Food & Drink Sterlet, Ossetra, and Sevruga are all types of what?
Caviar
2.
On This Day The Empire State Building in New York City was officially opened on this day, 1st May, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1931
3.
Science & Nature Which common, sometimes lethal, disease is occasionally called 'White Death' or 'White Plague'?
Tuberculosis
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Doors - Hello, I Love You (1968)
5.
Sport & Leisure Name the American businessman who completed a hostile takeover of Manchester United Football Club in 2005.
Malcolm Glazer
6.
Geography Measured by area, what is the second largest country, after Russia, amongst the former Soviet states?
Kazakhstan
7.
Anagram INDULGING HOT OWL is an anagram of which 1997 drama film, winner of two Academy Awards in 1998?
Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon and Robin Williams)
8.
Logos Founded in Denver, Colorado in 1910, which manufacturer has this as its logo?
Samsonite
9.
Music Which 2000 song begins with these lyrics: Me with the floorshow Kickin' with your torso Boys getting high And the girls even more so(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
10.
History Who was assassinated on 31st October 1984 while on her way to an interview with English actor Peter Ustinov?
Indira Gandhi
11.
Entertainment What was the name of the ranch in the long-running TV series Bonanza?
Ponderosa (1959-1973)
12.
General Knowledge Widely used since the late 1980s by Pepsico to promote some of their products, what is the name of this cartoon character?
General Knowledge In Irish mythology, what 'B' describes an omen of death in the form of a fairy woman who wails when someone is about to die?
Banshee (Gaelic: Bean-sídhe)
2.
Current Affairs In the news this week, name the former Liberian President found guilty last Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Charles Taylor
3.
Science & Nature Ceres, _____, Haumea, Makemake, Eris. In terms of our solar system, fill in the blank.
Pluto (Dwarf planets)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
5.
Sport & Leisure These are the official mascots of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. What are their names? (½ point for each)
Wenlock and Mandeville
6.
Geography What are the only two South American countries that do not border Brazil? (½ point for each)
Ecuador and Chile
7.
Art & Literature The Pequod is a fictional ship that features prominently in which classic novel?
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville, 1851)
8.
Flags Which European country has this as its national flag?
Croatia (Republika Hrvatska)
9.
Music Released three years after Bob Marley's death, what was the title of his 1984 greatest hits album, the best-selling reggae album ever with sales of more than 25 million copies worldwide?
Legend
10.
History Which country joined the "Group of Seven" in 1997 to make it the G8?
Russia
11.
Entertainment Which Irishman's roles in My Left Foot (1989) and There Will Be Blood (2007) both gained him Academy Awards for Best Actor?
Daniel Day-Lewis
12.
General Knowledge On a hunting trip in the Alps in 1941, Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral was intrigued by burdock burrs (seeds) that kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur. After lengthy experimentation, what did he patent in the mid 1950s?
Food & Drink What is the name of the Italian salad comprising sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with salt, and olive oil?
Caprese (Insalata Caprese - salad in the style of Capri)
2.
In This Year In this year: The Paris Peace Accords ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War; the World Trade Center was officially opened in New York City; and Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong. What year was it?
1973
3.
Science & Nature What is the more common name for the order Coleoptera which contains more species than any other order in the animal kingdom?
Beetles
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cher - Believe (1998)
5.
Sport & Leisure In soccer, what is South America's equivalent of the Champions League called?
Copa Libertadores (Copa Santander Libertadores de América)
6.
Geography What do the names of the state capitals of Nebraska, Mississippi, Wisconsin and Missouri all have in common?
Named after US Presidents (Lincoln, Jackson, Madison & Jefferson City)
7.
Anagram NICE LAND, OPIUM CRIB is an anagram of which New World country?
Dominican Republic
8.
Geography Name this body of water.
South China Sea
9.
Music What is the title of the song performed by Labelle in 1974, Sabrina in 1987, All Saints in 1998, and Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink in 2001?
Lady Marmalade
10.
History Known as the Angel of Death, what was the name of the infamous German SS officer and physician based at the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz?
Josef Mengele
11.
Entertainment Sally Ann Howes played the leading female role in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. What unusual name did her character have?
Truly Scrumptious
12.
General Knowledge What 'G' describes a large number of 10100, that is, the digit 1 followed by 100 zeros?
General Knowledge What term was coined after the Norrmalmstorg bank robbery of 1973, in which employees were held hostage for six days and became emotionally attached to their captors, and even defended them after they were freed from their ordeal?
Stockholm Syndrome (Norrmalmstorg is a square in central Stockholm)
2.
On This Day Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia all joined the European Union on this day, 1st May, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
2004
3.
Science & Nature Which Englishman, born in 1791, is credited with inventing the first programmable computer?
Charles Babbage
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lady Gaga - Poker Face (2008)
5.
Sport & Leisure In which major competition is the Commissioner's Trophy awarded to the winners?
World Series (Major League Baseball)
6.
Geography Near which Egyptian city would you find the Karnak Temple Complex, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens?
Luxor
7.
Art & Literature Which 19th century British Poet Laureate coined famous phrases such as 'Tis better to have loved and lost. Than never to have loved at all. and Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but to do and die.?
Alfred Tennyson
8.
Landmarks This is Sugarloaf Mountain. In which major city is it located?
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
9.
Music Whose début album in 1967 was titled The Piper at the Gates of Dawn?
Pink Floyd
10.
History What name was given to the incendiary projectile used to great effect during the 1st millennium by the Byzantine Empire because it continued burning while floating on water?
Greek fire
11.
Entertainment For which film did Kathryn Bigelow become the first woman to receive an Academy Award for Best Director in 2009?
The Hurt Locker (2008)
12.
Art & Literature What is the name of the award for achievements in newspaper and on-line journalism, literature and musical composition, handed out annually by Columbia University in New York City?
