Food & Drink What popular beverage is produced from a plant called Camellia sinensis?
Tea
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On This Day What was the name of the IBM supercomputer that became the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion (Garry Kasparov) on this day, 10th February 1996?.
Deep Blue
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Science & Nature Deadly if untreated, what insect is responsible for transmitting human sleeping sickness?
Tsetse fly / Tik-tik fly
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away (1962)
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Sport & Leisure Aged just 17, who became the No. 1 ranked woman professional golfer on 2nd February 2015?
Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
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Geography In what country is the Niger River Delta?
Nigeria
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Anagram FROTH ON CUSTOMER is an anagram of what well known alcoholic brand name?
Southern Comfort
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Logos What American footwear manufacturer has this as its logo?
New Balance
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Music What British artist won four Grammy awards this weekend; Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Vocal Album?
Sam Smith
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History What U.S. President was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on 14th July 1913?
Gerald Ford
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Entertainment Peter Ustinov played a bungling Chinese spy searching for a stolen microfilm, hidden somewhere inside the Natural History Museum in London. What was the name of this 1975 children's comedy film?
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
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General Knowledge One U.S. oil barrel equals how many U.S. gallons?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known culinary term. (1 word answer)
Spicy
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Current Affairs What airline's Flight 235 crashed into the Keelung River last Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport?
TransAsia Airways
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Science & Nature On the internet, what does 'http' stand for? (3 word answer)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (1977)
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Sport & Leisure Winning 9–8 on penalties after a 0–0 draw, who won the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, and what team did they beat?
Ivory Coast beat Ghana
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Geography What Russian seaport is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle?
Murmansk (Мурманск)
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Art & Literature Recently sold for US$300m, the highest known price ever paid for a work of art, who painted When Will You Marry in 1892?
Paul Gauguin
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Flags What Central American country has this as its national flag?
Nicaragua
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Music What two artists wrote the 1985 USA for Africa charity single We Are The World?
Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
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History What battle of 1746 in Scotland ended the Jacobite rising?
Battle of Culloden
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Entertainment Starring Spencer Tracy (his last film), Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, what was the title of the 1967 comedy-drama film that made a (then rare) positive representation of interracial marriage?
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Food & Drink With a smoky character derived from peat, on what Scottish island are Ardbeg, Lagavulin, and Laphroaig whiskies produced?
Islay
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In This Year In this year: The Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy; after writing When I'm Sixty-Four at age 16, former Beatle Paul McCartney turned 64; and the social-networking service Twitter was officially launched. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2006
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Science & Nature What animal has a name derived from the Greek words for "river horse"?
Hippopotamus (ιππος hippos "horse" and πόταμος potamos "river")
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Guns N' Roses - November Rain (1992)
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Sport & Leisure At what sporting event is the Borg-Warner Trophy awarded to the winner?
Indianapolis 500
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Entertainment What 1980s TV series saw the characters of Dick and Joanna Loudon moving from New York City to rural Vermont to operate the 200-year-old Stratford Inn?
Newhart (Bob Newhart and Mary Frann)
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Art & Literature Of what 2001 novel is Piscine Molitor Patel the protagonist?
Life of Pi
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Geography What Middle East country is this?
Yemen
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Music What 1972 worldwide hit includes these lyrics? Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the Word (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
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Anagram MY STIFF LAY UP HER BEAVER is an anagram of what American TV series, first aired between 1997 and 2003?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Entertainment Name this 1999 film and the child actor speaking.
The Sixth Sense - Haley Joel Osment (with Bruce Willis)
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General Knowledge Minimalist underwear gathers a large crowd 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.
