Food & Drink In South Asian cuisine, what 'P' describes a type of naan bread filled with a mixture of nuts and raisins?
Peshawari (also Kashmiri)
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On This Day Pyrotechnics accidentally set Michael Jackson's hair on fire, causing second-degree burns to his scalp, on this day, 27th January 1984. For what product was he filming a commercial at the time?
Pepsi
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Science & Nature What Greek mathematician first declared that in a right-angled triangle, the area of the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides?
Pythagoras
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Roy Orbison - Crying (1961)
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Sport & Leisure On 19th July 1922, who became the first person to swim 100m in less than 1 minute?
Johnny Weissmuller (58.6 seconds)
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Geography The Sargasso Sea is a region of what ocean?
Atlantic
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Anagram PARASITE ON NERD is an anagram of what American football running back?
Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)
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Logos Employing 67,000 people worldwide, what American manufacturer has this as its logo?
John Deere
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Music What Swedish band had a worldwide hit in 1994 with Cotton Eye Joe?
Rednex
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History Who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom throughout the Gulf War?
John Major
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Entertainment What 2013 film featured Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan?
The Butler
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General Knowledge What country has the international vehicle registration code 'D'?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Excuse me
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Current Affairs Who became King of Saudi Arabia on Friday following the death of his half brother, King Abdullah?
Salman (Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud)
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Science & Nature What do you suffer from if you have halitosis?
Bad breath
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eagles - Heartache Tonight (1979)
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Sport & Leisure What sport was revolutionised by Dick Fosbury in 1968?
High jump (Fosbury Flop)
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Geography What country's official name is the Hellenic Republic?
Greece (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία)
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Art & Literature For what work is sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi most famous?
Statue of Liberty
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Flags What country in southern Africa has this as its national flag?
Namibia
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Music What 1982 song includes these lyrics? Rows and rows of disused milk floats Stand dying in the dairy yard And a hundred lonely housewives Clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts(½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Jam - Town Called Malice
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History Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. in 1865?
John Wilkes Booth
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Entertainment Name the three actresses who played Charlie's Angels in the very first season of the TV series in 1976.
Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson
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General Knowledge Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Food & Drink Originating in southern Louisiana in the 18th century, what 'G' describes a stew of okra and other ingredients served over rice?
Gumbo
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In This Year In this year: Aloha Flight 243 landed safely in Maui despite losing a large portion of its upper fuselage in mid-flight; 165 were killed in the Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea; and vocalist Roy Orbison died of a heart attack. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1988
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Science & Nature Approximately, what fraction of the Earth's gravity is the moon's? A. 1/6th B. 1/8th C. 1/10th
A. 1/6th (1.622 m/s2 / 9.807 m/s2)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Tears for Fears - Mad World (1982)
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Sport & Leisure What is the regulation width, in feet, of an NBA or NCAA basketball court?
50 (94' x 50')
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Entertainment Who plays the title role in the 2014 film Hercules?
Dwayne Johnson
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Art & Literature What English author writes the Inspector Wexford mysteries?
Ruth Rendell
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Geography What European country is this?
Croatia
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Music Living for the City and Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing were hits in the 70s for who?
Stevie Wonder
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Anagram EVENT TESTS LABIA is an anagram of what German sportsman?
Sebastian Vettel
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Entertainment Name this 1971 film and the character speaking.
Dirty Harry - Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood)
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General Knowledge Quaint antique collectables about which you're very inquisitive 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.
