Food & Drink What family of fish provides the roe for Beluga, Ossetra and Sevruga caviar?
Sturgeon (Acipenseridae)
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On This Day After a nationwide referendum, Scotland voted to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom on this day, 11th September, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1997
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Science & Nature What 'M' describes this type of monkey?
Mandrill
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beatles - A Day In The Life (1967)
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Sport & Leisure What was the last city in North America to host a Winter Olympic Games?
Vancouver (2010)
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Geography Nicknamed "The Glasshouse", the UK's only military prison is located in what Essex town?
Colchester (Military Corrective Training Centre)
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Anagram NICER, NEW, ANAL DILDO is an anagram of what well known Disney film?
Alice In Wonderland (1951 & 2010)
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Logos What brand is represented by this logo?
Post-it
9.
Music Who said (Everything I Do) I Do It for You in 1991?
Bryan Adams
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History Who died at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England on 22nd January 1901?
Queen Victoria
11.
Entertainment In the 1995 film GoldenEye, what British actor plays Alec Trevelyan, agent 006?
Sean Bean
12.
General Knowledge What denomination of English banknote depicts a steam engine on its reverse?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
No two ways about it
2.
Current Affairs Following an election last Tuesday, who took office as President of Pakistan on Sunday?
Arif Alvi
3.
Science & Nature What chemical element has the symbol Pu and atomic number 94?
Plutonium
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971)
5.
Sport & Leisure In tennis, who won the Women's Singles at the 2018 US Open on Saturday?
Naomi Osaka (Japan - beating Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 )
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Geography Which of New York City's five boroughs is the third-largest in land area but the least populated?
Staten Island
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Art & Literature Montague and Capulet are the feuding families in what Shakespeare play?
Romeo and Juliet
8.
Flags What country in the southwestern Pacific has this as its national flag?
Papua New Guinea
9.
Music Who had Eyes Without a Face in 1984?
Billy Idol
10.
History Operation Typhoon (German: Unternehmen Taifun) was the German strategic offensive in what World War II battle?
Battle of Moscow
11.
Entertainment What English actor was born William Henry Pratt on 23rd November 1887?
Boris Karloff
12.
Add/Deduct a Letter A large bird or a small hound? 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 How many standard bottles of wine are in a Methuselah?
8 (6 litres)
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In This Year In this year: Sir Winston Churchill died, aged 90; My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins won 13 Academy Awards between them; and Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were arrested. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1965
3.
Science & Nature In computing, what does CPU stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Central processing unit
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Big Country - In a Big Country (1983)
5.
On This Day With his 4,192nd hit, who broke Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits on this day, 11th September, 1985?
Pete Rose (eventually becoming the all-time MLB leader with 4,256 hits)
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Entertainment Who stars as General George Armstrong Custer in the 1941 film They Died with Their Boots On?
Errol Flynn
7.
Art & Literature Becky Sharp is the main character in what 1847 satirical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray?
Vanity Fair
8.
Thailand What province in Northern Thailand is this?
Chiang Mai - เชียงใหม่
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Music Born Bernard William Jewry in England in 1942, he went by the stage name Shane Fenton in the 1960s, but changed it to what in the early 1970s?
Alvin Stardust
10.
Anagram A MOONLIT CRAP is an anagram of what 12-letter word you might want to broadcast?
Proclamation
11.
Entertainment Which of the six members of Monty Python turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian?
Graham Chapman
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 1980s film title.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
2.
Current Affairs Believed to be one of the largest Atlantic storms in decades, what is the name of the tropical storm predicted to make landfall in North Carolina this coming Thursday?
Hurricane Florence
3.
Science & Nature What 'P' describes the bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot?
Phalanges
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie (2006)
5.
Sport & Leisure In tennis, who beat who in the Men's Singles final at the US Open on Sunday? (½ point for each)
Novak Djokovic beat Juan Martin del Potro
6.
Geography The 13 metropolitan regions of France are each further subdivided into between 2 and 13 what?
Departments (French: départements)
7.
Art & Literature Wheatfield with Crows is a July 1890 painting by who?
Vincent van Gogh
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Landmarks Name this world famous tourist attraction.
Sistine Chapel (Apostolic Palace, Vatican City)
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Music What percussion instrument's name is derived from the Spanish for "chestnut"?
Castanets (Spanish: castaño)
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History What was the name of Captain James Cook's ship on which he became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle in 1773?
HMS Resolution
11.
Entertainment Who plays Bond girl Strawberry Fields in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace?
Gemma Arterton
12.
General Knowledge What American holds the Guinness World Record for the most bone fractures in a lifetime?
