Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Son of a gun
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Current Affairs What is the name of the shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya where at least 68 have been killed and 200 injured in an attack by masked gunmen beginning on Saturday?
Westgate
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Science & Nature What is the main diet of xylophagous insects?
Wood
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)
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Sport & Leisure What sport is played by the Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers?
American football (NFL)
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Geography If you sailed due south from Gibraltar, onto whose territory would you land first?
Spain (Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain bordering Morocco)
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Art & Literature Siblings Jacob and Wilhelm were well known 19th century authors. What was their surname?
Grimm (Brothers Grimm)
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Flags Which European country has this as its national flag?
Monaco
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Music The title of which well known piece of literature was also a 1981 hit for Dire Straits?
Romeo and Juliet
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History In which century did the English Wars of the Roses take place?
15th (1455–1485)
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Entertainment Who played Bond girl Solitaire in the 1973 film Live and Let Die?
Jane Seymour
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General Knowledge Who is the reigning Queen of Denmark?
Food & Drink Paskha is a Russian cheesecake traditionally served during which Christian holiday?
Easter (Russian: Па́сха, "Easter")
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In This Year In this year: Seven Manchester United players were among the 21 killed in the Munich air disaster; Elvis Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army as a Private; and The Bridge on the River Kwai won seven Academy awards, including Best Picture. What year was it?
1958
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Science & Nature What smokeless explosive is named after its string-like appearance?
Cordite / Cordtex
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay (1980)
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Sport & Leisure Which South American country is home to association football club Boca Juniors?
Argentina (the La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires)
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Entertainment Mister Fantastic and The Human Torch are two of the Fantastic Four. Name the other two.
Invisible Woman, The Thing
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Anagram HAD THE DOTTED, GAY BUNGHOLE is an anagram of which well known 1966 film?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Geography Which South American country is this?
Bolivia
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Music There's No Business Like Show Business and Anything You Can Do are songs from which Irving Berlin musical?
Annie Get Your Gun
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History Which American actress and comedian was the 2012 presidential nominee for the California-based Peace and Freedom Party?
Roseanne Barr
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Entertainment Lasting 20 seasons between 1990 and 2010, name this TV series.
Law & Order (1990–2010)
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General Knowledge Which of these quantities is largest? A. 5 litres B. 10 U.S. pints C. 9 Imperial pints
