Food & Drink U.S. regulations state that drinks labelled bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% what?
Corn / Maize
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On This Day Aboard what U.S. battleship did Japan sign an unconditional surrender on this day, 2nd September, 1945?
USS Missouri
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Science & Nature Native to Australia, what 'R' describes this extremely venomous spider?
Redback
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)
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Sport & Leisure Including fielders, batsmen, umpires and runners, in cricket, what is the maximum number of people that can be on the field when the ball is in play?
17 (11 fielders, 2 batsmen, 2 umpires and 2 runners)
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Geography What mountain range forms the "backbone" of South America?
The Andes
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Anagram SWEET GROANING HOG is an anagram of what former U.S. President?
George Washington
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Logos What Japanese multinational electronics company has this as its logo?
TDK
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Music What 'B' describes this musical instrument?
Bassoon
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History In Greek legend, what King turned everything he touched into gold?
King Midas
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Entertainment In what 1970 film did Dustin Hoffman play 121 year old Jack Crabb?
Little Big Man
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General Knowledge What country is Allemagne in French?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
You are out of your mind
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Current Affairs What is the name of the internet service allegedly hacked recently, resulting in nude photos of 100s of Hollywood celebrities being leaked to the public on Sunday?
iCloud
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Science & Nature What 'S' is a common term used to describe the nitrates of potassium, sodium, calcium, and magnesium?
Saltpeter / Salpeter / Saltpetre
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (1975)
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Sport & Leisure In what U.S. city is the annual Orange Bowl played?
Miami (American college football)
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Geography Dushanbe is the capital of what Central Asian republic?
Tajikistan
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Art & Literature What novel coined the phrase "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU"? (½ point each for title and author)
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
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Flags What country in Southern Africa has this as its national flag?
Angola
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Music What was the name of Ian Dury's backing band?
The Blockheads (from 1977 to his death in 2000)
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History In American history, the term "Antebellum South" is used to refer to a time and place before what conflict?
American Civil War
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Entertainment What is the first name of the governess in the musical The Sound of Music?
Maria (von Trapp)
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General Knowledge First sold in Japan in 1996, what 'T' describes this small, hand-held digital pet?
Food & Drink Avgolemono (Greek: αυγολέμονο) is a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with what two key ingredients?
Egg, Lemon
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In This Year In this year: Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, one day before his 45th birthday; English comedian Tommy Cooper died of a massive heart attack while live on TV; and The Chicago White Sox defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in the longest game in Major League Baseball history. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1984
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Science & Nature What is the nominal output voltage of an alkaline AA battery?
1.5 V
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love (1986)
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Sport & Leisure Young Boys is a football team from what Swiss city?
Bern (Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898)
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Entertainment In the 1920s, who directed the silent films Strike, Battleship Potemkin and October?
Sergei Eisenstein
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Art & Literature In the third novel in the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the titular character, the Prisoner of Azkaban?
Sirius Black
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Geography Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, what Polynesian island nation is this?
Tuvalu
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Music Who released a best-selling album in 1987 titled Hysteria?
Def Leppard
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Anagram JAR ON MADMAN is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Amman, Jordan
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Entertainment Name this 1992 film and the actor speaking.
A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks
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General Knowledge On a standard computer keyboard, the % (percent) sign shares a key with what (Arabic) number?
