Food & Drink What is 'Ail' in French, 'Ajo' in Spanish, and 'Knoblauch' in German?
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On This Day Operation Desert Storm: Ground troops crossed the Saudi Arabian border and entered Iraq, marking the beginning of the end of the Gulf War on this day, 23rd February, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
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Science & Nature What has the chemical formula H2O2?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1968)
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Sport & Leisure In what country is the Test cricket ground Sabina Park?
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Geography What country lies between Nicaragua and Panama?
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Anagram WHORE WHEN GIDDIEST is an anagram of what former U.S. president?
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Logos What multinational oil and gas company has this as its logo?
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Music What 2001 song begins with these lyrics? It starts with One thing I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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History Big Nose Kate was a Hungarian-born prostitute and common-law wife of what Old West gunfighter?
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Entertainment What was the surname of Jane Wyman's character Angela in the 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest?
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General Knowledge Legend has it that if a courtier upset one of the ancient kings of Siam, the king would present them with a gift ultimately aimed at ruining them because of its high maintenance costs. Giving rise to a modern day term, what was this traditional gift?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (3 word answer)
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Current Affairs What is the name of the record-breaking storm that ravaged Fiji over the weekend?
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Science & Nature In mathematics, what type of number has a real and imaginary part?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1974)
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Sport & Leisure What nationality is tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka?
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Geography What is the most sparsely populated country in Europe?
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Art & Literature Who wrote the 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
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Music Written by frontman Nick Van Eede, what English band had a worldwide hit in the 80s with (I Just) Died in Your Arms?
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History What battle in 1571 marked the end of Ottoman naval supremacy in the Mediterranean?
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Entertainment What 1981 comedy film stars Ringo Starr as Atouk, a prehistoric misfit in love with Lana, played by Barbara Bach?
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General Knowledge Strong accent in a foreign country. Answer with two words. The first part of the sentence is a clue to a five letter word. Add one letter to that word to give the answer to the second part of the sentence.
Food & Drink Made in Scotland, what are Bonchester, Caboc, Crowdie and Dunlop?
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On This Day A mass inoculation of children with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh on this day, 23rd February, 1954; the first successful vaccination against what infectious disease?
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Science & Nature Who was the decibel named after?
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
(1983)
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Sport & Leisure What is the second event on day one of a men's decathlon?
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Entertainment What 2004 film starring Simon Pegg had the tagline A Romantic Comedy. With Zombies. ?
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Art & Literature Who wrote the 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd?
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Geography What is the name of this island nation in the central Pacific Ocean?
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Music What 1974 song mentions funky Billie Chin and little Sammy Chong? (½ point each for Artist and Title)
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Anagram BUGGER AND BANTER is an anagram of what well known European landmark?
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Entertainment Name this 1980s TV series
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
