Food & Drink What two vegetables comprise the key ingredients of the Indian dish Aloo Gobi?
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In This Year In this year: "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole; US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya were bombed, killing 224 and injuring more than 4,500; and Hugo Chávez was elected President of Venezuela. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature "Saffron Scourge" is an old name for what kind of fever?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1985)
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Sport & Leisure Which Dutch athlete from the mid-20th century was nicknamed "the Flying Housewife"?
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Entertainment Who was the actor grandfather of actress Anjelica Huston?
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Anagram TAMPON AS JESTER is an anagram of which American author born in 1947?
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Geography Which island nation is this?
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Music Which British singer was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3rd November 1948?
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History In the weeks before D-Day, Australian actor and soldier M. E. Clifton James made public appearances disguised as who?
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Entertainment What film franchise has this as its main theme?
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General Knowledge In the card game Baccarat, what is the highest total a hand can have?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
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Current Affairs Name the American rapper who pleaded no contest this week and has been sentenced to two years probation for assaulting a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Science & Nature What degenerative brain disorder is named after the German scientist who first described it in 1906?
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Music Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2010)
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Sport & Leisure The phrase "to be stymied" originated from what sport?
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Geography Through which European capital city does the River Spree flow?
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Art & Literature What 1940 Ernest Hemingway novel tells the story of American explosives expert Robert Jordan during the Spanish Civil War?
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Landmarks In which Egyptian city is this temple?
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Music In what year was the Woodstock Festival held in New York state?
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History The Tet Offensive took place during which war?
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Entertainment Starring John Wayne, the films Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande were known as what trilogy?
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General Knowledge What game uses the terms Split, Basket, Street, and Corner?
