Food & Drink What is the generic term for a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugar cane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugar cane juice?
Rum
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On This Day Disneyland in California was dedicated and opened by Walt Disney on this day, 17th July, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1955
3.
Science & Nature Which chemical element is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum?
Mercury (Hg)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack (1964)
5.
Sport & Leisure For how many minutes is a golfer officially allowed to search for a ball before declaring it a lost ball?
5 minutes
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Geography Which is the nearest capital city to Paris?
Brussels (165 miles - Luxembourg 180, London 213)
7.
Anagram WOW LENGTHY PART is an anagram of which Academy Award-winning actress?
Gwyneth Paltrow
8.
Logos Which well known sport association has this as its logo?
National Hockey League (NHL)
9.
Music Who had a massive hit around the world in 1993 with What Is Love?
Haddaway
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History In which year did Japanese forces simultaneously invade Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies during World War II?
1941 (8th December - the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor)
11.
Entertainment Name the movie star brothers who appeared together in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting.
Ben and Casey Affleck
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 90 D in a R A
General Knowledge Nurse, Mako, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School and Bull are all types of what?
Shark
2.
Current Affairs What is the name of the German container ship which caught fire on Saturday, claiming two lives and forcing the crew to abandon ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
MV MSC Flaminia
3.
Science & Nature What is the collective noun for a group of monkeys?
A troop
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Stranglers - No More Heroes (1977)
5.
Sport & Leisure How many consecutive touches can a volleyball team make before the ball has to be passed over the net?
3
6.
Geography Of which Southeast Asian country is Bandar Seri Begawan the capital and largest city?
Brunei
7.
Art & Literature Blind and deaf, whose best-selling autobiography, The Story of My Life, was published in 1903?
Helen Keller
8.
Flags Which country has this as its national flag?
Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
9.
Music Which 1978 worldwide hit begins with these lyrics? First I was afraid; I was petrified.(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
10.
History Who was the second President of the USA?
John Adams (1797-1801)
11.
Entertainment Who played Gambit in the 1970s TV series New Avengers?
Gareth Hunt
12.
General Knowledge Seven hours ahead of GMT, the time zone in Cambodia, Western Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam is called ICT. What does ICT stand for?
Food & Drink What is name of the French dish made with tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplant), bell peppers, onion, garlic and herbs?
Ratatouille
2.
In This Year In this year: 2001: A Space Odyssey premièred around the world; the Summer Olympics took place in Mexico; and Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
1968
3.
Science & Nature What is measured on the Scoville Scale?
The hotness (piquancy) of chillies (capsaicin content)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Madonna - Vogue (1990)
5.
Sport & Leisure Of the 24 Race Drivers competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season, two are Brazilian. Name them.
Felipe Massa & Bruno Senna (Ferrari & Williams)
6.
Geography With which three countries does Luxembourg border? (½ point for 2, 1 point for all 3)
Belgium, France, and Germany
7.
Anagram BURSTING PRESENCE is an anagram of which world famous American musician?
Bruce Springsteen
8.
Geography What country is this?
Chad
9.
Music The video for which 1984 Queen song featured all four band members dressed in drag?
I Want to Break Free
10.
History Who was John Hinckley trying to impress when he shot Ronald Reagan on 30th March 1981?
Jodie Foster (He became obsessed with her after watching the 1976 film Taxi Driver)
11.
Entertainment Which 1994 film starred the characters of Vincent Vega, Jules Winnfield, and Mia Wallace?
Pulp Fiction (John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurman)
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 20 N on a D B
General Knowledge Who was the first Postmaster General of the United States and is credited by many as inventor of the rocking chair?
Benjamin Franklin
2.
Current Affairs Translating into English as the "Cursed Mountain", what is the name of the mountain in the French Alps on which at least nine mountaineers were killed and eight injured in an avalanche on Thursday?
Mont Maudit
3.
Science & Nature What mode of transport did Christopher Cockerell pioneer in the 1950s?
Hovercraft
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
50 Cent - In da Club (2003)
5.
Sport & Leisure In boxing this week, who beat Amir Khan in Las Vegas on Saturday to become Ring Magazine, WBC and WBA (Super) Light Welterweight Champion?
Danny García
6.
Geography The Annamite Range or Annamese Mountains are located along much of the border between which two Asian countries?
Laos and Vietnam
7.
Art & Literature What is the name of the train that leaves King's Cross station from platform 9¾?
Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter)
8.
Landmarks Completed in May 2012, what is the name of this observation tower at the Olympic Park in Stratford, London?
The Orbit (ArcelorMittal Orbit)
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Music Only 30 years of age, who died at the peak of their career in a private plane crash on 5th March, 1963?
Patsy Cline
10.
History Name the Israeli Prime Minister assassinated by Yigal Amir in Tel Aviv on 4th November 1995.
Yitzhak Rabin
11.
Entertainment Who starred as Will Kane in the 1952 film High Noon?
Gary Cooper
12.
General Knowledge How many feet are there in a fathom?
