Food & Drink What type of pastry is used in profiteroles?
Choux (pâte à choux)
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On This Day Mark Spitz became the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games on this day, 4th September, in which year?
1972 (Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany)
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Science & Nature Sn is the chemical symbol for which metallic element?
Tin (Latin: stannum)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind of Love (1965)
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Sport & Leisure In 1988, who became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year?
Steffi Graf
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Geography How many stars are there on the flag of New Zealand?
Four
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Anagram A CRANIAL RAT ABUSER is an anagram of which capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Canberra, Australia
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Logos Which French fashion house has this as its logo?
Pierre Cardin
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Music Which 1974 song begins with the lyrics: She keeps Moet et Chandon In her pretty cabinet 'Let them eat cake' she says Just like Marie Antoinette (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Queen - Killer Queen
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History En route to Stockholm, what was the name of the ferry which sank in the Baltic Sea in September 1994 with the loss of 852 people?
MS Estonia
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Entertainment Which film character links Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore?
Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal)
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 1000 Y in a M
General Knowledge After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a Ruby anniversary?
40
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Current Affairs In the news this week: Police in Cambodia arrested Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in Phnom Penh on Thursday, ensuing an Interpol warrant by his homeland Sweden. Of which controversial website is he one of the founders?
The Pirate Bay
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Science & Nature What is the correct medical term for the disease commonly known as German measles?
Rubella
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want (1978)
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Sport & Leisure England's James Willstrop is currently world number one at which sport?
Squash
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Geography Which US state is the least populous?
Wyoming (568,158 as at 2011)
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Art & Literature Which famous fictional character lives at 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging?
Harry Potter
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Flags Which Eurasian country has this as its national flag?
Georgia
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Music Formed in 1976, which famous band consists of Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr?
U2 (Paul Hewson is 'Bono', Dave Evans is 'The Edge')
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History Who was Emperor of Japan during World War II?
Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
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Entertainment First screened between 1998 and 2006, which TV sitcom could have been titled 'Truman and Adler'?
Will & Grace (William Truman and Grace Adler)
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General Knowledge Which country has the letter E as its international car registration?
Food & Drink What name is given to a dish that consists of two halves of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce.
Eggs Benedict
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In This Year In this year: Idi Amin deposed Milton Obote in a coup and became president of Uganda; East Pakistan became Bangladesh after gaining independence from Pakistan; and Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France. What year was it?
1971
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Science & Nature Where are the smallest bones in the human body found?
Ear
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Michael Jackson - Black or White (1991)
5.
Sport & Leisure In which major sport does a "face-off" commence play?
Ice Hockey (also lacrosse)
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Geography Where would you be if you were at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude?
Atlantic Ocean
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Anagram IT'S NASAL, TIRESOME is an anagram of which well known Canadian-American singer-songwriter?
Alanis Morissette
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Geography Which Central American country is this?
Honduras
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Music Which Canadian rock band released their biggest selling album Moving Pictures in 1981?
Rush
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History First was George Washington; second was John Adams. Who was third?
Thomas Jefferson (Presidents of the USA)
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Entertainment Who played the deranged Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the original Pink Panther film series beginning in the 1960s?
Herbert Lom
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 15 R B on a S T
General Knowledge Braille is based around a grid of how many dots?
6
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On This Day Which internet company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on this day, 4th September, 1998?
Google
3.
Science & Nature In electronics, what do the letters LCD stand for?
Liquid Crystal Display
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (2007)
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Sport & Leisure In which country were the 1992 Olympics held?
Spain (Barcelona)
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Geography The deepest part of any ocean in the world is in the Pacific Ocean with a depth of around 36,000 feet. What name is given to this area?
Mariana Trench
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Art & Literature What number Baker Street is the London address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
221B
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Landmarks The Manneken Pis is a small bronze fountain sculpture; a famous landmark in which European capital city?
Brussels (Belgium)
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Music Which 1967 song includes the lyrics: Yellow mother custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beatles - I Am the Walrus
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History In which year did Isaac Newton watch an apple fall from a tree, inspiring his famous theory of gravity? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1666
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Entertainment Who played the role of real life jockey Bob Champion in the 1983 film Champions?
John Hurt
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General Knowledge In millimetres, what is the length of the long side of a piece of A4 paper? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
