Food & Drink Sloe gin is a red liqueur of gin, plus sloe juice extracted from the fruit of what small tree?
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On This Day Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith met for the first time on this day, 12th May 1935, in Akron, Ohio. What world renowned organisation was founded as a result of that meeting?
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Science & Nature What branch of physics and mechanics gets its name from the Latin word for "how much"?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1962)
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Sport & Leisure In a scandal that has become known as 'Deflate-gate', name the team fined US$1million this week by the National Football League and their quarterback who has been suspended for four games.
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Geography Guadeloupe in the Caribbean is an overseas territory of what country?
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Anagram REAL BOOB CRETIN is an anagram of what well known British actor?
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Logos What international corporation has this as its logo?
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Music What Beatles song begins with the line Standing in the dock at Southampton?
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History Into what "body of water" did the Eagle land in July 1969?
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Entertainment In the 1980s TV series Knight Rider, the car was called KITT. What does this acronym stand for?
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General Knowledge What single word can describe a unit of mass as well as being an alternative name for the Snow leopard?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a world famous location.
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Current Affairs After 42 days without any further cases being recorded, what country was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization this weekend?
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Science & Nature Native to North Africa and Gibraltar, and the only population of wild monkeys in Europe, what type of macaque is this?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1978)
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Sport & Leisure Set in July 1998, 3 minutes 26 seconds is the current world record for what track distance?
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Geography Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in what country?
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Art & Literature What 1869 novel by R. D. Blackmore is often subtitled A Romance of Exmoor?
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
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Music Released in 1991, what album is this? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History The Russian word for "publicity", what term was used by Mikhail Gorbachev to describe his foreign relations program in the late 1980s?
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Entertainment What real-life character role links actors Rex Harrison, Yul Brynner, and Chow Yun-fat?
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General Knowledge As an anti-piracy measure, many ships have been armed with an LRAD weapon. Also known as a sound cannon, it emits harmful, pain-inducing tones to deter unwanted guests. What does LRAD stand for?
Food & Drink Popular throughout Scandinavia, what type of food is Brunost?
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In This Year In this year: Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in for his own full term as U.S. President; Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft for 12 minutes, became the first person to walk in space; and Muhammad Ali's "Phantom Punch" knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their championship rematch. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What chemical element is represented by the symbol P?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1983)
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Sport & Leisure In tennis, who won the Men's and Women's singles titles at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open this weekend?
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Entertainment What Hollywood actress, born in February 1917, has been married 9 times?
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Art & Literature The Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton were published over a period of almost fifty years, between 1921 and 1970. What was William's surname?
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Geography North of Lake Victoria, what African country is this?
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Music What did February make Don McLean do in the words of his 1971 hit American Pie?
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Anagram THEIR CRIPPLED HOPES is an anagram of what well known band?
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Entertainment Name this 1969 film and the actor 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. (3 word answer)
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Current Affairs What is the title of the Picasso painting that sold for a record breaking US$179.3millon at Christie's in New York this week?
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Science & Nature A goitre or goiter is a swelling resulting from the enlargement of what gland?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(2004)
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Sport & Leisure In 1987, what Indian became the first Test cricket player to make over 10,000 runs?
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Geography Isfahan is the third largest city in what Middle East country?
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Art & Literature In the A. A. Milne book Winnie–the–Pooh what are the names of the female kangaroo and her young son?
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Landmarks On what Caribbean island would you find Maho Beach, famous for its proximity to Runway 10 at the island's international airport?
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Music What 1968 song features Brother Tony, Old Ebenezer, Jonny Hammer, Aunty Milly, and Jennifer Eccles? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History Who was Governor of California from 1967 to 1975?
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Entertainment The Andrea Gail is the ill-fated boat in what 2000 Hollywood film?
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Geography Considering each city's municipality, not their greater metropolitan area; in any order, name the four most populous cities in South America.
The current world record for the highest bicycle bunny hop was set by Dutchman Rick Koekoek in London, UK, on 9th August 2014. In centimetres, what height did he achieve?
