Food & Drink Lapsang souchong is a variety of what?
Tea
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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)]
1999
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Science & Nature Where in your body is the labyrinth?
Ear (a system of fluid passages in the inner ear)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Turtles - Happy Together (1967)
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Sport & Leisure What country is set to host the 2018 Winter Olympics?
South Korea (Pyeongchang)
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Geography What European sovereign state is the most densely populated country in the world?
Monaco (18,005/km2)
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Anagram NO NINNY, SO HANDLES JOB is an anagram of the full name of what former U.S. president?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Logos What international fast food chain has this as its logo?
Wendy's
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Music What English singer-songwriter's hits include Drunk (2012), Sing (2014), and Don't (2014)?
Ed Sheeran
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History Also known as Custer's Last Stand, at what battle did General George Armstrong Custer die in 1876?
Battle of the Little Bighorn (Battle of the Greasy Grass)
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Entertainment What 1988 film starred Glenn Close as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil and John Malkovich as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont?
Dangerous Liaisons
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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.
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam (6th century BC, 1st century AD, 7th century AD)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase. (2 word answer)
Paradise Lost
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Current Affairs Name the founding father and former Prime Minister of Singapore who died this week, aged 91.
Lee Kuan Yew
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Science & Nature Ailurophobia is a persistent, irrational fear of what?
Cats
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (1979)
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Sport & Leisure With what professional sport are Jordan Spieth and Jim Furyk associated?
Golf
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Geography In what country would you find the states of Tabasco and Chihuahua?
Mexico
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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?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Sri Lanka
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Music Who saw The Whole of the Moon in 1985?
The Waterboys
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History By what name is the 18th century Scottish outlaw Robert MacGregor better known?
Rob Roy / Red MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh "Robert the Red-Haired")
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Entertainment What famous Hollywood actor was buried in 1956 in his Dracula costume?
Bela Lugosi
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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?
Miller
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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)]
1995
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Science & Nature What road safety feature did Englishman Percy Shaw invent in 1935?
"Cat's eyes" - Reflective road stud (later developed in the U.S.A. as "Botts' dots")
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (1990)
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Sport & Leisure What city is home to the Nuggets NBA team?
Denver
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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?
New York, Paris, Peckham
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Art & Literature Portrayed in his best known work, what was the home city of Italian artist Canaletto?
Venice
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Geography What European country is this?
Hungary
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Music Whose biggest chart success came in 1976 with (Don't Fear) The Reaper?
Blue Öyster Cult
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Anagram HAPPY BIMBO ARSE is an anagram of what well known alcoholic brand?
Bombay Sapphire
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Entertainment Name this 1999 film and the actress speaking.
Notting Hill - Julia Roberts (as Anna Scott with Hugh Grant as William Thacker)
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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)
Eyes in the back of your head
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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?
Aden
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Science & Nature What endangered animal is the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature?
(Giant) Panda
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Maroon 5 - One More Night (2012)
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Sport & Leisure With what sport are Brendon McCullum and Michael Clarke associated?
Cricket (New Zealand and Australia)
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Geography Rabat is the capital of what African country?
Morocco (Casablanca is the largest city)
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Art & Literature The fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin was created by what 19th century American writer?
Edgar Allan Poe
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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?
Medina (Saudi Arabia)
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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?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
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History Until 1870, what company owned "Rupert's Land", almost half of modern day Canada?
Hudson's Bay Company
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Entertainment Marion Crane is the tragic figure in what 1960 horror film?
Psycho (played by Janet Leigh)
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General Knowledge In centimetres, what is the diameter of a standard CD or DVD?
