Food & Drink What is the brand name of a sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread manufactured by Italian company Ferrero?
Nutella
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On This Day The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space on this day, 12th April, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1961
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Science & Nature What is a more common name for the scientific process of dendrochronology?
Tree-ring dating
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Cher - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (1966)
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Sport & Leisure In golf, who won the Masters Tournament on Sunday?
Danny Willett
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Geography On what river does Washington D.C. stand ?
Potomac River
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Anagram SWEET, FAIR PROFILE is an anagram of the name and location of what world famous landmark? (3 word answer)
Eiffel Tower, Paris
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Logos What Thai company has this as its logo?
AIS (Advanced Info Service)
9.
Music What American singer-songwriter was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on 27th March 1975?
Fergie
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History The idiom "Crossing the Rubicon" means to pass a point of no return. It refers to the crossing of the Rubicon River in 49 BC by whose army?
Julius Caesar's
11.
Entertainment What 1993 film sequel was subtitled Back in the Habit?
Sister Act 2
12.
General Knowledge According to the Genesis flood narrative, how many people were on board Noah's Ark?
8 (Noah, his wife, his three sons, and his sons' wives)
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 9 letter word.
Apartment
2.
Current Affairs More than 100 people were killed in a fireworks accident at a Hindu temple in what district of Kerala, India on Sunday?
Kollam
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Science & Nature What lifting gas was used in the German airship Hindenburg?
Hydrogen
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way (1975)
5.
Sport & Leisure Who is currently manager of the Italian national team, and set to take charge of English club Chelsea after UEFA Euro 2016?
Antonio Conte
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Geography What country is also known by its native name 'Aotearoa'?
New Zealand
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Art & Literature These are 1875 and 1910 self-portraits of what French artist?
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Flags What African country has this as its national flag?
Ethiopia
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Music Who recorded her own version of These Boots Are Made for Walkin' for the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard?
Jessica Simpson (she also played Daisy Duke in the film)
10.
History Complete the following transmission by Neil Armstrong upon landing on the moon in July 1969: "Houston, _________ Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Tranquility
11.
Entertainment Who played Angel Eyes, the Bad, in the 1966 epic, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly?
Lee Van Cleef
12.
General Knowledge Push the spade. 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 In what U.S. State is Bourbon County, best known for its historical association with bourbon whiskey?
Kentucky
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On This Day The Euro Disney Resort officially opened with its theme park Euro Disneyland on this day, 12th April, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1992 (the resort and its park's name were subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris)
3.
Science & Nature What is the common term for a female ass or donkey?
Jenny
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Whitney Houston - So Emotional (1987)
5.
Sport & Leisure In boxing, who won the IBF heavyweight championship on Saturday?
Anthony Joshua (beating defending champion Charles Martin)
6.
Entertainment Complete the title of this 2016 film: Batman v Superman: ____ __ _______
Dawn of Justice
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Art & Literature In what 1977 horror novel do the Torrance family encounter difficulties at the Overlook Hotel?
The Shining (Stephen King)
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Geography What South American country is this?
Peru
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Music What 1976 song includes these lyrics? I lost myself in a familiar song I closed my eyes and I slipped away(½ point each for Artist and Title)
Boston - More Than a Feeling
10.
Anagram BATH DEVOURING TOAD is an anagram of what world famous TV personality?
David Attenborough
11.
Entertainment What 1978 film stars Robert De Niro as Staff Sergeant Michael "Mike" Vronsky?
The Deer Hunter
12.
Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a 10 letter word.
Convincing (C on V in C in G)
2.
On This Day The STS-1 Columbia mission was the first launch of a Space Shuttle on this day, 12th April, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1981
3.
Science & Nature What type of creature does a sericulturist farm?
Silkworms
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (2006)
5.
Sport & Leisure In horse racing, what horse won the Grand National on Saturday?
Rule The World
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Geography The Po is the longest river in what European country?
Italy
7.
Art & Literature First published in 1726, who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
Jonathan Swift
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Landmarks The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape of thousands of stone jars scattered around an area of what country?
Laos (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫິນ Thong Hai Hin)
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Music What American rock band were formed in 1965 by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Phil Lesh , and Bill Kreutzmann?
Grateful Dead
10.
History The transistor radio, integrated circuit, videotape, and correction fluid were all invented in what decade of the 20th century?
1950s
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Entertainment What film title links Ralph Macchio and Jaden Smith?
The Karate Kid (1984 & 2010)
12.
General Knowledge How many times do the minute and hour hands of a clock overlap in 24 hours?
The real-life inspiration for the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat, in what year is it thought Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London, was born?
