and Reviewing the Situation are songs from what 1960s musical?
Oliver!
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Ready meal
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Current Affairs What is the name of the 24-storey tower block in London destroyed by fire last Wednesday night?
Grenfell Tower
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Science & Nature Who became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth on 12th April, 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Timbaland presents OneRepublic - Apologize (2007)
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Sport & Leisure Their third consecutive victory, what team won the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday?
Porsche (Porsche LMP Team)
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Geography Into what ocean does the Zambezi River Delta flow?
Indian
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Art & Literature On arrival for his lecture tour of America in 1882, who reputedly told a customs officer, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"?
Oscar Wilde
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Landmarks The Four Corners Monument in the United States marks the quadripoint at which four states meet. Name them. (¼ point for each)
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
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Music Who had a Whole Lotta Love in 1969?
Led Zeppelin
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History In 1959, what car manufacturer became the first to include three-point seatbelts in their modern form as standard equipment?
Volvo
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Entertainment A scientist is nearly assassinated and has a blood clot in his brain. In order to save him, a submarine and its crew are shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream. Name this 1966 film.
Fantastic Voyage
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General Knowledge In Greek and Roman mythology, what creature was half-man, half-horse?
