Food & Drink What name is given to a wine bottle twice the size of a Standard bottle?
Magnum (1.5 litres)
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On This Day Pan Am went bankrupt and ceased operations on this day, 4th December, in which year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1991
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Science & Nature What is a 'periorbital hematoma' more commonly known as?
Black eye / Shiner
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
5.
Sport & Leisure In which sport is the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy awarded?
Basketball (NBA Finals)
6.
Geography Measured by total area, what is the second largest country in the world?
Canada (Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil, Australia)
7.
Anagram A GLEE CHOIR GEM is an anagram of which pop star who rose to fame in the 1980s?
George Michael
8.
Logos Which flag carrying, international airline has this as its logo?
British Airways
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Music Name the South Korean performer whose 2012 single Gangnam Style (강남스타일) has clocked, to date, nearly 880 million views on YouTube.
Food & Drink If you were served "fragrant meat" or "mutton of the earth" in China, what are you most likely to be eating?
Dog
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In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards; and George H. W. Bush was elected President of the United States. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1988
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Science & Nature What is the Latin name for the constellation known as the "Little Bear"?
Ursa Minor
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square (1986)
5.
Sport & Leisure Who is the Russian-Jewish owner of Chelsea Football Club in England?
Roman Abramovich
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Geography Piraeus serves as the port for which European capital city?
Athens (Greece)
7.
Anagram I'M TOTALLY MR. REWIND is an anagram of the full name of which well known US politician?
Willard Mitt Romney
8.
Geography Which country in the Southern Hemisphere is this?
Argentina
9.
Music Including past and present members, who is, or was, the oldest Rolling Stone?
Bill Wyman (24th October 1936 - Charlie Watts is the oldest current member, 2nd June 1941)
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History Of the 56 delegates who signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, how many went on to become President of the United States?
2 (Thomas Jefferson and John Adams)
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Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1970s.
Kojak
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History In which year did the Wright Brothers make the first ever sustained, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air, manned flight? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
