Food & Drink What name for a small round piece of lamb comes from the French for 'hazelnut'?
Noisette
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On This Day The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart after lift off, killing all seven astronauts on board, on this day, 28th January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1986
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Science & Nature In geometry, which of these angles is greatest? A. Acute B. Reflex C. Obtuse
B
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Byrds - Eight Miles High (1966)
5.
Sport & Leisure In tennis, who won the men's final at the 2014 Australian Open on Sunday?
Stanislas Wawrinka (beating Rafael Nadal in the final 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3)
6.
Geography Topeka is the capital of which American state?
Kansas
7.
Anagram LICENSED IN ANAL VD is an anagram of which Major League Baseball team?
Cleveland Indians
8.
Logos Which sports equipment manufacturer has this as its logo?
Head
9.
Music Members of which American rock band all have the surname Followill?
Kings of Leon
10.
History Which Wonder of the Ancient World was built at Halicarnassus?
Mausoleum / Tomb of Mausolus
11.
Entertainment Which TV detective owned a Basset Hound called "Dog"?
Columbo
12.
General Knowledge The name of what car maker comes from the Latin meaning 'to hear'?
Food & Drink Scottish lorne sausage is famously what shape?
Square
2.
In This Year In this year: American porn publisher Larry Flynt was shot and paralysed; a poison-filled pellet from an umbrella killed Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov in London; and the Jonestown incident in Guyana ended with a mass murder-suicide claiming 918 lives. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1978
3.
Science & Nature What 'T' is the SI unit of magnetic flux density?
Tesla
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning (1987)
5.
Sport & Leisure In Rugby League, each side provides how many players for a scrum?
6
6.
Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1999 comedy film Man on the Moon?
Jim Carrey
7.
Anagram SAUCY, ARID MASS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Damascus, Syria
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Geography Which African country is this?
Nigeria
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Music Which American rock band began life in the late 1960s and still play today with original members Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and Eric Bloom?
Blue Öyster Cult
10.
History Between 1962 and his death in 2009, Edward Kennedy was senator for which U.S. state?
Massachusetts
11.
Entertainment First aired in 2003, name this TV series.
MythBusters
12.
General Knowledge According to the proverb by Benjamin Franklin, "Three may keep a secret if two of them are..." what?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Ping Pong
2.
On This Day Posthumously pardoned in 1998, name the British teenager hanged for the murder of a police officer on this day, 28th January, 1953; famous for his alleged words "Let him have it, Chris"?
Derek Bentley
3.
Science & Nature What is the largest known dwarf planet in our solar system?
Eris (27% larger than Pluto)
4.
Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (1998)
5.
Sport & Leisure Which of these sports uses the smallest ball in official matches? A. Indoor Volleyball B. Association Football C. Basketball
A (Circumferences: A. 65-67cm B. 68–70cm C. 75-75.88cm )
6.
Geography What large Canadian island gives its name to a breed of dog, pony and sheep?
Newfoundland
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Art & Literature Under what pen name did the artist Hablot Knight Browne illustrate the works of Charles Dickens?
Phiz
8.
Landmarks Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which native American leader is depicted in this mountain carving?
Crazy Horse (under construction since 1948 and far from completion)
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Music Who wrote the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun?
Irving Berlin
10.
History What was the middle name of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Scott?
Falcon
11.
Entertainment In which film did James Bond travel underwater in a Lotus Esprit?
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
12.
General Knowledge In 2009, the Airbus A400M long-range military transport plane flew for the first time. By what name is it known?
São Paulo FC's Rogério Ceni holds the all-time record for the most goals scored by a goalkeeper. In all professional games, international and domestic, how many goals has he scored since 1992?
