Food & Drink If you saw canard on a French Menu, what type of meat would be on offer?
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On This Day Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashed into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 113 people on board, on this day, 31st July, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
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Science & Nature What 'B' describes an instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1967)
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Sport & Leisure Which two countries shocked the football world this week, both beating Spain 1-0, eliminating the world number 1 at the group stage of the London Olympics?
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Geography Mount Everest is located on the border of which two countries?
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Anagram IF A BIG AROUSAL is an anagram of which European capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
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Logos Which global brand has this as its logo?
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Music Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by which Italian composer?
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History In 1511, who became the first European country to colonise South-east Asia by conquering the Sultanate of Malacca, part of modern day Malaysia?
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Entertainment In which 1997 film did John Malkovich play the villainous role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 8 P in our S S
Food & Drink Found on many drinks labels, and used as a worldwide standard, what does ABV stand for?
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In This Year In this year: The RMS Queen Elizabeth was destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbour; Ceylon became a Republic and changed its name to Sri Lanka; and Eugene Cernan became the last person to walk on the moon. What year was it? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
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Science & Nature What valuable product is sought by mining kimberlites or lamproites?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1986)
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Sport & Leisure China's Yi Siling captured the first gold medal of the 2012 Olympics on Saturday, in which event?
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Geography Only two countries in the world begin with the letter A but do not end with the letter A. Name them.
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Anagram THE SHARP PREEN is an anagram of which currently serving Prime Minister?
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Geography Which US state is this?
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Music Blondie, Heart of Glass, Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive, and M, Pop Muzik where among the biggest selling hits worldwide, in which year? (Nearest team gets 1 point)
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History During which war was the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift fought?
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Entertainment Which TV family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a well known phrase: 3 B M (S H T R)
General Knowledge Who split up with Ken Carson between 2004 and 2006, during which time she dated Blaine, an Australian surfer?
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Current Affairs In the news this week, at least 59 people have died and over 400,000 displaced in what has been labelled the Assam Violence. In which country is the state of Assam?
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Science & Nature What 'M' is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2002)
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Sport & Leisure What sport is played by the Minnesota Twins?
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Entertainment What was the name of Sonny Crockett's pet alligator in the cult 1980s TV series Miami Vice?
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Art & Literature In George Orwell's 1945 novel, Animal Farm, what kind of animal is Old Major?
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Landmarks Pictured here with Story Bridge in the foreground, which Australian city is this?
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Music Many cover versions have followed, but who had an original hit in 1962 with Breaking Up Is Hard to Do?
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History In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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Entertainment The title of a 1969 film; by what name were lawbreakers Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh better known?
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History In which decade did Colonel Harland Sanders begin selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky?
