Food & Drink What is the name of the anise-flavoured aperitif widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus?
Ouzo (Greek: ούζο)
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On This Day English inventor Percy Shaw founded a company to manufacture what road safety device on this day, 15th March, 1935?
Cat's eye
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Science & Nature The main constituent of many blackboard chalks, hydrated calcium sulphate, has the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. What is its more common name?
Gypsum (from the Greek word γύψος (gypsos), "chalk" or "plaster")
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Name That Tune Name that tune. [½ point each for Composer and Title]
George Frideric Handel - Messiah (1742)
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Sport & Leisure In 1908, in what city did the first modern Olympic marathon take place, establishing the standard distance of 42.195km?
London (the distance from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, plus 1 lap of the track)
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Geography To what does "Sahara" translate from Arabic to English?
Desert (Arabic: الصحراء aṣ-ṣaḥrā - the desert )
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Anagram CARNAL SONS HOT JEST is an anagram of what American actress?
Scarlett Johansson
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Logos What instant messaging client for smartphones has this as its logo?
WhatsApp
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Music What 1964 song includes these lyrics? And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God, I know I'm one(½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
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History Who put forward the first basic principle of relativity in 1652?
Galileo Galilei
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Entertainment What was the name of the tower block where the Trotters lived in the British TV comedy series Only Fools and Horses?
Nelson Mandela House (actually filmed in Harlech Tower in Acton, west London)
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General Knowledge In France, and other French speaking countries, Toyota renamed their MR2 to just MR to avoid what embarrassment?
MR2 in French sounds like est merdeux .. "(it) is shitty"
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known military term. (2 word answer)
Quick march
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Current Affairs In what capital city in Western Asia did a bombing on Sunday kill thirty-seven people and injure 125 others?
Ankara (Turkey)
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Science & Nature With a highly developed sense of smell, unusual in a bird, what are the only birds with nostrils at the end of their long beaks?
Kiwis
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice (1972)
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Sport & Leisure What is the name of the motorsport circuit in Spielberg, Austria that currently hosts the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix?
Red Bull Ring (formerly A1-Ring and Österreichring)
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Geography Romania is bordered by five countries. Name any four of them. (¼ point for each)
Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine
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Art & Literature Complete the name of this famous artist: ______ Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y ________.
Pablo Picasso
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Belgium
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Music They purchased the copyright in 1988 for around US$5 million dollars, but in February 2016, after a long court battle, what early 20th century song did Warner/Chappell Music finally release into the public domain?
Happy Birthday To You
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History What two kingdoms merged in 1707 with the passage of the Acts of Union?
England and Scotland (to become the Kingdom of Great Britain)
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Entertainment In Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, who is the only dwarf without a beard?
Dopey
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General Knowledge Ground fireplace. 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 country produces more kiwifruit than all other countries in the world combined?
China (1,765,847 tonnes in 2013 - Italy 447,560 - New Zealand 382,337 - Chile 255,758)
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On This Day Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the first President of the Soviet Union on this day, 15th March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1990
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Science & Nature What is the most abundant metal by mass in the human body?
Calcium
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (1987)
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Sport & Leisure What city is home to Benfica football club?
Lisbon (Portugal)
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Entertainment What American actor will be joining Chris Evans, Eddie Jordan, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris and Rory Reid in the forthcoming revival of BBC's Top Gear?
Matt LeBlanc
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Anagram HARMED NORVIC BEAVER RUNT is an anagram of what 1970s Canadian rock group?
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
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Geography What Caribbean island is this?
Puerto Rico
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Music New Order was formed in 1980 by the surviving members of what gloomy guitar band?
Joy Division
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History In what make and model car was O.J. Simpson a passenger while being chased by police on 17th June 1994? (½ point for each)
Ford Bronco (driven by long-time friend Al Cowlings)
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Entertainment What actor married singer Dorothy Squires in 1953, 12 years his senior?
Roger Moore
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (4 word answer)
Once in a lifetime
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On This Day Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death on this day, the Ides of March, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
44 BC
3.
Science & Nature What set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals get their name from the Greek word for "unquenchable"?
Asbestos (Greek: άσβεστος)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Sugababes - Round Round (2002)
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Sport & Leisure What martial art translates into English as "gentle way"?
Judo (Japanese: 柔道)
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Geography After what type of animal are the Canary Islands named?
Dog (Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Islands of the Dogs")
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Art & Literature For what 1951 post-apocalyptic novel is English science fiction author John Wyndham best known?
The Day of the Triffids
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Landmarks What city is this?
Auckland (New Zealand)
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Music The Unknown Soldier is a 1968 song by what band?
The Doors
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History In what South Asian country did the government lift a ban on television and the Internet in 1999, making it one of the last countries in the world to introduce television?
Bhutan
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Entertainment What British actor was born James Stewart in 1913?
Stewart Granger
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General Knowledge Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. What language is used to represent Switzerland on its postage stamps?
The world's heaviest cabbage was presented at the Alaska State Fair by Scott A. Robb in Palmer, Alaska, USA, on 31st August 2012. What, in pounds, did it weigh?
