Food & Drink Also known as 'roti', what 'C' describes a thin, unleavened flatbread from South Asia and East Africa?
Chapati
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On This Day Johnny Cash performed live at Folsom State Prison on this day, 13th January, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1968
3.
Science & Nature How many sides has a dodecagon?
12
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Tommy Roe - Sheila (1962)
5.
Sport & Leisure How old was Boris Becker in 1985 when he became the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
17 (born 22nd November 1967)
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Geography Between 1955 and 1971, by what name was modern-day Bangladesh known?
East Pakistan
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Anagram SOD BANDIT'S RUMOUR is an anagram of what European domestic football club?
Borussia Dortmund
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Logos What American food brand has this as its logo?
Vlasic Pickles
9.
Music Best known for a handful of worldwide hits in the late 90s, name this Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group.
Aqua (Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen)
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History How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4
11.
Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1977 Woody Allen film Annie Hall?
Diane Keaton
12.
General Knowledge In office between May and September 2010, who preceded Ed Miliband as Leader of the Opposition in the U.K?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Six feet under(ground)
2.
Current Affairs Name the French magazine editor killed, along with 11 others, in the Charlie Hebdo shooting last week?
Stéphane Charbonnier
3.
Science & Nature When the acronym EHF is used to describe the Ebola disease, what does the 'H' stand for?
Hemorrhagic (Ebola hemorrhagic fever)
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You (1974)
5.
Sport & Leisure In American football, who broke the NFL records for career postseason yardage and touchdown passes during a playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday?
Tom Brady (New England Patriots)
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Geography By what name are the Spanish provinces of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona collectively known?
Catalonia
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Art & Literature What was Stephen King's first published novel in 1974?
Carrie
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Flags What South American country has this as its national flag?
Guyana (Co-operative Republic of Guyana)
9.
Music Of what well known backing band is bass player Garry Tallent the only remaining original member?
E Street Band
10.
History The 1960 Valdivia earthquake of Sunday 22nd May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5. On the coast of what country was its epicenter?
Chile
11.
Entertainment Only the third to ever do so, what 1990s film most recently won Academy Awards in all five top categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Adapted Screenplay?
The Silence of the Lambs (It Happened One Night and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest were the previous two)
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Food & Drink What liqueur is added to cognac to make a Sidecar cocktail?
Triple sec (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Grand Gala)
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In This Year In this year: U2 released their studio album The Joshua Tree; The Simpsons cartoon first appeared as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show; and the last remaining prisoner at Spandau Prison, Rudolf Hess, was found dead in his cell. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1987
3.
Science & Nature What were the first man-made objects to break the sound barrier?
Whips
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You (1987)
5.
Sport & Leisure Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or on Monday. Who came second and third?
Lionel Messi & Manuel Neuer
6.
Entertainment What was the surname of the leading family in the 1960s TV series Bonanza?
Cartwright
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Art & Literature Who wrote the novels The Odessa File, The Fist of God, and The Kill List?
Frederick Forsyth
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Geography What landlocked country in West Africa is this?
Burkina Faso
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Music Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India, in 1936, and toured England with the Walker Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, and Cat Stevens in 1967. Under what name is this crooner better known?
Engelbert Humperdinck
10.
Anagram ANAL WORD SWAP is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Warsaw, Poland
11.
Entertainment Name this 1979 film and the actor speaking.
Life of Brian - Terry Jones
12.
General Knowledge Helps lift a heavy load and it's quite intelligent Answer with two words. The first part is a clue to a five 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.
All for one, and one for all
2.
Current Affairs What country has reported at least 69 dead and nearly 200 hospitalised after being poisoned by contaminated beer at a funeral on Friday?
Mozambique
3.
Science & Nature What 'A' describes the clear, slightly yellowish liquid that surrounds an unborn baby during pregnancy?
Amniotic fluid
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy (1996)
5.
Sport & Leisure Since 1975, Australia have won seven out of eight Rugby League World Cup competitions. Who won the other?
New Zealand (2008)
6.
Geography What is the name of the salt flats in northwestern Utah on which many world land speed records have been set?
Bonneville
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Art & Literature By what name is 16th century painter, sculptor and architect Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known?
El Greco
8.
Landmarks In what city would you find this, the Al-Aqsa Mosque?
Jerusalem (Temple Mount, Old City)
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Music Best known for their 1980 hit Fade to Grey, who is the lead singer and frontman of the 1980s pop group Visage?
Steve Strange
10.
History In what U.S. state did Abraham Lincoln deliver his famous "Gettysburg Address" in 1863?
Pennsylvania
11.
Entertainment Who played the title role in the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
Matthew Broderick
12.
General Knowledge What popular game features a character named "Boddy" in North America and "Black" in most other English speaking countries?
The world record for the longest working train was set on 21st June 2001 in Western Australia. More than 7km long and with 682 loaded iron ore wagons and 8 locomotives, how long exactly, in metres, was it?
