Food & Drink From which fruit is the French spirit Calvados made?
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On This Day President Richard Nixon was ordered by the US Supreme Court to hand over the Watergate tapes on this day, 24th July, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
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Science & Nature Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the Solar System. On which planet is it?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1953)
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Sport & Leisure Of which sporting event and at which venue is the winner awarded the 'Venus Rose Water Dish'?
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Geography Through which Australian city does the Swan River flow?
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Anagram SILK TO RANSACK LATER is an anagram of which US state capital and the state it is capital of? (3 word answer)
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Logos Which British based, multinational company has this as its logo?
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Music Who had worldwide hits in 2004 with Somebody Told Me, Mr. Brightside, and All These Things That I've Done?
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History In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster occur? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
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Entertainment What was the name of the stolen diamond sought by Peter Sellers in the 1963 film, The Pink Panther?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 360 D in a C
General Knowledge Formerly known as MSN Search, Live Search, and Windows Live Search; by what name has Microsoft's internet search engine been known since June 2009?
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Current Affairs In the news this week, name the Colorado town in which a gunman killed 12 and injured 58 people at a midnight cinema screening on Saturday.
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Science & Nature What is the Medical Latin term for your shoulder blade?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1968)
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Sport & Leisure When were the Winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?
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Geography In which borough of New York City would you be if you took a stroll through Central Park?
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Art & Literature Which 'J' is the book of the Bible immediately following Deuteronomy?
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Flags Which Central American country has this as its national flag?
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Music A worldwide hit, what was the title of Eric Clapton's 1992 ballad about the pain and loss he felt following the death of his 4½ year-old son, Conor?
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History What 'P' is the name given to the super-continent which made up the majority land mass of Earth between 300 and 200 million years ago?
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Entertainment By what stage name is Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez better known?
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General Knowledge How many square metres are there in a hectare?
Food & Drink What type of beans are used to make canned baked beans?
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In This Year In this year: Georges Pompidou succeeded Charles de Gaulle as president of France; John Lennon and Yoko Ono conducted their Bed-In at a hotel in Montreal, Quebec; and Neil Armstrong took his historic first steps on the Moon. What year was it?
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Science & Nature What is the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1983)
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Sport & Leisure Who became the first ever Briton to win the Tour de France this weekend?
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Geography On which continent would you find the Atlas Mountains?
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Anagram YEAH, MASTER is an anagram of which British politician?
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Geography Which Australian State is this?
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Music Born in 1945, which multiple Grammy Award-winning American singer was married to Kris Kristofferson between 1973 and 1980?
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History In which year was China's Cultural Revolution set in motion by Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
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Entertainment Who had a golden palomino called Trigger, and a German Shepherd called Bullet?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 29 D in F in a L Y
General Knowledge Transcribed in English, what is the Japanese word for "Divine Wind"?
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Current Affairs In the news this week; after returning from an elephant hunt in Botswana, who was sacked as honorary president of the Spanish branch of the WWF this weekend?
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Science & Nature Used for many years as a treatment for malaria, what is extracted from the bark of the South American cinchona tree?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1998)
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Sport & Leisure Who is the only professional boxer to have retired holding the world heavyweight title untied and undefeated?
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Geography What is the longest river in France?
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Art & Literature Who was married to William Shakespeare between 1582 and his death in 1616?
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Landmarks What is the name of this famous castle near Füssen in south-west Bavaria, Germany?
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Music What unusually coloured creature did Sheb Wooley sing about in 1958?
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History At which battle in 1836 was Davy Crockett killed?
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Entertainment In the Scream series of films, who plays the recurring role of protagonist Sidney Prescott?
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General Knowledge If 3 people can eat 3 steaks in 3 days, how many steaks can 6 people eat in 6 days?
Often regarded as the invention of the typewriter, in which year did American inventor William Austin Burt apply for a patent for his brand new "typographer"?
