Food & Drink Most commonly used in milk production, what does UHT stand for?
Ultra-High Temperature / Ultra-Heat Treatment
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On This Day The beginning of NASA's first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle, Apollo 15 was launched on this day, 26th July, in what year? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
1971
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Science & Nature In the body, what colour blood cells are leukocytes?
White
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz (1967)
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Sport & Leisure What 55 year old former world tennis champion did Billie Jean King beat in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match in Houston, Texas?
Bobby Riggs
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Geography Nicknamed "The Garden State", what is Australia's most densely populated state?
Victoria
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Anagram RUDE TO WILTED GRAVEROBBER is an anagram of what 1970 album and song title?
Bridge over Troubled Water
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Logos What state-owned commercial bank has this as its logo?
Bank of China
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Music Born in 1984, how is British rapper Dylan Kwabena Mills better known?
Dizzee Rascal
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History Whilst researching radar technology, what household appliance did American physicist Percy L. Spencer accidentally invent in 1945?
Microwave oven
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Entertainment Who played Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series: Department S (1969–70) and Jason King (1971–72)?
Peter Wyngarde
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General Knowledge What 'V' is a medieval Latin term loosely translated as "exactly word for word"?
Dingbats Solve this dingbat to reveal an eight letter word.
Backhand
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Current Affairs In what Bavarian city did a Syrian man blow himself up on Sunday, injuring fifteen people?
Ansbach
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Science & Nature Native to mountains in Europe, and prized for its skin, what 'C' describes this genus of goat-antelope?
Chamois
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
Supertramp - The Logical Song (1979)
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Sport & Leisure The Wanamaker Trophy is awarded to the winner of what annual golf tournament?
PGA Championship / U.S. PGA
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Geography Founded in 1565, St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, is in what modern U.S. state?
Florida
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Art & Literature In Conan Doyle's stories, what is the first name of Sherlock Holmes' arch-enemy, Moriarty?
James
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Flags What North African country has this as its national flag?
Morocco
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Music Formed in 1986, what Swedish pop duo consists of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle?
Roxette
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History In May 2004, as he spoke in the House of Commons, Tony Blair was hit with what purple-dyed foodstuff?
Flour
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Entertainment Freddy Kruger's striped sweater comprises what two colours? (½ point for each)
Red and Green
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Add/Deduct a Letter Haul with great effort into the hereafter. 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 a restaurant, what does the sommelier specialise in?
Wine
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On This Day What is the name of the German city that gave its name to the declaration signed on this day, 26th July, 1945, setting out the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan? [If no correct answer, ½ point to the nearest team(s)]
Potsdam
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Science & Nature The volume of what geometrical object can be calculated using the following formula:
Sphere
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Name That Tune Name that tune. (½ point each for Artist and Title)
U2 - Mysterious Ways (1991)
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Sport & Leisure The playing mat in a standard game of 'Twister' has how many circles?
24
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Entertainment Now a Hollywood superstar, whose humble beginnings included playing Booker Brooks, Roseanne's supervisor, in the sitcom Roseanne between 1988 and 1991?
George Clooney
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Art & Literature Joseph Mallord William are the first names of what 19th century British artist?
Turner (J. M. W. Turner)
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Maps What landlocked country in southeast Africa is this?
Malawi
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Music In 1982, what ABBA album was the first ever to be released on CD?
The Visitors
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Anagram INSANELY FED JAM is an anagram of what well known actress who died in 1967?
Jayne Mansfield
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Entertainment What was James Bond film producer Albert R. Broccoli's nickname?
Cubby
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Sudoku Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted.
The longest ever parade float was achieved in Gutian, Fujian, China, on 6th February 2012. Despite half its sections being damaged during the parade, what world record length (in feet) did it still achieve?
