Food & Drink In Spanish, it is called Vino de Jerez. What is its English language name?
Sherry
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On This Day Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, what was the name of the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling on this day, 23rd December, 1986?
Voyager (Rutan Model 76 Voyager)
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Science & Nature What are wild reindeer called in North America?
Caribou
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick (1963)
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Sport & Leisure The 'six-tackle rule' plays an important role in which sport?
Rugby league
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Geography What city is the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean?
Vladivostok
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Anagram REPEL POSH RAT SEX is an anagram of what animated Christmas film?
The Polar Express (2004)
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Logos What world renowned European manufacturer has this as its logo?
Airbus
9.
Music In the song The Twelve Days Of Christmas, how many Swans were a-Swimming?
Seven
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History The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York coincided with the funeral of which icon?
Judy Garland
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Entertainment Who played paleontologist Ross Geller in the TV sitcom Friends?
David Schwimmer
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General Knowledge What engineering company was founded by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth in London in 1958?
Food & Drink The name of which Italian cheese means "recooked"?
Ricotta
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In This Year In this year: Rain Man and Who Framed Roger Rabbit were the highest grossing films; a demonstration flight of the new Airbus A320 crashed into the tops of trees beyond the runway at Habsheim, France; and the Iran–Iraq War finally came to an end. What year was it?
1988
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Science & Nature What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's famous space mission?
Vostok 1
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Wham! - Last Christmas (1984)
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Sport & Leisure What US sporting venue calls itself The World's Most Famous Arena?
Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, New York City)
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Entertainment In which 1946 Christmas classic did George Bailey get help from guardian angel Clarence Odbody?
It's a Wonderful Life (James Stewart and Henry Travers)
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Anagram STICKY ROMANCE is an anagram of which British band formed in 2002?
Arctic Monkeys
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Geography Which Middle East country is this?
Syria
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Music Who composed the musical Suite for the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker?
Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
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History Which historic event was captured by the 'Zapruder film'?
Assassination of JFK
11.
Entertainment Name this TV series from the 1970s.
Kung Fu (1972-1975)
12.
General Knowledge What 'R' describes a revolving disk with radiating points attached to a cowboy's spur?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known Xmas related term or phrase.
Frankincense
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Current Affairs Name the London theatre in which an ornate ceiling collapsed on Thursday night, injuring more than 80 people.
Apollo Theatre (during a performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
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Science & Nature What illness, often associated with food poisoning, is named after the Latin word for 'sausage'?
Botulism (Latin: botulinus)
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (1994)
5.
Sport & Leisure The official length of a marathon is 26 miles and how many yards?
385
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Geography In what country is the region of Lapland?
Finland
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Art & Literature In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what creatures are used as balls in a game of croquet?
Hedgehogs
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Landmarks Nicknamed the Giant Egg, in which capital city is this, the National Grand Theatre, located?
Beijing (People's Republic of China)
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Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1988 with Driving Home For Christmas?
Chris Rea
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History In what century was the last execution in the Tower of London?
20th (Josef Jakobs, German spy, shot by a military firing squad, 15th August 1941)
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Entertainment Which Italian city is the focal point of the 1969 film The Italian Job?
Turin (Italian: Torino)
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General Knowledge From the original 1823 poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas; Dasher, Dancer, _____, _____, _____, _____, Donner, and Blitzen. Fill in the blanks.
12. Life of Brian (1979 - Eric Idle, Graham Chapman)
Snowball Question
In November 2013 at Siam Paragon, Bangkok, a world record was set for the largest human Christmas tree. How many school-children were used to create the tree?
