On This Day Who famously said, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" on this day, 10th March, 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell (the first successful telephone call)
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Science & Nature What 'L' is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element?
Lithium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? (1959)
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Sport & Leisure What former English world boxing champion was acquitted of the 1989 attempted murder of boxing promoter Frank Warren?
Terry Marsh
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Geography Travelling west to east on a Tuesday, approaching the International Date Line, what day would it be after you crossed it?
Monday
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Anagram GRASP THIS RIPE BUTT is an anagram of what Major League Baseball team?
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Logos What world-renowned American corporation has this as its logo?
Boeing
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Music What band named itself after an 18th century English agriculturist?
Jethro Tull
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History In what country did Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in July 1979?
Nicaragua
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Entertainment In what film did Charlton Heston play the role of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar?
El Cid (1961)
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General Knowledge In 1989, British Conservative politician Michael Dobbs published his first novel. In 1990 it was adapted into a BBC television drama. In 2013, both were adapted into an American TV series starring Kevin Spacey. What is the title of all three?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Getting up at the crack/break of dawn
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Current Affairs The Swiss solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 began its circumnavigation of the earth this week. Scheduled to return there in 5 months, what city did it take off from?
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
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Science & Nature Illegally trafficked due to unfounded beliefs in Asia that their ground-up scales can cure cancer or asthma, what 'P' describes this endangered mammal?
Pangolin
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears of a Clown (1970)
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Sport & Leisure In what professional sport do Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day compete?
Golf
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Geography What type of clouds produce rain, hail, snow, or sleet?
Nimbus (Nimbus is the Latin word for rain cloud or rain storm. Nimbostratus and Cumulonimbus are also acceptable answers.)
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Art & Literature In a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, by what name is the main character, John Clayton, better known?
Tarzan (Lord Greystoke)
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Austria
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Music What Jamaican singer-songwriter had a worldwide hit in 1964 with her cover version of My Boy Lollipop?
Millie Small
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History In Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1858, what did Edwin Drake produce for the first time in the United States?
Oil
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Entertainment What type of animal was the baby in the 1938 comedy film Bringing Up Baby?
Leopard (Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant)
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General Knowledge What city in Washington, United States is home to both Microsoft and Nintendo of America?
Food & Drink In Italian cuisine, what 'G' describes small dumplings made of potato, flour or semolina?
Gnocchi
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In This Year In this year: Serial killer Ted Bundy was captured in Pensacola, Florida; the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground off the coast of Brittany; and Pope John Paul I died after only 33 days of papacy. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1978
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Science & Nature The symbol for what chemical element is derived from the Latin word argentum?
Silver (Ag)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Vapors - Turning Japanese (1980)
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Sport & Leisure The main colour of Australia's rugby union team jersey is gold. What is the primary colour of the Australian rugby league team jersey?
Green
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Entertainment What is the name of the robotic dog occasionally featured in the Doctor Who series?
K-9
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Art & Literature What is the nationality and rank of the soldier that features in the title of a famous 1969 John Fowles novel?
French Lieutenant (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
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Geography What South American country is this?
Suriname
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Music What American hard rock band's début album in 1973 featured David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Arthur "Killer" Kane and Sylvain Sylvain?
New York Dolls
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Anagram STANDARD THERMAL SEMEN is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (Two word answer)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Entertainment Name this 1998 film and the actor playing the title role.
The Truman Show - Jim Carrey
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase. (Two word answer)
Guest list
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Current Affairs NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around what dwarf planet this week?
Ceres
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Science & Nature Alongside engineer Émile Gagnan, what French naval officer invented the self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) in 1943?
Jacques Cousteau
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993)
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Sport & Leisure In football: Juventus of Italy are La Vecchia Signora; UT Arad of Romania are Bătrâna Doamnă. What do those nicknames both translate to in English?
The Old Lady
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Geography What southern U.S. state is nicknamed The Pelican State?
Louisiana
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Art & Literature What is the only Shakespeare play to have an English place name in its title?
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Landmarks A glacial stream on the Nevado Mismi mountain peak is considered to be the most distant source of the Amazon River. In what country is it?
Peru
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Music What 1985 song includes these lyrics? Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
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History What airline owned the hijacked plane involved in the hostage situation at Entebbe Airport, Uganda in 1976?
Air France
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Entertainment What English actor starred in three Quentin Tarantino films: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Four Rooms (1995)?
Tim Roth
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General Knowledge What one word can describe a part of the digestive system, a punctuation mark, and the currency of Costa Rica?
The world's fastest rocket-powered model car is 'Insanity', built by pupils from the Joseph Whitaker School Young Engineers in Nottinghamshire, England. On 4th October 2014, what speed, in miles per hour, did it achieve?
