Food & Drink What 'F' describes a yoghurt-like, low-fat cream cheese that translates literally from French as 'fresh cheese'?
Fromage Frais
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On This Day Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday" was the highlight of a birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, New York City on this day, 19th May, in what year?
1962
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Science & Nature Tapis, Minas, Western Canadian Select, and Midway Sunset Heavy are some of the classifications of what commodity?
Oil
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (1969)
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Sport & Leisure What was unique about the outcome of rugby union's 1973 Five Nations Championship?
Five-way tie (Each won their home games and lost their away games; no further tie-break was applied to separate teams finishing level on match points)
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Geography What is the capital of Equador?
Quito (formally San Francisco de Quito)
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Anagram WORRY TENDER JOB is an anagram of what well known actor?
Robert Downey Jr.
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Logos What American sports clothing and accessories company has this as its logo?
Under Armour
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Music What 2006 single, featuring Wyclef Jean, charted at number 1 in at least 55 countries? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
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History The largest of Japan's volcano islands, what island was the setting for this historic photograph taken on 23rd February 1945 by Joe Rosenthal?
Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島 Iwo To, "Sulphur Island". Photo taken atop Mount Suribachi.)
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Entertainment In what 1996 film were the aliens defeated because Slim Whitman's Indian Love Call made their heads explode?
Mars Attacks
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General Knowledge A Sinophobe is someone with a feeling of antipathy toward the people or culture of what nation?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Ready for more
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Current Affairs In what city in the Philippines did an industrial fire at the Kentex slipper factory kill 72 people last Wednesday?
Valenzuela
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Science & Nature Resembling a jellyfish, their venomous tentacles can deliver a painful sting. By what common name is this family of creatures known?
Man o' war (Portuguese Man o' war pictured. Also Indo-Pacific Man o' war.)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
David Bowie - Sound and Vision (1977)
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Sport & Leisure What is the only football club to have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League more times than they have won their domestic top-flight league championship?
Nottingham Forest (English First Division 1978 - European Cup 1979,1980)
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Geography What capital city is named after a famous English Duke; and after what other capital city was his war horse named?
Wellington and Copenhagen (New Zealand and Denmark)
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Art & Literature What fictional hero did Baroness Emma Orczy create in 1903?
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Flags What country on the west coast of Central Africa has this as its national flag?
Gabon
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Music What 1988 song includes these lyrics? Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
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History Who was the only Catholic ever to be U.S. President?
John F. Kennedy
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Entertainment What screen detective made Swedish actor Warner Oland famous in the 1930s?
Charlie Chan
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General Knowledge Put the wind up the cargo. Answer with two words. The first part is a clue to a six letter word. Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.
Food & Drink What 'S' is a culinary term used to describe glands such as the thymus, pancreas, salivary glands and testicles, when used as food?
Sweetbread
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In This Year In this year: Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture at the Academy Awards; the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China after 442 years of Portuguese settlement; and Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1999
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Science & Nature What element has the symbol Be and atomic number 4?
Beryllium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Radiohead - Creep (1992)
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Sport & Leisure How many players are there in a baseball team?
9
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Entertainment What South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Bolivia
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Art & Literature What was the title of Muhammad Ali's autobiography published in 1975?
The Greatest (The Greatest: My Own Story)
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Geography Currently home to an Australian immigration detention centre, what is the name of this small independent island nation?
Nauru
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Music What iconic 1979 album is this? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
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Anagram STARK AS CLITORAL KEN is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of? (3 word answer)
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Entertainment Name this 1971 film and the actor speaking.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - Gene Wilder
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (4 word answer)
For better, for worse
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Current Affairs What large, strategic city in Iraq was captured by Islamic State forces this week?
Ramadi
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Science & Nature What 'E' describes the system of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream?
Endocrine (exocrine glands release into cavities inside the body or its outer surface)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Beyoncé - Naughty Girl (2004)
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Sport & Leisure On 2nd February 2015, at just 17 years 9 months 8 days of age, who became the youngest player of either gender to be ranked No. 1 in professional golf?
Lydia Ko
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Geography In what country is the port of Haifa?
Israel
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Art & Literature What Australian theorist wrote The Female Eunuch in 1970?
Germaine Greer
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Landmarks The Azadi Tower, meaning 'Freedom Tower' or 'Liberty Tower', is one of the main symbols of what Middle East capital city?
Tehran (Iran)
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Music Who wrote the 1812 Overture?
Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
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History How many crew members were aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it broke apart shortly after liftoff in January 1986? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
7 (Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Greg Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe)
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Entertainment Who played Bonnie and Clyde in the 1967 film adaptation?
Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty
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General Knowledge Of what California town was Clint Eastwood mayor between 1986 and 1988?
