On This Day The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on this day, 9th December, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1960
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Science & Nature Suspended from a string, what 'P' describes this instrument?
Plumb-bob / Plummet
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining (1967)
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Sport & Leisure How many inches from the ground are the bails of a cricket wicket? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
28 (71 cm)
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Geography How many U.S. state capitals are named after U.S. presidents?
4 (Jackson Mississippi, Jefferson City Missouri, Lincoln Nebraska, and Madison Wisconsin)
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Anagram GENITAL TOSSER OR WARD is an anagram of what NBA basketball team?
Golden State Warriors
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Logos What topflight European football club has this as its logo?
FC Bayern Munich / FC Bayern München
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Music Who had worldwide hits in the early 90s with End of the Road, I'll Make Love to You, and On Bended Knee?
Boyz II Men
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History Where in North Africa did a War of Independence against France take place between 1954 and 1962?
Algeria
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Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1995 film Nixon?
Anthony Hopkins
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General Knowledge What single word is a capital city, a 1966 film starring Charlton Heston, and Jack Woltz's horse in The Godfather? (8 letters)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
See no evil
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Current Affairs What is the name of the NASA capsule successfully launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral on Friday?
Orion
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Science & Nature In the U.S., what single unit of measurement is equal to 231 cubic inches?
1 U.S. Gallon (3.78541 litres)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (1977)
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Sport & Leisure Of these four boxing weight classes, which is the lightest? Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight or Welterweight?
Bantamweight (118 lb / 53.5 kg / 8 st 6 lb)
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Geography The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, lies just across the Congo River from the capital of the Republic of the Congo. What is the latter called?
Brazzaville
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Art & Literature What was the name of Quint's boat in Peter Benchley's 1974 novel Jaws?
Orca
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Flags What European country has this as its national flag?
Ukraine
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Music What 1980s British music group derived their name from the doctor who invented the eternal orgasm machine in the 1968 film Barbarella?
Duran Duran (Doctor Durand Durand)
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History Six months after the death of Joseph Stalin, who was appointed First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in September 1953?
Nikita Khrushchev (Georgy Malenkov became 'de facto' party leader upon Stalin's death, but was never officially appointed as his replacement)
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Entertainment Who captained Stingray in the 1960s super-marionation TV series?
Troy Tempest
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General Knowledge Who is the current President of Egypt?
Food & Drink Nearly all wine produced in the Chablis district of France's Burgundy region is what colour?
White
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In This Year In this year: U.S. President Richard Nixon was inaugurated for his second term; Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon; and The Sears Tower in Chicago was finished, becoming the world's tallest building. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1973
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Science & Nature What dog was originally bred in Germany to hunt and dig out badgers?
Dachshund (German: Dachs "badger" and Hund "dog")
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1982)
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Sport & Leisure Awarded since 1851, what is the name of this famous sporting trophy?
America's Cup (sea yachting)
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Entertainment Who played Sherlock Holmes in a series of fourteen films between 1939 and 1946?
Basil Rathbone (with Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson)
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Art & Literature According to the Hebrew Bible, who lived to the ripe old age of 969?
Methuselah
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Geography Name these 6 European microstates in the correct order A to F.
Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta
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Music What 1964 song includes the lyrics The only time I feel alright is by your side? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night
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Anagram I'M SOUR COW ASS is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Moscow, Russia
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Entertainment Name this 1980 film and the actress screaming.
The Shining - Shelley Duvall (with Jack Nicholson)
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General Knowledge Put into some kind of order, then blew a fuse Answer with two words. The first part is a clue to a six letter word. Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.
Topped out in October 2014, 432 Park Avenue in New York City will be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere once opened. In feet, how tall is it?
