Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Fancy a bite?
2.
Current Affairs What is the name of the aircraft part found near the Indian Ocean island of Réunion last Wednesday, thought to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? (8 letter word)
Flaperon ( a type of aircraft control surface that combines aspects of both flaps and ailerons)
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Science & Nature What name is given to an alphabet used to clarify individual letters during radio communications?
Phonetic alphabet
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (1973)
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Sport & Leisure Who was selected this week by the International Olympic Committee as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Beijing
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Geography What EU country borders more countries than any other?
Germany (9 - Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands)
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Art & Literature In an 1883 classic novel, who was captain of the pirate ship Walrus?
Captain Flint (Treasure Island)
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Netherlands
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Music Who wrote and sang Year of the Cat in 1976?
Al Stewart
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History In what battle in July 1690 on the east coast of Ireland did the Protestant William III of England defeat the Catholic James II of England?
Battle of the Boyne
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Entertainment What 1970s British comedy series regularly featured the characters of Major Gowen, Miss Ursula Gatsby and Miss Abitha Tibbs?
Fawlty Towers (Ballard Berkeley, Gilly Flower, and Renee Roberts)
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General Knowledge A white bird filled with remorse. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add a letter to that word to give the answer to the second clue.
Food & Drink If a recipe instructs you to preheat an oven to 400°F, what should you select on an oven with temperature settings in celcius? A. 160 B. 180 C. 200
C. 200 (400°F = 204°C)
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In This Year In this year: Margaret Thatcher's son, Mark, went missing in the Sahara during the Paris-Dakar Rally; the DeLorean Car factory in Belfast went into receivership; and Helmut Kohl became Chancellor of Germany. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1982
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Science & Nature Discovered by Hubble in 1994, what planet in our solar system features the Northern Great Dark Spot?
Neptune
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World (1989)
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Sport & Leisure In 1979, Dave Parker became the first professional sports person in the world to earn an average of one million dollars per year. In what sport did he compete?
Baseball (Major League Baseball)
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Entertainment What Hanna-Barbera cartoon character is frequently heard singing a tone deaf and inaccurate rendition of Oh My Darling, Clementine?
Huckleberry Hound
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Art & Literature What Shakespeare play features the murder of King Duncan?
Macbeth
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Geography What U.S. state comes last alphabetically?
Wyoming
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Music What famous composer wrote the Wedding March in 1842?
Felix Mendelssohn
10.
Anagram SENSUOUS, UNHEALTHY, DEGENERATED TW*T is an anagram of what classic novel?
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Entertainment What two words began the titles of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour between 1940 and 1962?
Road to ... (Singapore 1940, Zanzibar 1941, Morocco 1942, Utopia 1946, Rio 1947, Bali 1952, Hong Kong 1962
)
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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 phrase.
A bit on the side
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Current Affairs What country agreed this week to pay Russia €1.16bn in refunds and compensation after cancelling its sale of two warships following the military intervention in Ukraine?
France
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Science & Nature To what family of amphibians do mudpuppies belong?
Salamander
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Hozier - Take Me to Church (2013)
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Sport & Leisure At 99.94, what Australian set the record in 1948 for the highest career average in Test cricket?
Don Bradman (1928–1948 - 80 innings)
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Geography What modern day African country was formerly known as French Sudan?
Mali
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Art & Literature What English crime writer disappeared for 10 days in 1926, making front page news around the world?
Agatha Christie
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Landmarks In what European city would you find the world renowned Spanish Riding School?
Vienna (Austria. German: Spanische Hofreitschule)
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Music What 1967 song, written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond, was also released as a single by Deep Purple in 1968?
Kentucky Woman
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History What was the surname of the Cuban dictator overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959?
Batista (Fulgencio Batista)
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Entertainment Currently in its fifth season, what American legal drama series stars Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter and Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross?
Suits
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General Knowledge What comes next in this sequence? Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee , _____
Baker (surnames of the first four actors to portray Doctor Who)
