Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (3 word answer)
Green with envy
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Current Affairs What prominent American politician was taken to hospital in Switzerland on Sunday with a broken leg following a cycling accident?
John Kerry (United States Secretary of State)
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Science & Nature What chemical element has the symbol Se?
Selenium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Boston - More Than a Feeling (1976)
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Sport & Leisure In cycling, who won his second Giro d'Italia on Sunday?
Alberto Contador (Spain)
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Geography What is the largest city in the United States named after a British Prime Minister?
Pittsburgh (in honour of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, or "William Pitt the Elder")
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Art & Literature Born in 1834, what French artist is probably best known for his paintings of ballet dancers?
Edgar Degas
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Mexico
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Music Released in 1984, what iconic album is this? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
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History The Republic of Biafra was a secessionist state that existed from May 1967 to January 1970 whereupon it capitulated and reintegrated into what country?
Nigeria
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Entertainment Who is the famous mother of actress Isabella Rossellini?
Ingrid Bergman
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General Knowledge Seasoned then intertwined. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.
Food & Drink In what country would you find the wine growing regions of Russian River Valley, Rutherford, and Sonoma Valley?
United States (California)
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In This Year In this year: The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was officially opened; an earthquake in Haiti killed more than 316,000 people; and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill discharged nearly 5 billion gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2010
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Science & Nature What 'B' describes a camel with two humps?
Bactrian (in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine (1985)
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Sport & Leisure In what year did Ben Johnson beat his own 100 metres world record at the Olympic Games, only to be later disqualified for doping, stripped of his Olympic medal, his previous World Championship medal, and both world records?
1988 (Seoul)
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Entertainment What 1970s British TV series was set at 165 Eaton Place, London?
Upstairs, Downstairs
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Art & Literature What 1950 Isaac Asimov novel shares its name with a 2004 film starring Will Smith?
I, Robot
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Geography Formerly known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen, what is the name of this Norwegian archipelago?
Svalbard
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Music What 1968 Neil Diamond song was also a hit for UB40 in 1983?
Red Red Wine
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Anagram BORING DEUTSCHLAND is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Entertainment What 1999 film showcased Ronan Keating's first solo single When You Say Nothing at All?
Notting Hill
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
