General Knowledge What 'G' describes this Hindu deity?
Ganesh / Ganesha / Ganapati (गणेश / गणपति)
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Current Affairs In the news this week, what name was given to the tropical cyclone which killed 14 and injured 60 over a four day period in Indonesia at the weekend?
Cyclone Iggy
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Science & Nature In mathematics, what does this symbol mean?
Therefore
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Daryl Hall and John Oates - Rich Girl (1977)
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Sport & Leisure What 'S' is the official nickname of Australia's national soccer team?
Socceroos
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Geography Of which small country is Vaduz the capital?
Liechtenstein
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Art & Literature Starry Night Over the Rhone was painted in 1888 by which famous artist?
Vincent van Gogh
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Flags Which former Soviet State has this as its national flag?
Moldova
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Music Who had hits in the 90s with Under the Bridge, My Friends and Scar Tissue?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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History On which small island did the USA first test the hydrogen bomb on 1st March, 1954?
Bikini (Bikini Atoll)
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Entertainment Which 1960s TV western starred Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long and Lee Majors?
The Big Valley
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General Knowledge A train one kilometre long is travelling at a rate of 120 kilometres per hour through a tunnel which is three kilometres long. How long will it take the train to clear the tunnel?
2 minutes (1½ minutes for the front of the train to pass through plus 30 seconds until the back of the train clears the tunnel.)
Food & Drink Much smaller than an orange, what 'K' describes this fruit?
Kumquat
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In This Year In this year: The Iranian Embassy Siege took place in London; Robert Mugabe became Prime Minister of the newly independent Zimbabwe; and Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1980
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Science & Nature What is the common term for your sternum?
Breastbone
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ace of Base - The Sign (1994)
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Sport & Leisure Which American broke 7 world records and won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games?
Mark Spitz
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Anagram EARNS LOVELY PRAISE is an anagram of the full name of which well known musician and actor?
Elvis Aaron Presley
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Art & Literature 'Little' Nell Trent, Christopher 'Kit' Nubbles, Richard 'Dick' Swiveller and Mr Quilp are all characters from which Dickens' novel?
The Old Curiosity Shop (1840)
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Geography Which South American country is this?
Paraguay
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Music To which family of musical instruments does the bassoon belong?
Woodwind
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History On 25th March, 1975, the king of which country was assassinated by his half-brother's son?
Saudi Arabia (King Faisal)
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Entertainment The fourth in the series, what is the name of the 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean film?
On Stranger Tides
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General Knowledge What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
