Food & Drink In which U.S. State is Jim Beam produced?
Kentucky (Clermont)
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On This Day Scottish inventor John Logie Baird performed the first test of a working television system on this day, 2nd October, in which year?. [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1925
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Science & Nature In which country was double Nobel-prize winner Marie Curie born?
Poland (Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland - then part of Russian Empire)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night (1966)
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Sport & Leisure Which two NFL teams share the MetLife Stadium?
New York Giants & New York Jets
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Geography At 3,212 feet, Angel Falls is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. In which country is it?
Venezuela (Canaima National Park)
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Anagram HE'LL SHOCK MORSE is an anagram of which 2009 film?
Sherlock Holmes
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Logos Which flag carrying, international airline has this as its logo?
Air New Zealand
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Music Who had hits in 2011 with E.T., Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), and The One That Got Away?
Katy Perry
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History Formed in the United States during World War II, the OSS was a predecessor of the CIA. What did OSS stand for?
Office of Strategic Services
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Entertainment What was the name of Bruce Willis' character in the Die Hard series?
John McClane
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Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: 7 W of the A W.
Food & Drink Popular in Central and Eastern Europe, which fruit is used to make the alcoholic beverage Slivovitz?
Plums (aka Plum Brandy)
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In This Year In this year: Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union; at a football match in England, the Bradford City stadium fire killed 56; and Live Aid pop concerts in London and Philadelphia raised over £50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia. What year was it?
1985
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Science & Nature Appropriately named because of their large nose, what 'P' describes this species of monkey?
Proboscis monkey
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
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Sport & Leisure Since 2004, which sports star has ran her own line of designer apparel under the brand name "Aneres"?
Serena Williams (her first name spelled backward)
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Geography At 2,469 m, what is the name of the highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia and Northern Europe?
Galdhøpiggen / Galdhø Peak
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Anagram KENNETH LURE RAT is an anagram of which Golden Globe winning actress?
Kathleen Turner
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Geography Which U.S. state is this?
New Mexico
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Music Which 1970 song by Cat Stevens was most notably covered by Maxi Priest in 1988 and Mr. Big in 1993?
Wild World
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History Legend says it fell from the heavens at the Battle of Valdemar on 15th June 1219; which country has the oldest state flag in the world still in use by an independent nation today?
Denmark (Dannebrog)
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Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1990s.
Seinfeld
12.
Ditloids Replace these initials with words to make a well known song title: 50 W to L Y L.
General Knowledge If you suffer from entomophobia, what are you afraid of?
Insects
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On This Day Dubbed the Tlatelolco massacre, just 10 days before the Summer Olympics began, as many as 300 people where killed during a gun battle in Mexico City on this day, 2nd October, in which year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1968
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Science & Nature Which metric measure is equivalent to 35.195 fluid ounces?
1 litre
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge (1992)
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Sport & Leisure Host to Rugby Union, Cricket, Rugby League and A-League Football matches, what is the name of New Zealand's largest stadium?
Eden Park (Auckland)
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Geography What is the highest mountain in Thailand?
Doi Inthanon / ดอยอินทนนท์ (Chiang Mai Province / จังหวัดเชียงใหม่)
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Art & Literature What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' landlady at 221B Baker Street?
Mrs. Hudson
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Landmarks Which European capital city is this?
Madrid, Spain (Gran Via and statue of Cybele, Plaza de Cibeles)
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Music Which 1969 song includes the line "And I'm floating in a most peculiar way"? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
David Bowie - Space Oddity
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History Which famous World War I battle was named after the peninsular south of Istanbul on which it took place between 25th April 1915 and 9th January 1916?
Battle of Gallipoli
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Entertainment Who played Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett, "Big X", in the 1963 classic The Great Escape ?
Richard Attenborough
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Science & Nature What nationality was 18th century botanist, physician and zoologist Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)?
