Food & Drink Native to Jamaica and a cross between a grapefruit, an orange and a tangerine, what name is given to this mottled green and yellow citrus fruit?
Ugli fruit / Tangelo
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Current Affairs In the news this week, the corruption trial of which former head of state began yesterday?
Jacques Chirac (Ex-French President)
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Science & Nature What colour is orange blossom?
White
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
T. Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong) (1971)
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Sport & Leisure Which South Korean city hosted the IAAF 2011 World Championships in Athletics last week?
Daegu
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Geography The dormant volcano Pico de Orizaba is the highest mountain in which country?
Mexico
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Art & Literature Born in Florida, Missouri in 1835, by what name is author Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known?
Mark Twain
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Flags Which former Soviet state has this as its national flag?
Belarus
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Music Which well known musician is nicknamed Slowhand?
Eric Clapton
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History In which war did the Battle of Hamburger Hill take place?
Vietnam War (May 1969)
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Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek?
Anthony Quinn
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General Knowledge In printing, what colour is the K in CMYK?
Food & Drink By what name is a Chinese gooseberry better known?
Kiwifruit
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In This Year In this year: At 23, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to scale Mount Everest; the Eschede train disaster in Germany killed 101; and Google, Inc. was founded. What year was it?
1998
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Science & Nature What 'S' describes the outer layer of the eye, better known as the white of the eye?
Sclera
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sheena Easton- 9 to 5 (Morning Train) (1981)
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Sport & Leisure In July 1986, American Greg LeMond became the first non-European to win what?
Tour de France
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Anagram MINI RAVING ORCHID is an anagram of which US state capital and the state it is capital of? (Two word answer)
Richmond, Virginia
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Art & Literature Who was the youngest of the three Brontë sisters?
Anne Brontë (born 1820 - Emily 1818 and Charlotte 1816)
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Geography Which US state is this?
Oklahoma
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Music The four strings of a standard violin are normally tuned to G D A __ (fill in the blank.)
E (Good Dogs Always Eat)
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History Which country has been ruled by the Chakri dynasty since 1782?
Thailand (ราชวงศ์จักรี)
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Entertainment Name the actor speaking here.
Tim Allen (Voice of Buzz Lightyear - Toy Story)
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History What international organisation was founded by William Booth in London in 1865?
