General Knowledge What was the first commercial jet airliner in the world?
Comet (de Havilland DH 106 Comet)
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In This Year In this year: 13 people were killed in Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday; The Godfather was released in cinemas worldwide; and 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Olympics in Munich. What year was it?
1972
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Science & Nature After elephants, what is the next heaviest land animal in the world?
Rhinoceros (Hippopotamus is third)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988)
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Sport & Leisure What sport is played by the Chicago Blackhawks?
Ice Hockey
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Anagram DO LEAVE REWARD is an anagram of which US state capital and the state it is capital of? (2 words)
Dover, Delaware
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Art & Literature Named after his son, who created the literary character Christopher Robin?
A. A. Milne
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Geography Prior to 1925, which European capital city was known as Christiania or Kristiania?
Oslo (Norway)
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Music A mulatto, An albino, A mosquito, My libido, Yeah. Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
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History Executed in 2001, what was the name of the Oklahoma City bomber?
Timothy McVeigh
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Entertainment Name this film and the actor pictured. (½ point for each)
The Hurt Locker - Jeremy Renner (2008)
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General Knowledge Which world famous company is based in the town of Billund, Denmark?
General Knowledge What single word can describe an animal enclosure or a unit of weight?
Pound
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Current Affairs In the news this week, Kennedy heiress Maria Shriver filed for divorce from her famous husband of 25 years. Name him.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Science & Nature What T has the chemical symbol W?
Tungsten
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply (1996)
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Sport & Leisure How many Formula One World Drivers' Championships has Michael Schumacher won?
Seven
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Anagram ANT GRAVES is an anagram of which Scandinavian city?
Stavanger (Norway)
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Art & Literature The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest are collectively known as the _________ Trilogy.
Millennium (Stieg Larsson)
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Geography Name this country.
Norway
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Music Which well known singer was born William Michael Albert Broad in England in 1955?
Billy Idol
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History What nationality was early modern scientist Galileo Galilei?
Italian
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Entertainment Who starred as Harry Palmer in the 1965 film, The Ipcress File ?
The longest professional tennis match in history was played at Wimbledon in 2010 over 11 hours and 5 minutes between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner. Throughout the match, how many games were played?
