Food & Drink Mozzarella cheese is traditionally made from the milk of which animal?
Buffalo (Italian Mediterranean Water Buffalo)
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On This Day On this day, 3rd September, 1935, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, which Englishman became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph?
Malcolm Campbell (Campbell-Railton Blue Bird)
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Science & Nature Which continent is the natural habitat of the llama?
South America
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand (1957)
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Sport & Leisure Named after a multiple-record breaking pitcher, what honour is awarded annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball?
Cy Young Award
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Geography What animal features on the national flag of Sri Lanka?
Lion
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Anagram BYTE BREATHING HOG is an anagram of which TV sitcom, first screened in 2007?
The Big Bang Theory
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Logos Which beer brand has this as its logo?
Amstel
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Music Which well known singer was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Michigan on 13th May 1950?
Stevie Wonder
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History The subject of an Academy Award winning 2010 film, which British King had a stutter?
George VI (The King's Speech)
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Entertainment Which 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film, starring Doris Day and James Stewart, introduced the song Que Sera, Sera?
The Man Who Knew Too Much
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General Knowledge According to the popular proverb, who does fortune favour?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Splitting headache
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Current Affairs In this week's news, name the U.S. Army officer sentenced to death for killing thirteen people in the November 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
Nidal Malik Hasan
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes female chickens under 1 year of age?
Pullet
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl (1968)
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Sport & Leisure In which year did England's Paul Gascoigne famously cry during a FIFA World Cup semi-final game?
1990 (Italy)
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Geography The cause of many boat accidents, the Lorelei is a large rock on the eastern bank of which river?
Rhine
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Art & Literature Who wrote The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare?
Alistair MacLean
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Flags Which country in Southeastern Europe has this as its national flag?
Montenegro
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Music What 1983 Billy Joel song was a hit for Westlife in 2001?
Uptown Girl
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History According to legend, what was the name of King Arthur's sword?
Excalibur
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Entertainment The 2006 film Bobby is a fictionalised account of the assassination of who?
Robert F. Kennedy (U.S. Senator - 25th June 1968)
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General Knowledge What 'M' describes a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting?
Food & Drink Filbert is an alternate name for which kind of nut?
Hazelnut
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In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France; boxer Mike Tyson was found guilty of raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington; and the Bosnian War began. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1992
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Science & Nature What number is represented in Morse Code by a dot and four dashes?
1
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (1979)
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Sport & Leisure Which two heavyweight boxers fought the "Rumble in the Jungle" on 30th October, 1974?
George Foreman, Muhammad Ali
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Entertainment Who played Elizabeth Swann in the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films?
Keira Knightley
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Anagram PLAN A LARGE ODE is an anagram of which famous 19th century poet?
Edgar Allan Poe
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Geography Which European country is this?
Germany
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Music The French song Non, je ne regrette rien is best known for its 1960 recording by which artist?
Édith Piaf
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History Four U.S. Presidents have been assassinated. Abraham Lincoln was the first and John F. Kennedy the last. Name the other two.
James A. Garfield, William McKinley
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Entertainment Name this TV series from the mid 1980s.
T. J. Hooker (1982-1986)
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General Knowledge The Super Sport version of which make and model car is currently the fastest street-legal production car in the world?
