Food & Drink What name is given to a French sauce consisting of egg yolk and liquid butter, usually seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a little white pepper or cayenne pepper?
Hollandaise
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On This Day Norway surrendered to German forces and Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom on this day, 10th June, in what year?
1940
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Science & Nature In Newton's second law, what does the 'a' stand for in the formula F=ma?
Acceleration (Force = mass x acceleration)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby (1961)
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Sport & Leisure What former professional heavyweight boxer was nicknamed "Bonecrusher"?
James Smith
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Geography The largest river in Myanmar, what is believed to derive its name from a Sanskrit word meaning "elephant river"?
Irrawaddy / Ayeyarwady
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Anagram HANG SOCIALITE is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Santiago, Chile
8.
Logos What well known brand name has this as its logo?
Tommy Hilfiger
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Music Formed in 2010, what pop boy band comprises Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson?
One Direction
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History In what decade did Rio de Janeiro cease to be the capital of Brazil?
1960s (Brasilia founded on 21st April 1960)
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Entertainment What was the orangutan's name in Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can?
Clyde
12.
General Knowledge Who is the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco?
Food & Drink The national dish of Austria, what is the traditional meat ingredient of Wiener Schnitzel?
Veal
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In This Year In this year: Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into a bridge in Washington, D.C. and fell into the Potomac River; Chariots of Fire won 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture; and the Commodore 64 home computer was released. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1982
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Science & Nature What name is given to this engine component?
Crankshaft
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Duran Duran - Girls on Film (1981)
5.
Sport & Leisure Name any 4 of the 5 cities beginning with 'M' to have hosted the Summer Olympic games.
Melbourne (1956) Mexico City (1968) Munich (1972) Montreal (1976) Moscow (1980)
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Entertainment Who played the Sundance Kid in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Robert Redford
7.
Anagram SEE ONE WHORE STRIP is an anagram of which Academy Award winning actress?
Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line - 2005)
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Geography What country is this?
Kazakhstan
9.
Music For a decade, beginning in 1964, The Mothers of Invention were the backing band for who?
Frank Zappa
10.
History The name of what physicist translates into English as "One Stone"?
Einstein
11.
Entertainment First aired between 1972 and 1983, name this TV series.
M*A*S*H
12.
General Knowledge What is the English translation of the French "poisson rouge"?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
No one to blame
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Current Affairs Who was sworn in as President of Ukraine on Saturday?
Petro Poroshenko (Петро Порошенко)
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Science & Nature What single word describes this equation? 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
Photosynthesis (Carbon Dioxide + Water → Sugar + Oxygen)
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Madonna - Justify My Love (1990)
5.
Sport & Leisure Under international rules, what sport has a playing surface measuring 28 metres by 15 metres?
Basketball (FIBA rules - slightly larger under NBA rules at 94' x 50')
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Geography What is the name of the peninsula in Egypt that separates the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
Sinai Peninsula
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Art & Literature In Charles Dickens' first novel, whose landlady is Mrs. Tamora Bardell?
Samuel Pickwick (The Pickwick Papers)
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Landmarks This is one of the many façades of the Stroganov Palace. In which European city is it?
St. Petersburg
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Music Who was a Poor Little Fool in 1958 and a Travelin' Man in 1961?
Ricky Nelson
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History Complete this famous quote: Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, .....
"This was their finest hour." (Winston Churchill - 18th June 1940)
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Entertainment Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline are twins born to what American actress in July 2008?
Angelina Jolie
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
7. Murder on the Orient Express (1974 - Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall )
8. Armageddon (1998 - Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck)
9. The International (2009 - Naomi Watts, Clive Owen)
10. Driving Miss Daisy (1989 - Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman)
11. The Shining (1980 - Danny Lloyd)
12. Bridesmaids (2011 - Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne)
Snowball Question
The 2013 World Snail Racing Championships were held last July in Norfolk, England. The winner was a snail called Racer II owned and trained by Sue Ryder, aged 6, from King's Lynn. How many seconds did it take to complete the 13" course?
