Food & Drink In Mexican cuisine, what 'Q' comprises a flour or corn tortilla filled with a savoury mixture of cheese and other ingredients, folded in half to form a half-moon shape?
Quesadilla
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On This Day What was the name of the ferry which capsized near the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on this day, 6th March 1987?
MS Herald of Free Enterprise
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Science & Nature What 'P' is the anatomical term for your kneecap?
Patella
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda (1965)
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Sport & Leisure In women's tennis, which doubles team set an all time record by winning 79 titles during the 1980s? (½ point for each)
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver
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Anagram STRONGLY PSYCHOTIC, I'M FUNNY is an anagram of which British TV series, first screened in 1969?
Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Art & Literature In Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, what is Juliet's family name?
Capulet
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Logos Which well known fashion house has this as its logo?
Burberry
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Music Who had a worldwide hit with Over My Head (Cable Car), their début single in 2005?
The Fray
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History Which country's Prime Minister was Olaf Palme before he was assassinated in February 1986?
Sweden
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Entertainment Which American family starred in the films A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races?
Marx Brothers (1935 & 1937)
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General Knowledge How many different letters are used in the modern system of Roman numerals?
Food & Drink Which blend of tea gets its distinctive flavour from oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange?
Earl Grey / Lady Grey
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In This Year In this year: Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the first executive president of the Soviet Union; a fire on the Scandinavian Star, a ferry en route from Norway to Denmark, killed 158; and East Germany and West Germany reunited into a single Germany. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1990
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Science & Nature The interior angles of a triangle always add up to how many degrees?
180
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
TLC - Waterfalls (1995)
5.
Sport & Leisure Who, in 2010, became the only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive Cup series championships?
Jimmie Johnson
6.
Anagram I MARRY LOON MEN is an anagram of which American actress born in 1926?
Marilyn Monroe
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Art & Literature Who, in the 1970s, wrote The Rats, The Fog, The Survivor and Fluke?
James Herbert
8.
Geography Which country is this?
Papua New Guinea
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Music To raise money for AIDS Research, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder released which Grammy Award winning hit in 1985?
That's What Friends Are For
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History Which Mexican Revolutionary General was shot dead in July 1923?
Pancho Villa (Francisco Villa / José Doroteo Arango Arámbula)
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Entertainment Which TV series, set in the late 1800's, starred Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, and was named after the South Dakota town in which it was set?
Deadwood (2004-2006)
12.
General Knowledge To the nearest whole number, how many grams are there in an ounce? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
Geography Which American state comes first alphabetically?
Alabama
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Current Affairs In the news this week, in which capital city did accidental explosions at a munitions dump kill more than 150 people on Sunday?
Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
3.
Science & Nature What 'R' is the more common term for hydrophobia?
Rabies
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ke$ha - We R Who We R (2010)
5.
Sport & Leisure Name this sporting trophy and the sport for which it is awarded? (½ point for each)
Stanley Cup, Ice Hockey (NHL)
6.
Entertainment With which long running reality TV series is this face synonymous?
The Amazing Race (Phil Keoghan)
7.
Art & Literature To date, what is the best-selling book of the 21st century? (½ point each for author & title)
Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code (≈ 80 million copies)
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Landmarks Name this famous European landmark and the country in which it is located? (½ point for each)
Alhambra, Spain (Granada)
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Music Active from the late 50s until his death in 2006, which performer earned the nicknames "The Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite" and "Soul Brother Number One"?
James Brown
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History Who was President of South Africa when Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990?
Frederik Willem de Klerk
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Entertainment Which actor was stuck between Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep in the 1992 film Death Becomes Her?
Bruce Willis
12.
General Knowledge What is the largest number on a standard backgammon doubling cube?
