Food & Drink What salad dressing is named after an archipelago on the US-Canadian border?
Thousand Island (The Thousand Islands comprise 1,864 islands in the Saint Lawrence River)
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On This Day The first successful manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7 was launched on this day, 11th October, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1968
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Anagram BESOTTED HEN OF JEERING DOG ARSE is an anagram of what 1999 best-selling book and 2004 film title?
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Byrds - Eight Miles High (1966)
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History What U.S. President was nicknamed "Old Hickory"?
Andrew Jackson
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Geography Riga is the capital and largest city of what European country?
Latvia
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Science & Nature To the nearest degree, what is absolute zero when measured on the Celsius scale? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
−273 (−273.15°)
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Logos What car manufacturer is represented by this logo?
Aston Martin
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Music Released in November 2000, 1 is a compilation album by what band?
The Beatles
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Sport & Leisure Who received $18m this week after being announced as the winner of the inaugural LIV Golf championship?
Dustin Johnson
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Entertainment How many seasons of The Crown have aired to date?
4
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Brainteaser Place two letters at the end of each word to make a 5-letter word so that, when completed, an 8-letter word can be read in the missing letters from top to bottom. What is it? PIA _ _ SLA _ _ CLI _ _ EAG _ _
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well-known term or phrase.
Fortune hunter
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Current Affairs With the launch of a SpaceX Falcon rocket last Wednesday, who became the first Native American woman in space?
Nicole Mann
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Art & Literature What first appeared in New York World on 21st December 1913, and is now featured in most newspapers?
Crossword puzzle (by journalist Arthur Wynne from Liverpool, England)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Specials feat. Rico - A Message to You Rudy (1979)
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History What 'D' was the code name given to the evacuation of Dunkirk in spring 1940?
Operation Dynamo
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Geography What country comprises six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, the largest of which is Guadalcanal?
Solomon Islands
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Science & Nature What ancient Greek physician is often referred to as the "father of western medicine"?
Hippocrates
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Flags What partially recognised state is represented by this flag?
Kosovo
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Music Born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in April 1947, who is often referred to as the "Godfather of Punk"?
Iggy Pop
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Sport & Leisure Name the American chess grandmaster who, in a Chess.com report published last week, is deemed to have likely cheated in more than 100 online games?
Hans Niemann
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Entertainment Who plays Colonel Tom Parker in the 2022 film Elvis?
Tom Hanks
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Thailand In reference to the Thai institution, what does SET stand for? (1pt for 3, ½pt for 2, ¼pt for 1)
Stock Exchange of Thailand (Thai: ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย)
Food & Drink In what U.S. city were deep-pan (deep-dish) pizzas invented in 1943?
Chicago (Pizzeria Uno)
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In This Year In this year: Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan; Queen Elizabeth II's sister, Princess Margaret, died; and the SARS epidemic began in Guangdong Province, China. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2002
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Current Affairs After posting anti-Semitic messages, what celebrity's Twitter and Instagram accounts were locked yesterday?
Kanye West
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (1991)
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Anagram HERO'S FAT SLAG is an anagram of what 1979 song title?
Heart of Glass
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Entertainment Initially, the only one to question the evidence and vote "not guilty", who plays Davis, Juror 8 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men?
Henry Fonda
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Science & Nature What 10-letter word can be spelt using the chemical symbols for gold, beryllium, roentgenium, indium, and einsteinium?
Aubergines
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Maps What Caribbean country is this?
Haiti
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Music What was the last Elvis Presley single released before his death on 16th August 1977?
Way Down
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Sport & Leisure Cristiano Ronaldo's winner against Everton on Sunday was the ___th club goal of his career, and his ___th for Manchester United across his two spells at the club. Complete the sentence. (½ point for each)
700 / 144
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Entertainment Who stars as Alex Cross in the 1997 film Kiss the Girls and the 2001 film Along Came a Spider?
Morgan Freeman
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
