Food & Drink What did the Earl John Montague invent so that he could eat with one hand while playing cards with the other?
The sandwich (He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich)
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In This Year In this year: More than 133,000 in Myanmar were killed by Cyclone Nargis; Barack Obama was elected President of the United States; and protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy stormed into Suvarnabhumi Airport and blocked flights from taking off. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2008
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Science & Nature What is the largest moon in our Solar System?
Ganymede (Jupiter III)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (1985)
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Sport & Leisure What American football team play their home games at the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York?
Buffalo Bills
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Entertainment Dark Helmet and Lone Starr are characters in what 1987 Mel Brooks film?
Spaceballs
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Anagram LAND WHEEZING SNOT is an anagram of what Academy Award winning actor?
Denzel Washington
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Geography What Eurasian country is this?
Armenia
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Music Who did Sacha play with in Peter Gabriel's 1980 hit Games Without Frontiers?
Britt
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History Who was captain of the Bounty when Fletcher Christian led the mutiny against him in April 1789?
William Bligh (Mutiny on the Bounty)
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Entertainment Originally aired from 1964 until 1966, name this TV series.
The Munsters
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General Knowledge What do the initials HB on a pencil stand for?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Who's in charge
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On This Day Who took off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic by a female pilot, on this day, 20th May, 1932?
Amelia Earhart
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Science & Nature Perigee and Apogee are terms used to describe the minimum and maximum distances between what?
Earth and Moon (or any other Earth satellite)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jesus Jones - Real Real Real (1990)
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Sport & Leisure Who was named as Manchester United manager yesterday?
Louis van Gaal
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Geography Annapolis is the capital of what US state?
Maryland
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Art & Literature Which Irish author wrote the Artemis Fowl series of science fiction fantasy novels?
Eoin Colfer
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Landmarks Older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, what is the name of this prehistoric monument at the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site in County Meath, Ireland?
Newgrange
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Music What musical hailed the dawning of the Age of Aquarius?
Hair (aka Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical)
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History What name is given to the war that took place in North America between 2nd October 1835 and 21st April 1836?
Texas Revolution / Texas War of Independence
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Entertainment Who, the day before her 15th birthday, was awarded a Juvenile Oscar in 1960 for her performance in Polyanna?
Hayley Mills
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General Knowledge One of the earliest arcade video games, in what year was 'Pong' released? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
From the bottom of the bronze base to the top of his head; how tall, in centimetres, is Michelangelo's original David at the Gallery of the Academy of Florence?
