Food & Drink A popular dip or cold meze, what Greek sauce is made of salted strained yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic and other ingredients?
Tzatziki (Greek: Τζατζίκι)
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On This Day How did 18-year-old West German pilot Mathias Rust make world headlines on this day, 28th May, 1987?
He landed a private plane in Red Square (Moscow, Russia)
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Science & Nature In computer science, what 'B' describes a data type with only two possible values, often denoted as true and false?
Boolean
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966)
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Sport & Leisure This weekend, Real Madrid became the first team to win the Champions League three years in a row. In the mid-1970s, what was the last team to win three consecutive European Cup finals?
Bayern Munich / Bayern München (1974–1976)
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Geography What is the largest city on the Côte d'Azur (French Riviera)?
Nice
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Anagram RANDIER PRICE is an anagram of what well known fashion designer?
Pierre Cardin
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Logos Best known for their Grand Theft Auto series, what American video game publisher is represented by this logo?
Rockstar Games
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Music Who was "at a payphone trying to call home" in 2012?
Maroon 5 (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
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History A political leader in the 20th century, what was the surname of Josip Broz?
Tito (1st President of Yugoslavia)
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Entertainment In what 1942 biopic film did Gary Cooper play legendary first baseman Lou Gehrig?
The Pride of the Yankees
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General Knowledge The French word for 'ten' translates to what number when read as Roman numerals?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
It's a small world after all
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Current Affairs The European Union's GDPR went into effect last week, imposing strict privacy controls for European citizens worldwide. What does GDPR stand for? (¼ point for each)
General Data Protection Regulation
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Science & Nature Native to mainland South and Central America, the world's largest toad gained notoriety as an invasive species in both the Caribbean and Western Pacific. What is it called?
Cane toad (also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel (1977)
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Sport & Leisure What is made of granite and required to weigh between 38 and 44 pounds, have a maximum circumference of 36 inches, and a minimum height of 4½ inches?
Curling stone / rock
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Geography Heraklion is the largest city and administrative capital of what Mediterranean island?
Crete
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Art & Literature What were the first names of Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie? (½ point for each)
James Matthew
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Flags What country in Central Asia has this as its national flag?
Turkmenistan
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Music According to Guns and Roses, "the grass is green and the girls are pretty," in what city?
Paradise City
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History What Soviet leader ordered the invasion of Afghanistan on 24th December 1979?
Leonid Brezhnev
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Entertainment What is the name of the fictional airline whose flight 815 from Sydney to Los Angeles crashes on a remote island in the first episode of Lost?
Oceanic
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Add/Deduct a Letter Animosity over a creative writing. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to an eight letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What method of food preservation was first patented in 1810 by English inventor Peter Durand?
Tin cans
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In This Year Paula Abdul, Matthew Broderick, MC Hammer, Rosie O'Donnell, Phillip Schofield, and Wesley Snipes were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1962
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Science & Nature In navigational terms, what does the 'G' in GPS stand for?
Global (Global Positioning System)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (1982)
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Sport & Leisure What word is used to describe any of a number of poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds?
Stud
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Entertainment Originally aired from 2009 to 2013, The Cleveland Show is a spin-off of what other animated TV series?
Family Guy
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Art & Literature "Religion is the opium of the people" is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of what philosopher and economist?
Karl Marx (The German original, "Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes" is often rendered as "religion... is the opiate of the masses.")
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Maps What is the name of this bay off the western coast of France and northern coast of Spain?
Bay of Biscay (French: Golfe de Gascogne, Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya)
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Music Creating some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century, what were the first names of the Gershwin brothers? (½ point for each)
Ira and George (Israel and Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz)
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Anagram TOYING WANKERS is an anagram of what American football team?
New York Giants
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Entertainment Who plays James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
George Lazenby
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Back to square one
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Current Affairs The fourth man to walk on the moon, name the Apollo 12 astronaut and artist who passed away this week, aged 86.
Alan Bean
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Science & Nature How is the binary number 101010 represented as a decimal number?
42
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (2008)
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Sport & Leisure The T20 World Cup is an international competition in what sport?
Cricket (ICC World Twenty20)
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Geography What is the largest German state by land area?
Bavaria
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Art & Literature According to the Book of Joshua, what structure fell after Joshua's Israelite army marched around blowing their trumpets?
The Walls of Jericho
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Landmarks What is the name of this public square in Paris, France?
Place de la Concorde
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Music What British folk group had 1970s hit singles with Gaudete and All Around My Hat?
Steeleye Span
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History Who was hit by Jeremy Clarkson at the British Press Awards in March 2004 and fired as editor of the Daily Mirror in May 2004?
Piers Morgan
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Entertainment Complete this line from a well known comedy sketch: ... or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, garnished with truffle paté, brandy and a fried egg on top and _____ (fill in the blank)
Spam (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
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General Knowledge In Morse Code, what vowel is represented by two dots?
