Food & Drink Lapsang souchong is a variety of what?
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On This Day A Belgian transport truck carrying flour and margarine caught fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel resulting in 39 deaths on this day, 24th March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature Where in your body is the labyrinth?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1967)
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Sport & Leisure What country is set to host the 2018 Winter Olympics?
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Geography What European sovereign state is the most densely populated country in the world?
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Anagram NO NINNY, SO HANDLES JOB is an anagram of the full name of what former U.S. president?
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Logos What international fast food chain has this as its logo?
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Music What English singer-songwriter's hits include Drunk (2012), Sing (2014), and Don't (2014)?
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History Also known as Custer's Last Stand, at what battle did General George Armstrong Custer die in 1876?
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Entertainment What 1988 film starred Glenn Close as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil and John Malkovich as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont?
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General Knowledge Listed alphabetically, they are Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Starting with the oldest, list them in order of their date of origin.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase. (2 word answer)
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Current Affairs Name the founding father and former Prime Minister of Singapore who died this week, aged 91.
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Science & Nature Ailurophobia is a persistent, irrational fear of what?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1979)
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Sport & Leisure With what professional sport are Jordan Spieth and Jim Furyk associated?
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Geography In what country would you find the states of Tabasco and Chihuahua?
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Art & Literature Subtitled Life Among the Lowly, what is the name of the anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852?
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
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Music Who saw The Whole of the Moon in 1985?
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History By what name is the 18th century Scottish outlaw Robert MacGregor better known?
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Entertainment What famous Hollywood actor was buried in 1956 in his Dracula costume?
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General Knowledge Get in a scrap, then take off. 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.
Food & Drink What well known beer brand was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1855?
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In This Year In this year: The Kobe earthquake in Japan killed 6,434 people; the Oklahoma City bombing claimed the lives of 168; and O. J. Simpson was found not guilty of double murder in his criminal trial. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What road safety feature did Englishman Percy Shaw invent in 1935?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1990)
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Sport & Leisure What city is home to the Nuggets NBA team?
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Entertainment In the cult TV series Only Fools and Horses, what three place names are listed on the side of Del Boy's Reliant Robin?
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Art & Literature Portrayed in his best known work, what was the home city of Italian artist Canaletto?
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Geography What European country is this?
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Music Whose biggest chart success came in 1976 with (Don't Fear) The Reaper?
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Anagram HAPPY BIMBO ARSE is an anagram of what well known alcoholic brand?
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Entertainment Name this 1999 film and the actress speaking.
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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. (7 word answer)
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Current Affairs In the aftermath of a coup d'état last September, what city did President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi declare to be the temporary capital of Yemen this week?
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Science & Nature What endangered animal is the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2012)
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Sport & Leisure With what sport are Brendon McCullum and Michael Clarke associated?
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Geography Rabat is the capital of what African country?
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Art & Literature The fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin was created by what 19th century American writer?
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Landmarks The second-holiest site in Islam, after al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) is located in what city?
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Music Complete these lyrics with the third line of the song: (6 word answer) Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight?
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History Until 1870, what company owned "Rupert's Land", almost half of modern day Canada?
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Entertainment Marion Crane is the tragic figure in what 1960 horror film?
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General Knowledge In centimetres, what is the diameter of a standard CD or DVD?
