Food & Drink Calabrese, Sprouting, and Purple are varieties of what vegetable?
Broccoli
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On This Day With a height of 310 metres, what building was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe on this day, 5th July, 2012?
The Shard (London)
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Science & Nature Reed, Marsh, Sedge, and Grasshopper are varieties of what bird?
Warbler
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Carole King - It's Too Late (1971)
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Sport & Leisure In rugby union, what country will the British and Irish Lions tour in 2017?
New Zealand
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Geography What is the official language of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean?
French
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Anagram LABORIOUS, MACHO LUNATIC is an anagram of what U.S. state capital and the state it is capital of? (3 word answer)
Columbia, South Carolina
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Logos What international fast food franchise uses this advertising slogan?
Subway
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Music What 2002 song includes these lyrics? Now this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me 'Cause we need a little controversy. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Eminem - Without Me
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History In what year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1492
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Entertainment "Say hello to my little friend!" is a famous line by what actor, and in what 1983 film? (½ point for each)
Al Pacino - Scarface (Tony Montana)
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General Knowledge Apiphobia (or melissophobia) is the fear of what creatures?
Bees / Bee stings (Latin apis or Greek μέλισσα melissa for "honey bee". Greek: φόβος phobos, "fear")
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal a well known phrase. (4 word answer)
Pay through the nose
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Current Affairs What is the name of the Istanbul airport in which 45 people were killed in a terrorist attack last Tuesday?
Atatürk Airport
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Science & Nature What 'C' describes the aura of plasma surrounding the sun and other celestial bodies?
Corona (Latin, 'crown')
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (1984)
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Sport & Leisure Who knocked out reigning champion Novak Djokovic in the third round at Wimbledon on Sunday?
Sam Querrey
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Geography What European capital city is located on the banks of the River Pedieos?
Nicosia (Cyprus)
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Art & Literature In D. H. Lawrence's controversial 1928 novel, what is Lady Chatterley's first name?
Constance
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Flags What country has this as its national flag?
Singapore
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Music All by Myself, Hungry Eyes, and Make Me Lose Control were hits in the 70s and 80s for who?
Eric Carmen
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History What Chinese Emperor was visited by Marco Polo in the 1270s?
Kublai Khan (Shizu / Emperor Shizu of Yuan)
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Entertainment Complete the title of this 2008 romantic comedy-drama film starring Jason Segel and Kristen Bell: Forgetting _____ _____
Sarah Marshall
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General Knowledge Move to a higher level then stew it slowly. 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 Appenzeller, Gruyère, and Emmental cheeses all originate from what country?
Switzerland
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In This Year In this year: A van bomb below the World Trade Center killed 6 people; the Grand National was declared void after a series of false starts; and 85 people were killed during the Waco siege in Texas. What year was it? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1993
3.
Science & Nature When you swallow food, should it travel down your oesophagus or your trachea?
Esophagus / Oesophagus (the trachea is your windpipe)
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (1990)
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On This Day Who became the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title on this day, 5th July, 1975?
Arthur Ashe
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Entertainment Lasting five seasons from 2007 to 2012, name this TV series.
Chuck (Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster, Adam Baldwin, Zachary Levi (Chuck), Yvonne Strahovski)
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Art & Literature How many nights make up the the Arabian Nights?
1001
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Geography What Central African country is this?
Gabon
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Music Berry Gordy, Jr. is best known as the 1959 founder of what record label?
Motown
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Anagram MEN AS GIANT ROCKS is an anagram of what NBA basketball team?
Sacramento Kings
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Entertainment Directed by Blake Edwards, what 1965 slapstick comedy film tells of a car race from New York to Paris and the rivalry between The Great Leslie (the "goodie" dressed in white), and Professor Fate (the "baddie" dressed in black)?
The Great Race (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon)
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)
Out on a limb
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On This Day What name was given to the sheep that became the first mammal cloned from an adult cell on this day, 5th July, 1996?
Dolly
3.
Science & Nature Also known as the white of the eye, what 'S' describes the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fibre?
Sclera
4.
Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Adele - Hello (2015)
5.
Sport & Leisure Micha Fugitt, J.P. Fitzgerald, Ted Scott, Gareth Lord, and Mike "Fluff" Cowan are among the top-earning what in the world?
Golf caddies
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Geography Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, lies on the western shores of what large body of water?
Caspian Sea
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Art & Literature What nationality was Rembrandt?
Dutch
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Landmarks Estimated at over 4.45 million cubic metres, the Great Pyramid of Cholula is, by total volume, the largest pyramid in the world. In what country is it?
Mexico (Cholula de Rivadabia, Puebla)
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On This Day Elvis Presley recorded his very first single at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee on this day, 5th July, 1954. What was the song title?
That's All Right
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History What King of France was executed in January 1793 during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
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Entertainment Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, what 2012 film dramatizes the decade-long manhunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden?
Zero Dark Thirty
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General Knowledge What invention in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont is an anagram of a word which means enlarges or bolsters?
