General Knowledge What brand name was launched in October 1991 with the backing of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger?
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Current Affairs In the news this week, incumbent President Joseph Kabila was declared winner of a disputed general election on Friday, triggering deadly clashes on Saturday. In which African country was this?
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Science & Nature What 'M' describes this creature?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1973)
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Sport & Leisure Who did Cassius Clay beat to win his first world heavyweight boxing title on 25th February 1964?
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Geography What is the capital of North Korea?
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Art & Literature In Greek mythology, who beheaded Medusa, the snake-haired Gorgon, and used her head as a weapon?
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Flags Which country has this as its national flag?
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Music In which country was recording artist Rihanna born?
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History In 1945, to avoid unfavourable connotations of its initials, SS, the English car manufacturer 'Swallow Sidecar Company' changed its name to what?
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Entertainment Inspector Clouseau has a houseboy called Cato; but which comic book, TV and film character has a sidekick called Kato?
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General Knowledge What is the volume of a cube whose total surface area is 96 square centimetres?
In This Year In this year: a van bomb below the World Trade Center killed 6 people; the Grand National was declared void after a series of false starts; and 85 people were killed during the Waco siege in Texas. What year was it?
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Science & Nature Which vitamin is thiamine?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1989)
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Sport & Leisure In basketball it's called a Tip-Off; in football (soccer), a Kick-Off; what is it called in ice hockey?
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Anagram REVIEWS ANGER YOU is an anagram of which well known actress born in New York in 1949?
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Art & Literature Which fairy tale character could spin straw into gold?
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Geography Which US state is this?
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Music After The Beatles, who is the next best-selling group of all time?
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History After the fall of the Soviet Union, who was elected 1st President of the Russian Federation in 1991?
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Entertainment What is awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for excellence in film and television?
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General Knowledge What number on the Beaufort Scale represents Hurricane Force conditions?
General Knowledge What was Hilary Clinton's maiden name?
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Current Affairs In the news this week, after 22 years in US and French prisons, which former dictator was extradited back to his home country on Sunday to face further charges of human rights violations?
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Science & Nature Which two planets in our Solar System do not have moons?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2001)
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Sport & Leisure What animal stands on top of Rugby Union's Calcutta Cup?
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Entertainment Name this TV series.
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Art & Literature Which 19th century French author wrote The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers?
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Landmarks This is the Atomium, originally built for the 1958 World's Fair, EXPO '58. In which capital city is it located?
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Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1996 with Because You Loved Me?
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History Who founded the Mongol Empire in 1206?
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Entertainment In which city is the musical Phantom of the Opera set?
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General Knowledge What is the value of Pi (π) rounded to three decimal places?
