Geography What name is given to the line of latitude that currently lies 23° 26′ 16″ south of the Equator?
Tropic of Capricorn (Southern Tropic)
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On This Day John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the twentieth century on this day, 8th November, in which year?
1960
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Science & Nature What is the more commonly used term for Hydrogen Nitride gas?
Ammonia
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bobby Darin - Dream Lover (1959)
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Sport & Leisure In which sport are the biennial Eisenhower Trophy and Espirito Santo Trophy contested?
Golf (World amateur team golf championships for men and women)
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Anagram BLOB RECREATION is an anagram of which well known British actor born in 1950?
Robbie Coltrane
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Art & Literature Name the American author who wrote Tarzan of the Apes in 1912.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Logos Which sporting competition is represented by this logo?
MotoGP
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Music Formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, which well known group comprises Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher?
Depeche Mode
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History What is the name of the famous speech made by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War on 19th November 1863?
The Gettysburg Address
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Entertainment This actor was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz in Forest Hills, New York, on 31st October 1936. Most remembered for his roles in "Bonanza" and "Little House on the Prairie", by what name was he better known?
Michael Landon
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General Knowledge Who comes next in the following sequence? John, Paul, John Paul, John Paul, ________
Benedict (Popes: John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI)
Food & Drink What would you be eating if you ordered Rocky Mountain Oysters?
Testicles (bull calf)
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Current Affairs In the news this week; former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier died yesterday after a brief battle with liver cancer. What was his nickname?
Smokin' Joe
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Science & Nature Which chemical element takes its name from the Greek word for pale green?
Chlorine (χλωρóς khlôros)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
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Sport & Leisure Included in the current Formula 1 calendar, in which city would you find the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve?
Montréal (Quebec, Canada)
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Geography Into which body of water does the Mekong Delta flow?
South China Sea
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Art & Literature Born around 620 BC, what 'A' is the Greek writer famous for his fables?
Aesop
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Flags Which country has this as its national flag?
Netherlands (Holland)
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Music Which band had hits in the 90s with Salvation, Ode to My Family and Linger.
The Cranberries
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History Still in use today, what addition to road safety was patented by Percy Shaw in 1934?
Cat's eyes
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Entertainment Who played Rodney Trotter in the British comedy classic, 'Only Fools and Horses'?
Nicholas Lyndhurst
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General Knowledge What letter comes next in this sequence? O T T F F S S E N _
T (One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten)
Food & Drink From the French for "small ovens", what name is given to small confections usually eaten at the end of a meal?
Petit Fours
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In This Year In this year: Concorde made its first commercial flight; James Callaghan replaced Harold Wilson as Prime Minister of the UK; and 46 were killed in the Thammasat University massacre in Bangkok. What year was it?
1976
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Science & Nature Which of the 8 major planets in our solar system comes third alphabetically?
Mars (Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1985)
5.
Sport & Leisure Which ball sport has a playing area 60 feet long by 3ft 5½ inches wide?
Ten-pin bowling
6.
Anagram BIRCH RED GUSH is an anagram of which well known British/Irish musician?
Chris De Burgh
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Art & Literature Which well known English author was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1832?
Lewis Carroll
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Geography Which European country is this?
Netherlands (Holland)
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Music Which American rock and roll star was killed in a car crash during a UK tour in April 1960 at the age of 21?
Eddie Cochran
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History What was the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945?
Little Boy
11.
Entertainment Who played 'Jinx' in the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day?
General Knowledge In the suburbs of which American city would you find the headquarters of McDonalds?
Chicago (Oak Brook, Illinois)
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On This Day Adolf Hitler lead the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, an unsuccessful attempt by the Nazis to overthrow the German government on this day, 8th November, in what year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1923
3.
Science & Nature The most common form of anaemia is caused by a deficiency of what?
Iron
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (1998)
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Sport & Leisure Over how many laps is the Indianapolis 500 motor race run?
200 (500 miles)
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Entertainment Name this TV series.
Terra Nova
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Art & Literature First published in 1972, in which children's book do you meet the characters Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and Blackberry?
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
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Landmarks The Grand Lisboa hotel is the tallest building in which Asian city?
Macau
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Music Who sang the theme tune to the 1997 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies?
Sheryl Crow
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History What was the name of the dentist who, alongside Wyatt Earp, is most remembered for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?
Doc Holliday
11.
Entertainment Who played Lieutenant Dan Taylor in 'Forrest Gump' and stars as Detective Mac Taylor in the TV series 'CSI: New York'?
Gary Sinise
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History In what year did Harrison Schmitt become the twelfth an last man to date to set foot on the moon? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
