Food & Drink What 'M' describes a type of small circular cake most often made from ground almonds or coconut?
Macaroon
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On This Day Boeing's 787 Dreamliner made its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington on this day, 15th December, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2009
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Science & Nature What 'P' describes a highly magnetised, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation?
Pulsar (short for pulsating radio star)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk (1964)
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Sport & Leisure What is the nickname of the New Zealand national cricket team?
Black Caps
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Geography Cape Cod is a geographic cape and peninsula on the eastern edge of what U.S. state?
Massachusetts
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Anagram COPS SELL LARGE PENIS is an anagram of what NBA basketball team?
Los Angeles Clippers
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Logos What domestic top-flight European football club has this as its logo?
PSV Eindhoven (Philips Sport Vereniging NV)
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Music What type of Supernova did Oasis sing about in 1996?
Champagne Supernova
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History What British monarch died in 1603 aged 69?
Elizabeth I
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Entertainment First aired in 1974, what American sitcom included the characters Potsie Weber and Ralph Malph?
Happy Days
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General Knowledge What does a vexillologist study?
Flags (a synthesis of the Latin word vexillum "flag" and the Greek suffix -logia "study")
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known term or phrase.
Chat forums
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Current Affairs On Saturday, what country held its first election in which women were allowed to vote and its first in which they were allowed to run for office?
Saudi Arabia
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Science & Nature Often referred to as brown coal, what 'L' is a soft brown combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat?
Lignite
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways (1979)
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Sport & Leisure Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's first and only ever Olympic medallist. Name him.
Frankie Fredericks
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Geography What is the official language of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean?
French (Nouvelle-Calédonie is a special collectivity of France )
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Art & Literature What well known Scottish novelist was Governor General of Canada between 1935 and 1940?
John Buchan (author of The Thirty-Nine Steps)
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Flags Which of these was chosen as a preferred alternative flag in the first New Zealand flag referendum last week?
A (designed by Kyle Lockwood)
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Music Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, Pitbull, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were all born in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1981
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History Who led a band of abolitionists to seize the federal armoury at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October 1859?
John Brown
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Entertainment In the British TV series Sherlock, first aired in 2010, who plays Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson?
Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman
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General Knowledge Old and torn then pulled along. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a six letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink A type of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar content, what 'M' describes this Japanese condiment?
Mirin
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In This Year In this year: Pan Am began the first commercial 747 service, flying from New York to London; Black Sabbath released their self-named début album; and the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1970
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Science & Nature What mathematical term is Latin for "pebble"?
Calculus
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Rod Stewart - Rhythm Of My Heart (1991)
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Sport & Leisure Extending 1000 km, the world's longest horse race, what equestrian endurance race has been held annually in East Asia since 2009?
Mongol Derby
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Entertainment The title of a 1980s American sitcom, what does the acronym ALF stand for?
Alien Life Form
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Art & Literature What American novelist's best-known book is the infamous 1979 bestseller Flowers in the Attic?
V. C. Andrews
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Geography What country in West Africa is this?
Ghana
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Music Whose albums in the 1970s include 461 Ocean Boulevard, There's One in Every Crowd and No Reason to Cry?
Eric Clapton
10.
Anagram I AWAIT TIN APE is an anagram of what capital city and the country it is capital of?
Taipei, Taiwan
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Entertainment In Star Wars, what is the name of the spacecraft commanded by Han Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca?
Millennium Falcon
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase.
Still in the running
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Current Affairs What city hosted the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference last week?
Paris
3.
Science & Nature How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Hoobastank - The Reason (2004)
5.
Sport & Leisure In the 1995–96 season, who scored 114 goals in 29 games for Everton's under-10s and 11s?
Wayne Rooney
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Geography What strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is regarded as one of the world's most strategically important choke points?
Strait of Hormuz
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Art & Literature U.S. Army Air Force Captain John Joseph Yossarian is the central figure in what 1961 novel by Joseph Heller?
Catch-22
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Landmarks Built in 1902, what is the name of this iconic building on Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City?
Flatiron Building (derived from its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron)
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Music What 1967 song begins with these lyrics? You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar(½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Doors - Light My Fire
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History In what year was the Wall Street Crash? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1929
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Entertainment Who played Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in the 1951 film The Desert Fox?
James Mason
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General Knowledge The first prime number is 2. What is the ninth?
In August 2013, Saudi Arabian Khalid bin Mohsen Shaariis was found to be the heaviest person alive today. He's since lost 700 lbs, but how many pounds was he at his heaviest?
