Food & Drink What is the main ingredient added to vodka to make a Bloody Mary?
Tomato juice (plus lemon juice, Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper)
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On This Day Commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India, the Pakistan Army surrendered, ending the war between them on this day, 16th December, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1971
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Science & Nature What was the surname of the man who invented vulcanised rubber in 1839?
Goodyear (Charles Goodyear)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (1968)
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Sport & Leisure In what month is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race, the Melbourne Cup, held?
November (3pm (daylight saving time) on the first Tuesday in November)
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Geography In what desert is North America's lowest, driest, and hottest area, Death Valley, located?
Mojave Desert
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Anagram IT DANGLED ARSE is an anagram of what European football club?
Standard Liège
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Logos What car manufacturer has this as its logo?
Proton
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Music Formed in 1992, what British band's albums include Performance and Cocktails, Just Enough Education to Perform, and Pull the Pin?
Stereophonics
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History In 1949, what city became capital of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Bonn (West Germany - East Germany was the German Democratic Republic)
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Entertainment What were the names of the three tunnels in the 1963 film The Great Escape?
Tom, Dick and Harry
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General Knowledge What single word can mean a parasitic worm, the tail of a dolphin or whale, or a lucky chance?
Food & Drink What province in China gives its name to a style of bold flavoured, spicy cuisine?
Szechwan / Sichuan / Szechuan (Chinese: 四川)
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In This Year General John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman were found guilty and sentenced over the Watergate scandal; Peter Gabriel left Genesis, replaced on lead vocals by drummer Phil Collins; and The Rocky Horror Picture Show premièred in cinemas worldwide. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1975
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Science & Nature What machine tool has a headstock and a tailstock?
Lathe
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (1984)
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Sport & Leisure Colloquially referred to as the "National Provincial Championship", what is the current official name of New Zealand's top-level domestic professional rugby union competition?
ITM Cup (after the lead sponsor, Independent Timber Merchants Co-operative Ltd.)
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Entertainment In what U.S. city is the TV series Grey's Anatomy set?
Seattle
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Art & Literature Predating the play itself, the title of what Shakespeare play is also a well known proverb?
All's Well That Ends Well
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Geography What Southeast Asian country is this?
East Timor / Timor-Leste
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Music What is the name of the estate that was Michael Jackson's home and private amusement park?
Neverland (Neverland Valley Ranch)
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Anagram NAKED, ANAL THUMP is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Entertainment Name this 1981 film and the actor speaking.
Arthur - Sir John Gielgud
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General Knowledge Product protection, for someone in hospital 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.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Right to bear arms
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Current Affairs Name the Australian Muslim "cleric" responsible for the hostage crisis at a Lindt chocolate cafe in Sydney, Australia yesterday.
Man Haron Monis (Mohammad Hassan Manteghi)
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Science & Nature What two planets did Mariner 10 flyby and take pictures of in 1974?
Venus and Mercury
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing at All (1999)
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Sport & Leisure What Major League Soccer team are nicknamed the "Quakes"?
San Jose Earthquakes (California)
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Geography What is Canada's most populous province?
Ontario
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Art & Literature First published in 1920, what British author's first novel was The Mysterious Affair at Styles?
Agatha Christie
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Landmarks In what European capital city is this, the "Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary" or "Jubilee Park"?
Brussels (Belgium - French: Parc du Cinquantenaire Dutch: Jubelpark)
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Music What 1967 song includes these lyrics? And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
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History What was the surname of the Archduke assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, a precursor to World War I?
Ferdinand (Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria)
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Entertainment Who is Kate Hudson's famous actress mother?
Goldie Hawn
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
The largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built during the reign of King Suryavarman II. In what year did his reign begin?
