Food & Drink What is the French culinary term for food, usually vegetables, cut into long, thin strips?
Julienne / Allumette
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On This Day The McDonnell Douglas F-4 first flew on this day, 27th May, 1958. By what name was it more commonly known?
Phantom II
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Science & Nature What skin condition is known medically as pruritus?
Itching
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Little Children (1964)
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Sport & Leisure What 'B' is a nickname for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500?
The Brickyard
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Geography The most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, what volcanic island group in the South Atlantic Ocean is named after the Portuguese explorer who discovered it in 1506?
Tristan da Cunha
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Anagram WE BARBARIZE HAM is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Harare, Zimbabwe
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Logos What brand of pale lager has this as its logo?
Molson Canadian
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Music What 2005 song includes the line You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
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History Which Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery in 1865?
Thirteenth
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Entertainment Michael Douglas plays a man driven mad by the frustrations of everyday life in what 1993 film?
Falling Down
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General Knowledge What type of furniture is a bonheur du jour?
(Lady's) Writing Desk (French, bonheur-du-jour, meaning "daytime delight")
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Think twice about it (To think about it / Thinks about it)
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Current Affairs Name the 22-year-old who killed six people in a drive-by rampage in Santa Barbara, California on Friday.
Elliot Rodger
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Science & Nature What gas is produced by photosynthesis?
Oxygen
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son (1976)
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Sport & Leisure Who, in 1988, became the first boxer to win world titles in 5 different officially recognised weights?
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Geography The White Sea lies off the coast of what country?
Russia
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Art & Literature In Oliver Twist, what is the name of Bill Sikes' dog?
Bull's Eye
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Flags What country on the coast of West Africa has this as its national flag?
Ghana
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Music Who sang the title track for the 1984 film Ghostbusters?
Ray Parker, Jr.
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History Which Englishman constructed the world's first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1803?
Richard Trevithick
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Entertainment Actor Tony Curtis famously said kissing who was "...like kissing Hitler"?
Marilyn Monroe
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General Knowledge American businesswoman Sara Blakely became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire after founding what 'shapewear' business?
Food & Drink What 'L' describes a frothy South Asian drink made by blending yoghurt with water, salt and spices?
Lassi
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In This Year In this year: The "Velvet Divorce" divided Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; an IRA bomb exploded in Warrington, England killing two children; and the Battle of Mogadishu, dubbed "Black Hawk Down", took place in Somalia. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1993
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Science & Nature What amphibious animal lives in a holt?
Otter
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (1989)
5.
Sport & Leisure Since the 1970s, who has held the record for winning the most men's major golf championships?
Jack Nicklaus (18 wins between 1962 and 1986)
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Entertainment Ian McKellen was Oscar-nominated for playing the role of troubled film director James Whale in what 1998 film?
Gods and Monsters
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Anagram TAMPON TIRED JOURNAL is an anagram of what professional tennis player?
Juan Martín del Potro
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Geography Independent from New Zealand since 1962, what island nation is this?
Samoa
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Music Up until his death in in August 1995, Jerry Garcia was lead guitarist for which American rock band formed in 1965?
Grateful Dead
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History In what decade did brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald open their first restaurant in San Bernardino, California?
1940s (15th May 1940)
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Entertainment First aired from 1997 until 2003, name this TV series.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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General Knowledge What type of lawnmower was invented by Karl Dahlman in 1964?
