Food & Drink What 'C' describes an apple brandy from the French region of Lower Normandy?
Calvados
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On This Day The funeral of assassinated President John F Kennedy took place in Washington D.C. on this day, 25th November, in what year?
1963
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Science & Nature What four letter word is a more common name for hydrated magnesium silicate?
Talc
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Four Tops - It's the Same Old Song (1965)
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Sport & Leisure What golfing competition is named after one of its first sponsors, an English businessman who originated the idea of selling garden seeds in "penny packets"?
Ryder Cup (Samuel Ryder)
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Geography In what European country is Lake Garda the largest?
Italy (Italian: Lago di Garda or Lago Benaco)
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Anagram BUILT TO STAY FREE is an anagram of what world famous landmark?
Statue of Liberty
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Logos What non-profit foundation has this as its logo?
Wikipedia
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Music Praise You and Right Here, Right Now were worldwide hits in 1999 for who?
Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook)
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History Who was excommunicated by The Pope at the Diet of Worms in 1521?
Martin Luther
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Entertainment Who played Zeus in the 2012 film Wrath of the Titans?
Liam Neeson
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General Knowledge In astrology, what sign of the zodiac is represented by a crab?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Three Men in a Boat
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Current Affairs Who defeated Viswanathan Anand to retain the World Chess Championship title on Sunday?
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
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Science & Nature In electrical engineering, what is defined as the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power?
1 Volt
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Uriah Heep - Free Me (1978)
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Sport & Leisure The 1972 Winter Olympic Games were the first to be held in Asia. What Japanese city was the host?
Sapporo (Hokkaidō, Japan)
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Geography What is the most populous island in the world?
Java (143 million)
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Art & Literature What fruit obscures the face of the man in Magritte's The Son of Man?
Apple
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Flags What Arab state has this as its national flag?
Qatar
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Music If She Knew What She Wants, Walking Down Your Street, In Your Room and Be With You were among several worldwide hits for what American band in the 1980s?
The Bangles
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History What name is given to the group of American pioneer migrants who resorted to cannibalism after their wagon train became snowbound in the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846–47?
Donner Party (Donner-Reed Party)
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Entertainment What TV series featured, in the early 90s, Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake?
The Mickey Mouse Club
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General Knowledge Lust, Gluttony, Greed; what four others complete the seven deadly sins?
Food & Drink Often called the "king of herbs", what herb gets its name from the Greek word for king?
Basil (Greek βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning "king")
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In This Year In this year: U.S. President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term in office; the Heysel Stadium Disaster killed 39 and injured 600; and Back to the Future was released in cinemas around the world. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1985
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Science & Nature What 'W' describes a sharpening stone used to grind and hone the edges of knives and steel tools?
Whetstone / Water stone
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (1988)
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Sport & Leisure In baseball, what is the distance between the front of the pitching mound and the back of the home plate?
60' 6" (18.39 m)
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Entertainment The title character of what 1980s cartoon series had enemies named Texas Pete, Skeleton and Bulk?
SuperTed
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Art & Literature In the Harry Potter books, who was born Tom Marvolo Riddle?
Lord Voldemort
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Geography What is the name of this group of islands?
Faroe Islands (Føroyar / Færøerne)
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Music Who had a worldwide hit in 1979 with Just When I Needed You Most?
Randy VanWarmer
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Anagram CANNIBAL SNORKEL is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Entertainment Name this film and the actor speaking.
Marlon Brando, The Godfather (1972)
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General Knowledge In Roman numerals, what does the letter 'L' represent?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
It's a small world after all
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Current Affairs Name the St Louis suburb where violence has escalated this week after a decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Ferguson
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Science & Nature After nitrogen and oxygen, what is the third most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
