General Knowledge Which two states are the largest oil producers in the United States? (½ point for each)
Texas & Alaska
2.
Current Affairs In the news this week, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted yesterday of the murder of which 21 year old British woman in Italy in November 2007?
Meredith Kercher
3.
Science & Nature With the atomic number 3, what is both the lightest metal and the least dense solid element?
Lithium
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Tommy Roe - Dizzy (1969)
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Sport & Leisure To date, which is the only non-European country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup more than once?
Mexico (1970 and 1986 - Brazil (1950) will become the second in 2014)
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Geography Winnipeg is the largest city and capital of which Canadian prairie province?
Manitoba
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Art & Literature Created by Celtic monks during the 8th and 9th centuries, and currently on display at the Trinity College Library, Dublin; what name is given to the famous illuminated manuscript containing the four Gospels of the New Testament?
Book of Kells / Book of Columba (Leabhar Cheanannais)
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Flags Which Middle East state has this as its national flag?
United Arab Emirates
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Music Name the artist and title of the opening theme tune to the long running TV series Friends. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rembrandts - I'll Be There for You (1995)
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History One of the deadliest toxins known to man, what 'R' was used to kill Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov via a pellet from an umbrella gun on Waterloo Bridge, London in September 1978?
Ricin
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Entertainment Which 1994 drama film stars the characters of Andy Dufresne and Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding?
The Shawshank Redemption (Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman)
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General Knowledge Not including aces or court (face) cards, what is the total value of the numeric cards of all suits in a standard deck of playing cards?
General Knowledge Which well known board game was invented by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott in 1979?
Trivial Pursuit
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In This Year In this year: U.S. President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term in office; the Heysel Stadium Disaster resulted in the deaths of 39 Juventus fans; and Back to the Future was released in cinemas around the world. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1985
3.
Science & Nature Native to Africa, what is this animal called?
Meerkat / Suricate
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
5.
Sport & Leisure What four letter acronym describes the life saving head restraint used today in many high speed motor sports?
HANS (Head And Neck Support device)
6.
Anagram LUNATICS NET WEED is an anagram of which professional English football club?
Newcastle United
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Art & Literature This famous painting, titled The Night Watch, is by which Dutch painter?
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Geography Name this Australian state capital and the state it is capital of. (½ point for each)
Brisbane, Queensland
9.
Music What is Paul McCartney's middle name?
Paul (Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE)
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History What company name was emblazoned on the sides of the Herald of Free Enterprise when it capsized near Zeebrugge harbour in March 1987?
Townsend Thoresen
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On This Day English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, Sir Norman Wisdom died on this day, 4th October, 2010. How old was he? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
95 (b. 4th February 1915)
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General Knowledge How many faces does a hexagonal prism have?
8 (two hexagonal 'ends' and six rectangular 'sides')
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. Excluding the 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement, how many habitable floors does it have?
