General Knowledge In ancient Roman religion and myth, who was king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder?
Jupiter / Jove
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On This Day The first ever pictures of the Earth from an orbit around the Moon were taken by the unmanned Lunar Orbiter 1 on this day, 23rd August, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1966
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Science & Nature What nationality was chemist Alfred Nobel?
Swedish
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beatles - Paperback Writer (1966)
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Sport & Leisure In ten pin bowling if you start your game with a spare followed by a strike in the second frame and another strike in the third frame, what would your score for the 1st frame be?
20
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Anagram LEWD DRACONIAN LINE is an anagram of which well known Disney film?
Alice In Wonderland (1951 & 2010)
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Art & Literature What was the first name of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple?
Jane
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Logos For which European country is this the oldest airline and flag carrier?
Romania (Transporturile Aeriene Române)
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Music What woodwind instrument gets its name from the Italian word for small?
Piccolo
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History Born in 1412, what 'I' is a nickname given to Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia?
Vlad the Impaler (Dracula)
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Entertainment Who voiced the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in the 1970s crime drama Charlie's Angels and starred as Blake Carrington in the 1980s soap opera Dynasty?
John Forsythe
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General Knowledge George W. Bush, Prince Charles, Paul McCartney. List them in order of age, youngest first.
Prince Charles (62), George W. Bush (65), Paul McCartney (69) (14 November 1948 - 6 July 1946 - 18 June 1942)
General Knowledge Since 1965, which former US President has featured on the face of a 10¢ coin (dime)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Current Affairs In the news this week, name the RAF Red Arrows pilot killed on Saturday when his Hawk crashed outside Bournemouth.
Jon Egging (Flight Lieutenant)
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Science & Nature Mexican pink, Brazilian purple, Cameroon red and Chilean rose are all types of what?
Spider (Tarantula)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (1980)
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Sport & Leisure In American and Canadian football, what is it called when you score a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar and between the uprights to score 3 points?
Field Goal
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General Knowledge Speaking in 1965, who is this?
Malcolm X (Malcolm Little / El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)
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Entertainment Set in Georgia in the 1930s, which 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker was adapted into a 1985 Steven Spielberg film of the same name?
The Color Purple
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Flags Which South American country has this as its national flag?
Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay)
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Music By what name were Scott Engel, John Maus and Gary Leeds collectively known in the 60s and 70s?
The Walker Brothers
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History What took place on 28th March 1979 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that made news headlines worldwide?
Three Mile Island Accident (Core meltdown)
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On This Day Nicknamed the "Latin Lover", which Italian actor died, aged 31, on this day, 23rd August, 1926?
Rudolph Valentino
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History Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998, what is the name of the Unabomber?
In This Year In this year: The first ever Simpsons cartoon appeared on The Tracy Ullman Show; Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall; and The King's Cross fire on the London Underground killed 31. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1987
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Science & Nature Phobos and Deimos are moons of which planet?
Mars
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ace Of Base - All That She Wants (1993)
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Sport & Leisure In Formula One, what colour flag warns a driver that he is about to be lapped and to let the faster car overtake?
Blue
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Anagram OLD EDIBLE RACE is an anagram of which breed of dog?
Bearded Collie
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Art & Literature In which century was Leonardo Da Vinci born?
15th (15th April 1452)
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Geography Which US state is this?
Pennsylvania
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Music While Elton John has written the music, who has provided most of his lyrics since they first collaborated in the late 1960s?
Bernie Taupin
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History In which African nation did the Mau Mau Uprising take place between 1952 and 1960?
Kenya
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Entertainment In which 1985 film did Harrison Ford play the character John Book?
Witness
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General Knowledge What 'A' is the ISO standard definition for a piece of paper measuring 148mm × 210mm?
Geography The Azores comprise nine volcanic islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. To which country do they belong?
Portugal
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Current Affairs In the news this week, what name has been given to the storm that passed over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and is now heading towards the Bahamas and Florida?
Hurricane Irene
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Science & Nature What 'K' is the protein which makes up the key structural component of hair, nails and the outer layer of human skin?
Keratin
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon - Dangerous (2008)
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Sport & Leisure Name the 34 year old Australian cyclist who won this year's Tour de France.
Cadel Evans
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Entertainment Name this 2006 film.
The Pursuit of Happyness (Will Smith & Jaden Smith)
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Art & Literature In Enid Blyton's series of "Noddy" books, what is the name of the policeman?
Mr. Plod / P.C. Plod
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Landmarks Name this world famous landmark.
Chrysler Building (New York City)
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Music A standard six string guitar is tuned to E, A, D, G, B ... what comes next?
E (Every Apple Does Go Bad Eventually / Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie)
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History In which country did the peaceful "Velvet Revolution" overthrow its communist government in 1989?
