Food & Drink What company did franchisor Ray Kroc purchase outright in 1961, later expanding it to a global franchise?
McDonald's
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On This Day Never to be found since, what was the pseudonym of the hijacker who parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money on this day, 24th November 1971?
Dan Cooper / D. B. Cooper
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Anagram TIME THE POSH WANKER'S HAND is an anagram of what film title?
The Shawshank Redemption
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)
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History Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, who was crowned Queen of England on 1st October 1553?
Mary I (aka Mary Tudor and "Bloody Mary")
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Geography Located off the eastern Queensland coast; Australia has the world's largest sand island. What is it called?
Fraser Island (K'gari, Gari)
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Science & Nature What does a dipsomaniac have an uncontrollable craving for?
Alcohol
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Logos Most well known for its computer graphics cards, to what company does this logo belong?
Nvidia
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Music What American pop rock band's studio albums include Songs about Jane (2002), Hands All Over (2010) and Red Pill Blues (2017)?
Maroon 5
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Sport & Leisure In what discipline has Czech athlete Jan Železný held the world record since 1996?
Javelin throw (98.48 m set on 25th May 1996)
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Entertainment What 1975 comedy film classic features the Knights who say "Ni"?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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General Knowledge A helicopter covers its outward journey at 330 km/h. It returns over exactly the same distance at 220 km/h. What is the helicopter's average speed over the entire journey?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a film title.
Top Gun
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Current Affairs Upon completing a hand recount last Thursday, what U.S. state officially announced Joe Biden as the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1992?
Georgia
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Art & Literature What British author of thriller novels is best known for his Jack Reacher series?
Lee Child
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
KC and the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (1975)
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History A series of civil wars for control of the throne of England, in what century did the Wars of the Roses take place?
15th (1455-1487)
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Geography From the 11th century until 1443, Roskilde was the capital of what European country?
Denmark (Before the capital moved to Copenhagen)
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Science & Nature What naturally occurring family of silicate minerals get their name from the Ancient Greek for "inextinguishable"?
Asbestos (Ancient Greek: ἄσβεστος)
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Flags What U.S. territory is represented by this flag?
Guam
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Music What 1985 single was Whitney Houston's first number 1 in the U.S., U.K., and Ireland?
Saving All My Love for You
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Sport & Leisure Name the 24-year-old Russian tennis player who won the biggest title of his career at the ATP Finals in London on Sunday.
Daniil Medvedev
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Entertainment What American folk hero is portrayed by Fess Parker in a 1950s five-part Walt Disney miniseries of the same name?
Davy Crockett
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General Knowledge What famous couple nickname themselves Fred and Gladys?
Food & Drink Popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, what type of food is a frikandel?
Sausage / Hot dog
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In This Year In this year: Barack Obama was elected President of the United States; Kosovo formally declared independence from Serbia; and the Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2008
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Art & Literature A debut novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart, what novel won the 2020 Booker Prize last Thursday?
Shuggie Bain
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ace of Base - All That She Wants (1992)
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Anagram LOSE ROMEO SCUM is an anagram of what famous landmark and the city in which it is located?
Colosseum, Rome
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Entertainment Originally aired between 2003 and 2015, what British sitcom stars David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, and Olivia Colman?
Peep Show
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Science & Nature What name is given to an alloy of gold and, most commonly, either nickel, silver, or palladium?
White gold
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Maps What is the name of this group of islands?
Seychelles
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Music "Caviar and cigarettes. Well versed in etiquette. Extraordinarily nice.." are lyrics from what 1974 song? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Queen - Killer Queen
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Sport & Leisure In British 'bingo lingo' what number is called as "Dancing Queen"?
17
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Entertainment What American folk hero is portrayed by Fess Parker in a 1960s six-season-long TV series of the same name?
Daniel Boone
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.
Right to bear arms
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Current Affairs Announcing today it is to close 28 factories after 2,500 employees in Malaysia tested positive for COVID-19, what is the name of the world's largest maker of latex gloves?
Top Glove
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Art & Literature Who is the superhero alter-ego of DC Comics' character Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen?
Flash
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
John Legend - All of Me (2013)
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History In what U.S. city is Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865?
Washington, D.C.
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Geography On what island in Europe might you land at Ronaldsway Airport?
Isle of Man (officially named Isle of Man Airport)
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Science & Nature What is the smallest perfect number?
6 (A positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors, excluding the number itself.)
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Landmarks Of what country is this the parliament building?
China (Great Hall of the People, Beijing)
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Music Who was sacked by manager Brian Epstein on 16th August 1962, to be replaced as Beatles' drummer by Ringo Starr?
Pete Best
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Sport & Leisure Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire is the location of what centuries-old annual sporting event?
Cheese-Rolling
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Entertainment What 1967 film stars Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton as an interracial couple, and Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as her parents?
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 15 R B in a G of S
