Food & Drink What type of cheese is most often included in a traditional Greek Salad?
Feta
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On This Day Born on this day, 23rd December 1964, name the American musician and singer/songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of alternative rock band Pearl Jam.
Eddie Vedder
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Science & Nature Who discovered Radium and Polonium, won two Nobel Prizes, and died of radiation poisoning in 1934?
Marie Curie
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe (1958)
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Sport & Leisure Precisely what sport does a national team nicknamed the "Aussie Thunderbolts" play?
Rugby Union Sevens
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Geography Grande Dixence in Switzerland, Nurek in Tajikistan, and Inguri in Georgia are all among the world's tallest what?
Dams
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Anagram MANIAC RAT PONG is an anagram of what well known alcoholic brand name?
Captain Morgan
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Logos What food brand has this as its logo?
Uncle Ben's
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Music What did Spike Jones and his City Slickers ask of Santa in 1948?
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
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History What world leader resigned from his position of power on Christmas Day 1991?
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Entertainment What 1942 musical film first featured Bing Crosby singing Irving Berlin's White Christmas?
Holiday Inn (the 1954 film White Christmas later featured it as its title song)
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General Knowledge How many points does a snowflake have?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known festive term. (2 word answer)
Wrapping Paper
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Current Affairs Name the U.S. aid worker released by Cuba last week, marking a resumption of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States.
Alan Gross
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Science & Nature What type of animal is a brown booby?
Bird
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
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Sport & Leisure What country hosted the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup this month?
Morocco
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Geography What U.S. state is officially nicknamed the Constitution State?
Connecticut
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Art & Literature Written and illustrated between 1920 and 1942, and first published posthumously in 1976, what world famous English author wrote Letters from Father Christmas?
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Flags What West African country has this as its national flag?
Guinea (Guinea-Conakry)
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Music What is the name of Nat King Cole's 1946 hit, commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"?
The Christmas Song (originally subtitled "Merry Christmas to You")
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History The Jewish festival of Hanukkah celebrates a victory over what ancient empire in 166 BC?
Seleucid Empire (Maccabean Revolt)
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Entertainment Who played the lead title role in the 2003 film Elf?
Will Ferrell
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Food & Drink In what European country would you find the Faxe Brewery?
Denmark (Faxe Bryggeri A/S, Fakse, Zealand)
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In This Year In this year: Fidel Castro arrived in Havana and was sworn in as Premier of Cuba; Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as the first president of the French Fifth Republic; and the Dalai Lama fled Tibet and was granted asylum in India. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1959
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Science & Nature What P describes the family of polymers that includes products such as Nylon, Aramid and Kevlar?
Polyamide
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (1987)
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Sport & Leisure What U.S. city is home to the "Royals" Major League Baseball team?
Kansas City (Missouri)
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Entertainment Who starred as British vigilante Robert McCall in the 1980s American TV series The Equalizer?
Edward Woodward
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Art & Literature In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Scrooge's deceased business partner and sole friend?
Jacob Marley
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Geography What is the name of this Australian territory?
Christmas Island
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Music Jimmy Boyd was 13 years old in 1952 when he released a hit song about something that happened under the mistletoe. What is the name of the song?
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
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Anagram MERRY ENABLING is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Berlin, Germany
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Entertainment Name this 1988 film and the actor speaking at the beginning of the clip.
Die Hard - Alan Rickman (as Hans Gruber, with Bruce Willis as Officer John McClane )
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General Knowledge Relish a sharp tingly sensation 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 festive term. (1 word answer)
Noël
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Current Affairs After more than two decades together, name the Canadian/British filmmaker whose civil partnership with Elton John was converted to a marriage on Sunday.
David Furnish
3.
Science & Nature In computing terminology, what does BIOS stand for?
Basic Input/Output System
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid (2001)
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Sport & Leisure A team competition launched in November 2014, what do the initials IPTL stand for?
International Premier Tennis League
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Geography What is the capital of Sicily?
Palermo
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Art & Literature In 1939, Robert L. May, a low-paid advertising copywriter for a department store in Chicago, was asked to write a "cheery" book that could be given away to shoppers at Christmas. What was the end result?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Landmarks Name this Middle East capital city and country?
Manama, Bahrain
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Music In 1953, what Christmas song was to be Eartha Kitt's biggest hit of her career?
Santa Baby
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History What English king was crowned on Christmas Day in 1066?
William the Conqueror
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Entertainment Who played Kris Kringle in the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street?
Edmund Gwenn
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
The Gay family from LaGrangeville, New York, broke the world record this year for the most lights on a residential property. To the nearest thousand, how many thousand lights did they use?
