Food & Drink If you saw canard on a French Menu, what type of meat would be on offer?
Duck
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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)
1992
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Science & Nature What 'B' describes an instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Petula Clark - This Is My Song (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?
Japan and Honduras
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Geography Mount Everest is located on the border of which two countries?
Nepal and Tibet
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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)
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Logos Which global brand has this as its logo?
Burger King
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Music Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by which Italian composer?
Antonio Vivaldi
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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?
Portugal
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Entertainment In which 1997 film did John Malkovich play the villainous role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom?
Con Air
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 8 P in our S S
8 Planets in our Solar System (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
General Knowledge Before becoming President, Barack Obama was a United States Senator representing which state?
Illinois (with Dick Durbin)
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Current Affairs In recent news; which country was hit by Typhoon Khanun this weekend, killing 88 people, injuring 134, and leaving 63,000 homeless?
North Korea (Khanun - ขนุน - means "jackfruit" in Thai)
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Science & Nature In which organ of the body is your hypothalamus?
Brain
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Steve Miller Band - The Joker (1973)
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Sport & Leisure In boxing, what weight class lies between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight?
Super Middleweight
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Geography At the time of the Declaration of Independence, how many colonies existed in the newly formed United States?
13 (Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
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Art & Literature In William Golding's 1954 novel, Lord of The Flies, the title is attributed to the severed head of what type of animal?
Pig
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Flags Which European microstate has this as its national flag?
Andorra
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Music Originally a 1967 hit for Tommy James & the Shondells, who had a worldwide hit in 1987 with I Think We're Alone Now?
Tiffany
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History Beginning in 1946, the First Indochina War saw Vietnam fighting for independence against which country?
France
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Entertainment Who played James Bond in the 1967 comedy, Casino Royale?
David Niven
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General Knowledge How many title deed cards are there in a standard game of Monopoly?
Food & Drink Found on many drinks labels, and used as a worldwide standard, what does ABV stand for?
Alcohol by Volume
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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)
1972
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Science & Nature What valuable product is sought by mining kimberlites or lamproites?
Diamonds
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Berlin - Take My Breath Away (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?
Women's 10m air rifle
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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.
Afghanistan and Azerbaijan (not Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria)
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Anagram THE SHARP PREEN is an anagram of which currently serving Prime Minister?
Stephen Harper (Canada)
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Geography Which US state is this?
Arkansas
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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)
1979
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History During which war was the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift fought?
Anglo-Zulu War
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Entertainment Which TV family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
The Simpsons
12.
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?
Barbie
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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?
India
3.
Science & Nature What 'M' is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi?
Mycology
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Coldplay - In My Place (2002)
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Sport & Leisure What sport is played by the Minnesota Twins?
Baseball
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Entertainment What was the name of Sonny Crockett's pet alligator in the cult 1980s TV series Miami Vice?
Elvis
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Art & Literature In George Orwell's 1945 novel, Animal Farm, what kind of animal is Old Major?
Pig
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Landmarks Pictured here with Story Bridge in the foreground, which Australian city is this?
Brisbane
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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?
Neil Sedaka
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History In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?
18th (1750 to 1850)
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Entertainment The title of a 1969 film; by what name were lawbreakers Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh better known?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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History In which decade did Colonel Harland Sanders begin selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky?
1930s (1930. The first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952.)
