Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Just right
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Current Affairs In what South American capital city did a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub cause a stampede of more than 500 people, killing 17 on Saturday?
Caracas (Venezuela)
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Science & Nature The chemical compound HCN is commonly known as Hydrogen ... what?
Cyanide (Prussic acid)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pilot - January (1975)
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of this trophy, presented by the National Hockey League to the team that finishes with the most points during the NHL regular season?
Presidents' Trophy
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Geography In terms of municipal population, what is the largest U.S. state capital?
Phoenix (Arizona)
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Art & Literature In what English comic did Dan Dare first appear in 1950?
The Eagle
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Turkey
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Music Who were Slippery When Wet in 1986?
Bon Jovi
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History Nicknamed Dr. Death, what was the name of the American pathologist, best known for claiming to have assisted the suicide of at least 130 patients?
Jack Kevorkian
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Entertainment "Don't mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns" is a memorable line from what 1985 film?
The Breakfast Club (Paul Gleason as Richard "Dick" Vernon)
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Add/Deduct a Letter Reduced until dead. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a nine letter word. Deduct one letter from that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink What 'M' describes a type of partially refined to unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses content and flavour?
Muscovado
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In This Year In this year: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak formed the Apple Computer Company; Nadia Comăneci scored seven perfect 10s at the Summer Olympics; and Viking 1 successfully landed on Mars. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1976
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Science & Nature The pink bollworm is an insect known for being a pest in the cultivation of what crop?
Cotton
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Phil Collins - Sussudio (1985)
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Sport & Leisure Who, on Sunday, became only the third player in history to play for, and the first ever to captain, his national team in five consecutive FIFA World Cup finals?
Rafael Márquez (Mexico)
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Entertainment Chicago P.D. (2014), Chicago Med (2015) and Chicago Justice (2017) are spin-offs of what TV series, first aired in 2012?
Chicago Fire
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Art & Literature An international men's magazine, what did the letters GQ originally stand for?
Gentlemen's Quarterly
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Thailand What province in Northeastern Thailand is this?
Maha Sarakham - มหาสารคาม
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Music What 1960 Paul Anka song was covered by Donny Osmond in 1972?
Puppy Love
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Anagram IN HOT LEGEND is an anagram of what British best-selling author?
Len Deighton
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Entertainment A rat with a talent and desire for cooking, what is the name of the protagonist in the 2007 Pixar animated film Ratatouille?
Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt)
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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.
In complete control
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On This Day Holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, what made its début on this day, 19th June, 1978?
Garfield
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Science & Nature To what family of vitamins does retinol belong?
Vitamin A
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Blondie - Maria (1999)
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Sport & Leisure Who won the 118th US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Long Island on Sunday?
Brooks Koepka
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Geography What is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates?
Dubai
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Art & Literature What American novelist wrote Catch 22, Good as Gold, and Closing Time?
Joseph Heller
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Landmarks The largest building in the world by volume, what company owns the Everett factory in Washington state?
Boeing
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Music In what U.S. city did The Beatles perform their last concert to paying fans on 29th August 1966?
San Francisco (Candlestick Park)
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History Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, mistress of Louis XV and notable patron of the arts, is better known as "Madame de...' what?
Pompadour
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Entertainment What 1973 film made Linda Blair an international star?
The Exorcist
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General Knowledge In English language terms, what five-letter acronym describes the trilateral trade bloc agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States?
Hyperion is the name given to a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in Northern California that is the world's tallest known living tree. In feet, how tall is it?
