Food & Drink From the fruit of which family of flower are vanilla pods obtained?
Orchid (Vanilla planifolia)
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Current Affairs Which two four-letter acronyms describe the two proposed US bills, objections to which included 24-hour blackouts last Wednesday by websites such as Wikipedia and Wordpress? (½ point for each)
SOPA and PIPA (Stop Online Piracy Act & PROTECT IP Act)
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Science & Nature What is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower called?
Stamen
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - Angie (1973)
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Sport & Leisure Currently world no. 1 on the WTA Tour, what nationality is tennis player Caroline Wozniacki?
Danish
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Geography Which is the only major city along the U.S.–Canadian border from which one travels south in order to cross into Canada?
Detroit
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Art & Literature Complete this line by Shakespeare: Friends, Romans, countrymen, ..?
.. lend me your ears. (Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar - Act III, scene II)
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Flags Which African country has this as its national flag?
Ethiopia
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Music Most successful between 1996 and 1997, which band comprised Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel?
Fugees
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History What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft in which the first human spaceflight in history took place in April 1961?
Vostok I
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Entertainment As featured on the Animal Planet TV series Whale Wars, what is the name of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's flagship?
MY Steve Irwin (previously MV Robert Hunter)
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Geography Which European capital city is nicknamed "City of a Hundred Spires"?
Food & Drink Tapas in Spain. Banchan in Korea. Dim Sum in China. What 'M' is the equivalent in Greece?
Mezé / Mezés / Mezee (A selection of small dishes)
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In This Year In this year: Bill Gates founded Microsoft; Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa was reported missing; and The Birmingham Six were wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1975
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Science & Nature Which letter of the alphabet is represented by a single dash in Morse Code?
T
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
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Sport & Leisure Katarina Witt is one of the best known figure skaters of all time. Between 1977 and 1988, which country did she represent?
East Germany
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Anagram GRIM EMOTION CLONE is an anagram of which well known golfer?
Colin Montgomerie
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Art & Literature First published in 1902, who wrote the Just So Stories for Little Children?
Rudyard Kipling
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Geography Which US state is this?
Idaho
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Music Written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger in 1970, which song was a worldwide hit for Harry Nilsson in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1994?
Without You
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History Abel Tasman discovered what is now called Tasmania in 1642. What nationality was he?
Dutch (originally named Van Diemen's Land)
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Entertainment Which 2004 Pixar animation co-stars the characters of Frozone and Edna "E" Mode?
The Incredibles (Samuel L. Jackson & Brad Bird)
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General Knowledge Popular in the mid-twentieth century, what 'H' describes this type of hat?
General Knowledge Who did Julia Gillard succeed as Prime Minister of Australia on 24th June 2010?
Kevin Rudd
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Current Affairs In the news this week; which world famous company, founded in 1889, filed for bankruptcy protection last Thursday.
Eastman Kodak
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Science & Nature What 'A' describes an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially silver or gold?
Amalgam
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up (2003)
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of the gymnastic apparatus pictured here.
Pommel horse
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Entertainment Which Oscar winning film is this?
Unforgiven (1992)
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Art & Literature After Angels & Demons (2000) and The Da Vinci Code (2003), which 2009 Dan Brown novel is the third to feature the character of Robert Langdon?
Music I Got You Babe was a 1965 hit for Sonny & Cher. Which group had a hit with it 20 years later, accompanied by Chrissie Hynde?
UB40
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History One of the worst ever man-made environmental disasters, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in June 1989, off the coast of which U.S. state?
Alaska (Prince William Sound)
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Entertainment Which 1960s TV series included the characters of Captain Jonas Grumby, Thurston Howell III and Ginger Grant?
Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)
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General Knowledge Which part of your anatomy is also the currency of Costa Rica?
Annie Hawkins-Turner (aka Norma Stitz) holds the world record for the largest natural breasts. In centimetres, what is her around chest-over-nipple measurement?
