General Knowledge Between 1990 and 2001, which European sports car manufacturer produced a model called the Diablo?
Lamborghini (replaced in 2001 by the Murciélago)
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Current Affairs In the news this week: Led by Antonis Samaras, which political party gained a plurality in the second Greek legislative election of 2012 on Sunday?
New Democracy
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Science & Nature What 'C' is the name of the force that deflects winds and currents as a result of the Earth's rotation?
Coriolis effect
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy + 17 (1983)
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Sport & Leisure Brothers Ian, Greg and Trevor all played cricket for their country. What is their surname and which country did they represent?
Chappell - Australia
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Geography If you flew due east out of Honolulu, Hawaii, which country would you come across first?
Mexico
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Art & Literature Which American novelist, born in 1876, wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf?
Jack London
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Flags Which country has this as its national flag?
Singapore
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Music Which rock and pop band was formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael?
Sparks
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History Which British agriculturist invented a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701, and had an English rock band named after him 266 years later?
Jethro Tull
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Entertainment Which well known American actress was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10th June 1922?
Judy Garland
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General Knowledge In Poker, what hand is better than a Full House but beaten by a Straight Flush?
Food & Drink From which fruit is the French cordial syrup of Grenadine made?
Pomegranate (the French word grenade means pomegranate)
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In This Year In this year: John F. Kennedy succeeded Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the USA; a plane crash near Brussels, Belgium wiped out the entire United States figure skating team; and construction of the Berlin Wall began. What year was it?
1961
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Science & Nature At 0.93%, which noble gas is the third most common element in our atmosphere?
Argon
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Cardigans - Lovefool (1996)
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Sport & Leisure What is the more common name for the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil?
Interlagos (venue of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix)
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Geography Of which Australian state is Sydney the capital?
New South Wales
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Anagram TERMINAL DEAD TV is an anagram of which famous TV personality?
David Letterman
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Geography Which Spanish speaking island nation is this?
Cuba
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Music Which American soul singer recorded the album The Dock of the Bay in December 1967, but died in a plane crash before it was released?
Otis Redding (released posthumously in 1968)
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History Venezualan Ilich Ramírez Sánchez gained notoriety in the 1970s for a large number of terrorist killings. By what name is he better known?
Carlos the Jackal
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Entertainment In 2001, who became the only black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry (Monster's Ball)
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General Knowledge What letter completes this sequence? A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, _
For the first time ever, a Hybrid car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend.How many laps did the winning Audi R18 e-tron quattro complete in 24 hours?
