Food & Drink The name of what popular Thai dish translates roughly into English as "boiled salad"?
Tom yam - ต้มยำ
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On This Day What two boxers fought "The Fight of the Century" on this day, 8th March, 1971? (½ point for each)
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali (Frazier won in 15 rounds via unanimous decision)
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Science & Nature How many naturally occurring noble gases are there?
6 (helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Dean Martin - That's Amore (1953)
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Sport & Leisure What retired tennis player published his autobiography The Outsider: A Memoir in 2013?
Jimmy Connors
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Geography Vilnius is the capital of what European country?
Lithuania
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Anagram GROW A PENIS is an anagram of what former U.S. Vice President?
Spiro Agnew
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Logos What graduate school has been represented by this crest for more than 80 years until they voted in 2016 to abandon it because of its links to slavery?
Harvard Law School (The three sheaves of wheat are derived from the family crest of an 18th-century slave owner, Isaac Royall Jr., who endowed the first law professorship at Harvard.)
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Music Released in November 2015, what is the title of Adele's third studio album?
25 (preceded by 19 and 21)
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History From what country did Algeria gain independence in 1962?
France
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Entertainment In the long-running TV series, who plays housekeeper Mrs Hudson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock?
Una Stubbs
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General Knowledge Ophidiophobia is the abnormal fear of what?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known trade name. (1 word answer)
Bugatti
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Current Affairs Name the Honduran environmental activist assassinated in her home by armed intruders last Thursday.
Berta Cáceres
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Science & Nature Horology is the study and measurement of what?
Time (from Greek ὥρα hṓra "hour; time")
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Len Barry - 1-2-3 (1965)
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Sport & Leisure Voted the NFL's most valuable player a record five times, what 39-year-old quarterback announced his retirement this week?
Peyton Manning
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Geography Libya is bordered by six countries. Name any four of them. (¼ point for each)
Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia
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Art & Literature Asterix's best friend, what is the name of this comic book character?
Obélix
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Flags What U.S. state is represented by this flag?
New Mexico
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Music What 1978 song begins with these lyrics? I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
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History Who was King of Jordan from the abdication of his father in 1952 until his death in 1999?
Hussein (Hussein bin Talal)
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Entertainment Who played Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her (1992), Clarissa Vaughan in The Hours (2002), and Emmeline Pankhurst in Suffragette (2015)?
Meryl Streep
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General Knowledge Speed virgin. 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 What 'P' describes a Canadian dish, originating in Quebec, made with french fries and cheese curds topped with a light brown gravy?
Poutine
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In This Year In this year: Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee; the Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, Utah; and an Su-27 fighter crashed in Ukraine, killing 77, the deadliest air show accident in history. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
2002
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Science & Nature Where on your body would you find the occipital bone?
Skull
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (1990)
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Sport & Leisure In what sport do contestants compete for the Swaythling Cup and Corbillon Cup?
Table Tennis (Men's and Women's World Team Table Tennis Championships)
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Entertainment Who directed Home Alone (1990), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)?
Chris Columbus
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Art & Literature Whose 1807 poem Daffodils begins I wandered lonely as a cloud…
William Wordsworth
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Geography Located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, what overseas region of France is this?
Réunion
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Music In what modern-day country was classical composer Franz Liszt born?
Austria (Raiding. Previously called Doborján, part of the Kingdom of Hungary.)
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Anagram GAGA ALTERATION is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of? (2 word answer)
Atlanta, Georgia
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Entertainment Name this 1990s TV series.
Beverly Hills, 90210
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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 term or phrase. (3 word answer)
Bold as brass
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Current Affairs In what country was a general election held on Friday resulting in the re-election of Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and his Human Rights Protection Party?
Samoa
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Science & Nature A lustrous grey metalloid, what chemical element has the symbol Sb, derived from its Latin name stibium?
Antimony
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Ellie Goulding - Love Me like You Do (2015)
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Sport & Leisure In what sport is the Bledisloe Cup contested?
Rugby Union (Australia and New Zealand national rugby union teams)
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Geography Which of Australia's states and territories is the the most populous?
New South Wales (around 7.5 million - 4.7 million live in the Greater Sydney area alone)
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Art & Literature French designer René Lalique was best known for his creations made from what substance?
Glass
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Landmarks The Grand Place is the central square of what European capital city?
Brussels (Belgium)
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Music What band was founded in 1965 by university students Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright?
Pink Floyd (David Gilmour joined them in December 1967)
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History On 7th December 1787, what became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States?
Delaware
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Entertainment In the 1980s TV series, who played Officer Stacy Sheridan alongside William Shatner's T.J. Hooker?
Heather Locklear
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General Knowledge How many yards are there in a chain?
