Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (1971)
5.
Sport & Leisure Who, in 1972, became the first Brazilian Formula One champion?
Emerson Fittipaldi
6.
Geography On which island is the Indonesian capital Jakarta?
Java
7.
Art & Literature Which surrealist artist created this, the Lobster Telephone?
Salvador Dalí
8.
Flags Which country in Western Asia has this as its national flag?
Iran
9.
Music Which 1995 worldwide hit by Deep Blue Something is named after a 1961 Audrey Hepburn film?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
10.
History Live on TV on 8th April 1983, who created the illusion that the Statue of Liberty had disappeared?
David Copperfield (with Jim Steinmeyer and Don Wayne)
11.
Entertainment Screened between 2008 and 2013, which record breaking TV series features the chemical symbols for Bromine and Barium in its title screen?
Breaking Bad (Cited by Guinness World Records as the highest-rated TV series of all time)
12.
General Knowledge Translating into English as "our thing", what is the Italian term for the Mafia?
Food & Drink Into what are sponge fingers traditionally dipped to make the Italian dish Tiramisu?
Coffee
2.
In This Year In this year: The Apple Macintosh went on sale for the first time; Konstantin Chernenko succeeded the late Yuri Andropov as leader of the Soviet Union; and an IRA bomb killed 5 at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1984
3.
Science & Nature The name of what precious metal comes from the Spanish term for "little silver"?
Platinum (Spanish: platina)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) (1982)
5.
Sport & Leisure Which U.S. state is home to the Angels of Anaheim baseball team?
California (Los Angeles)
6.
Entertainment Released in 1995, what was the subtitle of the third film in the Die Hard series?
with a Vengeance
7.
Anagram CASTRATED PHALLUS is an anagram of which world famous European landmark?
St. Paul's Cathedral
8.
Geography Which island state is this?
Tasmania
9.
Music In which year was Elvis Presley born? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1935 (8th January)
10.
History In 1094, which Spanish leader defeated the Moors at Valencia?
El Cid / El Campeador (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)
11.
Entertainment Name this TV series from the late 70s and early 80s.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
12.
General Knowledge Which of these is the highest number? A. Bytes in a kilobyte B. Yards in a kilometre C. Ounces in 30 kilograms
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
No peace for the wicked
2.
Current Affairs For what city was Lao Airlines Flight 301 destined before crashing in the Mekong River last week killing all 49 people on board?
Pakse (Wattay International Airport, Vientiane to Pakse International Airport)
3.
Science & Nature The chemical symbol for what metal is derived from the Latin word stannum?
Tin (Sn)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Coldplay - Clocks (2002)
5.
Sport & Leisure Name any two of the three former England football players who have managed the Thai national football team.
Peter Withe, Peter Reid, Bryan Robson
6.
Entertainment Who voiced Stuart in the film series Stuart Little?
Michael J. Fox
7.
Art & Literature "I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee: no way but this; Killing myself, to die upon a kiss" are the last and dying words from which Shakespeare tragedy?
Othello
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Landmarks This is the Nationale-Nederlanden building, nicknamed the Dancing House or Fred and Ginger. In which European capital city is it?
Prague (Czech Republic - Czech: Tančící dům)
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Music Who wrote and originally recorded the song Roll Over Beethoven?
Chuck Berry (1956)
10.
History Granted by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, which Briton became the first ever person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States?
Winston Churchill
11.
Entertainment What was the name of the character portrayed by Joe Pesci in the 1990 film Goodfellas, also the name of a founding member of the Four Seasons?
Tommy DeVito
12.
General Knowledge Brothers Édouard and André founded which tyre (tire) company in 1888?
